Weaving My Thoughts workshop / Elsa Robinson
Join us for artist Elsa Robinson’s upcoming workshop “Weaving My Thoughts” on Friday, March 21st.
In this all-ages workshop, participants will learn basic weaving techniques, integrating a variety of materials into their work, including: jute cord, ribbons, beads, safety pins and shells. Participants will be able to work individually or in pairs to complete the project.
“Weaving My Thoughts”
Friday, March 21, 2025
1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Location: Art Gallery of Grande Prairie
Open to all ages with help from parent /guardian
FREE! All materials provided. Limited Space – Call 780-532-8111 to register.
About the artist:
Elsa Robinson is a Jamaican-Canadian multidisciplinary artist and instructor based in Amiskwacîwâskahikan (Edmonton). Her decades-long devotion to her visual art practice imbues her work with vibrancy, versatility and an intuitive spiritual poignancy. Through years of study as a self-taught artist, a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Alberta’s Art and Design program and a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Vermont College of Fine Art, Elsa has honed the ability to transmit her deep love and care for humanity using painting, collage, sculpture, installations, dance and theatre. In 2012 Elsa received the Fill Fraser Award for Outstanding Work in Visual Arts, from the National Black Coalition of Canada. In 2022, she was shortlisted for the Eldon and Anne Foote Edmonton Visual Arts Prize, and she received the The Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee Medal (Alberta) for her role as a community builder. In 2023, Elsa received the 2023 Artist of the Year RISE Award from the Centre for Newcomers, Edmonton. Elsa has served as a board member for Harcourt House Artist Run Centre, Edmonton Arts Council, Ribbon Rouge Foundation and Latitude 53 Gallery.
