6-8
FULL DAY
Create a Web Page
New Media, New Media: Art Production
Using our New Media Lab, students will create their own web page while learning about the Internet and its role in art practice and promotion
• See examples of web pages that are created solely as art pieces and how artists are promoting their own work on the Internet
• Discuss how the internet has affected artistic practice and art promotion
• Learn the elements and principals of design
• Create an art based web page using Mac technology
Includes a pre-visit by one of our new media educators to prepare for the visit to the Harbourfront Centre.
Time permitting the trip will include a viewing and class critique of a new media art installation piece in the York Quay Gallery or Power Plant.
Full day at Harbourfront Centre and full day in the classroom.
Curriculum connections:
Visual Arts (Grades 6 – 8)
English (Grades 6 – 8)
Media Literacy (Grades 6 – 8)
9-12
FULL DAY
Create a Web Page
New Media, New Media: Art Production
Students will create their own web page while learning about the Internet and its role in art practice and promotion.
• See web pages that are created solely as art pieces and how artists promote their work on the Internet
• Discuss how the Internet has affected artistic practice and art promotion
• Learn the elements and principles of design
• Create an art based web page using Mac technology
Includes a pre-visit by one of our new media educators to prepare for the visit to Harbourfront Centre.
Time permitting the trip will include a viewing and class critique of a new media art installation piece in the York Quay Gallery or Power Plant.
Curriculum Connections:
Visual Arts (Grades 9-12)
Media Arts (Grades 10-12)
9-12
FULL DAY
Digital Art Photography
New Media, New Media: Art Production
Students will learn the methods of Internet advertising and apply it to the creation of their own web page.
• See examples of contemporary digital photography by well known artists
• Discuss the power of the image
• Examine how digital photography has effected the art of photography
• Learn the techniques of photo manipulation through the computer
• Create a unique digital photography art piece
Time permitting the trip will include a viewing and class critique of a new media art installation piece in the York Quay Gallery or Power Plant.
Curriculum Connections:
Visual Arts (Grades 9-12)
6-8
FULL DAY
Digital Photography
New Media, New Media: Art Production
Explore the digital medium of photography. See examples of contemporary digital photography by well known artists and discuss the power of the image
• See how digital photography has effected photo production.
• Learn the techniques of photo manipulation through the computer
• Create a unique digital photography art piece
Time permitting the trip will include a viewing and class critique of a new media art installation piece in the York Quay Gallery or Power Plant.
Curriculum connections:
Visual Arts (Grades 6 – 8)
English (Grades 6 – 8)
Media Literacy (Grades 6 – 8)
6-8
FULL DAY
Experimental Digital Film
New Media, New Media: Art Production
(full day at Harbourfront Centre and full day in the classroom)
Explore this new art medium- see the works of established contemporary video artists, then experiment with the art form as a method of self-exploration
• Learn a brief history of video art
• Learn the techniques of experimental film technology
• Create video art that explores issues of identity
• Learn how to burn film onto a DVD and upload it onto the internet
Includes a pre-visit by one of our new media educators to prepare for the visit to the Harbourfront Centre.
Time permitting the trip will include a viewing and class critique of a new media art installation piece in the York Quay Gallery or Power Plant.
Curriculum connections:
Visual Arts (Grades 6 – 8)
English (Grades 6 – 8)
Media Literacy (Grades 6 – 8)
9-12
FULL DAY
Experimental Digital Video
New Media, New Media: Art Production
See the works of established contemporary video artists, then experiment with the art form as a method of self-exploration.
• Learn a brief history of video art
• Learn the techniques of experimental film technology
• Create video art that explores issues of identity
• Learn how to burn film onto a DVD and upload it onto the internet
Curriculum connections:
Visual Arts (Grades 9 – 12)
Media Arts (Grades 10 – 12)
Includes a pre-visit by one of our new media educators who will prepare for the students visits to Harbourfront Centre.
Time permitting the trip will include a viewing and class critique of a new media art installation piece in the York Quay Gallery or Power Plant.
