by Joyce Majiski
I had a great hour with a grade 6 class in the gallery last Friday (27th Nov). We talked about some of the themes of the exhibition: starting with how people and animals migrate and moved on to how habitat loss and globalization can result in the threat of extinction for many wild animal species and cultural loss.
As we wove through the gallery, the artwork was used to illustrate and reinforce these themes. The students made notes and did some rubbings of Canto, my prayer wheels, to be used as reference materials.
In January I will be revisiting the students in their classroom to help them create a cyclical artists book, based on some of the ideas we touched on in the gallery. I look forward to working with them in the new year, they were enthusiastic and engaged, a treat to work with.
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