Tire Planters (available April, May & June)
Languages
English
Discipline
Visual Arts
Availability
In-Person
Number of participants
90 participants/10 participants per session
Themes
Environmental
Age
Junior Kindergarten, Senior Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8
About this program
Participants will transform 30 old tires* into planters to embellish the school and schoolyard. The planters will be painted using durable all-season paint.
Curriculum Links
Use design elements: composition, balance, texture; contrast, contour, dimension; use a variety of hand tools and materials; develop environmental awareness; reflecting on the value of recycling for our environment; explore mindfullness.
Artist
Pricing
In person only
Five full days (two hour sessions per day): $3540 + HST
Materials: $215 + HST (one time fee)
The first 2 hour session is spent with 4 adult volunteers to turn the clean tires inside out
*Schools are responsible to gather used tires for this workshop.
** A meeting with the artist is required to talk about logistics regarding this workshop.
Published fees are for schools; fees for other settings are subject to change
Venues over 25km from Ottawa centre will be charged a travel fee for artist's transportation costs.
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