Creative Aging Program

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At the Gallery, we see every day how the arts enrich lives across all ages. Research shows that engaging in the arts can help manage stress, boost mindfulness, and foster emotional well-being. Our Creative Aging initiative is designed to engage seniors in meaningful, arts-based activities that promote social inclusion, community connection, and personal expression.

Creative Aging welcomes seniors from diverse backgrounds and offers accessible workshops and events tailored to their interests and needs. It is a chance to experience the positive impact of arts and culture in a supportive, inspiring environment.

Interested in joining a free workshop?

Visit our website at theag.ca/creative-aging/ and complete the online form. Once you are in our system, you will be entered in our selection process. A few weeks before each workshop, selected participants will be notified and offered a seat. If you are unable to attend that session, you will remain on our registration list for future opportunities.

Creative Aging is generously supported by: Thunder Bay Community Foundation’s Hanna & Victor Stevenson Fund.

Organizer

Thunder Bay Art Gallery

As the largest public art gallery in Northern Ontario, the Thunder Bay Art Gallery is a leader in the exhibition and collection of visual arts. Every day the Gallery creates space for inspiration and engagement by providing school tours, hosting arts events and classes, and providing public programs. The Thunder Bay Art Gallery stands as a regional cultural hub committed to developing connections through contemporary Indigenous, local, and regional art.

The Thunder Bay Art Gallery…

… reaches over 5,000 school age children through in person curriculum linked tours and hands-on learning opportunities.

… engages over 2,500 students in the region and beyond through a virtual school tour program.

… documents and records our culture, with over 1,600 works of art forming one of the most extensive collections of contemporary Indigenous and regional art held in trust for the community.

… expands the influence of artists, by loaning artwork to other museums and galleries around the world including the National Gallery of Canada and the Smithsonian Institute.

… welcomes over 20,000 visitors each year including residents, national and international tourists.

… hosts artist talks, lectures, demonstrations, and outreach sessions including hybrid livestreamed events.