Open Studio Saturdays
Open Studio Saturdays are a super fun way to spend an afternoon with the family. Our art-making activities imaginatively respond to the materials and themes of the Gibson’s current exhibition. In recognition of kids’ continual growth and appetites for creative exploration, different stations are often set up for 3-7 year olds and 8-12 year olds. And there’s always something to take home. Dress for mess! Lockers and stroller parking available.
When: Saturdays, Drop in style, 12–4pm (except when the Gibson is closed for exhibition installation)
Where: Tuey Art Studio (and Audain and Karasawa Courtyard when weather permits)
Who: Multi-generational; family and kid friendly 3-12 yrs.
From October 4 to November 1, 2025, artist Karen Thảo La leads Open Studio Saturdays, responding each week to a different work or thematic thread in the Gibson’s inaugural exhibition Edge Effects, to guide participants through playful, hands-on explorations.
Upcoming Open Studio Saturdays
October 11, 2025 - Woven Time
Inspired by the work of exhibiting artists Sameer Farooq and Jared Stanley, you are invited to weave with the Gibson’s own museum conservation materials—from bubble wrap to tissue paper—alongside yarn, to create your own “mini-museum” tapestry. Each unique creation becomes a living archive of your visit to the Gibson.
Past Open Studio Saturdays
October 4, 2025 - Dissolving Edges
Imagine the “coordinates” of your home — the colours, symbols, and shapes that represent where you feel most yourself. Then explore the dreamlike, layered world of Patrick Cruz’s installations, using printed sections of his work as a starting point for intuitive mark-making, dissolving the boundaries between your world and his.
Saturday, September 27, 2025
With a focus on playing with materials and process, artist Liz Toohey-Wiese offers an exploration with watercolour paint, composition, and questions of place, which she developed for the collaborative project Where Does the Rain Go?, featured in the Gibson’s inaugural exhibition Edge Effects. Participants will work with traditional quilting templates to transform simple paintings into new and creative assemblages.
