ART is FUNdaMENDEL!

Elementary School Hands–on Tours

See our outstanding exhibitions!

 

Exhibitions:
From January 22–April 4, 2010

Marie Lannoo: Through and Through and Through
One of Canada’s best-known abstract painters works with beam line scientists from the Canadian Light Source Synchrotron to create colourful reflective installations and paintings. Using a new material that increases the dimensional capabilities of reflected colour, Lannoo’s paintings often “spill” beyond the frame onto to the wall or nearby environment.

Sugar Bombs: Diyan Achjadi and Brendan Tang
Rockets boom and robots twist in this explosive new exhibition featuring two talented young artists from British Columbia, Diyan Achjadi and Brendan Tang. Organized by freelance curator Kristen Lambertson, this travelling exhibition is rooted in a neo-pop aesthetic. Taking visual cues from toys, cartoons, and manga, the exhibition touches on geopolitics, war, and military culture.

Ed Pien: Haven of Delight
Pien’s new series explores the phantasmagorical, imaginary world of different culture’s tales and myths. Pien creates landscapes peopled with strange characters by making cuts in large strips of hand-tinted paper, recalling the ancient Chinese art of paper cuts. The birds, bats and half-human–half-animal figures that adorn its foliage appear as silhouettes perched in the tree branches, which form the shape of a haven in a magical forest.

Permanent Collection: Getting There
Linda Sawchyn guest curates an exhibition of works from the Mendel’s Permanent Collection about roads, pathways, and journeys. Getting There includes a selection of photographs, prints, water colours, paintings, and other works by James Davies, Robert Hurley, Doris Wall Larson, Orest Semchisen, Leslie Saunders, Hilda Stewart and others.

 

What to do...

In the classroom beofre your visit.

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Art is Fundamendel!

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Exhibitions and Programs At-A-Glance

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Artmaking Workshops in the Classroom

Grade 1-3

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Artmaking Workshops in the Classroom

Grade 4-6

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Artmaking Workshops in the Classroom

Highschool

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Tour Themes

Choose from four themes for your School Hands–on Tour: Colour, Shape, Viewing and Representing: Connecting Visual and Language, or Art Core

 

Colour (Grades 2–5)

Apply colour theory to most exhibitions, and discuss the content of the artwork. Very interactive. Includes related games, visual aids, and artmaking.

 

Shape (PreK–Grade 1)

Apply shape theory to most exhibitions, and discuss the content of the artwork. Very interactive. Includes related games, visual aids, and artmaking.

 

Viewing and Representing: Connecting Visual and Language Arts

(Grades 1–6)

Connect the new viewing and representing stands of the Language Arts curriculum to visual art. Activity sheets, a writing assignment, and hands-on artmaking. Download a copy of the Viewing and Representing Teacher's Guide PDF from our Teachers Resource page.

 

Art Core (All Grades)

Crunch to the “core” of an artwork to discover its message and function. Determine how the exhibiting artists use the elements of art, principles of design, and the relationship of symbols to best convey their messages. A little art history, societal context, and biography, too. Also a reminder that Art is core curriculum subject.

Art Core is also the theme we recommend for general guided programs for special interest groups.

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Bookings

Choose from a range of program lengths and costs. The Mendel provides all hands–on materials. Book two classes (any grade or theme) and share busing costs.

 

Book online or fax (306) 975.7670.

Want to toss around ideas with Laura Kinzel, Gallery Programmer? Call her at (306) 975.8052.

 

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