Meera Sethi: hybrid identity fashion design

pricing

$375.00 per session (TDSB/TCDSB)

$475.00 per session (Private School/Out of Toronto)

DURATION

Half-day length

group

Grade 2-8

Class (maximum 30 students)*

artform

Drawing, Colouring, Collage, Fabric Art

lesson objective

By exploring the work of Toronto artist Meera Sethi, who creates art work that explores issues of identity, home, and belonging through a lens of fashion and style from Eastern and Western influences. Using fabric and magazine collage, children will create their own version of fashion designs as influenced by their experiences, background and the people and places who inspire them.

VISUAL ARTS

SOCIAL STUDIES

HERITAGE AND IDENTITY

HISTORY

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will:

Learn vocabulary of art techniques and practices (theme, collage, assemblage)

Explore elements of design (shape and form, space, line, colour, texture and value)

Explore principles of design, particularly repetition and rhythm, proportion, variety

Learn about a local artist and their art 

Have an opportunity to explore the materials, tools and concepts

Be encourages to create art in a comfortable and supportive environment

Apply critical thinking skills in their analysis of artwork and the creation of their own artwork

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questions?

  • Blank Canvases follows the maximum class sizes below:

    • JK-SK (30 students)

    • Grade 1-3 (20 students)

    • Grade 4-8 (30 students)

    One lesson is restricted to one class. Classes cannot be combined to reach the maximum size.

  • One lesson is a half-day length, which is approximately 3 hours. This timeframe accounts for:

    • set-up (45 minutes)

    • lesson time (2 hours)

    • clean-up (30 minutes)

  • Yes! We provide all art supplies and materials required for each lesson.

  • Yes! We highly encourage booking two lessons for a day!

    • For example, two different teachers can book lessons for the same day.

    In doing so, you help our Art Educators receive a full day of work, and sustainably maximize our services. 

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