Art Not Shame

07/23/2026

This is your friendly reminder to register for Elly Pond's upcoming workshop Beyond the Stereotype: Creating Authentic Characters 📣

Taking place on Sunday, July 26 from 1 - 5 pm, this free workshop invites participants to break the mold! Through movement, writing, discussion, and play, we'll challenge the typecast characters we absorb from mainstream media by creating layered, nuanced alternatives that reflect the complexity of ourselves and our communities.

This workshop is part of the Art for Social Change workshop series, generously supported by the always incredible .

Register now at https://forms.gle/JyCCjA5QmuDCc8Rc6 📌

07/16/2026

On August 1st from 1 - 4 pm, join us for the fifth workshop in the Art for Social Change workshop series, generously supported by 📣

In Plant Fibres and Interconnection, facilitator Dani Hagel will walk attendees through processing plant fibres into cordage (thread or rope), and introduce different weaving and embroidery techniques with their materials. Throughout the workshop, participants will be invited to consider and discuss how land-based practices can foster reciprocal relationships with each other and the more-than-human world in a time of converging social and environmental crises.

📌 Art Not Shame (119 Wyndham Street N, Guelph ON)
⏰ Saturday, August 1, 1-4 pm
🌿For teens and adults, ages 15+
Free - register here: https://forms.gle/qqLjTGMAptjwGZNz6

We hope to see you there!

07/14/2026

Ritualizing Resistance: A Zinemaking Playshop with the incredible ✂️🖍️📣

A massive thank you to Justine and the wonderful participants who created a space for learning, connection, and activism through zinemaking. It's always such a pleasure to see Art Not Shame activated with meaningful conversation and creativity.

And as always, so much gratitude to for supporting the Art for Social Change Workshop series 💓

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Image descriptions: (1) colour image, a photo of smiling facilitator Justine dressed in black with her hands on her hips, in Art Not Shame's artmaking space (2) colour image, a photo of a desk with art and craft materials laid out, including scissors, construction paper, zines and writing utensils (3) colour image, a photo of attendees working around a large artmaking table, creating their own resistance zines (4) colour image, a flat lay of three zines, one with the title "Ritualizing Resistance", the other with the word, "Notice" and the last a brown bound zine with a small round sticker on the cover (5) colour image, a hand grabbing a colourful sticker sheet (6) colour image, an activated collage wall with artworks created from prompts

07/06/2026

Check it out! The Fourth workshop in the Art for Social Change series is coming soon!

Thank you to OPIRG Guelph as always for making this series possible.

This 4-hour workshop invites participants to break the mold! Unlearn the flat, typecast characters absorbed from mainstream media and create layered, nuanced characters that reflect the complexity of ourselves and our communities. Expect movement, writing, talking, (maybe even) laughter, and reflection. Participants will leave with a deeper sense of creative agency and a handful of characters rooted in honesty, care, and power.

📌 Art Not Shame (119 Wyndham St N, Guelph ON)
⏰ Saturday July 26, 1-5pm
Free - Register through the link in our bio! All are welcome.

We hope to see you there!

06/25/2026

06/23/2026

The second workshop in the Art For Social Change series, Protest Printmaking with the amazing Pardis Pahlavanlu!!! Thank you so much Pardis and all the participants for activating our space with vital conversations and activist art making 🪧✊🏾🖌️

06/23/2026

Check it out! The third workshop in the Art for Social Change series is coming soon!

What does it mean to resist – not just in moments of urgency, but as a sustained practice, as sacred ritual? Ritualizing Resistance is a zine-making playshop led by Justine Abigail Yu that invites storytellers to explore resistance as something we return to, tend to, and transform through intentional acts. This is a space for writers and artists of all levels, especially those seeking to connect their creative practice to social change, healing, and community.

As always, a special thank you to OPIRG Guelph for funding this series 🌟

📌 Art Not Shame (119 Wyndham St N, Guelph ON)
⏰ Saturday, July 11, 1 - 4 pm
Free - Register through the link in our bio!

See you soon!

06/19/2026

Come join this Saturday for

06/11/2026

Creative Co-working is on pause for the foreseeable future, as we reimagine our drop-in programs and adjust to community needs. We apologize for any inconvenience this shift may cause.

See you at Open Art Circle, every Thursday from 3 - 7 pm!

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Image description: Digital graphic, a green background with the outline of a blue flower and text reading, "Creative Co-Working, Mondays, 10am - 4pm , Art Not Shame, 119 Wyndham St". Overtop is a pink banner reading, "UPDATE" in red letters. At the bottom and to the left is Art Not Shame's logo in white

06/09/2026

A vibrant, community-engaged mural is now on display in our space, celebrating q***r joy, connection, and togetherness 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Facilitated by the Q***r Hope Project and painted by various community members.

The Q***r Hope Project was dreamed up in early 2025, in response to harmful anti-q***r and anti-trans policies emerging south of the border. This mural serves as a reminder of the presence and resilience of q***r folks in our community, centring joy, hope, and connection during hard times.

Be sure to take a closer look the next time you're in our space!