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Distance Leaning

Virtual School Programs

Virtual school programs are live webinars that connect students from across Canada with artworks in the Gallery’s collection.

Interpreters deliver FREE programs that encourage students to discuss a range of artworks while exploring curriculum-based themes. The 30-50 minute programs are also offered in French.

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Spotlight on
School Webinars

Try one of our free popular webinars in a condensed version! In less than 30 minutes, you'll discover two highlights from the national collection.

Students can participate from the classroom or online from home. Register your class on Zoom now.

Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive this email, please check your spam or bulk email folder.

This program is also offered in French. 

Grades Kindergarten to 3

February 3
People and Relationships

REGISTER NOW
10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

February 10
People and Relationships
 

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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

February 17
People and Relationships
 

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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

Grades 4 to 6

February 2
Indigenous Perspectives

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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

February 9
Highlights from the Indigenous and Canadian Collection

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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

February 16
Gallery Highlights
 

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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

Grades 7 to 12 (sec I to V)

February 1
Gallery Highlights

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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

February 8
Indigenous Perspectives
 

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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

February 15
Highlights from the Indigenous and Canadian Collection

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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)

 

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October 3, 2023 to June 28, 2024
2023-24 virtual school programs start October 3, 2023
Registration for the 2023-24 school programs is open!

Offered free of charge. Virtual school programs are available Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm ET (8 am to 8 pm ET on Thursdays). Webinars must be booked at least four weeks in advance. To participate, you’ll need access to a computer, webcam, microphone, speakers, projector and a wired Internet connection.

Register for a Virtual School Program

 

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Descriptions 

People and
Relationships

How do artists communicate without words? In this guided experience, students will consider how body language and facial expressions convey messages that are open to interpretation and analysis.

Kindergarten Grades 1–3 Grades 4–6

Gallery
Highlights

Which artworks do visitors remember and talk about long after they visit? Students will learn about some of the Gallery’s most iconic works in this engaging and interactive experience.

Grades 4–6 Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V

Indigenous
Expressions

First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists from Turtle Island/North America have been creating since time immemorial. In this facilitated program, students will be introduced to Indigenous artwork so that they may appreciate the worldviews of First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists, past and present.

Grades 4–6 Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V

Highlights from the Indigenous and Canadian Collection

The Indigenous and Canadian Collection presents a broad range of artworks that date from time immemorial to today and includes artistic practices that operate outside the established western canons of art history. In this guided program, students will consider some of the iconic artworks that give voice to the artists’ visions.

Grades 4–6 Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V

  

Signs and
Symbols in Art

The language of art can be a mysterious blend of signs and symbols. In this facilitated experience, students will decode and discuss the visual language that artists use to communicate ideas. 

Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V

Why
Photography?

American photographer Ansel Adams said: “Not everybody trusts paintings, but people believe photographs”. In this guided program, students will consider the Gallery’s rich and diverse collection of fine art photography – ranging from daguerreotypes to digital prints – and learn how artists manipulate the medium.

Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V

Riopelle: Crossroads
in Time NEW

Beginning October 3, 2023

Discover the work of 20th-century artistic experimenter and trailblazer Jean Paul Riopelle through a 21st-century lens. During this program, students will explore the diverse creative periods of Riopelle’s fifty-year career and learn about its importance for artists working today.

Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V

Learn more about the exhbition Riopelle: Crossroads in Time.

Riopelle Studio

Click to access Riopelle Studio, an initiative of the Fondation Jean Paul Riopelle in partnership with the Art Canada Institute and the Government of Canada. Riopelle Studio is a free online educational platform offering art projects, online activities, historical and techncial videos and more.

 

 

Nick Sikkuark:
Humour and Horror
ᓂᑯᓚ ᓯᑯᐊ.
ᐃᒡᓚᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᖅᑐᑦ
NEW

Beginning December 4, 2023

Nick Sikkuark, Untitled (Hunter Pulling His Tooth Out) ᐊᑎᖃᖏᑐᖅ (ᒪᖃᐃᑎ ᑭᒍᑕᕐᓂᓗᒃᑐᖅ), 2003. Coloured pencil on wove paper.

Nick Sikkuark, Untitled (Hunter Pulling His Tooth Out) ᐊᑎᖃᖏᑐᖅ (ᒪᖃᐃᑎ ᑭᒍᑕᕐᓂᓗᒃᑐᖅ), 2003. Coloured pencil on wove paper, 35.8 × 41.3 cm. Collection of Christopher Bredt and Jamie Cameron. © Estate of Nick Sikkuark 

Experience Nick Sikkuark’s fun and creepy illustrations and carvings, which include creatures and story elements from his life in the North, his time in the South, and his adventures around the world. In this program, students will have the chance to be inspired by Sikkuark’s imaginative artworks and get a glimpse into his perspective through his choice of visually interesting materials from the land. This will be an opportunity to follow his life’s work, all the while engaging with the Inuktut language.  

Kindergarten Grades 1-3 Grades 4–6

Learn more about the exhibition Nick Sikkuark: Humour and Horror ᓂᑯᓚ ᓯᑯᐊ. ᐃᒡᓚᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᖅᑐᑦ.

Nick Sikkuark:
Humour and Horror
ᓂᑯᓚ ᓯᑯᐊ.
ᐃᒡᓚᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ
ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᖅᑐᑦ
NEW

Beginning December 4, 2023

Nick Sikkuark, Untitled (Shaman?) ᐊᑎᖃᖏᑐᖅ (ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅ?), 1987. Whale bone, caribou skull, caribou antler and animal teeth

Nick Sikkuark, Untitled (Shaman?) ᐊᑎᖃᖏᑐᖅ (ᐊᖓᒃᑯᖅ?), 1987. Whale bone, caribou skull, caribou antler and animal teeth, 40.1 × 30.5 × 15.2 cm. Collection of Christopher Bredt and Jamie Cameron. © Estate of Nick Sikkuark

Encounter Nick Sikkuark’s creations through his illustrations, literature and sculptures. Learn about the everyday elements that inspired him as well as his interests in the bizarre, miniaturization and amplification and, most essentially, humour and horror. An Interpreter will guide you through the artist’s visual storytelling, in which the same creatures, elements and iconography reappear. Sikkuark’s art will leave you with a sense of anticipation as to where his characters will turn up next. Expect to engage with the Inuktut language, as the artist was involved in the promotion of Inuit literacy through the publication of several illustrated books early in his career.

Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V

Learn more about the exhibition Nick Sikkuark: Humour and Horror ᓂᑯᓚ ᓯᑯᐊ. ᐃᒡᓚᕐᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᒻᒪ ᑲᑉᐱᐊᓇᖅᑐᑦ.

 

 

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