Urban Street Artists: GRAFFITI TAGS

pricing

$375.00 per session (TDSB/TCDSB)

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

DURATION

Half-day length

group

Grade 5-8

Class (maximum 30 students)*

artform

Drawing, Painting, Font Design, Street Art

lesson objective

By exploring graffiti fonts and tags of local Toronto graffiti artists, students will learn about graffiti fonts, as well as the legal and moral issues surrounding graffiti. Students will use the elements and principles of design to develop a unique font and create their own tag or word.

VISUAL ARTS

SOCIAL STUDIES

MEDIA LITERACY

LANGUAGE

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Students will:

Learn vocabulary of art techniques and practices (logo, graffiti, style)

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

Explore principles of design, particularly proportion, balance, movement

Learn about local artists 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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