Button Factory Arts Centre

We’re drawing up some exciting classes this term!✨

Come draw with a creative community here at the button, where you can sharpen your skills and learn a variety of drawing techniques!

Check these out:

👀Fundamentals and Principles of Perspective PART 2 with Juan Lopezdabdoub
Sat, July 4 - July 25 @ 10-12pm | Reg $120

✍️Drawing Sampler with Baz Kanold
Fri, July 17 - Aug 28 @ 7-9pm | Reg $180

📐Fundamentals and Principles of Perspective PART 3 with Juan Lopezdabdoub
Sat, Aug 8 - 29 @ 10-12pm | Reg $120

Register at www.buttonfactoryarts.ca or head to the link in our bio to sign up—everyone is welcome here at the button!🌈✨

It’s the perfect weather to make flower cards….so thats exactly what we did! 🌷Today Patty’s workshop “Paper Quilling Flower Cards” was a huge hit!

With time and effort everyone crafted such intricate and detailed cards! Each cards was unique with different flowers and patterns used!

Thank you so much for coming to join us this Saturday for an art workshop, hope to see you all again soon!🌈

is back! ✨

It’s been a while, so we thought we’d dig into the archives...

Check out this photo of the original staff who worked here when the Button Factory was actually, well, a button factory! This image shows the Roschman brothers and their staff back when they ran the factory.

Later when we became the Waterloo Community Arts Centre, our front steps and sign looked like the image below! You’ll also spot a brochure from the City of Waterloo’s Waterloo Heritage Preserved series, which featured the building in 1989.

Thanks for tuning in for another little history lesson this Thursday! See you back again next week!

Our adult summer courses are now OPEN for registration! ☀️🎨

We are excited to bring a variety of classes this fall led by experienced instructors in their craft. From painting, drawing, sculpting, and stitching - we’ve got it all! Whether you are a beginner or intermediate, these courses will encourage you to build your skillset and improve in the medium of your choice.

Check out our selection today by heading to the link in our bio or browse under “Event Calendar” on our site 🙂 We can’t wait to see you!

Button Factory Arts Centre - Courses This oil painting course invites students to explore the depths of their creative expression through a dynamic interplay of form, colour, light, and shadow. Designed for budding artists who wish to connect deeply with the world around them, this course emphasizes the importance of personal interpret...