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K- Grade 3: Art and Museum Introduction

My First Visit to the Museum
Available only at Glenbow

Introduce your students to the fascinating world of the Glenbow Museum.  Inquisitive young minds will learn from the exhibits through exploration and artifact handling.  They will discover the meaning of the words "museum," "gallery," "exhibit" and "artifact" and uncover the stories that can be told by what they see and feel.  The program includes a mini-museum in a box to take back to your school to sculpt an artifact and create a work of art.

Grades K-2
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $125

Learning to Draw and Drawing to Learn

Sketching in the museum helps us discover the symbols and stories in Glenbow's vast collection of artifacts.  Slowing down to draw makes us look more deeply and critically.  This skill building program will help the student focus on their drawing and recording techniques to capture the essence of the artifact.

Grades 2, 3
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow (Asia, Africa, Warriors or Ancient Mediterranean World Galleries) $110
At School (Africa, Warriors, or First Nations) $165

Explore the Basics: Finding Dreams in Art
(Art, Language Arts)

Whoosh! Students take a colourful, whirlwind journey through a lifetime of dreams using the original artwork created for the award-winning book Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom, and Wishes by Susan V. Bosak. They explore the special and important wishes they make on stars while learning about colour and mood, line and shape, and how words and pictures work together. They hunt for hidden stars to make wishes and create a Dream Collage to share those wishes.

Grades K- 2
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110

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Share-a-Dream: Building Community in the Classroom
(Art, Language Arts, Social Studies)

You're never too young or old to dream! Walk into the original artworks used in Susan V. Bosak's award-winning book, Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom and Wishes, and explore questions such as: What are dreams? What are my dreams? How are my dreams different than other people's dreams? How do dreams work together to create a community? Letting their imaginations soar to reach new goals for themselves, students will create an origami Dream Star to communicate their dreams to others.

Grades 2, 3
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110

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Dreams of the Past, Dreams of the Future
(Art, Language Arts, Social Studies)

Create a unique full-day, learning experience, by booking the Share-a-Dream program and a guided tour of our new, interactive Mavericks exhibit. This program allows students to explore their personal dreams and the dreams of past Albertans and discover how they overcame obstacles and hardships to achieve their goals.

Grades 2, 3
1 hour 30 minutes, each morning and afternoon session
At Glenbow $175

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Learning to Draw with Emily Carr
(Art, Language Arts)

Join us as artist and actress Chester Lees brings Emily Carr to life. Take this opportunity to walk back in time and visit with one of Canada's most recognized artists. Emily Carr is best known for her paintings of First Nations' villages and landscapes of the Pacific Northwest coast. While viewing the traveling exhibition Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon, students will explore the techniques Emily used in her paintings and build upon their own sketching and artistic skills.

Available October 29, 2007 - January 25, 2008
Grades 2, 3
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $145

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Explore the Basics: Emily Carr
(Art, Language Arts)

We live in a visual culture! Learn how to slow down, look deeply, and read the vocabulary of art: line, shape, and colour in the traveling exhibition entitled Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon. Using all of our senses, students will collaborate in small groups to create a floor collage using materials that support their exploration and understanding of these concepts. The group collages are disassembled at the end of the program.

Available October 29, 2007 - January 25, 2008
Grades K - 2
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110

Ways of Looking: Emily Carr, Option 1
(Art, Language Arts)

Walk into a work of art and discover the world beyond its surface. Viewing art is more than a visual experience. An art encounter can awaken all of your senses! We will use works of art from the traveling exhibition, Emily Carr: New Perspectives, and sense-tools to develop the skill of looking deeply and to explore the role our senses play in perceiving the world around us.

Grades 2, 3
1 hour 30 minutes
At Glenbow $110

Ways of Looking: Emily Carr, Option 2

Option 2 includes the Ways of Looking Option 1 program plus a hands-on art making activity. Students will create a sense based art sculpture they can take home and use to explore the world around them.

Grades 2, 3
1 hour 45 minutes
At Glenbow $140

Ways of Looking: Emily Carr, Option 3

Option 3 includes the Ways of Looking Option 1 program plus a visit to Glenbow's Discovery Room. You can pick from several art-making activities offered in the Discovery Room. This option is only available weekday mornings.

Grades 2, 3
1 hour 45 minutes
At Glenbow $140

Ways of Looking: Native Cultures
(Art, Social Studies)

Walk into a work of art and discover the world beyond its surface. Viewing art is more than a visual experience. An art encounter can awaken all of your senses. Using works of art from Glenbow's extensive collection of Native art from Canada, students will use sense-tools to develop the skill of looking deeply and to explore the role our senses play in perceiving the world around us.

Available February 25th, 2008 - June 20th, 2008
1 hour 30 minutes
Grades 2, 3
At Glenbow $110

Ways of Looking: Native Cultures, Option 2

Option 2 includes the Ways of Looking Option 1 program plus a hands-on art making activity. Students will create a sense based art sculpture they can take home and use to explore the world around them.

1 hour 45 minutes
Grades 2, 3
At Glenbow $140

Ways of Looking: Native Cultures, Option 3

Option 3 includes the Ways of Looking Option 1 program plus a visit to Glenbow's Discovery Room. You can pick from several art-making activities offered in the Discovery Room. This option is only available weekday mornings.

Grades 2, 3
1 hour 45 minutes
At Glenbow $140

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