Emily Rose Michaud

Curriculum Links

Explore environmentally and socially engaged art, cultivate agency on ecological issues, foster creative confidence, independent thought, deepen artistic skills. Suitable for subjects in art and nature (earth sciences, ecology, biology, geography, history). Working with colour, texture, drawing, perception, measurement; explore the relationship between person and place;

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Living Tapestries

Students will explore the life cycle of plants (from germination to dryness), through the creation of living art, and will design their own living tapestry inside or outside, using natural materials such as seeds and burlap.

Participants: Junior Kindergarten, Senior Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12	Maximum: 30
Discipline: Visual Arts
Time and Price: Half day: one 2 hour session  $295 + HST Full day: two 2 hour sessions  $395 + HST Materials: $3.90 + HST per student

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DIY Pigments & Paint

Creating our own paint is fun and reconnects us to our art materials. Produce an archival (permanent), artist quality paint, based on age old recipes used throughout art history, and learn basic painting techniques, using mineral and earth-based pigments. Participants will produce a unique piece of art to bring home.

Participants: Junior Kindergarten, Senior Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12	Maximum: 30
Discipline: Visual Arts
Time and Price: Half day: one 2 hour session  $295 + HST Full day: two 2 hour sessions  $395 + HST Materials: $4.00 + HST per student

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Collective Mural Residency

Collective murals forge our sense of community, identity, and contribute to a greater sense of belonging and engagement with our environment. In this mural residency, participants will create a site-specific mural from beginning to end (conception, design, drawing, planning, painting).

Participants: Junior Kindergarten, Senior Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12	Maximum: 7 students per 30 minutes
Discipline: Visual Arts
Time and Price: Five full day residency*: maximum of seven 30 minute sessions per day/ 7 students per 30 minutes  $1975 + HST Materials not included; dependent on project