It’s an art party! Weekly We Make at the MacKenzie, presented by Canada Life, is an opportunity for individuals and families to drop in and create artwork.

Learn about the artists and artworks in the MacKenzie’s Permanent Collection and featured exhibitions, with weekly in-person hands-on workshops that can be modified for all ages. Visit our studio to make art with Gallery Educators and guest artists, exploring both new and beloved techniques and art materials.

Sundays in the Learning Centre from 1 to 3 PM.

There is no cost to attend these drop-in sessions. All materials are provided.

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    Colourful print of

    Mapping Overlapping Stories

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    Paul Seesequasis' book

    Storytelling Sunday—Paul Seesequasis: Blanket Toss Under Midnight Sun

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    Painting titled

    Contour Portraits

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    Illustration d'une personne tenant un long outil et portant un chapeau à large bord et des vêtements bleus, debout à côté d'un panier rempli de légumes. Ils sont devant une maison avec des plantes vertes poussant en abondance dans le jardin. Le texte en bas dit : « Vous vous approchez d'une maison près d'un jardin où les courges, le maïs et les haricots poussent abondamment. Waabigwan vous salue.

    When Rivers Were Trails

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    View in virtual reality of futuristic plant life in rolling green hills. Large floating canvases can be seen in the background

    Echoes from the Future

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    David Milne

    David Milne

    Thunder and Lightning

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    Faye HeavyShield Red Dress

    Faye HeavyShield

    Red Dress

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    Artist Faye Heavyshield's Aapaskaiyaawa (They are Dancing)

    Faye Heavyshield

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    Trois sculptures blanches illuminées de fleurs délicates sont exposées dans des cadres sombres séparés contre un mur noir. L'éclairage met en valeur leurs détails complexes et contraste fortement avec le fond sombre, créant un effet visuel saisissant.

    What the Bat Knows

    Shadow Puppets in the Cave

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    Un tableau abstrait encadré avec un fond sombre avec des tourbillons et des éclaboussures de teintes blanches, jaunes et brunes. Le tableau a une apparence texturée et est exposé sur un mur sombre.

    What the Bat Knows

    What Comes Next?

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    Image of artist George Hunter's

    What the Bat Knows

    Give and Take

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    Trois œuvres d'art vibrantes, dessinées à la main, de style collage, sont placées sur un fond sombre. Chacune présente des images colorées et superposées de divers motifs, notamment un appareil photo, un bateau, une horloge, un chien, des plantes et d'autres motifs abstraits. Certaines parties présentent des découpes irrégulières.

    Our Future: Looking at the Exhibition Youth of the World

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    Christina Battle Collage Activity

    Christina Battle: Collage Activity

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    Artist Martha Cole's Cygnus Spiral Arm of the Milky Way Galaxy

    Martha Cole

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    James Nicholas and Sandra Semchuk, sharing is the law

    James Nicholas and Sandra Semchuk

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    Tatanka Iyotake (Sitting Bull)'s

    Sitting Bull Tatanka Iyotake

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    Artist Ruth Cuthand's

    Ruth Cuthand

    Surviving Covid-19

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    Minecraft Avatar isolated against a wall depicting the Transgender flag colours.

    Cat Haines: Making a Better World with Minecraft

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    Artist Michael Belmore's

    Michael Belmore: Smoulder

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    Studio Sunday paper folding activity art example

    Vo Vo: Trauma Informed Care in Our Communities

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    Artist

    Jahan Maka: Art Challenge with Art Now

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    Artist Wilf Perreault's

    Wilf Perreault: Guiding Light

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    Artist Norval Morrisseau's

    Norval Morrisseau: Androgyny

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    Artist Norval Morrisseau's

    Norval Morrisseau

    Ojibwa Grandchild with Woodland Flower I

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    Artist Teri Greeves'

    Teri Greeves

    NDN Art

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    Installation image of Dawit L. Petros, framed images on white wall.

    Dawit L. Petros

    Preoccupation (Rivista Coloniale, 1906-1943)

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    Studio Sunday Dallas Flett Wapash

    Dallas Flett-Wapash

    IndigiNES

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    Experimenting with Digital Art

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