Maple Ridge Arts

Develop your artistic skills in life drawing! ✏️

Life Drawing (Undraped) at The ACT offers a relaxing, social, and inclusive environment where participants can come together to sketch the human form in both short and sustained poses.

🪑 Working from a live model with guided instruction, students learn about proportion, gesture, movement, and perspective.

Register before spots fill up: MapleRidge.ca/ArtsPrograms > Visual Arts

📆 November 12 & 26 | 6-9pm

Spooky season is all about crafts and creativity! 🦇✂️

In "Spectacular Spooky Crafts", 3-5-year-olds will create festive art projects and decorations inspired by pumpkins, spiders, ghosts, and more! 🎃👻

🔗 There's still time to register at MapleRidge.ca/ArtsPrograms > Visual Arts.

Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour - Artist Call

The Maple Ridge Pitt Meadows Art Studio Tour is currently accepting applications from artists interested in participating in the 2027 Art Studio Tour. Various mediums are welcomed, including (but not limited to) 👇:

→ Woodwork, Glass, Ceramics, Textile, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Film, Mixed Media, Painting, Paint, Fibre, Jewellery, and more.

EVENT DETAILS:
Mother’s Day Long Weekend • May 2027
🌿 Open studios
🎨 Meet art lovers & collectors
✨ Share your creative space
🤝 Connect with fellow artists
♥️ Be part of a beloved local art tradition

🔗 Visit artstudiotour.ca for all the details and to apply.

🏺Take your ceramics skills and knowledge to the next level.

Discover new techniques and deepen your understanding of ceramic arts with two specialized workshops ⬇️:

🫖 Get a Handle on Handles
Learn essential handle-making techniques - from design and construction to practical attachment methods for functional pottery.

🧪 Glaze Chemistry Lecture
Explore the science behind glazes and gain insight into colour development, surface effects, and glaze formulation.

💡 Both workshops offer valuable insight about ceramics techniques, processes, and methods.

🔗 Register at MapleRidge.ca/ArtsPrograms > Ceramics

Our Handmade Ceramic Photo Frame ArtBar is almost full, with just 5️⃣ spots remaining!

🖼️ Spend the evening building and decorating your own personalized ceramic photo frame out of clay. Bring your design to life by decorating with underglaze paints.

* All projects will be fired, clear glazed, & available for pick-up three weeks post workshop.

Register Now: MapleRidge.ca/ACTEvents

We've got the perfect key to unlocking a perfect night out 🗝️... The best part? Admission is free!

ACT Piano Bars are the perfect spot for:
🍹 An after-work drink
✨ Mid-week outing
🎵 Shared sing-along moments

Sit back, relax, and get your groove on as Vancouver's piano man Matthew Presidente Music plays music that spans across the decades - all played at your request. 🎶🎼

Don't miss our upcoming event on October 29th at 6:30pm in The ACT Lobby.

🔗 MapleRidge.ca/Piano-Bar

🎉 One of our most requested items has arrived! ’s stunning Maple Ridge illustration is now for sale at The ACT Gift Shop.

Beautifully adorning the gift shop’s wall, this whimsical map can finally come home with you. Quantities might be limited, so grab yours while they last!! 🛍️🌿