Kids First Saturdays
Kids First Saturdays is an opportunity for families of all kinds to create an in-house art project, based on the exhibitions being shown in the Gallery. The projects are geared towards children ranging in age from 4 to 14 years old, though there is no age requirement to participate. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Admission is by donation.
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Kids First Saturdays adheres to WorkSafeBC guidelines, so space is limited to 6 household groups per timeslot. Please read our Covid-19 safety plan, which ensures a safe experience for all.
Families can also use the online instructions below to create projects from home, based on previous gallery exhibitions.
Sponsors: Neptune Terminals, Port of Vancouver, Seaspan International
Title image by Anita Bonnarens Photography
Monoprinting Kits
Purchase a Kids First Saturdays 'Monoprinting Kit' from The Gallery Store starting Wednesday, December 16, 2020.
Monoprints II
We continue our exploration of printmaking this week by using black printing ink and the human body. These are half of the instructions for the activity planned for December 2020.
Monoprints
This month, we continue exploring new ways to print, this time using black printing ink and textiles. These are half of the instructions for the activity planned for December 2020.
Third Realm Results III
Here are some of the completed face masks made by our visitors on Saturday, November 7th 2020.
Making Faces IV
Go over the last steps to creating a mask using coloured media as one of several mask-making activities, along with making your own zine publication, taking place on Saturday, November 7th 2020.
Making Faces III
Experiment with making masks by drawing with coloured media as one of three activities, along with making your own zine publication, taking place on Saturday, November 7th 2020.
Making Faces II
We continue making different paper faces using coloured media in preparation for our programming on Saturday, November 7th 2020.
Making Faces
Discover the fun of making faces by drawing with coloured media as the first of three activities that will be used to create your own mask and zine publication on Saturday, November 7th 2020.
Third Realm Results II
Here are some of the completed zine publications made by our visitors on Saturday, October 3rd 2020.
Drawing Value & Zines
This week, we experiment drawing dark values using both graphite and charcoal as the last of three activities that will be used to create your own zine on Saturday, October 3rd 2020.
Drawing Value II
Improve your skills at drawing value by looking at Japanese comics as one of three activities that will be used to create your own zine publication on Saturday, October 3rd 2020.
Drawing Value
Explore the differences in cultural gestures by drawing your hand as one of the activities that will be used to create your own zine publication on Saturday, October 3rd 2020.
Third Realm Results
Here are some of the completed zine publications made by our visitors on Saturday, September 5th 2020.
Calligraphy & Zines
Be introduced to Chinese calligraphy as one of the activities that will be used to create your own zine publication on Saturday, September 5th 2020.
Ink and Wash Painting
Experiment with ink and wash painting, which is one of the activities that will be used to create your own zine publication on Saturday, September 5th 2020.
Cyanotype Results
Here are some of the completed cyanotypes made by our visitors on Saturday, August 15th 2020.
Cyanotypes II
Improve the composition of your solar silhouette photography on Saturday, August 15th 2020.
Hockey Logo Results
Here are a few hockey team logo designs made by our visitors on Saturday, July 25th 2020.
Hockey Logos II
These are the last tricks you'll need to make your hockey logo project on Saturday, July 25th 2020.
Hockey Logos
Improving your hockey logo designs, in anticipation of our in-house Kids First Saturday on July 25th 2020.
Shadow Play
Growing weary of streaming television? Stage your own adventures with a shadow puppet theatre!
Collage Portraits
Combine a photoshoot or illustration with old-school collage techniques to create a contemporary take on portraiture!