For children aged 2-5 and their parents, Art for Tots features fun art games, hands-on activities, and stories taught by artist and educator Peggy Holt. Classes take place every second Friday from 10:30 AM until 11:30 AM.
Registration is $15 for non-members and $12 for members. The price is based on 1 adult with 2 children. Every additional child is $5 extra, members will pay $4. Click here to register: https://beaverbrookartgallery.org/program-event/art-for-tots-5/
Dates and Activities:
January 12: Magical Birds
Tots will create and decorate bird paintings inspired by Graeme Patterson’s exhibition Strange Birds. We will use paint, fabric, trims, and wool for a 3-D effect.
January 26: Winter Fun for Frostival
For Frostival this year, Tots will be inspired by the painting A Slide by Thomas Webster and by winter activities in the city! We will be using drawing and painting materials to create a fun Frostival inspired painting.
February 9: Big Bird Prints
This week, tots will be inspired by Kenojuak Ashevak’s drawings and prints of arctic birds to create large bird prints using styrofoam and water-based ink on paper.
February 23: Soft Sculptures
Tots will explore unusual sculptures from our collection and will create their own yarn and felt sculptures inspired by the creatures they encounter in the gallery!
March 15: Mini Mural Discovery
This week, we will explore murals in the Harrison McCain Pavilion and will create their own mini murals using markers, tissue, and coloured paper.
April 5: Colour Play
Inspired by colorful abstract paintings in our collection, the tots will create mixed media collages with paper, yarn, markers, and fabric.
April 19: Recycled Art Fun
Tots will be inspired by Philip Iverson’s Face to create a diorama using recycled materials. Cardboard, coloured paper, tissue, and fabric will be repurposed into new art!
May 3, 2024 Flowers for Mom!
Bring your tots and create a bouquet of colourful flowers for mom using paper, pipe cleaners, and silk, with inspiration from still life paintings by Tony Scherman and Alfred Pellan.
May 17, 2024 Plein Air Art For Tots!
Take a little trip outside with your tots to explore and sketch Gerald Beaulieu’s sculpture When the Rubber Meets the Road (also known as the crow sculpture made of recycled tires) just outside our classroom, using acrylics to create a painting in the studio.
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