WHEAT Institute provides holistic diploma and certificate programs in Art Therapy and Expressive Arts Therapy. We can't wait to welcome you!
The Winnipeg Holistic Expressive Arts Therapy (WHEAT) Institute offers training in the therapeutic use of the arts in a gorgeous lakeside retreat immersion and Online classes. Through WHEAT's programs, students learn how the universal language of art allows healing, growth and justice to emerge from even the smallest brushstrokes, movements and words. WHEAT's holistic approach to education incorpo
06/06/2026
Making rattles on the Eastern shore of Lake Manitoba with Skye Wikjord and Tatum Albert in our Métis Creative Arts Certificate. Working with the hide, creating the designs, calling on the ancestors: the time together is always sacred, deeply moving, and joyous. Join us in August for the new cohort launch. Reach out at [email protected].
06/05/2026
Registration for the Métis Creative Arts Certificate launching this August will remain open until the end of June!
This unique certificate program celebrates the richness of Métis culture through creative exploration in hide work, beading, storytelling, writing, felting, film, fiddling, and other traditional arts. The program includes immersive learning experiences at Painted Sky Studio on Lake Manitoba in St. Laurent, along with online offerings.
Ideal for artists, educators, therapists, cultural workers, helpers, and anyone wishing to deepen their connection to Métis identity or better commit as allies in the Indigenous resurgence.
Email [email protected] to book your free consultation call with WHEAT Director, Darci Adam.
06/04/2026
“The body says what words cannot.” — Martha Graham
Tanja Woloshen’s Movement: Being Butoh Body course is offered as part of our Creative and Expressive Arts Certificate, as well as our Expressive Arts Therapy and Dual Art & Expressive Arts Therapy Diploma programs.
Registration is still open for the fall cohort of the Creative and Expressive Arts Certificate launching in November.
To book a free consultation call with WHEAT Director Darci Adam, please email [email protected]
06/03/2026
The best days of our lives: art, the lake, the land - strengthening our sense of personal identity. If you are Métis or an ally, come join us in the Métis Creative Arts Certificate launching in August on the Homeland of the Red River Métis in St.Laurent, MB. This program was life changing for many in its inaugural offering last year. Reach out at [email protected]. This is the life!
05/31/2026
It only lasts a minute; enjoy while we’re in it.
05/31/2026
Sacred spaces; learning through the arts.
05/29/2026
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Each year, Pride Winnipeg 🏳️🌈 organizes five milestone events – the Flag Raising, Vigil, Rally, Parade, and the Festival at the Forks. Celebrate YOU is a full theme that incorporates radiating shapes, bright, energetic colour combinations, and unique typography styles to amplify images of the community and create a deep feeling of celebration. Visit https://www.pridewinnipeg.com/ to learn more.
Chi miigwetch Tasha Beeds for the beautiful images from water day on Lake Manitoba. I love seeing all the students in relationship, even reverie, with the water; and there was some serious ice flow still going on out there May long. Look at the spaciousness of this classroom, and imagine the learning going on.
Stay with it, stay with it. The land, the lake, the hands, the eyes, the sand, the sky. Presence. Attunement to all of it. Peace building on the lakeshore. This is how we listen.
05/25/2026
Mark your calendars for June 3 - 6, 2027!
Stay tuned for more detailed information.