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Corporate Team Building

Helping to Build Your Team’s Foundation

As Low as $60/person!

Choose from:

  • Painting Social

    You bring your team to 100 Braid St and enjoy doing a creative activity together. We suggest that a senior leader from your organization provide a brief introduction to the activity. Our teacher will take over from there, do a group warm-up at the start of the event before proceeding into the painting portion of the event.

    Each event is 4 hours so you have plenty of time for socializing and eating when you bring in your own food and drink. At the end of the event a photo is taken.

    $600 for 10 people
    $60 for each addition person (maximum 40 participants)

  • Team Bonding

    Our team bonding painting events are designed to build trust and provide an opportunity to work together cooperatively. A senior leader from your organization provides a brief introduction and our teacher will do a mindful relaxation technique and a group warm-up. Each person receives a canvas and starts on a painting. Then the fun begins when our teacher will talk about trust and working together and thereafter participants will switch seats and work on each others paintings. This will happen several times until the participants return to their original painting. Your team will learn how to work together to create great art through dialogue, cooperation, and shared creativity. This activity will stretch your team as individuals and they will learn about each others creative strengths. Each session is 4 hours and you are welcome to bring in your own food, drink and/or alcohol.

    $900 for 10 people
    $80 for each additional person (maximum 40 participants)

  • Team Building

    We will meet with you ahead of time and align your painting activity with your company or meeting objectives.  We will create a unique to you painting that will meet your companies philosophy or team needs.

    Each 4 hour event starts out with your team members having the opportunity to enjoy some type of food and drink that you bring in, in a calm, social atmosphere before the painting portion of the event starts. For more information please see our FAQ’s on our Book a Party Page here.

    A senior leader from your organization should provide a brief introduction to the activity to help set the tone and explain why leadership chose to engage the team in this particular event.  Our teacher will begin the painting session with some relaxation and mindfulness techniques and will then lead the group through your specific and chosen activity:

    An example of team building paint events we suggest:

    • each team member creates their own self portrait or art on a value driven theme
    • a unique to you painting will be created that reflects your companies team spirit or values
    • a unique to you painting will be created that is connected to a project that your team is working on
    • individual paintings that when placed together make a whole unique to you painting (great when the finished work is put up in your office)

    At the end of the event, our teacher will do a wrap up group activity, a group photo is taken and your senior leader speaks again to the team and can wrap up the event or engage team in a discussion about what they have learned from the process.

    $1,250 for 10 people
    $110  per additional person (maximum number 40 participants)

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Many of you knew Carla Thompson. Carla had a rema Many of you knew Carla Thompson.

Carla had a remarkable gift for helping people feel seen, supported, and capable. Whether she was teaching a new skill, helping someone untangle their finances, offering accountability through body doubling, or quietly working behind the scenes to make things run smoothly, she brought kindness and patience to everything she did.

You may have known Carla through Braid Studios, the Decide Your Life Community with @georgeelow , her Holistic Bookkeeper business, her work with the Dot community or her Books & Brew sessions. 

Carla first came to Braid Studios as a crochet instructor, but over the years she became so much more than a teacher. She served as our Paint Night Manager, Wedding & Events Manager, administrator, bookkeeper, trusted advisor, and dear friend. Even after moving to Vancouver Island during Covid, Carla remained an important part of the Braid community. For me, as owner of Braid, Carla was my right-hand person and one of my closest friends. For many others, she was a mentor, cheerleader, problem solver, and steady source of support.

Her impact reached far beyond any one business or community and the kindness she brought to each of them was always the same.

On June 27, I want to invite friends, family, artists, colleagues, clients, students, and community members to join us as we share stories and memories of this beautiful woman who touched so many lives. ~ Susan 

Remembering Carla Drop-In
June 27, 2026
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Braid Studios
321 Sixth Street, New Westminster

Condolences may be shared thru the link in our bio. 

#inmemory #braidstudios #newwest #newwestminster
A month ago we moved into our new space on the sec A month ago we moved into our new space on the second floor at 321-6th St. 

Our resident artists are settled in. The studio and our Salon space is already busy with classes and workshops.

Yesterday we hung art on the gallery walls for the first time.

And suddenly everything shifted - it feels like the entire community is home. 

#BraidStudios #NewWestminster #ArtistLife #CreativeCommunity #ArtStudio
We’re doing something we haven’t done in years. T We’re doing something we haven’t done in years.  This Saturday, artists throughout Braid Studios are clearing out their studios.

Art supplies. Tools. Materials. Original artwork. Hidden treasures.

Come explore working artist studios and discover what usually stays behind closed doors.

The Braid Loft
2nd floor 
321 6th Street, New Westminster
Saturday, June 6
12–4pm

Open Studios + Artist Surplus Sale

#newwest #newwestminster #artstudio
Behind the scenes and notes on a special piece of Behind the scenes and notes on a special piece of art. From @momodead @catandsheep.dolls 

Blanchet 🤍
A doll created especially for a woman who embraces Mexican culture as her own. Her home and her memories are filled with afternoons wandering the streets of Oaxaca.

Getting to know her is a true pleasure, and creating a doll inspired by her has been a great honor. 

#HandmadeDoll #ArtDoll #TextileArt #OaxacaInspiration #MexicanCulture
We’re doing something we haven’t done in years. F We’re doing something we haven’t done in years.

For our June Open Studios, artists throughout Braid Studios are opening up the cupboards, shelves, storage bins, and corners of their practice that the public rarely gets to see.

Not just finished work. Materials. Experiments. Surplus supplies. Works at studio pricing. Things that have been tucked away for years. Some artists will be opening their private studios. Others will be set up in our Studio Salon market style featuring resident and returning alumni artists.

If you’ve ever wondered what really lives inside a working artist’s studio… this is the one to come to.

Open Studios + Artist Surplus Sale
The Braid Loft
321 6th Street, 
New Westminster
June 6
12–4pm

#newwest #braidstudios #artsnw #bcartists #artsale
There’s a moment every artist knows. When the tab There’s a moment every artist knows.

When the table is finally clear enough.
When the machine is within reach.
When the light hits just right and you think…
yes, I can work here again.

@judyvillett had been reshaping her new space on the 2nd floor—small shifts, thoughtful moves—until this studio started to feel like it was working with and for her. And just like that… she’s back in “business”.

Back in the rhythm.
Back in the making.
Back in business.

This is what happens behind the scenes at Braid.
Not just studios—but spaces that evolve with the artist inside them.

(And sometimes… a little rearranging is all it takes to begin again.)

——————-

Studios, both shared and private available. Artists join Braid Studios to work within an active creative environment that encourages connection, mentorship, and the growth of their creative practice.

#braidstudios #artiststudio #textileartist #behindthestudio #newwestminster
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braidststudios Braid St Studios Arts Community @braidststudios ·
8 Aug 2024

In Studio this weekend. West Coast Creatives Salon. WCCS are a diverse and multidisciplinary ...artistic community in British Columbia’s lower mainland. They’d love to see your work. August 11 1-3pm

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New West Cultural Crawl

Arts Council of New West

Twitter

braidststudios Braid St Studios Arts Community @braidststudios ·
8 Aug 2024

In Studio this weekend. West Coast Creatives Salon. WCCS are a diverse and multidisciplinary ...artistic community in British Columbia’s lower mainland. They’d love to see your work. August 11 1-3pm

Reply on Twitter 1821635422407270587 Retweet on Twitter 1821635422407270587 Like on Twitter 1821635422407270587 Twitter 1821635422407270587

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Many of you knew Carla Thompson. Carla had a rema Many of you knew Carla Thompson.

Carla had a remarkable gift for helping people feel seen, supported, and capable. Whether she was teaching a new skill, helping someone untangle their finances, offering accountability through body doubling, or quietly working behind the scenes to make things run smoothly, she brought kindness and patience to everything she did.

You may have known Carla through Braid Studios, the Decide Your Life Community with @georgeelow , her Holistic Bookkeeper business, her work with the Dot community or her Books & Brew sessions. 

Carla first came to Braid Studios as a crochet instructor, but over the years she became so much more than a teacher. She served as our Paint Night Manager, Wedding & Events Manager, administrator, bookkeeper, trusted advisor, and dear friend. Even after moving to Vancouver Island during Covid, Carla remained an important part of the Braid community. For me, as owner of Braid, Carla was my right-hand person and one of my closest friends. For many others, she was a mentor, cheerleader, problem solver, and steady source of support.

Her impact reached far beyond any one business or community and the kindness she brought to each of them was always the same.

On June 27, I want to invite friends, family, artists, colleagues, clients, students, and community members to join us as we share stories and memories of this beautiful woman who touched so many lives. ~ Susan 

Remembering Carla Drop-In
June 27, 2026
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Braid Studios
321 Sixth Street, New Westminster

Condolences may be shared thru the link in our bio. 

#inmemory #braidstudios #newwest #newwestminster
A month ago we moved into our new space on the sec A month ago we moved into our new space on the second floor at 321-6th St. 

Our resident artists are settled in. The studio and our Salon space is already busy with classes and workshops.

Yesterday we hung art on the gallery walls for the first time.

And suddenly everything shifted - it feels like the entire community is home. 

#BraidStudios #NewWestminster #ArtistLife #CreativeCommunity #ArtStudio
We’re doing something we haven’t done in years. T We’re doing something we haven’t done in years.  This Saturday, artists throughout Braid Studios are clearing out their studios.

Art supplies. Tools. Materials. Original artwork. Hidden treasures.

Come explore working artist studios and discover what usually stays behind closed doors.

The Braid Loft
2nd floor 
321 6th Street, New Westminster
Saturday, June 6
12–4pm

Open Studios + Artist Surplus Sale

#newwest #newwestminster #artstudio
Behind the scenes and notes on a special piece of Behind the scenes and notes on a special piece of art. From @momodead @catandsheep.dolls 

Blanchet 🤍
A doll created especially for a woman who embraces Mexican culture as her own. Her home and her memories are filled with afternoons wandering the streets of Oaxaca.

Getting to know her is a true pleasure, and creating a doll inspired by her has been a great honor. 

#HandmadeDoll #ArtDoll #TextileArt #OaxacaInspiration #MexicanCulture
We’re doing something we haven’t done in years. F We’re doing something we haven’t done in years.

For our June Open Studios, artists throughout Braid Studios are opening up the cupboards, shelves, storage bins, and corners of their practice that the public rarely gets to see.

Not just finished work. Materials. Experiments. Surplus supplies. Works at studio pricing. Things that have been tucked away for years. Some artists will be opening their private studios. Others will be set up in our Studio Salon market style featuring resident and returning alumni artists.

If you’ve ever wondered what really lives inside a working artist’s studio… this is the one to come to.

Open Studios + Artist Surplus Sale
The Braid Loft
321 6th Street, 
New Westminster
June 6
12–4pm

#newwest #braidstudios #artsnw #bcartists #artsale
There’s a moment every artist knows. When the tab There’s a moment every artist knows.

When the table is finally clear enough.
When the machine is within reach.
When the light hits just right and you think…
yes, I can work here again.

@judyvillett had been reshaping her new space on the 2nd floor—small shifts, thoughtful moves—until this studio started to feel like it was working with and for her. And just like that… she’s back in “business”.

Back in the rhythm.
Back in the making.
Back in business.

This is what happens behind the scenes at Braid.
Not just studios—but spaces that evolve with the artist inside them.

(And sometimes… a little rearranging is all it takes to begin again.)

——————-

Studios, both shared and private available. Artists join Braid Studios to work within an active creative environment that encourages connection, mentorship, and the growth of their creative practice.

#braidstudios #artiststudio #textileartist #behindthestudio #newwestminster
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