This Thursday I remembered it was free admission day at the Art Gallery, so I decided to check out the latest exhibition with a few classmates. I was very happy that I did because I discovered the artist Jane Isakson from Whitehorse, Yukon. I really loved and appreciated her paintings for she painted with some of my favourite colours, and focused on various landscapes from Canada's east, north and west coasts. The collection was beautiful, and captured landscapes with various geometric designs.
I would love to bring my fine arts class to the gallery for I think it would be a great opportunity to teach students about art appreciation. In particular, how one may or may not be drawn to a particular style of art and even if we cannot identify with a particular style we can still appreciate the creativity, time, connections and meaning that the artist invested in it.
The gallery also gives students the opportunity to explore their own creativity in the Atrium. An area that provides a hands-on studio program that is inspired by the gallery's exhibitions. This is a nice way for students to practice some of the techniques that they saw or learned in the gallery.
I was never very interested in going to the art gallery, but I really enjoyed our visit there last September. I should go more often! Free Thursdays--I'll try and remember that!
ReplyDeleteYeah Andrea Thursdays are awesome. I was never really that interested too until my brother started to bring me. I'm amaze on some of the amazing exhibits that they have there. I find it's always a nice study break :)
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