Virtual Classroom

THROUGH THE WINDOW
GRADES JK – 3

Young learners will enjoy getting a different view of the world as seen through the artist’s window in a selection of artworks in the McMichael’s permanent collection. Interactive activities will introduce the elements of design including colour, line, and shape and collaborative storytelling will engage students’ literacy skills. A final artmaking activity will encourage students’ creative response and expression. 

Curriculum Connections: KP, VA, L

SPECIAL EXHIBITION TOUR!
GRADES 7 – 12

These virtual programs explore the current special exhibitions on view and engage students with a discussion of exhibition themes and close looking at artworks. For more information on the current special exhibitions on view, please inquire at the time of booking.

Curriculum Connections: VA, SS, CWS

STYLE EXPLORATIONS
GRADES 1– 3, 4 – 8

The options below explore artworks from the McMichael’s permanent collection and are accompanied by a short artmaking activity where students are encouraged to respond creatively to the style of the chosen artists.

Choose below between the artists and styles that your class would like to be inspired by and respond to:

 THE GROUP OF SEVEN AND TOM THOMSON

Explore some of the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson’s most iconic paintings from the McMichael’s collection during this interactive program. Students will be introduced to the distinct styles of each of the Group’s members and learn about how the Group and Thomson’s legacies continue to inspire artists more than 100 years later.  

Curriculum Connections: VA, L, SS

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NORVAL MORRISSEAU AND OTHER ANISHINAABE ARTISTS

Explore the artwork of Norval Morrisseau and other artists working in the style of the Anishinaabe School of Painting during this interactive program. Discover how Morrisseau employs the elements and principles of design and how his distinct style influenced other artists, such as Carl Ray and Blake Debassige.  

Curriculum Connections: VA, L, SS

INDIGENOUS ART AT THE McMICHAEL  
GRADES 9 – 12

This virtual overview of Indigenous art at the McMichael highlights the cultural and stylistic diversity of Indigenous art in Canada and how the challenges experienced by Indigenous communities – including Canadian policies of cultural assimilation, the residential-school system, and forced displacement – have been addressed by Indigenous artists past and present. The discussion will encourage students to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural resilience of Indigenous communities and illuminate the role of art in advocating for civil and environmental rights.

Curriculum Connections: VA, SS, CWS, FNMI

100 YEARS LATER: DISCOVERING THE GROUP OF SEVEN
GRADES 9 – 12

More than one-hundred years after its formation, the legacy of the Group of Seven and the work of Tom Thomson continue to influence Canadian art and artists. Students will discover some of the most iconic paintings produced by these groundbreaking artists and engage in debate about how their views of Canada can be understood and interpreted in the context of today.
This interactive virtual experience is based on the images from the exhibitions A Like Vision:The Group of Seven at 100 and Tom Thomson: North Star.

Curriculum Connections: VA, SS, CWS