Check off your New Year’s resolutions at PAMA

BRAMPTON, ON (Jan. 12, 2026) – If you’re looking to spend less time on screens, enjoy more family time, get creative, or focus on your mental well-being this year, Peel Art Gallery, Museum and Archives (PAMA) has you covered. We’re bringing you more exhibitions, showcasing fascinating collections, sharing community stories and partnering to offer engaging programs for all ages.

Exciting events you won’t want to miss this January

Fantastic Landscapes: Collaging Workshop

Thursday, January 15 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Create your own fantastic landscape inspired by the exhibit, Fantastic Landscapes: Beyond the Ordinary. Following a tour of the exhibition, we will explore composition, texture, and layering collage techniques. This session is free and designed for ages 14+, but perfect for all skill levels. It encourages creativity and personal expression through reimagining natural scenes into vibrant, one-of-a-kind artworks.

Cost: Free. Registration is required through the Brampton Library.

Open-Mic and Paint Night with Speak Your Truth

Thursday, January 22 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Join PAMA and the Brampton-based youth-led organization, Speak Your Truth, for an inspiring evening of performance, art, and advocacy. Explore the exhibition, Remember | Resist | Redraw: A Radical History Poster Project, which shares histories that are often overlooked or marginalized in mainstream historical accounts. Enjoy spoken word and musical performances, meet new people and reflect on the themes of advocacy, community and resistance by creating your own artwork inspired by the exhibition and performances.

Cost: Pay-what-you-can. Space is limited, registration is required.

Workshops 101 with Brampton Arts Organization (BAO)

Helping You Feel Zine: A Happiness Zine and Illustration Workshop

Thursday, January 29 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.

This workshop is for all ages and focuses on creativity and self-expression, including visual journaling. You’ll learn how to make your own happiness zine using simple materials like paper, markers, and pens. Our team will guide you through easy illustration techniques while you explore ideas around identity, imagination, and everyday life. By the end of this workshop, you’ll have your own hand-crafted zine that celebrates the people, moments and things that make you happy.

Workshops 101 is a professional development program led by the Brampton Arts Organization that helps Brampton artists with the tools and training required to design and facilitate their own arts-based workshops in the community.

Cost: Pay-what-you-can. Registration is required.

Upcoming program highlights this winter

Cyanotype Printmaking Workshop with Amye St. John, Sunday, February 8 from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Annual Free Family Day at PAMA: The Magic of Make Believe, Monday, February 16 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Workshops 101 with Brampton Arts Organization (BAO) - Draw Your Centre, A Creative Reset for the Mind and Body, Thursday, February 26 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Keeping Records Panel Talk with artist Debbie Ebanks in partnership with Brampton Library, Saturday, February 28 from 2 to 3 p.m.
Connections: Art + Book Club, March 5 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
March Break at PAMA: Imagination and Wonder, March 16 to 20.

And many more exciting programs.

Exhibitions on now

Plus, more favourites like the historic courthouse and jail.

About PAMA

PAMA is a place to explore and learn about Peel region’s diverse culture and heritage, highlighting important local, Canadian, and global narratives.  Art, artifact, and archival collections, exhibitions, and programs help visitors make new and fascinating connections to the surrounding community. Join us throughout the year for tours, events, workshops, and public programs for all ages. Operated by Peel Region, PAMA is located at 9 Wellington Street East in Brampton. Visit pama.peelregion.ca to learn more.

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