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The Gallery also offers webinars for your group at the time of your choice and adapted to your curriculum needs. You will find below the list of webinars and the registration information.
Offered free of charge. Distance Learning webinars 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.
Rembrandt in
Amsterdam
Why does Rembrandt van Rijn matter? Discover some of the most engaging artworks assembled for the Gallery’s summer 2021 exhibition Rembrandt in Amsterdam. 30 – 50 minutes.
Grades 7–12 / Sec I–V
People and
Relationships
How can people speak to us without saying a word? Discover the role of body language and facial expression in relating stories in artworks. 30 – 50 minutes
Grades K–3 Grades 4–6
Spaces
and Places
How does the setting add to the story? Explore different environments in artworks, from interiors to landscapes. 30 – 50 minutes
Grades K–3 Grades 4–6
What and
Why
Why do people make art? Explore influences, the role materials play and how we can interpret artists’ choices. 30 – 50 minutes
Grades 4–6
Art in
Canada
What have artists here been doing for the last five thousand years? Discover the long and fascinating history of Canadian and Indigenous art from thousands of years ago until today, and explore how it is interrelated and how it tells our stories. 30 – 50 minutes
Grades 4–6 Grades 7–12 / Sec I–V
Indigenous
Perspectives
“Kwey Kwey!” Discover masterpieces by First Nations, Metis and Inuit artists, past and present. Gallery Interpreters discuss unique protocols designed for some of the works, explain appropriate terminology and give context to Indigenous art before and after Canada was formed. 30 – 50 minutes
Grades 4–6 Grades 7–12 / Sec I–V
Photography
in Canada
What is photography? How are photos made and what do they do? Discover the remarkable collection of the National Gallery of Canada. 160 years of photographs tell the fascinating story of the evolution of this diverse and powerful art form. 30 – 50 minutes
Grades 4–6 Grades 7–12 / Sec I–V
Gallery
Highlights
What is a masterpiece? Discuss the notion of originality and how to interpret and evaluate an artwork. 30 – 50 minutes
Grades 7–12 / Sec I–V
Signs and
Symbols in Art
What does it mean? Analyze how artists use symbolism, imagery and iconography. 30 – 50 minutes
Grades 7–12 / Sec I–V
See our Distance Learning experience in action.