Practice your hand at making still-life art at Mackin House Museum! This event is hosted by local Senior, Merril Hall

GUIDED SKETCHING SESSIONS!

Artist and nature-lovers looking for a fun way to spend your afternoon - join us at Mackin House Museum for a free drop-in activity with our Senior-in-Residence, Merril Hall!

Over the course of Spring, Merril will be teaching drop in nature sketching sessions on two dates - Saturday, Jan 24th and Thursday, Feb 26th. During these sessions, Merril will help guide participants in making illustrations of nature using books, images, or Mackin House Museum's surrounding gardens as reference. Not an artist? Don't worry! The goal is just to connect with local nature, and have fun!

Saturday, January 24th - 12 PM - 4 PM
Thursday, February 26th - 6 PM - 8 PM
RSVP Appreciated (Drop-ins welcome)

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Free. All Ages & Skill Levels Welcome

ABOUT OUR SENIOR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM

Connecting seniors with the next generation!

Local seniors play a vital role in our community as knowledge keepers. Our Senior in Residence Program is a project dedicated to helping bridge the gap between seniors and other generations, to ensure cultural practices, artforms, and knowledge sources are shared between different age demographics. Through workshops, open-studio dates, curated exhibits, and presentations, we've worked to platform skills like upcycling, memoir-making, nature-sketching, stamp-carving, and more!

Our Senior-in-Residence program is funded by the Government of Canada's New Horizons for Seniors Grant.