Dwelling Impressions

Creative Workshops. A space to deepen and expand your creative voice. Hosted by Agustina García del Río and Pablo Mariano at 825 Pacific Street, Artistic Hub, Vancouver.

Dwelling Impressions’ creative workshops encourage participants to see their surrounding environments from new perspectives through creative expression. A special thank you to the participants of our last walking series summer edition for thei
Captured moments during our last workshop‭ “Drifting to see the invisible‭” held in the frame of our summer walking series through Vancouver. We’re excited to announce our upcoming fall walking series! If you’d like to join,
Workshop‭, ‬Drifting to see the invisible‭. ‬ Our final summer session workshop has been rescheduled from Saturday‭, ‬August 31st‭, ‬to‭ ‬Sunday‭, ‬September 1st‭, ‬at the same time from 10‭ ‬AM to 12‭ ‬PM‭.‬‭ ‬ Instructor: @agustinagarciadelrio Fo
"We enter solitude, in which also we lose loneliness" Wendell Berry. In Digital Minimalism, Cal Newport notes that avoiding solitude means missing out on its benefits: the ability to solve difficult problems, regulate emotions, build moral
“There is much talk of creativity and our need for innovation and invention (…) but how to become more creative is seriously lacking” Betty Edwards At Dwelling Impressions, we strive to dispel the belief that drawing is an unatta
The sun and warm weather inspire us to explore the city and surrounding nature. We have been reflecting on these experiences and are excited to host an upcoming walking series to explore Vancouver. Join us for an invigorating in-person session of u
After a well-deserved break, we are back and revitalized, eager to invite you to join us in our upcoming summer series. The sun and warm weather encourage us to get out and explore the city and nature around us. We've been reflecting on these routin
We're currently developing new workshops and creative series, available in both in-person and online formats, which we'll announce soon. Dwelling Impressions offers a space to deepen and expand your creative voice, allowing you to immerse yourself i
‘I found the workshop truly enjoyable, especially the creative freedom it offered. It allowed me to express my emotions through drawing in a way that brought back childhood memories. It was quite cathartic, and it’s inspired me to keep ex
Drawing without looking at the paper. Trusting our hands to translate what we observe. “The hand is not a faithful and passive executor of the brain’s intentions, but rather it has its own intentionality, knowledge, and abilities.&rdquo
Workshop, The Limits of my World: The Hand-Drawn Sketch as a Method of Reflection, fourth edition (February 10th, 2024) This workshop combined drawing, painting, collage, music, meditation, and dialogue about the impact of inhabiting a specific time
Captured moments during our last workshop, The Limits of my World: The Hand-Drawn Sketch as a Method of Reflection, held last Saturday. Dwelling Impressions is a space to deepen and expand your creative voice‭, ‬enabling participants to immerse your
Pablo Mariano, Co-Founder of Dwelling Impressions. Photographed by Agustina García del Río. @pablomarianostudio pablomariano.com
Agustina García del Río, Co-Founder of Dwelling Impressions. Photographed by @zulufoxtrot in Buenos Aires. @agustinagarciadelrio @commondwells agustinagarciadelrio.com
Charcoal on Paper (2023) by Agustina García del Río.
Update on our February workshops. Thank you to everyone who signed up; we appreciate your support! This might be a great opportunity to start the new year on a creative note. If you have any questions about the workshops, please don't hesitate to s
Artist, Ruth Asawa “Art is not a series of techniques, but an approach to learning, to questioning, and to sharing.” --------- Artista, Ruth Asawa. "El arte no es una serie de técnicas, sino un enfoque para aprender, cue
Autor, Andrew Juniper Libro, Wabi Sabi - El arte japonés de la impermanecia
Announcing new dates for our workshop, “The Limits of My World: The Hand-Drawn Sketch as a Method of Reflection.” Join us in person at Dwelling Impressions studio, 825 Pacific Street, Vancouver. Select from the following date options: