Children's Valentine Printmaking Workshop


Date: Feb 8
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Where: Art Gallery Classroom
Workshop

Let’s get creative! Kids (ages 8-12) will design and print their own Valentine’s Day cards!

What to expect: Learn printmaking techniques and create unique keepsakes. Create up to 12 Valentine’s Day cards.

Participants will visit TEKWEYWINEN TEL WELJESULTIEK (Be With Us in Our Joy), an interactive play-based experience that showcases the works of seven Indigenous artists based in Wabanaki, inviting everyone to explore their (and your) individual interpretations of inner joy.

All workshop materials are included in the cost. This workshop may get messy – appropriate clothing is recommended.

Cost is $20 plus HST, 10% Discount for Rooms Members. Seats are limited.  Please call (709) 757-8090 to book your child’s space.

Today's Events & Programs

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

In celebration of the province’s cultural diversity, Sharing Our Cultures presents: M.E.D.I.A, a display of multimedia work created by NL youth who participated in facilitated sessions on equity, inclusion, and antiracism.

The display includes poems, videos, paintings, and sculpture that all deliver positive messages designed to tackle racism and embrace diversity. This is a free program.

The project is funded by the Government of Canada with the support of NL Schools, CBC Newfoundland and Labrador, The Rooms Corporation, and Newfoundland and Labrador Teachers’ Association.

Sharing Our Cultures Incorporated in a not-for-profit charitable organization established in 1999. It is governed by an elected volunteer Board of Directors.

The programs engage school children and youth in activities that enhance their academic, sociocultural, and employability skills.

2:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Tour

Beaumont-Hamel and the Trail of the Caribou

In this exhibition, find out about the impacts of the First World War on Newfoundlanders and Labradorians and how events overseas dramatically altered our lives at home.

Each tour is approximately 30 – 40 minutes and is included in the cost of admission. Free for Rooms members.