AGH: Learn at Home – Week One

AGH Collection and Curriculum Connections

(Kindergarten-Grade 12)

Talking About Art: Community – We will use observation and critical thinking skills to discover time and place, and compare this to what we see in our own communities. (language, social studies)

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Art and Math: Looking at an abstract painting by Canadian painter Ron Martin, students will see how important math can be for one artist in his work.  Concepts include patterns, shapes, and measurements.

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Art and Society: Social Issues and the Bruegel-Bosch Bus – Using a tour of Kim Adam’s well-known work, secondary students will consider the role that art can play in affecting social change.

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Storytime

(Kindergarten-Grade 3)
Boxitects by Kim Smith

Meg is a brilliant and creative “boxitect”, she loves building extraordinary things out of ordinary cardboard boxes. This book will inspire all the makers, creators, and inventors to become a boxitect too!

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Studios with Tyler Van Holst

(Kindergarten-Grade 8)

Tyler Makes: Abstract Art – Ideal for a younger audience, explore how to create Abstract Art. Together we will talk about colours and shapes and how we can use them to show how we feel!

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Online workshops: Modular Sculpture – Great for families and older students, try this follow-along art project looking at collecting items and creating modular sculptures.

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AGH Youth Film Challenge

(Grades 4-12)

The AGH Film Festival’s annual Youth Film Challenge is accepting short films from aspiring filmmakers of all ages. Discover how your students can make their own films with only a phone or tablet!

More details coming soon.

ONLINE ARTIST LED PROJECTS 

Sylvia Nickerson: In Residence 
(Kindergarten-Grade 8)

In the first of a series of weekly videos, Sylvia will introduce herself and share a short look at her current work, as she prepares to begin her year-long project at the AGH.

This week’s project highlights:  

• Tableaux Charades: (K-6)– Dramatist Jody Boston will encourage students to design, direct and ‘perform’ several engaging tableaux with their families, props, costumes, and even their stuffies!
• Going Graphic (3-8)  – Students will compose their own comic strips offering a fun learning opportunity for students to explore the key elements of storytelling and drawing/cartooning.