{"data":{"id":"2fb05e4d-deb0-4afc-8550-787aeb9e4895","originKind":"SYNDICATED","title":"Shapeshifting in Nature Workshop","summary":"Shapeshifting in Nature Workshop\n\nAnonymous (not verified)\n\nMon, 06/01/2026 - 12:19\n\nWhen: Saturday and Sunday June 20 & 21, 2026 10 am – 4 pm\n\nWhere: Navy League of Canada building, 325 – 3 Street West, Drumheller, AB.\n\nHosted by: Sculptors' Association of Alberta (SAA)\n\nPrice: SAA Members: $220.00 Non-Members: $250.00\nincludes: One box of clay (H441G) & local kiln firing\n\nPayment methods: e-transfer to Sculptors' Association of Alberta are accepted upon confirmation that a spot is available. Please send to sculptorsab@gmail.com\n\nParticipants: Enthusiastic beginners and experienced sculptors alike are welcome.\n\nMaterial required: Please bring images of nature that inspire you; sculpting tools, a board to work on, old cloth (preferably cotton), plastic/bag(s) to cover pieces and lunch. The studio (venue) will provide tables, clay and some basic sculpting tools.\n\nFinished works: After pieces are kiln-fired (off-white), patinas can be applied as you like. Sculptures can be placed in your garden or indoors.\n\nTo register, click HERE\n\nIf you have any questions contact: sculptorsab@gmail.com\n\nAbout the Instructor\n\nSharon Moore-Foster is an Alberta visual artist and art educator. She has a BFA degree from the University of Alberta, plus post-graduate courses in various fields, most notably 4 years of sculpture (figurative clay and abstract wood and steel). Sharon strongly believes that adopting a growth mindset is essential to evolve as an artist. By developing new skills to express and communicate ideas allows us to inform and interface with what inspires our creativity. Sharon uses her visual and literary skills as tools to engage, provoke and elicit inquiry into life, nature and art.\n\nImage\n\nShort description\n\nJoin instructor Sharon Moore-Foster for a delightful sculpture workshop using the medium of clay to sculpt birds, animals, flowers and other inspirations drawn from nature.\n\nThe aim of the workshop is to capture the beauty & energy of nature and translate those moments of awe experienced in nature into a sculpted form.\n\nThe unique properties of clay, various sculpting techniques, and the fundamental skills of looking, seeing, and making will be covered to enhance your visual literacy and foster creativity.\n\nAn in-class discussion, showing a few of Sharon’s finished works, is followed up with emailed notes.\n\nLet’s play with purpose, and create from our natural world what is rich and sustaining! Your finished work will be something that you look at daily that makes you smile and brings joy to your life!\n\nChoose post type\n\nArts opportunity\n\nTags\n\nTags are used to categorize postings so that users can easily find opportunities that apply to them. Select the tags that apply to your submission below. You can only select one Location tag, but you can select more than one tag for Art discipline and Artist opportunity type if applicable.\n\nArt discipline\n\nVisual arts & new media\n\nLocation\n\nSouthern Alberta\n\nArtist opportunity type\n\nClasses & Workshops\n\nInfo\n\nAny personal information provided in a request to post a listing on the AFA newsfeed, or in the listing itself, will be used for the purpose of posting to the AFA’s newsfeed, administering the AFA’s website and providing individuals and organizations with information on AFA programs and events. Such information is collected under the authority of section 33 (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and is protected by the privacy provisions of the Act. Should you have any questions about the collection of this information, you may contact Aaron Talbot, Arts Services Consultant – Communications, at 780-289-3781.","url":"https://www.affta.ab.ca/node/20602","imageUrl":"https://www.affta.ab.ca/sites/default/files/feed/images/shape-shifting-in-nature-1-1-768x1024.jpeg","publishedAt":"2026-06-01T18:19:06.000Z","sourceLabel":"Alberta Foundation for the Arts Opportunities","tags":[],"authorName":"Anonymous","contentHtml":"Shapeshifting in Nature Workshop\n\nAnonymous (not verified)\n\nMon, 06/01/2026 - 12:19\n\n\n

When: Saturday and Sunday June 20 & 21, 2026 10 am – 4 pm

Where: Navy League of Canada building, 325 – 3 Street West, Drumheller, AB.

Hosted by: Sculptors' Association of Alberta (SAA)

Price: SAA Members: $220.00   Non-Members: $250.00
includes: One box of clay (H441G) & local kiln firing

Payment methods: e-transfer to Sculptors' Association of Alberta are accepted upon confirmation that a spot is available. Please send to sculptorsab@gmail.com

Participants: Enthusiastic beginners and experienced sculptors alike are welcome.

 

Material required: Please bring images of nature that inspire you; sculpting tools, a board to work on, old cloth (preferably cotton), plastic/bag(s) to cover pieces and lunch. The studio (venue) will provide tables, clay and some basic sculpting tools.

Finished works: After pieces are kiln-fired (off-white), patinas can be applied as you like. Sculptures can be placed in your garden or indoors.

To register, click HERE

If you have any questions contact: sculptorsab@gmail.com

 

About the Instructor

Sharon Moore-Foster is an Alberta visual artist and art educator. She has a BFA degree from the University of Alberta, plus post-graduate courses in various fields, most notably 4 years of sculpture (figurative clay and abstract wood and steel). Sharon strongly believes that adopting a growth mindset is essential to evolve as an artist. By developing new skills to express and communicate ideas allows us to inform and interface with what inspires our creativity. Sharon uses her visual and literary skills as tools to engage, provoke and elicit inquiry into life, nature and art.

\n \n \n Image\n \"\"\n\n\n \n\n \n Short description \n Join instructor Sharon Moore-Foster for a delightful sculpture workshop using the medium of clay to sculpt birds, animals, flowers and other inspirations drawn from nature.
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\nThe aim of the workshop is to capture the beauty & energy of nature and translate those moments of awe experienced in nature into a sculpted form.
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\nThe unique properties of clay, various sculpting techniques, and the fundamental skills of looking, seeing, and making will be covered to enhance your visual literacy and foster creativity.
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\nAn in-class discussion, showing a few of Sharon’s finished works, is followed up with emailed notes. 
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\nLet’s play with purpose, and create from our natural world what is rich and sustaining! Your finished work will be something that you look at daily that makes you smile and brings joy to your life!\n \n\n \n Choose post type\n Arts opportunity\n \n\n \n Tags\n

Tags are used to categorize postings so that users can easily find opportunities that apply to them. Select the tags that apply to your submission below. You can only select one Location tag, but you can select more than one tag for Art discipline and Artist opportunity type if applicable.

\n \n\n \n Art discipline\n \n Visual arts & new media\n \n \n\n \n Location\n Southern Alberta\n \n\n \n Artist opportunity type\n \n Classes & Workshops\n \n \n\n \n Info\n

Any personal information provided in a request to post a listing on the AFA newsfeed, or in the listing itself, will be used for the purpose of posting to the AFA’s newsfeed, administering the AFA’s website and providing individuals and organizations with information on AFA programs and events. Such information is collected under the authority of section 33 (c) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and is protected by the privacy provisions of the Act. Should you have any questions about the collection of this information, you may contact Aaron Talbot, Arts Services Consultant – Communications, at 780-289-3781.

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