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ACTION ART | Massive Action, No Planning, Paint Tossing Events

ACTION ART | Massive Action, No Planning, Paint Tossing Events

It's Massive Action, No Planning!

Three hours in the Grasby Art Studio Indoor Art Garden, working large and working fast. Let the paint fly — and learn the techniques behind it from a professional artist who paints this way. You leave with an original work of art that is yours alone.

Two people creating a large abstract action painting at Grasby Art Studio in NW Calgary
$95
Per person
3 hours
Studio time
16×20
Canvas included
Max 12
Painters

We Teach Process, Not Cookie-Cutter Art

Nobody here paints the same picture. Action painting is a discipline with its own methods, and you are taught them by an instructor with formal art training — then you use them to make something that is entirely your own.

Painters at work during an Action Art session

✨ WHAT MAKES OUR ACTION ART SPECIAL? ✨

  • 🎯 Taught by a Professional Artist
  • 🎯 Process Over Product — No Two Alike
  • 🎯 Techniques You Can Use Again
  • 🎯 An Original Work to Take Home
  • 🎯 Unconventional Methods & Tools
  • 🎯 You Make the Mess, We Clean It Up!
Paint being thrown onto a large canvas during an Action Art session

Throw, splash, toss and drip your way to artistic bliss — with someone showing you how to control it. Work as an individual or as a team.

🎨 Professional Instruction Throughout

Your instructor works the room for the full three hours — demonstrating each method, then helping you apply it to your own canvas. You leave knowing how the marks were made, not just that they happened.

🎵 High-Energy Vibes

Paint to the beat with our curated music playlist.

🔄 No Experience Needed

Complete beginners are the norm here. The instruction is built for people who have never picked up a brush.

🎨 TECHNIQUES YOU'LL LEARN

Every session is built around teaching. Your instructor demonstrates each technique, then coaches you through it on your own canvas — there is no set picture to copy.

Pouring & Dripping
Controlling viscosity and flow so the paint does what you intend it to do.
Throwing & Flinging
How distance, wrist action and loading the tool change the mark you get.
Layering & Timing
When to let a layer set and when to work wet-into-wet for depth.
Colour Mixing
Building a palette that stays vibrant instead of turning to mud.
Composition at Scale
Balance, movement and focal point on a canvas far bigger than a sketchbook.
Unconventional Tools
Squeegees, palette knives, brooms, bottles — and what each one is good for.

These are the same methods taught in our adult classes and workshops — here you get to use them at full size, in one evening.

🎉 PERFECT FOR EVERY OCCASION

🎂
Birthday Celebrations
Make it unforgettable!
💼
Team Building
Bond through creativity
💕
Date Nights
Romance meets art
👯
Girls' Night Out
Fun with friends
👪
Family Fun
All ages welcome
🌟
Try Something New
No experience needed!

📋 WHAT'S INCLUDED IN YOUR $95 TICKET

Three Hours of Professional Instruction Step-by-step teaching from an instructor with formal art education — demonstration, then hands-on coaching at your station for the whole session. The focus is the process, not producing twelve identical paintings.
A 16″ × 20″ Canvas Included in your ticket — and it goes home with you as a finished original work of art.
All Art Supplies High-quality non-toxic paints, brushes, palette knives, squeegees and every unconventional tool we throw at you. Nothing to buy or bring.
Your Own Complete Art Station One of 12 individual painting stations with palettes, water pails, tables and easels.
Protective Gear Aprons, shoe covers and cover-ups provided. (Even so — please don't wear your best clothes!)
We Clean Up Make as much mess as the work needs. Tidying the studio is our job, not yours.

Please note: food and beverages are not included and are not served at Action Art sessions. You're welcome to eat before you come.

🎨 WANT TO GO BIGGER?

Your ticket includes a 16″ × 20″ canvas. For Action Art we honestly recommend going larger — these techniques want room, and working big is where the method really opens up.

Included
16″ × 20″ canvas, in the $95 ticket.
Optional upgrade
Larger canvases are kept in stock and can be purchased at the studio on the night.
Maximum size
Up to 40″ × 60″ will fit at your station.

No need to decide in advance — have a look when you arrive and pick the size that suits what you want to make.

📅 UPCOMING EVENTS — FALL 2026

BOOK NOW for weekdays, weeknights or weekends.
Call the studio: 403 453-1722 or email info@grasbyartstudio.com

PUBLIC EVENTS YOU CAN JOIN

Friday, September 25
6:30–9:30 pm · 3 hours
Friday, October 30
6:30–9:30 pm · 3 hours
Friday, November 27
6:30–9:30 pm · 3 hours
Sunday, December 20
1:00–4:00 pm · holiday matinee

Want to keep going?

If the techniques grab you, they carry straight into our adult programme — a single first class for $46, weekly classes, or a focused workshop on the subject you want to master.

🚀 READY TO CREATE YOUR MASTERPIECE?

Three hours, professional instruction, canvas and every supply provided — and mess-making is encouraged!

Questions about private group bookings or custom events?
Contact us — we'd love to help plan your perfect creative experience!

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