Art & Design Workshops in Toronto

Discover art and design workshops happening in Toronto. Updated regularly with the latest hands-on classes and creative events for designers, artists, and curious beginners.
From linocut printmaking and screen printing to lettering, life drawing, and Figma prototyping, find your next workshop hosted by local studios and collectives across the city.
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TFIG: Thank F*ck It's Glue! Roncy Collage Circle

TFIG: Thank F*ck It's Glue! Roncy Collage Circle

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c-suite creative
Overworked and uninspired? Join us for the creative escape you’ve been missing and your new favourite Friday night social. Zero experience needed. Zero judgment allowed. We've got all the supplies—you just bring yourself and whatever chaotic or zen energy you're working with that day. Let's make something weird and wonderful together.
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Block Printing on Fabric: A Tote Bag Workshop

Block Printing on Fabric: A Tote Bag Workshop

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Gwartzman's Art Supplies
Learn the fundamentals of block printing on fabric. Carve your own linoleum block, learn how to properly set up a printing area, and print your design onto a fabric tote bag with guided instruction! All materials provided.
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Linocut & Letterpress Posters

Linocut & Letterpress Posters

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Flycatcher Press
Mix pattern or imagery in linocut and vintage type and see what amazing design can be generated from these two relief processes. In this day-long course you'll learn about the history of wood and metal typesetting in letterpress printing and how to design and print a successful letterpress poster with both type and carved linoleum.
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Collage Party with Ehiko Odeh, Opaloma, & Gelinas Dental Studio

Collage Party with Ehiko Odeh, Opaloma, & Gelinas Dental Studio

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Issues Magazine Shop
Made for a night out, this event features a "fireside chat", a collage making workshop, snacks, drinks and good vibes. Pull up a seat at our art table. Sip on a glass on wine, while our artist host tells you about the magic of collage — and how they weave it into their practice. Get messy as you cut and paste your way to your way to your own masterpiece.
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Unleash Your Inner Artist: A Butterfly Drawing Workshop

Unleash Your Inner Artist: A Butterfly Drawing Workshop

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Gwartzman's Art Supplies
Join Toronto artist, Alan Li, for an immersive 3-hour graphite & ink drawing workshop. Discover the intricate beauty of butterfly specimens as you learn to capture their delicate details with precision and creativity.
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Reduction Linocut

Reduction Linocut

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Flycatcher Press
For intermediate and beginners to linocut or relief carving. In this 6-hour course you will develop your skills in designing, carving and printing relief prints. We will work on a two-colour linocut reduction print.
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Print Play: Figures and Animals - a monotype workshop

Print Play: Figures and Animals - a monotype workshop

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Open Studio
Monotype in watercolour is a one-day workshop in which participants will learn, step by step, how to create a couple of monotype prints using watercolour on plexiglass. This unique technique allows students to bring the qualities of painting into printmaking. Participants will also receive guidance on composition, colour, and watercolour painting techniques.
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Goodbye To The People I Used To Be

Goodbye To The People I Used To Be

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Re-Work
A 4-hour immersive art experience of visualization, mirror work, and self-portraiture. Release who you've been. Make space for who's coming. Guided by Rage Flowers. Presented by Re-Work.
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Queer Art Club: Draw A Drag Queen

Queer Art Club: Draw A Drag Queen

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Queer Art Club
In this edition of Queer Art Club we will be learning how to figure draw with a drag performer, Seyoncé Knows, and with guidance from Sam Braithwaite!
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Linocut Greeting Cards

Linocut Greeting Cards

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Flycatcher Press
In this three-hour course we will introduce the fundamentals of designing and carving into soft linoleum for printing on the Vandercook Press. We will carve a small stamp block (2"x3") on soft-cut lino, and a larger design for printing on the printing press (4" x 5") to make a set of unique linocut cards for you to take home.
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Motherless Day

Motherless Day

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The Parentless Club
Motherless Day is the pity party you actually want to go to. A Toronto gathering for those without moms, with collaging, bracelet-making, and grounding activities, all alongside people who just get it.
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Relief Printmaking (5 Weeks)

Relief Printmaking (5 Weeks)

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The inPrint Collective
Join us at the inPrint Studio to learn the art of relief printmaking. During this 5 week class you will learn how to carve a linoleum block and print on our studio press. Students will first learn the basics and create a 1-layer print, then be challenged to create a 2-layer reduction print.
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Subway Drawing: Learn to Sketch Commuters

Subway Drawing: Learn to Sketch Commuters

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Gwartzman's Art Supplies
Learn to break down and quickly sketch a face from multiple angles, while going unnoticed on the TTC. All materials provided for this 2part workshop, as well as a free e-book full of tips & techniques! Pt 1: Instruction Pt 2: Subway trip
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Invisible Friends: AI Motion Design Day for Artists & Builders At Toronto Tech Week

Invisible Friends: AI Motion Design Day for Artists & Builders At Toronto Tech Week

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JER Creative Lab
A hands on generative AI workshop and networking session for artists, designers, builders, and creative practitioners. The workshop introduces accessible approaches to creating design material with prompts and AI tools, supporting the development of images for social media, artwork, posters, and other creative projects.
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Drum Leaf Binding Workshop

Drum Leaf Binding Workshop

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Big River Bindery
The Drum Leaf is a binding that uses only adhesive to connect the pages - no sewing. It opens flat and has flush edges, making it great for sketchbooks, journals, or artist books.
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