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Aug 08, 2025

Summer Camp: MegaMasterpieces
Summer Camp: MegaMasterpieces

Dive into a creative adventure where your little artists will transform ordinary canvases, exploring the boundless world of color and form. MegaMasterpieces Camp is not just an art camp; it’s a larger-than-life experience for your child to create massive paintings, fostering big art, big fun, and big memories! Watch as their imagination blossoms into breathtaking masterpieces that will leave a lasting impression.

08/05/2025 - 08/08/2025
Varley Art Gallery of Markham
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages 9 to 12
$338.4 for 4 days
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Summer Camps: Amazing Artists
Summer Camps: Amazing Artists

Campers will dive into the world of iconic artists like Picasso, Van Gogh, and Monet, creating their own masterpieces through painting, drawing, and clay modeling. Each day focuses on a different artist and technique, inspiring kids to express their creativity while learning new skills and having fun!

08/05/2025 - 08/08/2025
Varley Art Gallery of Markham
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages 7 to 8
$338.4 for 4 days
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Summer Camp: Super Hero Studio Creations
Summer Camp: Super Hero Studio Creations

Campers will use their imagination to create superhero characters, complete with unique powers, costumes, and accessories. They’ll craft personalized superhero masks, shields, and capes, as well as sculpt superhero figures out of clay. This hands-on experience lets kids bring their superheroes to life in their own way!

08/05/2025 - 08/08/2025
Varley Art Gallery of Markham
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages 6 to 7
$338.4 for 4 days
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Summer Camp: Outdoor Art Adventures
Summer Camp: Outdoor Art Adventures

An art adventure awaits at the Varley! Inspired by Fred Varley, Emily Carr, and Canadian En Plein air artists, campers use the outdoors as a place to be inspired to create finished artworks.

08/05/2025 - 08/08/2025
Varley Art Gallery of Markham
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ages 4 to 5
$338.4 for 4 days
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Drop-in Friday Night Life Drawing: Open Studio
Drop-in Friday Night Life Drawing: Open Studio

Presented in partnership with the Markham Group of Artists, this weekly Friday evening program offers a non-instructional life drawing session featuring a live model. Open to artists of all skill levels, the program provides a relaxed and supportive environment for exploring portraiture and life drawing. Participants are required to bring their own art materials. Space is limited.

*No session on Friday, June 20.

06/06/2025 - 08/29/2025
Varley Art Gallery of Markham
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Ages 18+
Every Fri
$25 per session
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Exhibition Guided Tours
Exhibition Guided Tours

Join our Gallery Animateurs, Madeleine and Ellie, for free 30-minute tours of our 2025 Summer Exhibitions, Between the Current and the Echo and All Aboard!

Tours are available in English.

The Gallery Animateurs program is funded by Canada Summer Jobs and the Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham, and Jackman Foundation.

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07/04/2025 - 08/30/2025
Varley Art Gallery of Markham
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Everyone welcome
Every Fri
Free | Registration not required
Music on the Street
Music on the Street

Join us for a lively summer music series presented in partnership with the Varley Art Gallery, UBIA, and Markham Arts Council. Every Friday, enjoy live performances by local musicians that bring Main Street Unionville and the Varley courtyard to life with music and community spirit.

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06/13/2025 - 09/05/2025
Varley Art Gallery of Markham Courtyard
5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Everyone welcome
Every Fri
Free | Registration not required