Drawn from Clay: A Ceramic Collage Workshop

Engage with the AGB's collection through observational drawing before combining your sketches into unique collaged works

Age: 18+

Date: Saturday June 21, 2025

Time: 1 - 4 PM

Cost: M $45 and NM $50

Instructor: Breanna Shanahan

In this immersive workshop, participants will engage with the AGB collection of clay works on display in A Curve, Not a Line through observational drawing before transforming their sketches into a unique collage artwork. Participants will first explore the exhibited clay pieces through various drawing techniques, capturing forms, textures, and details with guidance on mark-making approaches and tool selection.

The workshop then shifts to a creative collage-making process where participants use their own drawings as raw material—cutting, layering, and rearranging their sketched elements into new compositions. This innovative approach creates a meaningful connection between the observational practice and the final artwork, as participants literally reshape their visual responses to the ceramic works. By using their own drawings as collage material, participants experience a novel creative cycle where they become both the gatherers and transformers of visual content.

About the Instructor:

Breanna Shanahan (she/they) is a recent resident of the traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wendat, Haudenosaunee and Mississaugas. She is a sculptor and drawing artist, educator, researcher and community organiser. Shanahan received an MFA at Concordia University in 2019 and was a SSHRC recipient in 2017. They are a member of the Assembly Gallery artist collective and a longstanding member of the Montreal based artist collective QO (Quite Ourselves) Their works have been exhibited in Italy, China, Austria, the United States and across Canada. Teaching Sculpture and Drawing courses across Canada at multiple post-secondary and community institutions has greatly informed her practice. Shanahan credits her passion in teaching art to a legacy of mentors who helped make it feel like a place she belonged.

ART SUPPLIES: All materials for this workshop are included in the registraiton fee.

ATTIRE: Closed-toe shoes are mandatory in the AGB studios.

ALLERGIES OR SPECIAL NEEDS? Important - Notify us on your registration if the student has an allergy, health concerns, or a learning exception that could impact participation in the class. We would like to remind you that we are a nut-free facility.