School Programs for Grades 1–8 - Agnes Etherington Art Centre Agnes Etherington Art Centre

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Elementary Schools Analyze Caricature (grades 5–8)

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- Elementary schools analyze caricature (grades 5–8, synchronous online)
- Exploring the Nature of Art (grades 1–4, synchronous online)
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Elementary Schools Analyze Caricature (grades 5–8)
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3 May–29 June 2022
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Exploring the Nature of Art (grades 1–4)
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3 May–29 June 2022
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Online, Tuesdays–Fridays
3 May–29 June 2022
10 am and 1 pm (excluding Friday afternoons)
Fee: $45/class (*Limestone District School Board is supporting their classes by covering this fee.)

We invite grades 5–8 classes to take part in a synchronous and interactive school program based on the exhibition Humour Me. Caricature is a powerful art form that uses exaggeration and humour to convey social and political meaning. Focusing on critical literacy and media analysis, students will practice decoding historical caricature and contemporary media to identify underlying messages, values, intended audience and their own bias. This program has strong curriculum links to the arts, social studies, history, geography and language. The school program lasts one hour.

This school program is made possible through the generous support of the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation and the student docent training program is supported by the Iva Speers Fund for Art Education.

Exploring the Nature of Art (grades 1–4)

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Program*
- Elementary schools analyze caricature (grades 5–8, synchronous online)
- Exploring the Nature of Art (grades 1–4, synchronous online)
Name of Teacher:*
This will be the primary contact for AGNES communications.
First Last
Name of Teacher(s) (if more than one class):
The invoice will reflect the number of classes booked. List the names of the teachers here if coming as a larger group.
School/Group:*
Address of School*
Email:*
Enter Email Confirm Email
Phone:*
Preferred Date:*
What’s so funny?
Elementary Schools Analyze Caricature (grades 5–8)
ONLINE, Tuesdays–Fridays,
3 May–29 June 2022
Enter: dd/mm/yyyy

Exploring the Nature of Art (grades 1–4)
ONLINE, Tuesdays–Fridays
3 May–29 June 2022
Enter: dd/mm/yyyy
Date Format: DD slash MM slash YYYY
Preferred Time:*
10 am and 1 pm (excluding Friday afternoons)
Expected Number of Participants:*
Grade of Students:*
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How staff can assist:
Medical/Other:
Any additional notes or comments:
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Online, Tuesdays–Fridays
3 May–29 June 2022
10 am and 1 pm (excluding Friday afternoons)
Fee: $45/class (*Limestone District School Board is supporting their classes by covering this fee.)

Students in grades 1–4 take a sensory trip into nature and connect with their inner artist. While exploring paintings in the exhibition Tom Thomson? The Art of Authentication and other works in Agnes’s collection, students learn about artists who find inspiration in nature, discuss the importance of creativity and how we can improve our relationship with the land.

This school program is made possible through the generous support of the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation and the student docent training program is supported by the Iva Speers Fund for Art Education.

Reflecting on Lii Zoot Tayr (Other Worlds) (Grades 9–12)

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We invite students in grades 9–12 to reflect on the exhibition Lii Zoot Tayr (Other Worlds) an exhibition that features the work of five contemporary Métis artists. Students consider the themes present in the exhibition including in/visibility, unseen forces and the natural environment. This asynchronous school program is designed to enrich Indigenous arts education with connections to the curriculum.

Nocturne (grades 1–6)

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We invite grade 1–6 students to explore the exhibition Nocturne. This asynchronous program embraces the sensory exploration of the night while considering the landscape genre in Historical Canadian Art. Artists’ enduring fascination with the hours between sunset and sunrise provides the foundation for curriculum links in poetry, painting and perspective.

The school programs are supported by the Iva Speers Fund for Art Education and the Canada Council for the Arts.

Asynchronous school programs

Carleigh Milburn, Gallery Educator for Special Projects interacts with Jessie Ray Short’s Elder Wands, 2021, 13 Violet Wands in embroidered leather holsters. Collection of the artist

AGNES Learns

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AGNES Learns is a digital resource for children and families. Artworks from the Agnes collection inspire fun ways to explore, understand and get creative.

Enjoy the videos below and accompanying lesson plans.

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