CURRICULUM

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Lesson Format

Each one hour session is divided into a half hour inside, a half hour outside.

30 minutes of “sit down and chat” in the studio and 30 minutes walk/activity outside.

Lesson 1 

In studio: What does it mean to be a professional artist ? 

Checking out the GSC gallery and artwork.

Outside: Walk by the Hubtrail to arrange sticks and leaves into a drawing.

Lesson 2 

In studio: Documenting your work. Websites and catalogues. 

What is important to talk about when documenting your work.

Outside: Walk by the Hubtrail to draw with charcoal on concrete.

Lesson 3

In studio: What does an Artist cv look like ?

Outside: Story telling, recording stories while walking.

Lesson 4

In studio: What does a grant look like ? Looking at the Materials Grant (Indigenous)

Outside: String, what sculpture can you make with string outside ?

Week 5 - Self Study

How are things going ? What can we do better ?

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Lesson 5

In Studio: Indigenous artists in Bawaating. Thomas Sinclair, Lucia O’Connor, Mique Michelle, Shamia Nelson (Light boxes with Visual Arts/City Murals)

Outside: Go see these artists’ works, murals, light boxes, paintings.

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Lesson 6

In Studio: Writing an artist statement, types of exhibitions.

Outside: Visit to the Sault Museum.

Lesson 7

In Studio: Working with video, imovie app. Building a story

Outside: the street, identifying art on the street. Graffiti, sculptures, signage, landscaping, decorating. Molding on buildings, different materials for house coverings, like cement, stones, planks, bricks, metal.

Lesson 8

In Studio: Working in series. Building a series of work.

Outside: A visit to the Sault Museum.

Week 10  Self-Study. What did the student learn ? What did the student like best ? What skills are transferable to business settings?

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Photo credit: Melissa Cadreau, Grumpy Cat Café, Charcoal drawing on Concrete, Bawating, 2022. Photo: Isabelle Michaud.