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🎉 Exciting News! Our Maker’s Crate art kit borrowing system is now live
for sign-ups, and grant applications for the 2025–2026 school year
are officially open—apply today!
🎉 Exciting News! Our Maker’s Crate art kit borrowing system is now live
for sign-ups, and grant applications for the 2025–2026 school year
are officially open—apply today!
Theme: Make Your Mark:
Handmade in Nova Scotia!
Friday, October 24, 2025
Halifax & Sydney
Please join us for an inspiring and transformative experience at this year’s Art Teachers Association conference. Last year's theme was ARTFUL MINDS reflecting the ways that art making connects thinking in many ways and on may levels.
Please join us for an inspiring and transformative experience at this year’s Art Teachers Association conference. Last year's theme was ARTFUL MINDS reflecting the ways that art making connects thinking in many ways and on may levels.
Whether you are a complete novice or looking to expand and deepen your skills, we welcome you! We have a variety of interactive workshops led by expert artists and educators aimed to give our membership a day of engaging in hands-on art exploration. We hope you take something home that you made!
Whether you are a complete novice or looking to expand and deepen your skills, we welcome you! We have a variety of interactive workshops led by expert artists and educators aimed to give our membership a day of engaging in hands-on art exploration. We hope you take something home that you made!
We hope that the day refreshes you, gives you new directions and inspires you to do some art making with your students!Â
We hope that the day refreshes you, gives you new directions and inspires you to do some art making with your students!Â
Workshops (Halifax)
Workshops (Halifax)
Angela J Davis
Angela J Davis
Beginner Rug Hooking
Britt Vegsund
Britt Vegsund
TBA
TBA
Dave Drapak
Dave Drapak
Watercolour in the Art Classroom
Devon Vankoughnett
Devon Vankoughnett
Storytelling Through Clay
Ingram Barss
Ingram Barss
Cyanotype
Janice Boiduk
Janice Boiduk
Tapestry
Kaitlin Chisholm
Kaitlin Chisholm
Thinking Outside the Box: Using Cardboard in the Art Classroom
Karyn Harrison
Karyn Harrison
Open Studio
Robin Jensen
Robin Jensen
Open Studio
Linnet Finlay
Linnet Finlay
Stitching Your Way to Calm in the Classroom
Lynn Coolen
Lynn Coolen
No Skill, No Money, No Problem: Surviving Art in the ELEMENTARY Classroom
Meaghan LeMoine
Meaghan LeMoine
Neurodivergent-Friendly Art
Meghan Macdonald
Meghan Macdonald
Cyanotype Experiments
Melissa Gauthier
Melissa Gauthier
Rug-Hooking with Recycled Fabrics
Melissa Marr
Melissa Marr
Small Hands, Big Prints!
Paulina Osorio Ambriz
Paulina Osorio Ambriz
Experimental Engrave Workshop
Rita VanTassel
Rita VanTassel
Catch of the Day - Blue Lobster
Shelley King
Shelley King
2-D Needle Felting - Painting with Wool
Sloane RiouxÂ
Sloane RiouxÂ
Acrylic Painting - Introductory Skills and Still Life
Theresa Meuse
Theresa Meuse
Medicine Wheel Teaching
Workshops (Sydney)
Workshops (Sydney)
Alana Wilson
Alana Wilson
Clay Basics
Angie Arsenault
Angie Arsenault
Alternative Practices: Handmade Inks and Prints
Elizabeth Lalonde
Elizabeth Lalonde
Fear of the Sketchbook - The Unconventional Individualized Sketchbook as a Means of Freeing the Hand and the Imagination.
Jennifer Moss
Jennifer Moss
The Lettering WorkshopÂ
Merrideth MacDonald
Merrideth MacDonald
Painting with Paper: Creating a Collage and Exploring Mixed Media
Nancy F. Chiasson
Nancy F. Chiasson
Creative Clay Exploration: A Hands-On Workshop for NS Teachers 4-Hour Professional Development Session
Steven Rolls
Steven Rolls
Story Stones: Set Your Imagination Free
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Locations
Locations
Sydney
Sydney
Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design, 322 Charlotte St, Sydney
Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design, 322 Charlotte St, Sydney
Halifax
Halifax
Sackville High School, 1 King Fisher Way, Lr. Sackville
Sackville High School, 1 King Fisher Way, Lr. Sackville
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Hope to see you there!
Hope to see you there!
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