workshop Archives - Stanley Park Ecology (SPE)

Sep 19, 2026 @ 10:30 amEvents

Paint the Forest: Trees and Berries Watercolour Workshop

Calling all forest-lovers, artists, the craft-curious, and anyone else who wants to spend a Saturday morning painting in Stanley Park! Join us for a bright, beginner-friendly, and nature-themed watercolour workshop as we say goodbye to summer and welcome the autumn season. Our instructor, Jenna Leith, will introduce several basic watercolour techniques, guiding you as you bring tree canopies and forest berries to life on paper.

No prior experience is needed, just curiosity and a love for creativity. All materials are provided, and you’ll leave with finished paintings and skills to continue your watercolour journey at home.

watercolour painting of a tree canopy as seen from below, with a blue sky — Art: Jenna Leith

May 13, 2026 @ 06:00 pmEvents

Make a Bird Stamp! Beginner-Friendly Workshop

Join our stamp-making workshop to create your own bird stamp using the linocut technique! If you’ve ever wanted to try print-making, this is a beginner-friendly technique that can transform a simple design into a beautiful piece of art. Taking inspiration from the Greater Vancouver Bird Celebration, we’ll learn how to carve a bird design into a rubber carving block to create your stamp, then ink the stamp and print it onto paper to take home! Some techniques use actual linoleum blocks, but this workshop will use rubber carving blocks.

flat-lay of a linocut carving tool, blue and yellow ink bottles, and a crow stamp with example printed crows — Photo: Julia Taylor

Mar 28, 2026 @ 10:00 amEvents

Linocut Relief Print Workshop

Join our linocut workshop to learn how to make your own relief print! If you’ve ever wanted to try print-making, this is a beginner-friendly technique that can transform a simple design into a beautiful piece of art. We’ll learn how to take inspiration from the natural world and carve a design into a rubber carving block, then ink the block and print it onto paper to take home! Some techniques use actual linoleum blocks, but this workshop will use beginner-friendly rubber carving blocks.

Print-making materials on a table including prints of a heron, skunk cabbage plant, and chanterelle mushrooms, plus ink and carving materials — Photo: Julia Taylor

Mar 18, 2026 @ 06:00 pmEvents

Mason Bee House Workshop

Come explore the fascinating world of mason bees and learn how to properly care for them! These powerful pollinators are native to our area and are a fantastic way to learn more about bees. Led by Kristen Penhall, participants of this workshop will learn about the bee lifecycle as well as proper management of mason bee houses, plus take a closer look at specimens with a hand lens or microscope. After our time together, you will leave with your very own mason bee house to take home!

close-up of a mason bee face inside a paper tube in a mason bee house — Photo: Kristen Penhall

Mar 3, 2026 @ 06:00 pmEvents

Stanley Park’s Past, Our Climate Future: Free Collaborative Artmaking Workshop

Join Founder of Creating Climate Resilience Sabrina Guzman Skotnitsky for an evening zine workshop in the Stanley Park Nature House on Lost Lagoon. Through collaborative artmaking with community members using writing, drawing, collage, pastels, and other art media, you’ll delve into Stanley Park’s past to explore lessons and dreams for its future. All artmaking supplies will be provided, and participants will be able to take home their creation—one of the four page collaborative zines from their group.

hands over table working on collages with magazine cutouts and glue — Photo: Marine Courzac

Feb 28, 2026 @ 10:00 amEvents

Winter to Spring: Watercolour Workshop

As the ecosystems of Stanley Park get ready for spring, so are we! Winter is beginning to wind down, and we’re looking ahead to longer days, glowing sunsets, and the first blooms of cherry blossom season. In this watercolour workshop, you’ll learn foundational techniques while creating two nature-inspired pieces: a sunset over water and delicate cherry blossoms.

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