Tuesdays–Fridays
26 January–19 March and 11 May–24 June 2021
10 am and 1 pm (excluding Friday afternoons)
Fee: $45/class
Our 2021 school program has moved online, available for both synchronous and asynchronous learning. We invite grade 1–6 students to explore the exhibition Nocturne. The 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 provide the foundation for curriculum links in poetry, painting and perspective. This 45-minute program includes a guided online tour presentation and activity which can be done at home or in class.
Tuesdays–Fridays
11 May–24 June 2021
10 am and 1 pm (excluding Friday afternoons)
Fee: $45/class
This spring we invite grade 5–8 classes to take part in an 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 learn about the history of this art form. They practice decoding historical caricature and contemporary media to identify underlying messages, values, intended audience, missing voices and their own bias. This program has strong curriculum links to the arts, social studies, history, geography and language.
Enjoy the videos below and accompanying lesson plans.
Looking at stonecut prints
Experiment with printmaking and learn more about Inuit culture
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Ivory and African elephants
Explore the many facets of ivory
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The art of interpretation
Learn about installation art and deepen your knowledge of world events
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Creative collages
Activities that use recycled and repurposed materials
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Imaginary worlds
Explore storytelling and sculpture
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Expression through fashion
A focus on the 1920s and how we express ourselves through fashion
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Shapes are all around
Landscapes and shapes
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Still life and your senses
Explore your five senses
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Exploring form and pose with Rembrandt
Activities that explore light and shadow
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Inspired by nature!
Imaginative activities that draw from the natural environment
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If you wish to conduct a class tour yourself, please book in advance at (613) 533.6000 x 77347 or pubprog@queensu.ca. Admission for self-guided programs is free. Please read our guidelines for self-guided tours.
The underlying ideas of the Ontario Curriculum for Grades 1–8: The Arts are reflected in our programs: developing creativity, communicating, understanding culture and making connections. Specific links are mentioned in the program descriptions. To help you make the program, we offer free Teachers’ Notes.