May is a great month for creativity – Association for the Arts in Mount Pearl

Join us at the Annex for this month’s array of creative fun! Most of our events are free but we welcome donations at any time.

Studio Time

Every Wednesday (May 13, 20, 27)

1:00-4:00PM

Would you like some company while you work on your current creative project?

Are you trying to get something finished but you can’t quite carve out time to do it at home?

Could you use a space to spread out your work and take a good look at it?

Studio Time is just what you need.

Join us every Wednesday from 1:00 – 4:00 PM in the Annex for three hours of creative work time with good company, snacks, and lots of room to do your thing.

Drop in for a few minutes or stay for the whole session, it’s up to you!

Image description: a promotional image for ‘Like This but Better: A Writers’ Workshop About Getting Past Barriers’ with Trudy Morgan-Cole. A photo of Trudy (a middle-aged white woman with light brown, greying hair, dark-framed glasses, who is smiling as she sits at a table with a bookshelf behind her) is on the left and the info about the workshop (listed in the text below) is presented in cream-coloured text on a purple background on the right.

Like This, but Better: A Writers’ Workshop About Getting Past Barriers
with Trudy Morgan-Cole

Thursday, May 14

7:00-8:30 PM

The Annex

Admission: Pay what you can (Fundraiser for AAMP; suggested donation $20)

Do you find yourself getting creatively stuck, procrastinating, or going around in circles on your writing project? The secret to moving forward might lie with learning to trust Future You. In this workshop, writer Trudy Morgan-Cole will share some tips on how trusting your future self can help you overcome barriers in your writing.

This workshop is a fundraiser for AAMP; admission is pay what you can (suggested donation $20). It is offered in person at The Annex in Mount Pearl; an online version may be offered at another time if enough people express interest in doing the workshop online.

Pre-registration required; register by emailing trudyj65@hotmail.com

Craft Cafe with Selina Boland

Sunday, May 17

1:30-3:30PM

The Annex

Selina Boland is returning to the Annex for this month’s Craft Cafe as part of her Welcome Home Tour! Check out her tour poster below for more tour dates.

Join us for a relaxing afternoon of low-key crafting, art, and live music.

You can bring your own project or follow along with the samples we provide.

Please let us know you are coming so we have enough snacks on hand – aampinfo@gmail.com Also, let us know if you have any food restrictions so we can be sure to have something you can eat.

image description: a promotional post for Selina Boland’s 2026 Welcome Home Tour. In the centre of the image is a photo of Selina, a white woman with long golden brown hair wearing black leggings and a shirt with large white stars on it. She is standing side-on and looking over her right shoulder to sort of face the camera but she is not looking directly at the viewer. On the right side of the image is a list of show locations from Quebec, to Nova Scotia, to all across NL.

Evening Crafts

Thursday, May 21

7:00-9:00PM

The Annex

Ready for a relaxed evening of collage, painting, and crafts?

We’ll have supplies on hand to make a variety of small projects but you can also mix and match to make something different or you can bring your own project and work on it there.

This event is free but please register at aampinfo@gmail.com so we have enough snacks and supplies for everyone.

image description: a promotional image for Picture From the Past: A Workshop on Writing from History with Trudy Morgan-Cole. The image background looks like a sepia/grey/black collage with what looks like bits of papers with images of butterflies, maps, handwriting, and other shapes and patterns overlapping each other. In the foreground is a grey-brown section that has the event details that are listed below.

Picture From the Past: A Workshop on Writing from History

with Trudy Morgan-Cole
Thursday, May 28

7:00-9:00 PM

The Annex

Admission: Pay what you can (Fundraiser for AAMP; suggested donation $25)

Are you intrigued by the idea of bringing the past to life? In this workshop with historical fiction writer Trudy Morgan-Cole, writers will use a historic photo as a springboard for a piece of creative writing. (You can bring your own historic photo to use, or come and pick a photo from a selection that will be available).

This workshop is a fundraiser for AAMP; admission is pay what you can (suggested donation $25). It is offered in person at The Annex in Mount Pearl; an online version may be offered at another time if enough people express interest in doing the workshop online.

Pre-registration required; register by emailing trudyj65@hotmail.com

Kids Stuff

Friday, May 29

10:30-12:00, The Annex

Free Drop-in event

Fingerpaint! Playdoh! Pompoms!

Let your preschoolers come make a glorious mess with *our* craft supplies.

We provide the supplies, lend them a smock, and let them have all the messy fun they can handle.

All you have to clean up is their hands – we’ll handle the rest of the mess!

Image description: A promo image for the Seniors Art Session described below. The text reads ‘Seniors Art Monday June 1 1:30-4PM and there is an AAMP logo (a tree with curly branches) on the left. The image is sprinkled with decorative elements like blue paint splatters, spirals in yellow, green, pink and blue, a few drawn images of paint brushes, a rainbow shape in peach, a grid, and a few painted rectangles.

Seniors Art

Monday, June 1

1:30-4:00PM

The Annex

Our monthly Seniors’ Art session will take place a little later than usual — this time around it will be on Monday, June 1st.

Join us for a warm afternoon of good company and creative fun at The Annex while you create a craft or painting.

This event is free but please register at aampinfo@gmail.com so we have enough snacks and supplies for everyone.

Please inform us of any dietary restrictions or allergies in advance.