Connect, Create, Collaborate — McMichael Family Accessible Program

Colour Studio

Enjoy a leisurely outdoor hike to experience the seasonal colours and reenergize your observation skills, before heading into the studio to artistically experiment with the magical world of colours and textures to create your very own multimedia composition.

Printmaking Studio

Discover the magic of physical and visual textures in an outdoor Texture Hunt and then artistically, use the found natural texture and other provided objects to experiment with printmaking techniques. And don’t forget about natural inks! Did you know that they could also be found in nature?

Sculpture Studio

Let’s create 3-dimensional art together using a variety of materials. Use clay, or other tactile materials to build something that has shape and form inspired by the colours in nature and activities of that time of year.

Nature Studio

Join our Look and Listen walk to discover the beauty of natural shapes and sounds, explore your personal connection to nature and then—at your own pace—creatively express it in the studio by engaging in artmaking activities.

Participation Guidelines

• For children and youth (ages 7 and older) living with Autism Spectrum Disorder and their siblings (max three children per family).
• Pre-registration is required through Autism Ontario.
• Maximum number of participants per workshop – 20 children (plus parents/caregivers/guardians).
• Parents/caregivers/guardians must remain present throughout the workshop.
• Parking and Gallery Admission are included.
• Each caregiver/family will receive a Family Pass to enjoy the McMichael at their leisure on another day of their choice.

Please note:

This is not a transfer of care program. Parents/guardians/caregivers are responsible for their children for the duration of the workshop.

This includes:

• Signing in and out of the workshop with their child.
• Accompanying and assisting them to engage in activities if required.

*Please dress accordingly for the weather as portions of these workshops may take place outdoors.