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

We have received a very high number of requests for the fall school program and are working toward accommodating dates. If any openings become available we will add the form here.

Exploring Elements and Principles of Art in Emergence (Grades 1–8)
In-Person at Agnes
Tuesdays–Fridays, 3 October–10 November 2023, 10 am and 1 pm (excluding Friday afternoons)
$60/class; (*Limestone District School Board is supporting their classes by covering this fee.)
30 students/class

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3 October–10 November 2023
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We invite students in grades 1–8 to engage with the exhibition Emergence: A Recent Gift of Indigenous Art, featuring works of art by Kenojuak Ashevak, Norval Morrisseau, Jessie Oonark and Parr, among others. Students deepen their understanding of elements and principles of art as they observe and discuss works in a variety of mediums including painting, graphics, sculpture and textiles. Led by Agnes docents this program includes a 45-minute tour and a 45-minute artmaking activity.

Agnes School Programs are free for Limestone District School Board classes thanks to the continuing support of their board. This past fall, this partnership brought over 1,000 LDSB students to Agnes!

School programs are led by Agnes docents. This school program is supported by the Guardian Capital Indigenous Art Fund.The docent program is supported by the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation.

School Program

Norval Morrisseau, Sacred Medicine Bear, 1974, acrylic on canvas. Gift of Guardian Capital Group Limited, 2020. Permissions from the estate of Norval Morrisseau. OfficialMorrisseau.com

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.

Download the resource page