MAAE - Deep Breaths: Meeting Our Own Needs

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FULL - MAAE5: Half-Day Session: Inquiry-based Learning and Contemporary Art

This workshop will help you go beyond the “Elements and Principles” and find new ways to integrate contemporary art into your existing classroom curriculum. We will discuss the paradigm shift between media-based and idea-based art education, and the fundamental role of contemporary art and artists in helping students develop artistic agency and identity. This session will use Art21 videos and resources, as well as additional learning materials. We will view selected contemporary artists’ work as our starting point. There will be brainstorming, journaling, sharing, and hands-on application activities. We will model inquiry-based strategies and our learning will be guided by both the facilitator and the participants. One thing is for certain - you will return to your classroom with new ideas! Participants may access a curated reading list and resources after the session.



Instructor:
Shawna McLeod (she/her) is an artist and educator based on Treaty 1 land in Winnipeg, MB. She has lived and worked in Saskatoon, Toronto, Montreal, and New York, and is currently an art specialist in the Louis Riel School Division. She has an MFA from Concordia University and is part of the Art21 Educators Program, a learning community devoted to learning through contemporary art and artists. In addition to her work in schools, she has worked with many different local community organizations such as MAWA, Art City, and Graffiti Art Programming.



Location: Pembina Trails Collegiate, 50 Frontier Way, Winnipeg, MB

Parking Available: Staff parking lot and street parking (free)

Type of Session: Interactive (Lecture and Hands-on)

Best For: Middle Years and High School Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $5.00

Instructions for Participants: Please bring a sketchbook/journal and writing/drawing tools. Come prepared to think, play, make and share.

FULL - MAAE01: A Trio of Media Explorations: Cut & Paste (A Collage Workshop), Don’t Think Just Do(odle)! (A Drawing Workshop), and Collective Artwork (A Collaborative Painting Workshop)

This three-part workshop will let you “dip your toes” into three ways of making:

COLLAGE: Create your own original and unique works of art with paper, scissors, and glue. During our workshop, you'll be guided through a variety of image-making processes and techniques, with casual guidance and friendly expertise along the way. Time will disappear as you search through books and magazines, spend time cutting and finally arranging your physical works. Participants will have open access to a mix of second-hand books, magazines, and other paper treasures, plus an array of mixed media bits and pieces. Whether you’re attending solo, with a date, or mate, we can’t wait to help you relax and get in touch with your inner artist. Make as many original pieces as you want!

DRAWING: Create your own original and unique works of art with markers, oil pastels, and coloured pencils. During our workshop, You will be guided through fun drawing prompts around a beautiful long table with objects, fresh flowers, and fruits. The prompts are designed so that you can have a break from everyday life and have fun, while at the same time learning new drawing techniques. The result is fun still lives, colorful lines, and portraits! You can make as many pieces as you’d like!

COLLECTIVE ARTWORK: Experience the special magic that arises in co-creating an artwork. The Collective Artwork is created through individual tasks where the participants paint small canvas tiles that are put together in a predetermined order. In this way, everyone puts their personal touch on a work of art! The original artwork is always kept secret from the participants and the tiles must be completed to reveal it, as the tiles are assembled, the artwork is gradually revealed. The dimensions of the Collective Artwork varies from large installations to smaller works of art as the size of the artwork varies with the number of participants. The social artwork is suitable for everyone!



Instructor:
Liza Isakov (she/her) is an artist and art educator based in Winkler, MB, Canada. Isakov is an artist creating works on paper, her practice draws inspiration from everyday objects and observations. Isakov’s practice begins with documenting simple moments from everyday life, later simplified into basic shapes and colours. Liza’s work has been exhibited around Winnipeg and Montreal, both in solo and group, and covered by various magazines. In 2020, she graduated from Concordia University, Majoring in Studio Arts.



Location: Pembina Hills Arts Centre, 352 Stephen St, Morden, MB

Parking Available: Parking lot (free) and street parking (free)

Type of Session: Hands on

Best For: All Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $5.00

Instructions for Participants: Participants are welcome to bring materials from home if they choose, but all tools and materials required for the workshop (and a snack!) will be provided. Bring a lunch, or head out to a Morden eatery with your colleagues.

FULL - MAAE02: Coil Pottery

Coil pottery is one of the earliest building methods in history of using clay for storage and cooking vessels. Using simple tools, hand rolled coils and extruded coils, Each participant will spend the morning building a vessel or sculptural piece. The host artist will demonstrate how to create strong connections as we incorporate handles and/or other appendages two are coiled pottery. In the afternoon session, we will add colour, pattern, and texture using a variety of methods.

Participants can take their unfired pottery home to fire, OR can receive their finished pottery weeks after the workshop, as they need to be fired (heated) two times in the pottery kiln with the final firing reaching 2232°F! Participants will also receive a materials list and instructions to recreate the project. This experience has learning opportunities that can be incorporated into art lessons, geology/earth studies (clay is a type of sedimentary rock!) and history lessons as indigenous peoples often used coil pottery. Coil building methods can be incorporated into many types of pottery, and recently has seen a revitalization in 3D printed ceramics.



Instructor:
Kate Froese (she/her) lives in Carman Manitoba and creates pottery from her home studio. Previous teaching experiences with the Rural Art Mentorship Program, Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba, and Golden Prairie Arts Council have given Kate opportunities to spread the love of creating with clay. She holds a bachelor of Fine Arts Ceramics with training abroad in Chinese Porcelain.



Location: Morden Friendship Centre, 306 North Railway Street, Morden, MB

Parking Available: Parking lot (free) and street parking

Type of Session: Hands on

Best For: All Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $15.00

Instructions for Participants: Bring an apron or wear clothes you wouldn’t mind getting dirty. Long nails may be challenging while working with clay.

FULL - MAAE04: Hand-Thrown Pottery

Spend a day getting down and dirty with clay, learning how to make and decorate cups and bowls using the potter's wheel. We will also spend some time repurposing old credit/plastic cards to make textured ribs, which can be used to add texture to the wheel--thrown pottery. Jen will show you how to experiment with decoration using slip trailers, carving and coloured slips. We will discuss steps for finishing the pottery after the workshop, ie: letting it dry, bisque-firing, glazing and glaze-firing. Finished projects can be taken to school to fire, or Jen will encourage you to take your work to the Sounding Stone for firing services and glaze supplies if you do not have access to a kiln at school.



Instructor:
Jen Johnson (she/her) is a full-time potter who lives, works, and teaches in Winnipeg. Having received her BFA in ceramics at the U of M, she is a core member of The Stoneware Gallery, one of Canada's largest and oldest artist-run co-operatives. She is also a member of the Gallery's sister co-op: The Stoneware Studio, where she has taught pottery for 15 years.



Location: Winnipeg Art Gallery, Fourth Floor Pottery Studio, 300 Memorial Blvd, Winnipeg, MB

Parking Available: Street parking (free & paid) or lot parking (paid)

Type of Session: Hands on

Best For: All Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $15.00

Instructions for Participants: Participants should dress in comfortable clothing they don't mind getting a bit muddy, bring aprons/a towel and some old gift/credit cards, which we will put to good use! A notebook and pen might also be handy. Hair should be off the face and nails should be trimmed as short as possible for using the pottery wheel. Bring a sturdy box to take your work home with you!

FULL - MAAE08: Customizable Beaded Pin Class

In this beginner friendly beading class, you will learn single-needle flat stitch technique to create your own pin. Come with a simple design idea in mind or use one of the designs supplied. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on cultural practices through the shared appreciation of the beauty of Indigenous beadwork. Complete with templates to help guide your project, by the end of this workshop, students will have completed or nearly completed their beaded pin – perfect for a lapel, backpack, or to gift to a loved one. All skill levels welcome; this workshop will challenge your dexterity! Suitable for beginner beaders and experienced beaders alike.

Instructor:
Jessie Jannuska (she/her) is a Winnipeg-based practicing visual artist with mixed Dakota, Ojibway, and settler roots. Her beading practice includes both fun pop culture pieces and contemporary work.

Location: Pembina Trails Collegiate, 50 Frontier Way, Winnipeg, MB

Parking Available: Staff parking lot and street parking (free)

Type of Session: Hands-on

Best For: All Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $15.00

Instructions for Participants: We will be working with very small beads. If you wear glasses (or “readers”) don’t forget to bring your eye-wear! All materials will be provided.

FULL - MAAE09: Claymation

Claymation is a fun and engaging artform to explore with students of all ages. In this workshop, you will learn some helpful tips for setup, supplies, and structuring an assignment. Then you will create a simple video of your own. This session will also cover how this animation process can be used to engage students across the curriculum.

*Participants will need to have a mobile device and download the free app Stop Motion Studio before the session.*

Instructor:
Adrienna Joyce (she/her) is a classroom teacher with more than 15 years of experience in early, middle, and senior years education. She is currently working at Pembina Trails Collegiate teaching interdisciplinary and research skills to her grade 10 and 11 students in language arts, social studies, and science.

Location: Pembina Trails Collegiate, 50 Frontier Way, Winnipeg, MB

Parking Available: Staff parking lot and street parking (free)

Type of Session: Hands-on

Best For: All Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $5.00

Instructions for Participants: Participants will need to bring a mobile device and download the free app Stop Motion Studio before the session.

FULL - MAAE10: A Day of Printmaking: Drypoint Printing and Relief Printing

Get a crash course in two different classroom-friendly printmaking methods at this workshop at Martha Street Studios, Winnipeg’s professional printmaking studio! Your instructor will show classroom options for both techniques as Martha Street has portable (professional) presses to rent to schools.

In the Morning: Similar to etching (but classroom-friendly), drypoints are intaglio prints made by scoring into plexi-glass, applying ink and printing under high pressure.

In the Afternoon: Learn the process of relief printing using easy-to-carve linoleum as a plate. Participants will design, carve and print their lino using the professional presses at Martha Street Studio.

All supplies are included with the lab fee.

Your Instructors:
Emma Mayer (she/her) is an interdisciplinary artist and art educator with a passion for printmaking. She got her start at Martha Street Studio taking the Youth Outreach Program in 2012 and has stuck around ever since. Emma graduated with a BFA Honours degree from the University of Manitoba in 2018.

Bramwell Enan (they/them) is a visual artist in Treaty 1 territory in Winnipeg who makes work where intuition jaunts through play into form. Enan holds a BFA (Honours) from the University of Manitoba, and their work has been exhibited in Canada and the United States and in private collections internationally.

Location: Martha Street Studio, 11 Martha St, Winnipeg, MB

Parking Available: Street parking (paid) or lot parking (paid)

Type of Session: Hands-on

Best For: All Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $25.00

Instructions for Participants: Wear clothes you wouldn’t mind getting inky! All supplies are included. If you have ideas or images you would like to work with, bring them! Your prints will be approximately 5 X 7 or smaller. Bring a lunch or choose to go out for lunch with your colleagues.

FULL - MAAE11: Raku Firing

Western Raku is both a firing technique and an exciting event filled with anticipation and magic! You will have the chance to experiment with a few different finishing techniques on pre-made trays, and simple forms built by the host artist specifically for this workshop. Spend the morning glazing, making tinfoil saggars and planning out your horsehair and feather designs before the afternoon outdoor firing. This intriguing firing process requires our pieces to be removed from the kiln at bright red heat and then be subjected to post-firing manipulations to create iridescent coloring only achievable through the raku method! The instructor will provide safety gear, examples, and clear instruction. Participants will take home their finished work, instructions on both the building of these simple forms and firing techniques, and the intangible gifts of this experience.

Instructor:
Dawn Chaput is a Registered Canadian Art Therapist, engaging ceramic artist and generous instructor that has facilitated numerous workshops and teaches Raku Pottery through the Leisure Guide, in classrooms, and privately at her home studio for the last 15 years.

Location: Outdoors, in the backyard of 3440 St.Mary's Road, Winnipeg, MB

Parking Available: Street parking along St. Mary’s Road (free)

Type of Session: Hands on

Best For: All Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $35.00

Instructions for Participants: Dawn requires long hair to be tied back, closed toe shoes and natural fibres to be worn. Dress for the weather… we will be outdoors all day. Please wear clothing that can get dirty!

FULL - MAAE12: The Animal Portrait

Amaze yourself as you create a realistic animal portrait in soft pastel. We begin by drawing out geometric shapes that map out the animal, then flesh out our loose sketch, add texture such as fur, scales, or feathers, then add the eyes and presto! You have created a realistic portrait you can relate to. This project is excellent as a teaching tool for: exploring Arctic / Northern animals, Endangered species, African animals, animals from the Seven Teachings, and even a beloved pet. It requires students to use their critical thinking skills and challenges them while at the same time encouraging patience and self-esteem.
The second half of this workshop builds on the first. Once we have created the animal portrait, we can explore combining animals, fantasy animals, novel study animals. All projects have unlimited writing opportunities nonfiction, fiction, & reflection.

Instructor:
Gabrielle Doll (she/her) is the Visual Artist for the Seine River School Division. Her role is to support teachers with their artistic instruction through a series of workshops and follow-ups in the classrooms at all levels. Art projects often connect to the core curriculum to offer creative learning opportunities and retention. She enjoys helping teachers and students feel at ease and realize their true artistic potential.

Location: La Barriere Crossings School, 245 Rue le Maire, Winnipeg, MB

Parking Available: Staff parking lot and street parking (free)

Type of Session: Hands on

Best For: All Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $5.00

FULL - MAAE13: Ghosts & Gallery Visits

In the morning: At Gallery 1C03 (U of W), educators are invited to participate in a workshop at Gallery 1C03 led by artist Megan Lindell. Megan will begin the session by guiding you through a mindfulness activity relating to spirituality and creation. She will lead a tour of our current exhibition, The Undead Archive: 100 Years of Photographing Ghosts, which is based upon the famous archive of physician Thomas Glendenning Hamilton and his wife, nurse Lillian Hamilton, who were psychic researchers that carried out hundreds séance experiments in a Winnipeg laboratory beginning shortly after the end of WWI in an effort to connect with the deceased. Their work resulted in captivating photographs which have inspired dozens of artists across North America and Europe over the past several decades. View the original photographs as well as contemporary works by artists Teresa Burrows, Estelle Chaigne, Erika DeFreitas, Michael Pittman, Shannon Taggart, Tricia Wasney, Grace A. Williams, and Susan MacWilliam. Following the tour, Megan will lead participants in discussion focusing on art as a form of communication and the relationships between artists and viewers. We will finish our time together by creatively responding to the exhibition and Megan’s teachings.

In the afternoon: Join Winnipeg Ghost Walk to tour the Exchange District! What deadly events took place where the Cube at Old Market Square now stands? Who is still performing at the Burton Cummings Theatre almost one-hundred years after his death? Where is the most haunted building in Winnipeg? Participants will learn the answer to these questions and hear many other spooky tales about downtown Winnipeg.

Your Instructor and Tour Guide:
Artist Megan Lindell (she/her) is an Anishinabe-Métis woman from turtle clan. Megan’s focus is on community relations from traditional and spiritual perspectives among all living beings. She grew up in Eriksdale; two hours north of Winnipeg between the two lakes. She is writing an auto-ethnography for her thesis titled, Creating with Creation for her Masters in Peace and Conflict Studies. Megan is a mixed media artist with a focus on beadwork and spiritual connections.

Your walking tour guide Matthew Komus (he/him), author of Haunted Manitoba: Ghost Stories from the Prairies, has developed programs and exhibits for many different museums and heritage sites in Manitoba. Topics covered include everything from hockey and haunted buildings (very popular), to modernist architecture and composting toilets (not as popular).

Location: Morning: Gallery 1C03; then meet in Old Market Square for the afternoon session.

Type of Session: Lecture / Gallery Tour / Discussion / Walk

Best For: All Teachers; please note that this session includes a lot of walking and is held at different locations in the AM & PM.

Additional Studio Fee: $25.00

Instructions for Participants: Please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather - as you will be walking around the exchange district all afternoon!

FULL - MAAE14: Pysanky: Ukrainian Decorated Eggs

The word for the Ukrainian folk art of egg decorating, Pysancharstvo, derives from the verb pysaty which means to write. Originally these eggs were not simply ornaments, but pictographic expressions of the maker’s hopes and wishes; celebration of life and loved ones; and confirmation of beliefs and culture. In this full-day workshop you can explore both traditional and contemporary materials and symbolisms to create your own unique art using raw eggs. We will begin with a short overview of the history, and move gradually through design and execution introducing tools and techniques step by step. Throughout the process, our group will be invited to co-construct ideas for using this activity to support cross-curricular classroom learning outcomes. A booklet will be provided instructing ways to recreate developmentally appropriate Pysanka workshops for the classroom, and participants are invited to take reference photos of workshop materials and layout.

Your Instructor:

Natasha Halayda has worked as an art facilitator and program developer in community groups and schools for over twenty years. Coming from a background in art history and theory her goal is to literally facilitate art programming- or make art easy for others. Raised by teachers, Natasha loves bridging art with education and uses her collaborative programming like icing on a carrot cake - because fundamentally ART is a great way to sneak in all the nourishing educational goals that educators cook up!

Workshop Location: Pembina Trails Collegiate, 50 Frontier Way, Winnipeg, MB

Type of Session: Hands-on

Best For: All Teachers.

Additional Studio Fee: $12.00

Instructions for Participants: Please dress accordingly, this workshop is not usually messy but it involves dyes - and sometimes accidents do happen!

FULL - MAAE3: Fostering Art Engagement at WAG-Qaumajuq

Join Rebecca McIvor, Indigenous Learning Coordinator, and Colleen Leduc, Manager of Education, on a unique tour of exhibitions on display throughout WAG-Qaumajuq. Participants in this tour will have an opportunity to hear about artworks on display and experience what it is like for our young people to visit exhibitions such as Inuit Sanaugangit, Tarralik Duffy’s exhibition, the Permanent Collection, etc.

Tour Guides:
Rebecca McIvor, WAG-Qaumajuq Indigenous Learning Coordinator, is a multi-disciplined visual artist and arts educator with a strong focus on Indigenous & Metis History (BFA Hons, B.Ed.) (She/Her). Rebecca is a passionate advocate for Indigenous knowledge, decolonization and lifelong learning through arts and education. Rebecca believes that incorporating arts education throughout the wider curriculum is an important part of what we need to do to move forward in our educational experiences.

As Manager of Education for the Learning & Programs department, Colleen Leduc (she/her) uses her background as a practicing visual artist (BFA Hons), art educator (BEd), and art therapist (GDip AT) to elevate the engagement of artwork within WAG-Qaumajuq. She is passionate about using artmaking as a tool to enhance the accessibility and healing through art.

Location: Winnipeg Art Gallery, 300 Memorial Blvd (Meet under Third Floor Skylight), Winnipeg, MB

Parking Available: Street parking (free & paid) or lot parking (paid)

Type of Session: Tour, Discussion & Hands on

Best For: All Teachers

Instructions for Participants: Participants are welcome to bring a sketchbook or notepad. Clipboards and white paper will also be available for use.

FULL - MAAE6: Half-Day Session: The Solution is Zines

This workshop will guide participants through the process of creating a collaborative inquiry-based zine.
Using an inquiry based approach to teaching and learning, participants will learn how to solve any problem with zines! A zine (aka an art magazine) is a small-circulation self-published work of original or appropriated texts and images, usually reproduced using a basic photocopy machine. Participants will be introduced to the history of zines, and various methods of creating a zine including, black-out-poetry, collage, and combining text with images.

In this workshop participants will collectively decide on a problem, which could range from: how to be a good friend, how to be more environmentally sustainable, how to be anti-racist, how to make the school community more inclusive (etc.).

The final result of the workshop will include a collaborative accordion zine with multiple solutions to a problem. This workshop is great for any educator looking to add more collaboration, and inquiry based learning to their curriculum.

Instructor:
Jean Borbridge (she/her) is a queer, working-class multimedia artist and art educator out of Treaty 1. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours from the University of Manitoba and is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Education. She has spent the past ten years working in community art facilitation and management in Winnipeg’s Downtown, Point Douglas and North End neighborhoods. Building community, relationships, and solidarity are crucial to her practice.

Location: Pembina Trails Collegiate, 50 Frontier Way, Winnipeg, MB

Parking Available: Staff parking lot and street parking (free)

Type of Session: Hands-on

Best For: Middle Years and High School Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $5.00

Instructions for Participants: Feel free to bring your own special papers, pens, markers, etc. however all necessary supplies will be provided.

FULL - MAAE7: Half-Day Session: Beaded 3D Flower Earrings

Participants will learn how to create a pair of 3D Flower earrings in the Huichol style, using a variety of colours of seed beads, beading needle and thread. Working with different colours will aid in learning this style of beading as it will make it easier to follow the complexity of the pattern. Participants will make a flower with pistils, stem, and leaf; they will also learn how to attach earring hooks. A step-by-step how-to video will be included so participants can refer back to this lesson. A kit with all materials will be provided.

Instructor:
Adriana Alarcón (she/her) is an artist living on Treaty 1 territory. A first-generation immigrant from Guatemala of complex identities, Alarcón is Latine, cisgender, queer, sober and living with disability. As a mestiza woman, she recognizes Spanish and Maya K’ekchi’ ancestry (though no direct claim to Indigenous community). Alarcón incorporates cultural craft traditions and ancestral knowledge with contemporary narratives using fibre-based crafts, such as knitting, crochet, embroidery, beading and weaving. She has a bachelor’s degree from York University in Cultural Studies.

Location: Pembina Trails Collegiate, 50 Frontier Way, Winnipeg, MB

Parking Available: Staff parking lot and street parking (free)

Type of Session: Hands-on

Best For: All Teachers

Additional Studio Fee: $15.00

Instructions for Participants: We will be working with very small beads. If you wear glasses (or “readers”) don’t forget to bring your eye-wear! All materials will be provided.