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Brand new Fall Session has begun with inspiration from Georgia O’Keeffe…
“I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn’t say any other way – things I had no words for.” – Georgia O’Keeffe Our new brand new fall session began this week with inspiration from Georgia O’Keeffe . She was born on November 15, 1887 in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. The second […]
Getting Ready For Fall!
Art in Action has had a very busy summer creating new projects for our 2019/20 School year! Classes will begin the week of September 30th and registrations will open Friday, September 6. We hope that you will join Art in Action for an autumn themed art adventure and discover many new artists and […]
Wishing Everyone a Wonderful and Happy Summer!
One of the things that makes teaching so special are those wonderful thank you cards that students have made so carefully for us! We had a really fun Spring session with all our students, inspired by famous artists and places in Toronto. From a serene landscape of Lake Ontario, a view across the Humber River […]
Inspired by Norval Morrisseau at the AGO
“I want to make paintings full of colour, laughter, compassion and love. I want to make paintings that will make people happy.” -Norval Morrisseau For the last week of our spring session, Art in Action has been celebrating the life and career of legendary painter Norval Morrisseau. Art in Action is passionate in our belief […]
Toronto City Skyline
In today’s class, we took a look at how the Toronto city skyline has changed over time. At the beginning of the 20th century churches were the most recognizable structures of the Toronto skyline and in 1920’s City Hall could be noticed along the skyline. The Temple Building was competed in 1896 and became the […]
Inspired by Cherry Blossoms at High Park
Inspired by the beautiful blossoms at High Park , this week in Art in Action student’s learned about Sakura pronounced Sa-Koo-La; the Japanese name for flowering cherry trees or simply for “flower viewing.” In Japan there is a legend that each spring a fairy maiden hovers low in the warm sky, wakening the sleeping cherry trees to […]
Inspired by the Old Mill Bridge at Étienne Brûlé Park
This week Art in Action students looked at the form and structure of bridges. A bridge is a structure that allows people to travel across rivers and streams, canyons, other roads, and even to connect two island provinces together. Designs of the bridge will vary depending on the function of the bridge and the […]
Inspired by Casa Loma
This week we looked at one of Toronto’s historical landmarks; Casa Loma or “House on the Hill.” Many students recognized the famous turret roof tops visible from Spadina Road and Davenport Road. We looked at the fascinating history behind this historical landmark which all began with Sir Henry Pellatt… Henry Pellatt was born to his British parents in Kingston, […]
Inspired by Graffiti Alley
Sometimes referred to by its adjoining alley Rush Lane, Graffiti Alley is more than a series of murals, incredible as they are: it also represents a change for Toronto’s relationship with legalized street art. When it was legitimized in 2011 through the efforts of the Queen Street West BIA, it also gave rise to StART […]
Wild Horses at the Toronto Zoo
We were inspired by the only horse which was never domesticated – the Przewalski horse which can be found grazing at the Toronto Zoo. The Zoo has over 5,000 animals representing over 450 species. There are over 10 km of walking trails and 710 acres of property which makes it one of the largest zoos in the world. […]