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Workshops – August 2018

Artisan / Crafts

  • École d’ébénisterie d’art de Montréal is offering a Woodworking Workshop: Introduction to cabinetmaking power-tools. Discover the main tools used in a cabinetmaker’s workshop: table saw, jointer, planer, band saw, press-drill, and mitre saw. This course will be taking place on SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 from 6 PM 10 PM and SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 from 9:30 AM 4:30 PM. Deadline to register: SEPTEMBER 20, 2018. Click here for details.
  • École d’ébénisterie d’art de Montréal is offering a Woodworking Workshop: Introduction to traditional cabinet making. Explore the basics of traditional cabinet making by creating a small chest. Learn about back saws, wood chisels through tenons and dovetails. This course will be taking place on NOVEMBER 15, 22, and 29, 2018 from 9:30 AM 4:30 PM. Deadline to register: NOVEMBER 8, 2018. Click here for details.

Film / Media

  • Vues d’Afrique is seeking submissions for the 35th Vue d’Afrique International Film Festival in 2019. Deadline is NOVEMBER 30, 2018. Click here to submit. Click here for details. Please note that this listing is only available in French.

Multidisciplinary / Interdisciplinary / General

  • Studio 303 presents The Grid with Indrit Kasapi (from Toronto), artistic producer of lemonTree creations. This workshop will aim to encourage creation as participants move around the space through an imaginary grid. Open to artists of all disciplines. This workshop is part of Studio 303’s annual Queer Performance Camp series. Sliding scale: $15.00 – $30.00. AUGUST 16, 2 PM4 PM at Studio 303. Click here for details.
  • Studio 303 presents A is for Animal with Antonia Baehr and Neo Hülcker (from Berlin). This workshop examines animal-human relation, seen under a queer light and revealed through performance, musical composition, and choreography. This workshop is part of Studio 303’s annual Queer Performance Camp series. Sliding scale: $70.00 – $125.00. AUGUST 17 18 19, 2018, 10 AM1 PM at Studio 303. Click here for details.
  • Studio 303 presents Stand-up comedy with Tranna Wintour (from Montreal). The objective of this workshop is to encourage underrepresented / marginalized voices to write and perform stand-up comedy, by offering tools, exercises, advice, and tips. Open to artists of all disciplines. This workshop is part of Studio 303’s annual Queer Performance Camp series. Sliding scale: $15.00 – $30.00. AUGUST 17, 2018, 2 PM4 PM at Studio 303. Click here for details.
  • Studio 303 presents Empathie & Impro / Colour Outside the Lines. This workshop is an introduction to improvised comedy and its foundations of celebrating failure and learning to say “yes” to the ideas of others. Open to artists of all disciplines. This workshop is part of Studio 303’s annual Queer Performance Camp series.  Sliding scale: $15.00 – $30.00. AUGUST 18, 2018, 2 PM4PM at Studio 303. Click here for details.
  • YES Montreal presents Jump-Start Your Art & Financing Options (also available online). Learn how to make money through your art. After the workshop, participants will have the opportunity to have a 15 minutes 1-on-1 session with a YES Artist Coach. AUGUST 20, 1:30 PM 3:30 PM. This workshop is free, however handouts are $2.00. Click here for details.

Theatre

  • Geordie Theatre and Repercussion Theatre present Shakespeare before the Show, a workshop for kids and teens that focuses on the fun side of Shakespearean language and plays. Participants will also interact with stars from Repercussion Theatre’s play: Romeo & Juliet: Love is Love. AUGUST 3, 4 PM6:15 PM in Beaconsfield. Click here for details.  To register, click here.