DIY Pigments & Paint
Languages
English, French, French Immersion
Discipline
Visual Arts
Availability
In-Person, Online
Number of participants
30
Themes
Environmental
Age
Children ages 5 - 11, Children ages 12 - 18, Seniors, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
About this program
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.
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 + HST (for high school only)
Three 1h sessions (with same group) $490 + HST
Material Fee: $6.25 per student + HST
Online (available for high school only)
Three 1h sessions (with same group) $490 + HST
Material Fee: $6.75 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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