DIY Pigments & Paint
Languages
English, French
Discipline
Visual Arts
Availability
Online, In-Person
Number of participants
30
Themes
Environmental
Age
Seniors, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
About this program
Creating your 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.
Please note the teacher will need to complete the project with the students if the workshop is under 2 hours). Participants will produce a unique painting to bring home.
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.
Artist
Pricing
IN-PERSON
- One 2 hour session: $350.00 + HST
- Three 1 hour sessions with the same group: $490.00 + HST
ONLINE
- ONLINE - Three 1 hour sessions with the same group: $490.00 + HST
Online (available for high school only)
Material Fee: $6 per student + HST (including delivery)
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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