Calendar
Jul 10, 2026
![[Summer Camp] Clay-Mation Studio](https://varleyartgallery.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/stock-1302341225-612x612-clay-slow-motion-400x408.jpg)
Dive into the magical world of clay-mation! Campers will learn to make objects move on screen, develop a story, and work together to create a short animated film. Most materials provided; campers must bring a laptop, digital camera, and USB adapter.
![[Summer Camp] Crafty Critters](https://varleyartgallery.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/stock-1130430432-612x612-children-craft-400x445.jpg)
Kids create their favorite furry, feathery, and scaly friends through stories, games, songs, and hands-on art activities. All materials provided.
![[Summer Camp] My First Art Camp](https://varleyartgallery.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/istockphoto-517483407-612x612-1-400x408.jpg)
An exciting introduction to art! Through stories, songs, games, and hands-on projects, little artists will explore, play, and create. All materials provided.
![[Summer Camp] Cartooning](https://varleyartgallery.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Stock_Storyboard_Animation_Stop-Motion_2-400x480.png)
Calling all future cartoonists! Create your own characters, wacky situations, and comic worlds. Learn to draw expressive faces, lively settings, and experiment with line, color, and text. All materials provided.
![[Evening Sessions] Life Drawing: Drop-in Studio](https://varleyartgallery.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/pexels-cottonbro-3778204-art-class-portrait-model-400x480.jpg)
Co-presented with the Markham Group of Artists, this weekly program offers non-instructional life drawing sessions featuring a live, clothed model in long poses. Open to artists of all skill levels, it provides a relaxed and supportive environment for exploring portraiture and figure drawing. Please bring your own materials including easels.
Register or drop in. Space is limited.
Note: No drop-in life drawing session on Friday, July 31. Doors open at 4:50 PM.
Image credit: Linda Kalianteris
Join our Gallery Animateurs for free 30-minute guided tours of the 2026 Summer Exhibitions, What holds us together and Sketching the Past. This program is funded by Canada Summer Jobs and the Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham.