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SUMMARY:Unwind & Create: A Friday Night Art Journalling Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A Friday night creative reset. Leave with your very own art journal and prompts. \nWhat if your Friday night looked different this week? \nInstead of the usual routine\, spend 90 minutes in a cozy downtown studio with art supplies\, guided prompts\, and a small group — making something with your hands and checking in with how you’re actually feeling. \nArt journalling is backed by mental health research as a way to reduce stress\, process emotions\, and build self-awareness. In this workshop\, you’ll learn how to start your own practice — and you’ll leave with a journal you can keep using long after you walk out the door. \nHere’s what you’ll experience:\n→ Simple\, accessible techniques such as collage\, colour\, mark-making (nothing intimidating)\n→ Guided creative prompts designed to spark honest self-reflection\n→ A warm\, no-pressure space where the process matters more than the product\n→ Your own art journal to take home\, plus the tools to make this a regular practice \nLimited to 8 participants. No art experience needed. All materials provided. Just bring yourself. \nLed by Hanna Kaye Verhagen\, MC\, DVATI\, BA\,CCC\, Art Therapist & Certified Canadian Counsellor. Learn more at hannakaye.com \nHanna creates safe\, empowering spaces for people to feel seen and supported.” & “Hanna is welcoming\, calming\, and empowers people to embrace their creativity to benefit their mental health.” \nAfter booking you’ll receive a brief consent form via JaneApp.
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/unwind-create-a-friday-night-art-journalling-workshop/
LOCATION:Hanna Kaye Art Therapy & Counselling @ Hey Shauna Studio\, 108\, 561 Johnson Street\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Art,Community Event,Crafts,Educational,Health & Wellness,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Mindful Art-Making: Open Art Studio
DESCRIPTION:Here’s what your Studio Saturday looks like: you walk into a cozy downtown studio\, art supplies already laid out on the table\, calm music playing. You pick a seat\, settle in\, and start creating. \nSome people follow a guided prompt or ask for assistance to get started. Some bring their own project. Some just doodle and see what happens. There’s no instruction and no pressure\, however\, your facilitator is available to help get you started.\nThis open studio runs twice a month and is designed for anyone who wants a creative\, screen-free way to start their weekend. Whether you’ve never picked up a paintbrush or you’re a practising artist looking for community\, you’re welcome here. \nWhat’s included:\nAll art materials (painting\, drawing\, mixed media etc.)\nOptional guided creative prompts\nA warm\, relaxed space facilitated by an Art Therapist (Hanna Verhagen\, MC\, DVATI\, BA\, CCC)\nTea and soft music\nNo art experience needed.\nLimited to 8 people \nThis is a great first step if you’re curious about using art therapeutically or just want a meaningful way to start your Saturday.\nAfter booking\, you’ll receive a short consent form and event reminders via JaneApp.
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/mindful-art-making-open-art-studio-2/
LOCATION:Hanna Kaye Art Therapy & Counselling @ Hey Shauna Studio\, 108\, 561 Johnson Street\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Crafts,Health & Wellness,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Hanna Kaye Art Therapy &amp%3B Counselling":MAILTO:info@hannakaye.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Vancouver:20260418T093000
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SUMMARY:Burnout Recovery Through Art: A Saturday Morning Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A gentle\, hands-on workshop using creative expression to explore burnout and build strategies for recovery. \nBurnout often builds slowly\, until it’s hard to remember what it felt like before. If you’ve been feeling depleted\, disconnected\, or like you’re just going through the motions\, you’re not alone\, and you’re not broken. You might just need a different way in.\nThis 90-minute workshop uses guided art-making to help you explore where burnout is showing up in your life. No art experience is needed. The creative process is the tool\, not the goal. \nWhat we’ll do together: \n– A grounding exercise to arrive and settle in\n– Guided creative exercises exploring your relationship with stress and depletion\n– Reflection and gentle group sharing (only what feels comfortable)\n– Building a personal recovery map\, something concrete you can take with you \nThis workshop may be a good fit if you’re:\n– Feeling emotionally or physically exhausted from work or caregiving\n– Noticing that your usual coping strategies aren’t working the way they used to\n– Curious about how creativity may benefit your mental health\n– Looking for a supported space to pause and check in with yourself \nFacilitated by Hanna Kaye Verhagen\, CCC\, MC\, DVATI\, BA\, Art Therapist & Certified Canadian Counsellor. Learn more at hannakaye.com.\n? After purchase Hanna Kaye Art Therapy & Counselling will follow up via JaneApp with event reminder & consent form
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/burnout-recovery-through-art-a-saturday-morning-workshop/
LOCATION:Hanna Kaye Art Therapy & Counselling @ Hey Shauna Studio\, 108\, 561 Johnson Street\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Community Event,Educational,Health & Wellness,Workshop
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SUMMARY:Shux Shux and the Island Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Opening Reception: Saturday\, April 18\, 2026 5:00 – 7:00pm \nCommunity Elements Chest Walk: Join Nadine Spence and the Honouring Our Grandmothers Healing Journey in front of the Legislative Assembly Building at 2:30pm on Saturday\, April 18\, 2026. The Community Elements Chest will be carried from the Legislative Assembly to the Royal BC Museum at 3:30pm and continue on to Open Space Arts Society (510 Fort Street). The opening reception for Shux Shux and the Island will begin promptly at 5pm at Open Space. \nGrizzly Bear and the Island is an invitation to witness a sacred\, four-year voyage following the life-sustaining cycle of the wild salmon. This exhibition marks a pivotal moment in the Honouring Our Grandmothers Healing Journey\, a project dedicated to lightening the burden of generational grief through the resurgence of Indigenous arts\, culture\, and language.
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/shux-shux-and-the-island-opening-reception/
LOCATION:Open Space Gallery\, 510 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, V8W 1E6\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Mindful Art-Making: Open Art Studio
DESCRIPTION:Here’s what Friday night looks like: you walk into a cozy downtown studio\, art supplies already laid out on the table\, calm music playing. You pick a seat\, settle in\, and start creating. \nSome people follow a guided prompt or ask for assistance to get started. Some bring their own project. Some just doodle and see what happens.\nThis open studio runs twice a month and is designed for anyone who wants a creative\, screen-free way to start their weekend. Whether you’ve never picked up a paintbrush or you’re a practising artist looking for community\, you’re welcome here. \nWhat’s included:\nAll art materials (painting\, drawing\, mixed media etc.)\nOptional guided creative prompts\nA warm\, relaxed space facilitated by an Art Therapist (Hanna Verhagen\, MC\, DVATI\, BA\, CCC)\nTea and soft music\nNo art experience needed.\nLimited to 8 people \nThis is a great first step if you’re curious about using art therapeutically or just want a meaningful way to spend your Friday night. \nAfter booking\, you’ll receive a short consent form and event reminders via JaneApp.
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/mindful-art-making-open-art-studio/
LOCATION:Hanna Kaye Art Therapy & Counselling @ Hey Shauna Studio\, 108\, 561 Johnson Street\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Art,Community Event,Health & Wellness,Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="Hanna Kaye Art Therapy &amp%3B Counselling":MAILTO:info@hannakaye.com
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SUMMARY:The Strange Hour: A Brunch Variety Show
DESCRIPTION:Victoria’s only brunch hour variety show featuring across-genres talents\, The Strange Hour is back\, Sunday\, April 26th with an amazing lineup of talent to tickle your tickers and thinkers… \nBa.Rz 86 – Spoken Word\nHoodie Browns – Sad Songs\nHazel Nuez – Burlesque\nScarlet Chen – Stand Up \nAlong with amazing vendors!! \nAlex DuBois – Jewelry\nSpider Village – Toys \nTICKETS: The Strange Hour \nAs always\, we will have our Strange Station with The Sustainable Fox and The Strange Shack\, where you can chill before the show\, and enjoy onigiri by Good Filling Sankaku\, drinks by Driftwood Brewery and freshly baked savory and sweet goods. There’s also rotating board games\, so come early! \nGet your tickets ahead of time\, and spread The Strange Hour love by sharing this post. It really helps! \nWhen: Sunday\, April 26th\, 2026\nWhere: 849 Fort Street (SKAM Satellite Studio)\nCost: $25 regular $35 pay it forward\, $15 accessible \nNo one will be turned away! \nWheelchair accessible. Relax performance\, unlimited ins and outs. On the Waterways and Territories of the Songhees and Esquimalt Peoples.
URL:https://events.downtownvictoria.ca/event/the-strange-hour-a-brunch-variety-show-5/
LOCATION:SKAM Satellite Studio\, 849 Fort Street\, Victoria\, BC\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Community Event,Cultural Event,Food & Drink,Live Performance,Music,Theatre
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ORGANIZER;CN="Spec Theatre":MAILTO:spectheatre@gmail.com
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