Game Con Canada miniatures 2026 brings painting classes and competitions to Edmonton
Game Con Canada’s minis track packed in Brush Masters, two Courtney DeVries classes, and a 4,200-square-foot Warhammer Experience in Edmonton.
Game Con Canada’s miniature painting track opened in Edmonton with a practical pitch that went beyond aisle browsing: paint, compete, learn, and leave with something usable for the next army. At the Edmonton EXPO Centre, the weekend built around Brush Masters, paint-and-take sessions, and classes that gave painters a reason to make the trip even if they were not there for board games or video game demos.
The headline draw was Brush Masters, the inaugural miniature painting competition presented by Red Claw Gaming. Game Con Canada described it as a major expansion of tabletop and hobby programming, with professionally judged categories, display showcases, on-stage recognition, and premium prizing. Registration was listed at $5.00 plus fees and taxes, and entrants needed a GCC day pass. Check-in was set for 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 19, in Hall E, with awards scheduled for Sunday, June 21, at 1:00 p.m. on the Hall H Mega Stage.
For painters who wanted hands-on time rather than a competition entry, the weekend also had a 4,200-square-foot Warhammer Experience at Booth #570. Game Con Canada said the space included products, hobby experiences, free paint-and-take, and community activities, which made it one of the clearest stops for anyone wanting to test paints, compare schemes, or sit down with a brush before heading back to a hotel room or local club night.
The class schedule was equally concrete. Courtney DeVries was listed as teaching Introduction to Miniature Painting on Friday, June 19, from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. in Room 108A at the Edmonton EXPO Centre Main Promenade, with a second session in the same room and time on Saturday, June 20. That made the track especially useful for newer painters who wanted direct instruction, but it also gave intermediate painters a chance to tighten fundamentals before their next display piece or army batch.
The scale of the event mattered, too. Game Con Canada described itself as the largest gaming convention in Canada and a three-day gaming expo with hundreds of games, which gave the miniatures program a wider audience than a standalone paint event could offer. The minis archive also spotlighted Alex Dos Santos, identified as an award-winning miniature artist and the winner of the 2024 Slayer Sword, a reminder that the painting side of the convention was anchored by names serious hobbyists already know.
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