Workshops

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Art & Humanity offers a range of engaging workshops and events designed to inspire imagination, foster critical thinking, and support personal and community wellness through the arts. Alongside our own workshops, we partner with the London Literary Salon, a community built around the study of literature and ideas.


Browse the listings below to learn more about upcoming opportunities to read, write, reflect, and grow.

Grief(s): Collective, Private and Ecological Mourning

October 22, 2026
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm UK Time
£50.00 GBP (approx. $94 CAD)
How can poetry help us bear the grief of a damaged world? In this contemplative workshop, participants will explore poems of collective, private, and ecological mourning, asking how language can make room for sorrow, deepen attention, and connect us to a community of others learning to grieve with courage and care.
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Blaze Like Meteors

October 24, 2026
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Atlantic Time
$65.00 CAD + HST (NB)
Experience Dylan Thomas's Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night through discussion, creative reflection, and hands-on art in an inspiring 2-hour workshop hosted at Bright & Brine Fine Art Gallery. No experience necessary.
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Shakespeare’s Sonnets – A Slow Read #14

November 5, 2026
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm UK Time
£30.00 GBP (approx. $57 CAD)
Shakespeare’s sonnets have inspired, fascinated and disturbed readers for centuries. Full of mystery and imagination, they dazzle us even as they drive us mad. Through close analysis and hands-on interpretive work, we will examine Shakespeare’s kaleidoscopic exploration of his speaker’s romantic and tortured feelings and experiences.
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Murder in the Village: Miss Marple, Midsomer, and the Art of British Mystery

November 22, 2026
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Eastern Time
$90.00 CAD (approx. $64 USD) + applicable tax
Explore the captivating world of British cozy crime through the mysteries of Agatha Christie and Midsomer Murders. We are delighted to welcome special guest Jane Wymark, beloved for her role as Joyce Barnaby in the hit British television series. Through close reading, viewing, and discussion, we'll explore the enduring appeal of this much-loved genre.
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Paradise Lost, Book 2: A Slow Read

January 5, 2027 - February 23, 2027
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm UK Time
£160.00 GBP (approx. $302 CAD)
Join this engaging four-week study of Book II of John Milton’s Paradise Lost. In this interactive slow reading experience, participants will read every line aloud, exploring Pandemonium’s fierce debate, the portrayal of Satan, and timeless themes of rebellion, freedom, and authority in Milton’s epic 17th-century masterpiece.
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‘Tis Pity She’s a Whore – John Ford

January 6, 2027 - February 17, 2027
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm UK Time
£245.00 GBP (approx. $463 CAD)
Explore Ford’s penetrating insight into the human mind, and his ability to bring to life the shadowy places where love, desire, conscience, and reason collide. Often called Romeo and Juliet’s darker sister, Ford’s play rivals Shakespeare’s in its examination of the human psyche.
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Ode to Sorrow: Art and the beautiful weight of anguish

February 7, 2027
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Eastern Time
$25.00 CAD (applicable tax included)
Modern culture prioritizes happiness, but art often finds deeper meaning in sorrow. Discover how philosophy, fiction, drama, music, and visual art can offer something more enduring than happiness: a way of bearing life’s difficulties with greater clarity, dignity, and compassion.
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Calendar of Events

Events are highlighted on the calendar below. Select an event to view more details about what's scheduled. Calendar times are local to the event, not to you, so please check the event page for time zone specifics.

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Events by Month

Times listed here are local to the event.

2026

October

Grief(s): Collective, Private and Ecological Mourning October 22, 2026 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Blaze Like Meteors October 24, 2026 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

November

Shakespeare's Sonnets - A Slow Read #14 November 5, 2026 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Murder in the Village: Miss Marple, Midsomer, and the Art of British Mystery November 22, 2026 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

2027

January

Paradise Lost, Book 2: A Slow Read January 5, 2027 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
'Tis Pity She's a Whore - John Ford January 6, 2027 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Paradise Lost, Book 2: A Slow Read January 12, 2027 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
'Tis Pity She's a Whore - John Ford January 13, 2027 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Paradise Lost, Book 2: A Slow Read January 19, 2027 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
'Tis Pity She's a Whore - John Ford January 20, 2027 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Paradise Lost, Book 2: A Slow Read January 26, 2027 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
'Tis Pity She's a Whore - John Ford January 27, 2027 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

February

Paradise Lost, Book 2: A Slow Read February 2, 2027 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
'Tis Pity She's a Whore - John Ford February 3, 2027 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Ode to Sorrow: Art and the beautiful weight of anguish February 7, 2027 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Paradise Lost, Book 2: A Slow Read February 9, 2027 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
'Tis Pity She's a Whore - John Ford February 10, 2027 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Paradise Lost, Book 2: A Slow Read February 16, 2027 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
'Tis Pity She's a Whore - John Ford February 17, 2027 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Paradise Lost, Book 2: A Slow Read February 23, 2027 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm