Art workshops for teams & groupsin Toronto

A shared session led by a working artist. You tell us who's coming and what you're hoping for; we bring the materials, run the room and clean up.

Teams & organisations

Schools

Kids' parties

An ARAS instructor leans in to guide an adult painting at a group workshop

Who we've worked with

KPMG · TD Bank · Shiplake Properties · SickKids · Centre for Social Innovation · Brown Junior Public School · Cottingham Junior Public School · Toronto Catholic District School Board

What we run

Team collaboration

A shared studio experience led by working artists that gets people out of their professional roles and into something real.

Community sessions

Sessions that open up conversation, not by talking about art, but by making it together. Built around your group.

Seasonal themes

Short bursts of creativity around a seasonal theme, with professional materials.

Skill intensives

A single day on one medium. You leave with a clear sense of how to keep going.

For schools, see Schools.

Recent sessions

Residents painting at tables during a Shiplake Properties workshop

Team collaboration · May 2025

Shiplake Properties

Painting sessions across several residential buildings at once, so every family got the same session.

A young participant in a Sibling Day shirt folding blue paper at a group table during an ARAS workshop at SickKids

Community · April 2024

Sibling Day at SickKids

A paper flower workshop for Sibling Day.

A hand holding up a red paisley relief print at an ARAS holiday printmaking session

Community · December 2023

Holiday printmaking at CSI

A holiday printmaking session at the Centre for Social Innovation.

The finished Brown School mural on the schoolyard fence

Schools · Brown Junior Public School

The Brown School mural

Over one week, 200+ students from JK to Grade 6 turned an old fence into a permanent mural.

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Community · August 2023

CSI Annex mural with artist Frannie Potts

11 students designed and painted a permanent mural.

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How a booking works

01

We plan it with you

A short conversation about your group, so the session actually lands.

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We handle the logistics

Our artist-instructors do the prep and bring professional-grade materials.

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A hands-on session

A working artist runs the room. Everyone leaves with something they made.

Book a session for your group

Tell us a bit about your group: how many people, roughly when, and what you're hoping for. We'll take it from there.

Email us

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contactus@avenueroadartsschool.com

Just you, not a group?

Our public workshops are open to individuals. No experience needed.