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Education
Outreach Programs
The AGN has received a grant from the Canadian Heritage Information Network to assist with the production of the Gallery’s first Virtual Exhibition. The title of the exhibition is “Paul Kane’s Cobourg”. The exhibition will be accessible on the internet at a number of websites. We are delighted to have additional support from de Auer Capital Management and Margaret Sellers. If you would like information on how you can help, please contact the gallery.
January 28, 2008: Art History Lecture Series. "William Morris", Dr. Michael Dubray, 7 pm.
February 4, 2008: Art History Lecture Series. "19th Century Artists in Western Canada", Dr. Brad Faught, 7 pm.
February 19, 2008: Art History Lecture Series. "Henry Moore", Andrew Gregg, 7 pm.
February 25, 2008: Art History Lecture Series. "Rembrandt's Women", Andrew Gregg, 7 pm.
These lectures are on Monday evening and begin at 7 pm. Cost is $10 per lecture or $35 for the series. To reserve your tickets call the gallery at 905-372-0333.
Beat the Winter Blues
January 20, 2008: Maureen & Gareth Holloway – Sri Lanka
February 10, 2008:Joanne Smith – Panama and Its Canal
March 9, 2008: Daphne Svenningsen – The St. Helena, Napoleon Never Knew
These lectures are on Sunday afternoons, at 1 pm. Cost is $10.00 per lecture. To reserve your tickets call the gallery at 905-372-0333.
Bus Trip
March 4, 2008 visit to Kingston.
Trip features a visit to the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queens University to visit the exhibition of women’s historic clothing 1810 – 1920 entitled “Beyond the Silhouette: Fashion and the Women of Historic Kingston”. There will also be an opportunity to view the recent acquisition of the gallery’s second Rembrandt painting. A wonderful follow up to Andrew Gregg’s art history lecture, Rembrandt’s women.
The last stop of the day will be a tour of Sir John A. MacDonald’s Kingston home and national historic site “Bellevue”. Cost is $40 per person. For details please call the gallery at 905-372-0333.
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| We would like to thank Cameco Corporation for sponsoring our children March break workshops |
Children's Workshops - Summer Craft Programs
Ages 8 - 12. 9:30 am to noon. $10 per child per day. To reserve, call the AGN at 905-372-0333.
July 22 - 25: Jewelry Making, 9:30 am to noon, AGN Cobourg.
July 29 - August 1: Origami, Japanese Paper Folding, 9:30 am to noon, AGN Cobourg.
August 5 - August 8: Block Printing, 9:30 am to noon, AGN Port Hope (Upstairs Gallery).
August 11 - August 15: Weaving, 9:30 am to noon, AGN Port Hope (Upstairs Gallery).
Art in the Classroom
The AGN has added two art curriculum resource kits to the set of earlier kits. The kits are designed for use in the classroom with non-specialist teachers in mind. The first kit is designed for Grade 4 level and addresses principals of design using non-traditional quilts. The second kit is designed for the Grade 5 level and uses the construction of platonic solids for a number of learning outcomes. The kits were designed and fabricated by our two teacher candidates from Queens University Faculty of Education, Jessica Smith and Katie Sweet. They worked in co-operation with Education committee member Joanne Smith and gallery member Margaret Challenger.
Two sets of the Grades 1 – 8 curriculum kits are now available for schools to borrow for three week periods. Additional funding is being sought to produce more kits. It is hoped that in the near future sufficient kits can be produced so that they can remain in the schools and reduce the need for the Gallery to be involved in their routine distribution and tracking.