Metis Artists - Based on Tradition, Inspired by Nature

This site is dedicated to Metis artists working in the visual arts. The links on the site were set up for information purposes to highlight some interesting work being produced by Metis visual artists in Canada. The images & text found on each artists' page is excerpted from various sources available on-line. The sources have been indicated and you are encouraged to click on the links to those websites.

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration

Author: Christi Belcourt

Michael Pacher, St. Wolfgang Altarpiece

In this art history video discussion Beth Harris and Steven Zucker consider Michael Pacher's "Saint Wolfgang Altarpiece," 1471-81, polychrome pine, linden, gilding, and oil (sculpture and painting). Parish Church, Sankt Wolfgang, Austria.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Diagram/Illustration

Author: Beth Harris and Steven Zucker

Myron, Discobolus (Discus Thrower)

This are history video discussion with Beth Harris and Steven Zucker looks at Myron of Eleutherae's "Discobolus (Discus Thrower)", Roman marble copy of an ancient Greek bronze, c. 450 B.C.E. (Palazzo Massimo alle Terme, Rome).

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Diagram/Illustration

Authors: Beth Harris, Steven Zucker

People: Family

This lesson focuses on a family depicted in a work of art. Students practice using vocabulary related to people and families. Activities emphasize oral and written descriptions of the people portrayed in the work of art, using possessive adjectives. Students are challenged to infer what the relationships are between figures depicted and what individuals are doing, based on such clues as their pose.

Material Type: Lesson, Diagram/Illustration

Picasso's Guitar

This art history video presents a conversation between Salman Khan and Steven Zucker about sculpture and the language of representation. They examine Pablo Picasso's "Guitar" (1912-) 1914, made of ferrous sheet metal and wire. It's currently at the The Museum of Modern Art.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Diagram/Illustration

Authors: Salman Khan, Steven Zucker

Remembrance Contests

Fostering Remembrance is a part of everything The Legion does. Through The Royal Canadian Legion's longstanding Annual Poster and Literary Contests, Canadian school children honour Canada’s Veterans through creative art and writing, and help perpetuate Remembrance. Contests are available for students 5 to 18 for posters (colour & black and white), essays and and now a video entry category as well. You can find links to the entry forms (one must be attached and signed by a parent to each entry), contest guide and entry forms on the site as well.

Material Type: Activity/Lab

Author: Royal Canadian Legion

Student Artwork – Sun West School Division, Saskatchewan Canada

This website showcases a variety of art work created by Sun West Students. Their reflections and insights are also shown. All Art Teachers are welcomed to submit their students work. Contact the creators listed below. Submitted by Aaron Moore, Eli Dingle and Carrie Gooselin

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy

Authors: Aaron Moore, Carrie Gooselin, Eli Dingle

Telling Stories: Symbols of a Life

Students identify the narrative elements in a work of art and learn how artists use symbolic imagery to communicate the larger narrative of a person's life. Students then write their own narratives about an historic figure and use visual symbols to create an image about that person that communicates important events in his or her personal narrative.

Material Type: Lesson, Diagram/Illustration

Titian's Christ Crowned with Thorns

This art history video discussion considers Titian's "Christ Crowned with Thorns" c. 1570‰غز76, oil on canvas. Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

Material Type: Activity/Lab, Diagram/Illustration

Authors: Beth Harris, Steven Zucker

Visual Arts 10: Arm Knitting

Created by Arlene Low ( Learning Coach)Objectives:  Local and Regional CultureI Can use analytical and critical thought to respond to art works based on the many contexts of visual art at a local and regional culture level.I Can initiate and develop ideas for art-making, transpose these ideas into art forms using a variety of media, and reflect upon their processes and their completed works within the contexts of visual art.Personal Reflection of the Product

Author: Sun West School Division

boclips - Videos Curated for Education

boclips - the world’s video uniquely curated for education We’re unlocking the world’s video for use in courseware and the classroom. The 2 million short-form videos on boclips include the most highly rated YouTube EDU channels including TED, Crash Course and Sci Show. News stories from 1900 to the present day from trusted international providers like Bloomberg, Associated Press and Reuters. As well as immersive virtual reality experiences from Getty and PBS. We’ve even curated our video platform to your curriculum standards so you can easily find the most engaging videos - whatever topic you’re looking to bring to life. For learning in class and at home, educators and students can stream bite-sized videos from globally recognized brands on-demand. Courseware designers can find, license and download relevant videos to incorporate into school and university level digital resources. It's fast. It's safe. It's personal. You will need to register to use this resource.

Material Type: Primary Source

Authors: Associate Dean, Digital Learning, Executive Editor, Secondary School Teacher Florida Usa, Uk Business School, Us Education Publisher

Historical Context: Discovering a Painting

Students will work in groups to visually analyze a work of art and then research what was happening in the time period when the work was made. Students will then discuss what impact their research had on their original perceptions. Students will finally be given background information about the work of art and will discuss how their ideas are different or similar to what they read.

Material Type: Lesson, Diagram/Illustration

How to Draw a Still Life

Students will form two groups, and each group will analyze a still life. Then each student will write a three-paragraph essay describing how to draw the work of art they are studying. Each student will exchange his or her essay with someone in the other group who will draw the still life based on the essay's description. Depending on the accuracy of their peers' drawings, students will add more details to their essays.

Material Type: Lesson, Diagram/Illustration

Image as Metaphor

Students define metaphor and discuss its use in writing and visually. Students develop a personal metaphor and use it to write about their own experience.

Material Type: Lesson, Diagram/Illustration

Spiritual Space

In this lesson students learn about the important role of religious artworks in the early Renaissance in Italy. Through the visual analysis of an early Renaissance altarpiece, they learn about connections between new modes of visual representation and changing religious practice in the Catholic Church. Students research an early Renaissance artist working in Florence who created devotional, religious imagery and write a short paper.

Material Type: Lesson, Diagram/Illustration

Using the Arts to Promote Critical Thinking unavailable

Ms. Castellano and Ms. Wielopolski see art as an expression of student lives and leverage that expression to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. Viewing art as a set of conscious decisions, both teachers ask students to explore and experiment with artistic elements such as color, texture, space and technique, making decisions about use of these elements purposefully. This experience is different for students because they must think critically and plan around a subject that is non-linear in nature.Emphasis is placed on the importance of the arts in developing traditionally academic skills and ideas, making connections to studentsŐ ability to think analytically, write and understand poetry and express ideas verbally and in writing as a result of this learning.

Material Type: Teaching/Learning Strategy