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Runnymede: In-Class Bridge Projects
For the past several weeks we have been creating with the students of Runnymede Junior and Senior Public School artwork that was inspired by the theme of bridges. In the kindergarten classes we presented the French artist, Claude Monet and created our own Japanese bridge inspired by his famous paintings from Giverny, France. The grade […]
Inspired by Kenojuak Ashevak’s Owls…
“A lot of times, I don’t make what is in my head because, as I go along, it even gets better.” -Kenojuak Ashevak Kenojuak Ashevak was born in 1927 in Ikerrasak, which is located on Southern Baffin Island. Her father was an Inuit hunter, fur trader and Shaman. Her mother taught her traditional Inuit crafts […]
Dragon Fly’s Inspired by Clara Driscoll….
In 1837, Charles Lewis Tiffany arrived in New York with a vision of spectacular beauty that went on to redefine glamour and style around the world. He became known as the “king of Diamonds.” The first Tiffany lamp was created around 1895. Each lamp was handmade by skilled craftsmen, not mass – or machine – […]
Bring Art in Action to Your School…
Would you like to have Art in Action come to your school? If you are interested in our program we can offer a free in-class art session to your school as a way for students, teachers and administrators to learn more about what we do and how we can work at your school. What is included in […]
Inspired by David Hockney…
“Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that you eventually make.” – David Hockney This week we were inspired by the British artist, David Hockney. We tried our best to bring some warm weather and visions of beach days into our classrooms… David Hockney was born in Bradford, […]
New School: Duke of Connaught Jr. and Sr. Public School!
Art in Action is really excited to be launching our Spring program at Duke of Connaught Jr. and Sr. Public School. Registration is now open and students can join us to work with a variety of art materials including: watercolours, acrylics, collage materials, oil pastels, chalk pastels and more. Students will create their own great works […]
Adult Painting Nights at The Cat Pub and Eatery
Join us at The Cat Pub and Eatery (3513 Dundas Street) on Thursday nights at 7:30 – 9:00 pm on the following dates: Thursday, April 26 Thursday, May 24 Thursday, June 21 We are working on brand new paintings that will be inspired by historical and contemporary artists. Spark your creativity and express yourself. […]
In-Class Sessions at Runnymede Jr and Sr Public School
We have spent the last several weeks at Runnymede Jr and Sr Elementary School hosting in-class sessions with students in kindergarten to grade five. We created a wide variety of projects inspired by famous artists including Pablo Picasso, Paul Klee and Tom Thomson. Thank you so much to the teachers, students and parents of the […]
Inspired by Edouard Manet
Spring colours filled our classrooms today as students created their own still life paintings inspired by Edouard Manet. We started the project by drawing a vase and then using chalk pastel students coloured in the background. Next an oil pastel was used to colour in the vase and tulips were created. The last […]
A Visit with the Brownies….
On Monday night we visited with a Brownie group in the Bloor West Village neighborhood. We had such a great time introducing the group to the life and career of iconic Canadian painter, Tom Thomson. The group learned about his short but prolific career and each of the Brownie’s created their own island tree using […]