Gallery in the Schools
Gallery in the Schools is an outreach program designed to encourage keen observation, give students an opportunity to hear and respect the views of others, and stimulate creative thinking and problem solving. Over 40 trained volunteers visit 50 elementary and middle schools in five school districts (from Sooke to Salt Spring Island) reaching approximately 10,000 students. From November to May, students receive exposure to the world’s masters including historical and contemporary Canadian, BC and First Nations artists. Volunteers provide hour-long art presentations using original works of art from the Gallery’s permanent collection.
You can now book online for Gallery in the Schools.
2010 - 2011 Programs*
The Colour of Music (Grades 1 - 3)
Paintings and prints of musicians from around the world bring an added element of sound to visual imagery. Students will examine how visual artists explore elements of music in their art work through imagining and describing what they might hear in a painting, the emotions that might accompany sounds and even the colour of music. The discussion will be followed by a hands-on art activity where students draw themselves playing their favourite instrument.
Matsubara, Naoko | Drummer (1974) | woodcut print | gift of the artist
Face to Face with Portraits (Grades 4 - 8)
In this 60 minute lesson, students come Face to Face with a variety of contemporary portraits. Portraits are powerful because they connect us directly with their subjects. The more carefully we look at a portrait,the more we find out about the person. By examining details of the physical appearance of the subject in a portrait, what the artist has chosen to include and the emotional tone of the artwork, students will uncover stories that exist within all of us. A related self-portrait project will give students the opportunity to explore and express what is essential to their own identity.
Sekino, Junichiro | My Family (II) (1957) | woodcut print | Gift of Roy Cole
Adventures in Surrealism (Grades 4 - 8 Sooke District Only)
Adventures in Surrealism invites students to enter the fantastic, spontaneous and playful world of Surrealist art and use it as a springboard for their own art work. Students will explore concepts developed by Surrealists, such as thinking about the world in terms of opposites, creating unusual juxtapositions and exploring memory, fantasy and dream imagery. Students will then create a related collage project, inspired by Surrealist ideas and techniques.
* not all programs are available in all school districts
Supported By
The Royal Bank of Canada
&
The Associates of the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria