ELAN Quebec's ArtEd Initiatives
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Great news! Schools can now apply for their 2020-21 ArtistsInspire School Grant anytime this school year! To support teachers and students in these unusual times, we have suspended the ArtistsInspire School Grant deadline, created catalogues of ready-made Virtual workshops AND expanded eligibility criteria. See our catalogues of ready-made Virtual Arts & Culture workshops, designed by professional Artists working in every discipline: Elementary School Virtual Workshop Catalog...ue: https://artistsinspire.ca//virtual-workshop-catalogue-elem High School Virtual Workshop Catalogue: https://artistsinspire.ca//virtual-workshop-catalogue-high We recognize that teachers' time and energies are solicited in unprecedented ways this school year. Don't hesitate to contact us - we are here to help! Apply HERE: https://artistsinspire.ca/school-grants/

In drawings, you can do things that in life you can't do. You can have the coronavirus be a thing. When you personify something, when you give something a body, you're able to talk about it, you're able to manage it." Read more about how children use art to understand and deal with COVID-19 #elanqc #elanarted

"When ArtistsInspire asks educators which discipline their students have the least exposure to at school, the most frequent answer is Dance! Our Artists facilitate engaging movement activities that students can do in their chairs, standing beside their desks, and moving in the space available." Read more on ArtistsInspire's Dance projects here: https://artistsinspire.ca/a-place-for-dance-in-life-and-th/ #elanqc #elanarted #artistsinspiregrants

Edgewater Elementary used their #artistsInspireGrants to bring in Deidre Potash to teach art workshops relating to the their school theme for this year, character. The school gave a 5-star rating and said "Deirdre was well prepared. Interacted well with students despite constraints of Zoom/Covid. Adapted lesson to school theme and made necessary changes between groups." #elanqc #elanarted #teachlearnhelp #cdnheritage

"My role in the project is to help students use writing to explore how the pandemic, a caesura in their lives both as young people and musicians, is affecting them." Check out Monique Polak's blog post about F.A.C.E. High School's #artistsinspiregrants project, including some lines from poetry written by the students! #elanqc #elanarted #cdnheritage #teachlearnhelp

"We've seen the increase of online activity go through the roof, for most students and families, but there hasn't been that same increase in media education. That's what we're really trying to fill." Watch Jessie Curell of Hands on Media Education discusses why media and digital literacies are important for students and teachers, especially in light of the massive increase in online activities. #elanqc #elanarted

"Children deserve an education rich in the arts. Arts education in its many forms supports the development of the whole child, and prepares the child for a life filled with opportunities for learning and joy." Yet another study shows the importance of arts in education! #elanqc #elanarted

ArtistsInspire is proud to share our 2020-21 Virtual Workshops Exclusively for Quebec Homeschooling Families! Interact with professional Artists working in every discipline and develop creativity through Artist-facilitated virtual Arts & Culture experiences. Help every Quebec Homeschooling Family connect with these FREE!, high quality, engaging learning opportunities by liking and sharing this post! Sign up now! Places are limited - registration closes November 25. Wo...rkshops run November 30 - December 11. https://artistsinspire.ca/workshops-for-homeschoolers/

Wow, it's been so amazing to see how Deirdre has adapted to these times and created these awesome doodle workshops! Deirdre is truly one of our most unstoppable ArtistsInspire artists. #elanqc #elanarted #artistsinspiregrants

"Bringing teachers, students and artists together allows us to create unique and meaningful projects that would otherwise not be possible. It is easy for us to feel limited in today's world, but with virtual learning and creative ideas we can still make amazing things happen! This year I have developed workshops focused on mental health, community and connection. Meditative drawings to allow students to be mindful and relaxed. A collective mural created with students separate...ly to reaffirm a sense of community. A postcard exchange between schools from different cultures to establish new connections. In these times, it is more important than ever that we focus on our well being and connect. So let's make some amazing things happen!" -Emily Read Read more at http://www.emily-read.com/blog #elanqc #elanarted

What do Literary Arts bring to schools in these times? Spoken Word artist and musician Jason Selman speaks to us about what Literary Arts offer students in these unsettled times. #elanqc #elanarted

At a time when 'alone' can mean many different things, Music & Sound Artist Louise Campbell composed and produced Fair Jenny Alone, a work for at home choir based on Robbie Burns tune Fair Jenny An exploration of the experience of singing through the feel of sound and breath in your own body, all choristers sing with a pre-recorded track, imitating the sounds they hear using open and closed hums and open and closed vowels Listen here for Louise, the Concordia Chamber Ch...oir Choristers and director Joy Berg, singing alone together in our homes! #elanqc #elanarted

Our partner Geordie Theatre is online workshops for homeschool students! Join them next week for interactive theatre games! #elanqc #elanarted

572 artists, 55 countries, 154 World Heritage sites. See the world through the eyes of a child at UNESCO’S Little Artists Exhibition, featuring artists ages 6-12 drawing World Heritage sites that matters to them. #elanqc #elanarted #artedinspires

"Last spring, I was invited to Laval Senior Academy’s It’s Complicated, a vernissage of student visual arts and spoken word performance that blossomed from their partnership with ELAN. A highlight of the evening were spoken word performances by a group of brave teens in Secondary 4 and 5. We saw polished spoken word performances reflecting on conflict, love, struggles, relationships, identity, purpose, and the difficulties of adolescence (anxiety, stress, judgement, fakenes...s, peer pressure etc.). Michael Clarke, the current director of the Throw Poetry Collective , explained to me that a ‘slam’ is a spoken word competition, democratized by the process of randomly choosing judges from the audience who collectively score each poem..." Read more about slam, spoken word poetry, and how schools and students can get involved in this great article from LEARN Quebec! #elanqc #elanarted #teachlearnhelp #elanace #CdnHeritage

Looking for ways to help students better understand current events? A new online resource from the Canadian Museum of History to help teachers teach critical thinking around today's events by teaching history. Based on Historical Thinking concepts this resource includes activities and primary sources for use in the classroom. #elanqc #elanarted

Check out this #ELANQC News Article on ELAN's ArtEd summer workshops! "ArtistsInspire pivoted from April to July 2020 to offer arts and learning online for people of all ages. We are delighted that our participants include many teachers! From Toy Theatre to Doodle Challenge and Spoken Word, teachers attended with and without their students, creating engaging intergenerational exchange and art-making, while learning new strategies and skills for the classroom. This music vi...deo from Message in a Bottle is one example that highlights the sights and sounds of participants’ home environment, regardless of age." Read the full article here: #elanarted #artistsinspiregrants #cdnheritage

What do you mean by that? What point are you trying to make by saying that? Did you mean to say something hurtful when you said that? See here for more ways to address everyday prejudice, bias and stereotype:... #elanarted #elanqc

Great resource for teachers and anyone looking to engage with creative writing! Cabin Tales is a podcast of original stories told around a fictional campfire, along with writing tips, excerpts, commentary, and story prompts to help young listeners write their own tales. Featuring interviews with some of Canada’s finest writers for children and young adults. Hosted by ELAN Artist Catherine Austen, with weekly episodes posted on Fridays!... https://cabintales.ca/ #elanqc #elanarted

How can Artists inspire outdoor ArtEd projects? In 2019, Western Quebec Artist cj fleury completed two outdoor art projects with students from Sunnyside Elementary in the Eastern Townships community of Stanstead. In the spring of 2019, an ACE Initiative Artist in Residence project funded by the Secretariat for relations with English-speaking Quebecers involved more than 100 students in sharing how they see their community on cedar slabs that were then mounted on the exte...rior of the school. The school welcomed cj back in September 2019 to complete the first ever ArtistsInspire Grant project! A shipping container used to store bikes was transformed by a beautiful outdoor mural project with Grade 6 students and teachers: https://www.facebook.com/ELANArtEd/posts/493758931356131 Could your school use some outside art? We have many visual Artists who specialize in working with nature and exterior spaces. Contact us to plan a safe and inspiring outdoor ArtEd project! [email protected] 438-979-1171 Thanks to Sunnyside Elementary School's principal teachers, staff, students, parents and CLC Community Development Agent for your collaboration on these ArtEd projects!

Check out this amazing program for Anglophone seniors living in the Vaudreuil Soulanges area! #elanqc #elanarted

Educators are contacting us and applying to use their schools' $1500 ArtistsInspire Grants! Interested in bringing a professional Artist into your school to inspire students this year? Take a look at our 2020 - 2021 program brochure and connect with us by phone 438-979-1171 or email [email protected]. We understand the reality that educators are facing in this challenging time and will support you in every way we can. https://artistsinspire.ca/brochure-2020-full.pdf

A recent episode of Folk Roots Radio features an in-depth conversation with our own Guillaume Jabbour, who was artist in residence for the #ELANACE Sound Experience Programme at Sainte Agathe Academy, this past winter. The programme took place at the school from December to March, and then virtually from April to June, after the lockdown. The interview with Guillaume is here: https://folkrootsradio.com/folk-roots-radio-episode-528-g/ You can see some of the content and exp...erience from the residence in this video! #elanarted #elanqc #cdnheritage #TeachLearnHelp

Following participation in the sound and visual art workshop Message in a Bottle, Elementary school teacher Kate Singleton has some interesting reflections on virtual teaching and it's advantages in today's world. #elanarted #elanqc #artistsinspiregrants #CdnHeritage

Why study art? Artists, architects, actors, filmmakers and choreographers chime in on the reasons we need art in the curriculum. We love this video! https://www.youtube.com/watch... #elanqc #elanarted #artedinspires

Maggie Winston’s adaptation to online teaching is a great example of how arts educators are pivoting to new practices that are engaging and exciting for students! Using the magic of puppetry, Maggie facilitates creative processes for students with an emphasis on inclusion and imagination. Her ArtistsInspire workshop, Simple Puppets and Story Making teaches students how to make simple puppets and backdrops, create a story, and perform it through improvisation and collabora...tion. One young Zoom participant, revealing her artwork raved, It incorporates art, visual art and also theatre, like acting This was my favorite ArtistsInspire workshop! To read more, see the article Changing the Frame: Adjusting Art Education Practices to the Virtual Classroom: https://artistsinspire.ca/changing-the-frame-adjusting-art/ #elanqc #elanarted #artistsinspiregrants #CdnHeritage

Music and sound is everywhere! Here is a listening game we can all do wherever we may be. The task? Close your eyes and listen for 2 minutes. What sounds do you hear around you right now? Next, imagine yourself in your favourite place - what sounds do you hear in this place? Musician and ELAN artist Louise Campbell led this game and turned the results into the podcast Here and There with the clients, caregivers, family and friends of the C.A.R.E. Centre, a centre for people with severe physical disabilities. #elanqc #elanarted

Five free short films to teach kids about tolerance and diversity, from the NFB! #elanqc #elanarted

This summer’s winner of the Great Summer Haiku Contest, hosted by ELAN ArtistsInspire online workshop series, is a prime example of the impact and magic that artistic mentorship can have on youth Our student winner participated in The Art of Haiku, a two-part online workshop led by award-winning poet Angela Leuck. She credits Angela as being the reason I started writing with more dedication. Their mentor relationship began two years ago during Angela’s ELAN ACE artist r...esidency. Angela’s teachings have continued to have an impact beyond the initial classroom visits. To read more, see the article: https://artistsinspire.ca/mentoring-a-lifelong-love-of-wri/ #Elanqc #elanarted #artistsinspiregrants #cdnheritage

"I wrote it for people your age," says a young student who attended Monique Polack’s ArtistsInspire workshop How to Write a Picture Book. Monique responded, I told Tristan I was a little surprised he'd written a picture book for adults, but then I thought a second longer and I realized he had come up with a genius idea. If adults write picture books for kids, why can't a kid write a picture book for adults?!! We LOVE this idea! Read more in Monique’s blog post: #elanqc #elanarted #artistsinspiregrants #CdnHeritage

Children and youth are online more than ever, and more than ever there is a need for education about digital citizenry, media literacy and critical thinking. Project SOMEONE of Concordia University have created instructional resources to address these issues and to tackle hate speech, racism, and extremism. Follow link for a massive resource bank of instructional materials, worksheets and arts-based education. #elanqc #elanarted

Food for thought for incorporating music and sound in the classroom: Sound artists Christopher Willes and Germaine Liu created a digital booklet of scores called Indoor Jogging. Each score is a voice recording that guides the user through a listening exercise in-class, on video calls, at home, wherever you are! #elanqc #elanarted

Hear this kindergarten teacher's perspective on Geremia Lodi's online Body Percussion workshop! We love hearing your feedback on our summer workshops #elanqc #elanarted #artistsinspiregrants #CdnHeritage

Make your own Water Lily Lantern with L.K. Glickman - Visual Artist! Lisa facilitated 'Luminary Lantern Magic' as part of ArtistsInspire Youth & Family virtual workshop series and in collaboration with the festival Rivières de Lumières. Always happy to collaborate, she has become a lantern-making machine in preparation for the Rivières de Lumières! Lisa has made many, many flower lanterns like the one shown here, the Water Lily Lantern. In this video, Lisa demonstrates how y...ou can make one of your own water lily lanterns to light up your yards and gardens. Difficulty level: easy (with a little help from an adult to cut plastic bottles!) Written instructions available in French and English on our website: www.rivieresdelumieres.org/videoslanternes --> How many water lily lanterns can you make to bring your bright autumn garden to life? Share your lanterns with us: #RdL2020 #illuminonslequébec #lightupquebec We hope to see your lanterns light Quebec up this September 25, 26 and 27! Thanks to the support of ELAN Quebec and ELAN Quebec's ArtEd Initiatives, this video is in English Illuminons le Québec - Un Québec étincelant is a Rivières de Lumières event in collaboration with Destination Sherbrooke as part of the first weekend of Journées de la culture. Video capture: Lisa Kimberly Glickman Editing: Ready2Post Illustrations: FreePik #elanqc #elanarted #artistsinspiregrants #CdnHeritage

Incorporating technology in the elementary music classroom isn’t always the easiest thing to do - this is exactly what music educator Amy Burns is passionate about! Watch this video for her ‘Ideas for Teaching Elementary General Music Class in Various Learning Atmospheres’, with many options available for our current times. #elanqc #elanarted

How does arts education contribute to sustainable development? According to UNESCO’s sustainable development goals, arts education is key to: 1) quality education 2) gender equality 3) enhancing opportunities for decent work and employment conflict mitigation and peace building in the spirit of the sustainable development goals... #elanqc #elanarted

How did this workshop prepare you as a teacher for your work? Hear this kindergarten teacher's reflections on what and how she will use her experience in Laura Teasdale's Comedy Improv for Kids in her classroom, whether that classroom is in person or virtual via distance learning. #elanqc #elanarted #artistsinspiregrants #CdnHeritage

Watch and listen to our fourth Message in a Bottle music video! Using zoom as a window into each other's experiences, the Message in a Bottle sound and visual art workshop encourages us to observe and listen to our surroundings through contour drawings and games. This iteration of the workshop took a new step: we shared our observations to inspire new artworks. For example, everyone came up with a sound based on one participant's drawing (while on mute). And then the rever...se! A brave volunteer shared their sound and everyone experimented with making marks that feel like that sound. Have a look and listen to share our Message in a Bottle! This workshop was facilitated by Jessica Houston, Guillaume Jabbour and Louise Campbell, hosted in ArtistsInspire's Youth & Family interactive online workshop series in Spring-Summer 2020. #elanqc #elanarted #artistsinspiregrants #CdnHeritage