Arts Etobicoke: Eco-Design Course with Workman Arts

Join Arts Etobicoke in this eight-session Eco-Design course, a partnership with Workman Arts.
Hosted by multidisciplinary artist Vanessa Parada, participants will work with everyday discarded home-items like egg cartons, corn starch, coffee grounds and other environmentally friendly materials found for free around your home, and transform these materials into everyday items like planters, lamps, shelves, plating, storage, as well as sculptural pieces like abstract forms, masks and relief art; giving a second chance to these materials that would otherwise be part of our wasteland.

Date: Every Wednesday, February 12 to April 2, 2025
Time: 2 pm to 4 pm
Venue: Cloverdale Common, next to ServiceOntario. 

All materials will be provided. No experience needed! Light refreshments will be provided.

Click here to access the online registration form

Vanessa Parada is an artist who focuses on uplifting, and renewing downgraded material into new everyday items.  Although her focal medium is wood, her background in fine arts and design from OCAD has given her the tools to start her own business called Junkyard Bauhaus and products that are sustainable both for the environment and your pocket.

For more course information, please email sadie@artsetobicoke.com. 

Arts Etobicoke is a not-for-profit charitable organization that focuses on improving people’s lives through the arts. They believe in providing equitable access to the arts regardless of economic or social status. Arts Etobicoke is a place where everyone can freely express their art and culture through our programs, exhibitions, workshops, events, classes, and professional development.