Family ARTventures

Movement with Kaja Irwin

Date: Sat, Nov 14, 2026 @ 10:00 AM

Location Walter Phillips Gallery

10 AM - 12 PM

Please note that all participating children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at all times.

This event is free and all are welcome.

Still from the video Holds, Floats, Strokes. Diane Borsato, 2026. Courtesy of the artist.

Join us for the next edition of Family ARTventures—our monthly, drop-in artmaking series inviting children, youth, and families to create together. This event is free and open to all.

This month, we offer a movement workshop with Kaja Irwin inspired by the video work, Floats, Holds, Strokes (2026) in the current exhibition, A Clean Place to Swim.

In this workshop, we will explore movements that connect youth to their bodies while stimulating imagination and recalling gestures used in swimming. Through guided movement and games, we will move both independently and as a group.

Please come in comfortable clothes and indoor shoes. This is a physical workshop yet requires no previous dance experience.

Diane Borsato's exhibition A Clean Place to Swim is on view at Walter Phillips Gallery through December 13.

The Family ARTventures Program is generously supported by

About Kaja Irwin

Kaja Irwin is a Winnipeg born dancer, artist and dance educator. Kaja pursued a career in dance after completing her B.A. in Political Science and studied in the Professional Training Program offered at Decidedly Jazz Danceworks (DJD). She is now a longstanding company member with DJD, having just completed her eleventh season. Kaja loves to explore movement and collaborations across art forms, including mask, puppetry, clown and character work. Another passion and interest of Kaja’s is costuming, both styling and creating. Irwin is a passionate educator, rooted in her belief that everyone can dance and enjoy physical expression, fostering connection, imagination and creativity in her classes and workshops.

Photo by Suzanne Nolan.