Art clubs in Montreal.
5 clubs, and when they meet. Most meet on weekday evenings, around Plateau, Downtown, Hochelaga. The ones without a fixed day are listed below, linked to where they announce. Subscribe to this calendar →
What to expect.
Drawing sessions, craft circles, photowalks and improv groups in Montreal. Most are drop-in and weekly, most assume you have never done it before, and most are as much about the company as the work.
Each listing shows the day and time the group publishes. Their page says what to bring, which is usually less than you would think.
All 5 art clubs in Montreal.
A to Z, in each club's own words. Every one links to the club, and every day and time is the one the club publishes.
Long-running volunteer-run art night where people make whatever they like side by side; day and venue rotate (NDG, downtown), sketchbooks and markers provided, free with optional donation.
About monthly; day and venue vary, posted on Meetup · Free · meetup.com →Drop-in improv workshop every other Thursday at TLM on Saint-Denis: warm-up exercises then a match-style game; participants only, no spectators, French-speaking.
Every other thursdays, 6:30pm · Plateau · $5 · meetup.com →Tuesday creative night at TLM (Tiers Lieu Montréal) on Saint-Denis: draw, paint, sculpt or crochet with some supplies provided; bring your own food and drink.
Tuesdays, 6:30pm · Plateau · $5 · meetup.com →A standing Tuesday-afternoon table at Atomic Café on Ontario Est where people sketch, play games and talk; same time and place every week, no icebreakers, no networking.
Tuesdays, 4pm · Hochelaga · Buy something at the… · meetup.com →Volunteer-led knitting and fibre-arts hour at the Yellow Door community house on Jeanne-Mance; free, all ages, bring whatever you are working on.
Tuesdays, 5pm · Downtown · Free · yellowdoor.org →
Questions people actually ask.
Do I need to be any good?
No. Life drawing sessions, craft nights and improv drop-ins are built for beginners and regulars sitting side by side. Nobody is looking at your page.
What do I bring?
Drawing sessions want a sketchbook and something to draw with. Craft circles usually say bring your current project. Photowalks want a camera, and a phone counts. Improv wants nothing.
What does it cost?
Life drawing sessions charge for the model, typically ten to twenty dollars. Most craft circles and photowalks are free. Improv drop-ins vary. It is in the listing.
Every listing links straight to the club. Know a art club in Montreal we don’t? Add it.