Studio Workshops
Create with Raising Artists, and Benny Bing!
We have partnered up with friend, and fellow Artscape Board Member Benny Bing, to bring your tiny humans an exciting line up of fun, creative and educational seasonal art studio workshops.
During our one-hour creative extravaganza, we’ll ignite your budding artist’s imagination with a thrilling array of artistic mediums. Picture them crafting, drawing, painting, and sculpting, skillfully wielding an abundant array of materials to bring their wildest artistic dreams to life!
But wait, the pièce de résistance? We’ll be unleashing this burst of creative brilliance in none other than Benny Bing’s Art Studio, where innovation knows no bounds!
Studio
- Location: Benny Bing’s Studio
- Address: 35 Tubman Ave
Time + Ages
- Time: 10:00 – 11:15 am
- Ages: 4 – 9 YO
Workshop Dates
- The Hanukah Workshop: November 18, 2023
- The Christmas Workshop: December 3, 2023
- The Black History Month Workshop: February 18, 2024
- The Women’s Workshop: March 2, 2024
- The Easter Workshop: March 23, 2024
- The Mother’s Day Workshop: May 4, 2024
- The Father’s Day Workshop: June 8, 2024
- All of the above Studio Workshops will be held on Saturdays.
Fee
- Fee: $60 – $70 ( depending on the workshop ).
- Payments: Must be made on the website ( below ), in order to insure your spot.
Who is Benny Bing?
- Benny Bing is a contemporary Canadian artist…
…Who explores themes of identity, gender, and Blackness. Being born in Nigeria, Bing has always drawn influence from the pride and beauty in his cultural upbringing. This included paying homage to the matriarchal family structure he came from and can be seen in his art as it focuses on empowering portrayals of Black femininity.
His art practice places great emphasis on documenting the Black experience and exploring ideas of beauty, self-love, and at its core, humanity; all while creating an open space encouraging dialogue on gender equality and identity. His work forces the audience to stop, ask questions, and dive deeper beyond pejorative stereotypes.
Bing’s work has been a part of notable institutional exhibits including Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms, an exhibit held at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Massachusetts. His work has also led to cultivating corporate partnerships, working with brands such as Roots, IKEA, The Daniels Corporation, and Giants of Africa.
Currently, Bing works out of his studio in Toronto and serves on the Board of Directors at Artscape, a not-for-profit urban development organization that makes space for creativity and transforms communities.
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- For more information: https://www.bennybing.com/
Additional Information
- Once you registered your child to one of our studio art workshops…
You will receive an “Parent Package”, an informative e-mail stating additional details such as; pick up, drop off, parking, what to expect, open-ended questions to ask your child after the workshop, consent and release photo form, contact information, and so forth. - How many Teachers attend the Studio Sunday Workshops?
2 – 4 - Please read more about our team: https://www.raisingartists.ca/theteam/
- What are the qualifications of your staff?
All our staff have professional training, experience, and Degrees in Early Childhood Education, Child Psychology, Visual Arts, Fine Arts, and/or Art History. - Do all your staff have Vulnerable Sector Checks?Yes, all staff must obtain a background check in order to teach, volunteer or work at Raising Artists.
- If my child is 3 year old can they register for the 4 – 9 year old Studio Workshop:
We strongly advise against it. We set a realistic expectation for your child, and are looking for them to hit a creative milestones and goals, this is why we bunch children in particular age groups, in order to ensure success. If your child is not the required age when they start their art program, please register them for the correct age group. - Communication:
We are honoured you have chosen Raising Artists, and intrusted us with your child, and their creativity. We are happy to answer any and all questions you have about your child’s creative growth, our program and so forth. We have developed such beautiful relationships with our clients, and we intend to keep that up. No question is to small, or silly, so please always ask! - For more information: https://www.raisingartists.ca/faq/
