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20 Creative Workshops and Classes to Try Out in Edmonton

Published by To Do Canada On May 10, 2023 1 Response

Nowadays, we often turn to Google and the internet in order to learn. And the internet has provided a huge resource for learning all things creative. But sometimes, you need that in-person instruction and feedback to truly learn a new skill or hobby. If your creativity is flowing, and you want to pick up some new skills, there are several options and ideas around Edmonton.

Creative Workshops Edmonton

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Browse these creative workshops and classes in Edmonton and see what jumps up at you: it might be in the culinary arts, the performing arts, or the hands-on activities like painting and pottery. These Edmonton classes give you plenty of inspiration to keep your creativity flowing.

Cooking Classes

 
Cooking classes can be a case of need or want. You may need to sharpen your cooking skills in order to get healthier or simply more skilled in the kitchen. Otherwise, a cooking class or workshop could be a fun date night or way to spend time with family.

  • The Get Cooking (11050 104 Ave. NW) classes and workshops are scheduled by the month and will cover an array of cuisine types.
  • Sorrentino’s YEG Cooking Classes (10665 109 St NW) will help you do in the kitchen what Sorrentino’s does best in the kitchen: cook Italian food! This is your chance to learn how to make home made pasta from the experts.

 

Stained Glass

Stained glass art is a beautiful addition to any room with natural light. And the nice stained glass artwork is often quite expensive to purchase. So why not simply create your own!? These stained glass art studios in Edmonton will help with guidance, supplies, and step-by-step instructions.

  • Under the Sun Stained Glass & Glass Art Studio (#108 4915 50 Ave., Leduc) has classes for beginner artists, and intermediate and advanced stained glass artists.
  • Bissett Stained Glass (3104 Parsons Rd. NW) also base its classes on skill levels, with options for beginners!

Baking

Have you ever hoped to be able to create your own sweets as tasty as Edmonton’s best bakeries can? Some of Edmonton’s bakeries can help with your kitchen goals through their baking classes. These classes cover pastries, cakes, and cake or cupcake decorating instruction.

  • Duchess Atelier Baking Classes (10936 119th St. NW) sell out quickly, as they give you a chance to learn how to create beautiful sweets from Duchess Bakery.
  • Cloud Cakes by Auntie Lou (6019 Mill Woods Rd S) offer cake decorating classes out of the A4 Café in Millwoods. They also offer a kids’ Unicorn Cake Decorating class.
  • Jovic Bakery (870 Webber Greens Dr. NW) focuses on helping you become an instant pastry chef. You’ll learn how to make breads, confections, and pastries and how to decorate some of these sweets.

Dance

Getting exercise can be a thrilling experience if you aim to have fun with it. And signing yourself up for one of these dance classes or workshops can be one of the simplest ways to learn, exercise, and have fun all at once. Choose from a variety of dance types and instructions, too! These dance classes are great for all ages and can be especially helpful for anyone with an upcoming wedding.

  • Foot Notes Dance Studio (9708-45 Ave NW) offers classes for kids and adults. They can provide lessons for couples for before the wedding, for stagette parties, date nights, and private groups.
  • Edmonton Community Dance (18740 72 Ave. NW, 16220 103 St. NW) offer classes and programs that can be enjoyed as a family and with your kids. They do offer a class exclusively for kids, but the remainder are for all ages and abilities.
  • Etown Salsa Latin Dance Studios (#204, 10575 115 St. NW) will host outdoor events in public spaces, and learning events, all focused on Latin dance roots and culture.
 

Photography

Edmonton has some amazing photo opportunities: the North Saskatchewan River, prairie sunsets and sunrises, wildlife, urban cityscapes, the surrounding parklands, the Northern Lights, and more. Take advantage of those moments and memories by sharpening your photography skills at a local photography class or workshop!

  • The Burwell School of Photography (workshops in various locations around the city) offer classes and workshops for general interests, nature and wildlife, or portrait photography.
  • Take a few photography classes with the City of Edmonton– the various classes take place at the Muttart, the City Arts Centre, Yorath House, and other scenic city sites.
  • The Canadian Photography Learning Centre (workshops in various locations around the city) continuously have workshops offered in Edmonton, including more casual photo walks.

Pottery

Get creative and build something for yourself in the process! There are Edmonton pottery classes and workshops which help you create a number of great pieces like vases, jewellery, and pots to use at home.

  • Studio 72 (9909 72 Ave. NW) have a variety of fun workshops available each month, including some focused on creating your own jewellery.
  • New to pottery? The Edmonton Potters Guild (8826 51 Ave. NW) have seasonal workshops for beginners.
  • Edmonton’s Viva Clayworks (10125 81 Ave. NW) offer Pottery Night Experiences on weekends with instruction on how to make your own piece to take home.
  • The City Arts Centre offers a variety of pottery classes, including hand-building classes, and pottery wheel classes.

Drawing and Painting Classes

Find your artistic style, or bring it out with these drawing and painting classes in Edmonton. No matter your style, these classes will help you hone a variety of skills using different media like paint, pencil, collage, and more. Painting and sketching can be a relaxing activity, and these classes can help people of all ages and abilities take it easy with a canvas.

  • The Harcourt House (3rd Floor, 10215 112 St. NW) host Adult Art Enrichment Classes, as well as workshops that will focus on a variety of contemporary art topics.
  • The Paint Spot (10032 81 Ave. NW) offers painting, drawing, and mixed medium art classes all year-long.
  • The Art Gallery of Alberta has a huge number of children’s art programming, an Open Adult Art Studio, and drop-in adult art classes.

 

Jewellery Making

The art of making custom jewellery can be taught through working with metal, wood, stone, clay, and more. The jewellery workshops and classes available in Edmonton cover all of these materials to help you make your own pieces, or pieces to sell.

  • With Bedrock Studios (9435 63 Ave. NW), you can learn silversmithing, wire working, stone setting, gold casting, and several other specific techniques.
  • Take your pick from a wide array of jewellery-making classes at Silver Anvil Rock & Gem (17410 107 Ave. NW). These are focused on making pendants, wax carving, wire working, and more.

Soap Making

This could be one of the most practical new skills you learn on your creative journey! Soap making is an age-old art that can use a huge number of different natural products. Find out how to make your own soap with these local creatives.

  • Reskilled Life is an educational company in Edmonton that offer workshops and classes based on traditional Indigenous arts and culture. This includes soap-making classics that focus on the basics.
  • Wixy in Sherwood Park offer a number of different soap making classes with other products, too, like bath bombs or shampoo bars.

Calligraphy

Add some flair and beauty to your penmanship. These Edmonton calligraphy classes and workshops will bring out your inner artist and your inner writer at once.

  • Jars of Clay Calligraphy offer a number of unique and creative services, including private workshops. You can book the workshop for a fun way to spend your next event!
  • Edmonton’s Calligraphic Society offers two-day workshops to help you perfect this craft.

 

Writing

Take your love of writing to the Edmonton Public Library. You can inspire yourself with the thousands of books on the shelves and local inspiration from the Capital City Press. The library has computers with Wi-Fi at each location for your own writing and research, too. The writing workshops for adults at EPL are scheduled about a month to three months in advance. Some will feature local writers or focus on different themes.

Makeup & Aesthetics

Brush up on some makeup skills! These classes and workshops can help you learn in a more hands-on way than any online tutorial could, and can prepare you for any special events you have in the future.

  • The Makeup Art Space (6807 104 St. NW) in Edmonton offers one-on-one instruction for a variety of different types of makeup applications and events.
  • Take your education further with the certificate programs offered my MC College. These are for those looking to get more seriously into aesthetics.
 

Woodworking and Carpentry

Take your creativity to the garage or shop and invest some time in learning the incredibly useful skill of carpentry/woodwork. This workshop may not make you an apprentice-level carpenter but it can get you started on the basics for building items to use around your house.

  • Lee Valley Tools is a Canadian hardware store chain who offers workshops from its Edmonton location. The classes will include creating wooden projects that you can take home and use!

Plants & Florals

Gardening, indoor planting, and floral arrangements are all sure-fire ways to beautify a space at home. And these local workshops can help you create the perfect new space through planting guides, arrangement and design guides, or anything to do with flowers, trees, and dirt!

Sewing

Become a master of the seams and take control of your own style with a bit of sewing knowledge. Sewing can be a useful life skill and can help you save money on clothing and other fabrics around your house. But beyond the functionality of sewing, it is also an opportunity to get wildly creative with patterns, colours, stitching, construction, and assembly.

  • The City of Edmonton’s Move Learn Play program offers a variety of sewing workshops, including starter programs like Getting to Know Your Machine. Some classes are in-depth and month-long, while some are only for a day.
  • Edmonton’s House of Sew (10468 172 St. NW) offers a huge product inventory for stocking up on supplies, as well as sewing classes for adults and kids.

Improv Classes

Improv is one of the more social creative activities to try in Edmonton. These improv classes are a great chance to meet others who love acting or comedy. And the classes are led by experienced performers who can help you through exercises, activities, and improv techniques.

 

Paper Crafting, Journaling, & Scrapbooking

Paper crafts are usually all about getting creative with your memories. These types of classes can cover cardmaking, scrapbooking, and creative journaling. You’ll get access to helpful craft supplies, expert guidance on tools and techniques, and the inspiration of being in a larger group of craft enthusiasts.

  • The aim of Off the Clock Studio (10808 129 Ave. NW) in Edmonton is to create a space for gathering and creativity. Join them for a session on creative journaling, scrapbooking, and other crafts.
  • The craft programs and workshops through the City of Edmonton change with the seasons and could include crafting with paper, florals, or other natural materials.
  • Urban Scrapbook (11616 145 St. NW) offer classes that help you express your creative side through scrapbooking and journaling.

Singing

Not many people are simply born with singing talents or a beautiful voice. It is a skill that takes time and effort to perfect. There are ways to learn from experts in Edmonton in one-on-one classroom settings, group settings, and ways to simply sing your heart out with other music-lovers.

  • The Vocal Lessons offered by the Edmonton Academy of Music (11827 40 Ave. NW) include beginner and intermediate instruction.
  • If you’re looking for something a bit more casual and social than lessons, then you may be interested in non-auditioned or auditioned community choirs like Vocal Alchemy.
  • The musical lessons in workshops available from Purple Door Music (1035 77 St. NW)are open to children and adults, and include other instruction like piano lessons, musical theatre, and acting.

Instruments

Be prepared for your next jam session with some classes, workshops, or group instrument classes. These are for kids and adults and can help you sharpen skills with string instruments, piano, and more.

  • Backbeat (10011 82 Ave.) offers a huge array of music lessons, including vocal, guitar, piano, drum, bass, and ukelele. Plus, they offer group classes to help kids have more fun with lessons and summer camps.
  • The Edmonton Guitar Music School (5526 Calgary Tr.) hosts several regular events, workshops, and jam sessions for anyone interested in guitar, bass, or piano.

Creative Arts from different Cultures

Find new ways to express your creativity all while learning from Canada’s mosaic of cultures and Indigenous people. These creative, artsy, and crafty workshops are not the only ones in town but are a great starting point for exploring other cultures besides your own. On the other hand, these workshops could help you learn more about your own culture, too.

  • Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts (10554 110 St NW Unit 100) host events and workshops every month with activities like painting, doll making, and pysankas for Easter.
  • Join the Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre (10124 96 Street NW) to combine traditions with contemporary Indigenous art and culture through exhibits, showcases, and their regular workshop programs.
  • Elsa Robinson is an accomplished local artist in Edmonton who shares her love of everything creative through school programming and community workshops. These workshops are focused on the different facets of African and Caribbean culture, like art, dance, music, and fashion.

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    1. Em

      The list is very out of date, and should be updated or taken down.

      April 29, 2023 at 8:56 AM

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