A Trend We Can Get Behind: Creative Workshops!

If you keep up with the events happening in your area or your city’s leisure guide, you may have noticed a trend making a stronger entrance: Creative Workshops!

If you’ve always tapped into your creativity, perhaps you’ve attended these in the past; a watercolor paint class held in a room in a library or recreation centre, or maybe a photography class for beginners. But what seems to be the difference with today’s workshop trend is that it is all about the social setting, and self care.

We feel that people are beginning to see and feel that being creative (even when they don’t feel as talented in the art) brings them joy, calm or fun!

A popular workshop is “Paint Night”, for instance. Before the event, people sign up for the evening, based on their choice of sample painting. That day, the instructor brings all of the supplies; canvases, paint, paint brushes, trays, etc, and sets up for the workshop attendees. All they have to do is show up and listen to the step by step instructions of the instructor and they get to walk away with a piece of art that they created, and is likely much better than they even imagined they can do. Not only do they get to learn some great painting techniques, but many times, paint nights are held in a restaurant, so it’s a full night of creative, appetizers and beverages. Ask your friends to join, and make it a fun and satisfying night out!