Media Literacy
Acrylic Landscape Painting
VISUAL ARTS & CONTEMP. CRAFT
4-12
FULL DAY
Discover why artists of the past and present are inspired by the outdoors. Students engage in sketching activities and complete a small acrylic painting, inspired by Lake Ontario and the waterfront outside our studio.
All About Energy
VISUAL ARTS & CONTEMP. CRAFT
1-2
FULL DAY HALF DAY
Let the sun’s rays energize you as you search for types of renewable and non-renewable sources of energy along the shores of Lake Ontario on our beautiful Harbourfront Centre site!
Full day option:
• Make a kite and experience wind energy
Book Making
VISUAL ARTS AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
K-12
HALF DAY FULL DAY
Students learn various techniques and use creative materials to design a unique book for their own personal expression.
Choose from the following:
• Accordian books (half day, grades 1-3)
• Hand bound books (full day, grades 4-12)
Collagraph
VISUAL ARTS & CONTEMP. CRAFT
5-12
FULL DAY
Your students view printed artwork from the globe's most celebrated artists and rediscover texture through the art of collagraph. Students also design, create and print a series of amazing collagraph prints!
Contemporary Art Exploration
VISUAL ARTS & CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
4-12
FULL DAY
An interactive look at Harbourfront Centre's art and installations! This full day intensive programme includes a visit to one of Harbourfront Centre's gallery spaces to learn about contemporary art, followed by time in the studio to work on a responsive project.
Contemporary Art Exploration
VISUAL ARTS & CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
3-8
FULL DAY
An interactive look at Harbourfront Centre's art and installations. Your class brings in a current news event for creative exploration through an art form. We choose and explore one on site installation and discuss the artist’s statement/abstract. We begin our day by asking, "Art is another language, another way of communication. How many languages do you speak? What might have lead to this artist’s need to communicate their ideas globally?"
Contemporary Clay Vessels
VISUAL ARTS AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
9-12
Students explore our contemporary ceramics studio and talk to a Harbourfront Centre Artist in Residence to see the possibilities in contemporary ceramic craft. Using what they learn and various hand-building techniques (slab, pinch pot and coil) they create their own contemporary clay vessel.
Drawing
VISUAL ARTS AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
4-8
FULL DAY
Students learn a range of drawing techniques, including gesture, contour and the exploratory art of self portraiture.
Graffiti Art
VISUAL ARTS & CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
6-12
FULL DAY
Graffiti is used as a tool for artists to communicate and relates to ideas used in propaganda posters during the Second World War, to the street of Keith Harring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and to the controversial contemporary stencil artist Banksy. Explore and debate the graffiti found on buildings and underpasses and engage in a discussion about What is Art?
This programme gives students an opportunity to create their own 'tag' using techniques we have discussed throughout the day. They will also have the time to use their art work to communicate a message dealing with an issue they feel to be important to them.
Lino Print with Museum of Inuit Art (MIA) Tour
VISUAL ARTS & CONTEMP. CRAFT
4-12
FULL DAY HALF DAY
Your students start with a tour of The Museum of Inuit Art in The Queens Quay Terminal and discover the beauty of Inuit art, while learning how the Inuit use the elements and principles of design in their prints. Students learn the techniques of relief printmaking using a soft linoleum block and create their own lino-block prints.
Painting
VISUAL ARTS AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
K-3
HALF DAY
Students explore the wonders of colour, shape and imagination through paint, and experiment with a variety of techniques to express themselves.
Paper Mask
VISUAL ARTS AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
4-8
HALF DAY FULL DAY
Students explore the history and tradition of masks, and experiment with paper sculpture techniques and 3D forms. Student will flex their imaginations by creating a mask of their own.
Puppet Making
VISUAL ARTS AND CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
K-8
FULL DAY HALF DAY
Students learn the rich history of puppets from around the world, explore the world of stories and create a one of a kind puppet of their own using a variety of materials.
Choose from:
• Rod Puppets (grades K-3 half day)
• Shadow Puppets (grades 4-8 full day)
Young Architects
VISUAL ARTS & CONTEMPORARY CRAFT
6-8
FULL DAY
Think Outside the box! Using paper sculpture techniques students will have an opportunity to collaborate and create a new vision of Toronto's waterfront. Students will visit our architecture gallery and discuss the themes of the current exhibit.
Young Collagraph Printmaking with Museum of Inuit Art (MIA) Tour
VISUAL ARTS & CONTEMP. CRAFT
1-4
FULL DAY HALF DAY
Your students explore the wonders of printmaking including line, texture and pattern and create a small series of prints to take home. In a full day visit, students visit the MIA and see examples of Inuit art.
