Local art workshops popping
If you want hands‑on art this spring, city programs are active: Athens, GA’s “Art Around Town” is running landscape painting receptions and live music through May, while Cape Town’s MADE Creative Workshops are on throughout March offering craft and design sessions. Youth‑focused pop‑ups and tech‑infused workshops (like 3D animation for Indigenous art in Thunder Bay) are also expanding access to practice and critique. (flagpole.com) (whatsonincapetown.com) (chroniclejournal.com)
Greg Benson’s solo show “Lands Left” is on view at Athentic Brewing Co. (108 Park Ave.) with an artist reception set for Sunday, March 29 from 5–8 p.m. featuring live music by Bennie and the Jones. (flagpole.com) ATHICA is hosting a Youth Art Month pop‑up of Clarke County high‑school student work on display through March 31 at its Pulaski Street gallery space. (flagpole.com) The V&A Waterfront’s MADE Creative Workshops are being presented by Watershed with monthly, hands‑on sessions staged at Zeitz MOCAA and scheduled Saturdays from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. during the program run. (waterfront.co.za) Workshops rotate a different local maker each session—one upcoming listing advertises a “Make a Bag” workshop with maker Helon Melon and sells tickets through Quicket. (quicket.co.za) In Thunder Bay, Tecky Brains and the Thunder Bay Public Library will run a free kids’ tech session on Saturday, March 28 from 10 a.m.–12 p.m. at Mary J.L. Black Library to animate a 3D digital version of Jessica Mamakeesick’s painting “Mother Loon.” (netnewsledger.com) The Thunder Bay Art Gallery also lists animation workshops led by artist Chantal Rousseau (with member and non‑member fees of $75/$85 for a single‑afternoon session) and youth digital programming including a “Digital Dreamer” summer camp scheduled for July 6–10, 2026. (theag.ca)
