Region

Provincial

School year/Age

Kindergarten to Grade 12

Language level

French as a First Language
French immersion

School subject (primary)

Fine Arts

School subjects (secondary)

Social studies
French
Sciences

Teaching materials

Links with the curriculum

Workshops can be personalized as much as possible to match the curriculum or the needs and requests of the school.

Description

Taught by professional artists, the workshops are offered at the community studio located in Edmonton (9103 - 95 Avenue). These workshops can be adapted for all grades. Each different grade uses increasingly complex techniques. They can also be taught in your school but additional fees for the artist travelling expenses and material are applicable. The school will also have to provide a computer for the PowerPoint presentation.

The Art history program is composed of 10 worshops all of which include a historical exposé and a slide show of a chosen artist's work. Students learn quickly with the help of activities pertaining to each period.

1. Prehistoric Cave Paintings (art, French, science, social studies)
Students learn how painting has been part of our world since humanity conceived basic communications. They will create a drawing imitating the prehistoric style, using sandpaper and conte chalk, or for younger grades sponges on brown paper.

2. Medieval Period (art, French, science, social studies, religion)
This era is marked by the appearance of castles and knights, chivalry and kings. Students will create a relief sculpture, using the negative to positive mould method.

3. Renaissance (art, French, science, social studies)
This period is marked by the discovery of the new world. Participants will notice the grace and harmony in paintings of the time.

4. Baroque Period (art, French, science, social studies)
Students will produce a watercolour imitation of Watteau’s style. The use of pale blue and pink will give an idealistic tinge to their artwork.

5. The Impressionists (art, French, science, social studies)
Realistic style broke with the usual conventions by representing landscape instead of portraits and historical scenes. In turn this style opened the way for impressionists to go even further by taking their paints and easels outside. Students will use the primary colours to produce a piece in pointillism.

6. Cubism (art, French, science, social studies)
The style of Picasso ranges from cubism to expressionism to surrealism, but his individualistic style, impossible to duplicate, spanned almost a whole century. Students will produce a drawing with coloured pencils using Picasso’s work as inspiration.

7. Surrealism (art, French, science, social studies)
Surrealism is produced by the juxtaposition of strange images. Students will enrich their imagination by discussing the use of symbols in artwork. Using ink and watercolour, they will create a painting inspired by Dali.

8. Pop Art (art, French, science, social studies)
Pop Art is characterized by representation of everyday objects in popular culture dominated by television, cinema and publicity. Students will create a series of images in the Pop Art style using silk screening techniques.

9. Abstract Art (art, French, science, social studies)
In abstract art form, colour and line are employed for their own sakes, not in an attempt to draw something. Students will explore and express non-conformity in a collage using unusual objects.

10. The Group of Seven and Emily Carr
(art, French, science, social studies)
While experimenting with their individual style, these artists were able to abandon the old conventions, which stated that there was only one acceptable way to render nature. With oil pastel and ink, students will produce a landscape.