Presented in partnership with Destination Markham, The Summer Set turns the Varley Art Gallery Courtyard into an open-air stage for four unforgettable evenings this summer. It’s a night out designed to be savoured—slow, social, and steeped in culture. Each evening pairs a professional live musical performance with a guided tour of the Varley’s 2026 Summer Exhibition, What holds […]
Presented in partnership with Destination Markham, The Summer Set turns the Varley Art Gallery Courtyard into an open-air stage for four unforgettable evenings this summer. It’s a night out designed to be savoured—slow, social, and steeped in culture. Each evening pairs a professional live musical performance with a guided tour of the Varley’s 2026 Summer Exhibition, What holds […]
Presented in partnership with Destination Markham, The Summer Set turns the Varley Art Gallery Courtyard into an open-air stage for four unforgettable evenings this summer. It’s a night out designed to be savoured—slow, social, and steeped in culture. Each evening pairs a professional live musical performance with a guided tour of the Varley’s 2026 Summer Exhibition, What holds […]
Presented in partnership with Destination Markham, The Summer Set turns the Varley Art Gallery Courtyard into an open-air stage for four unforgettable evenings this summer. It’s a night out designed to be savoured—slow, social, and steeped in culture. Each evening pairs a professional live musical performance with a guided tour of the Varley’s 2026 Summer Exhibition, What holds […]
Test out the drawing materials that Frederick Varley used to create his sketches, from willow charcoal to oil pastels. Follow in Varley’s footsteps and observe and draw historical artefacts like he did, from your own unique perspective. Every artist has their own special way of seeing and documenting the world around them: come show us […]
Step into the surrealist landscape of Hayley Chiu’s painting “What Does the Cicada Know of Ice” and celebrate summer with your own unique popsicle design. Decorate your popsicle with symbols of your own identity and symbols of summer, then encase them in “ice” so that they will last forever!
Scott Sawtell is known for turning his canvases as he works and using a set of rules for all his pieces. Step into his world with a fun collaborative mural that follows his unique practices and experience all the creative possibilities that open up when you start looking at your art from every side.
Par Nair is not just a painter: she is also a textile artist who creates beautiful images with thread. Come learn to embroider and decorate your own felt mango leaf so you can see for yourself the ornate creative possibilities of thread.
Vicky Talwar uses an Indian flower garland as an important recurring cultural symbol within her paintings. Come decorate paper flowers and string them together with wooden beads to create your very own flower garland, inspired by this beautiful motif.
Experiment with printmaking techniques and create unique landscape monotypes inspired by Fred Varley and his fellow Group of Seven members! See the exciting transformation your landscape goes through as it goes from original design to final print.
