COASTAL WATERS

Last updated on
Wednesday, September 18th, 2024
Experience type: 
In-Person
Program Description

 September 16, 2024- June 27, 2025

Join us in exploring the complexity of the BC coastline. Students are immersed in ideas of interconnection, ecosystems, water cycles, and shoreline wildlife, inspired by works from the City of Burnaby's Permanent Collection. Using watercolour, drawing, and collage, students develop individual mixed-media works.

Curriculum Tie-ins: Art Education, Earth Science, Indigenous Art

Big Ideas
  • Artists experiment in a variety of ways to discover new possibilities.
  • Creative expression is a means to explore and share one’s identity within a community.
  • Dance, drama, music, and visual arts are each unique languages for creating and communicating.
  • Exploring works of art exposes us to diverse values, knowledge, and perspectives.
  • Artists experiment in a variety of ways to discover new possibilities and perspectives.
  • Dance, drama, music and visual arts are each unique languages for creating and communicating.
  • Engaging in creative expression and experiences expands people’s sense of identity and belonging.
  • Works of art influence and are influenced by the world around us.
  • Artistic expressions differ across time and place.
  • Dance, drama, music, and visual arts are each unique languages for creating and communicating.
  • Engaging in creative expression and experiences expands people’s sense of identity and community.
  • Dance, drama, music, and visual arts are each unique languages for creating and communicating.
  • Experiencing art challenges our point of view and expands our understanding of others.
  • Through art making, one’s sense of identity and community continually evolves.
  • COVID Precautions

    School programs at Burnaby Art Gallery have been reviewed, revamped, and rebuilt to consider safety parameters regarding the pandemic.

    This includes:

    • enhancing supplies
    • individualizing art kits
    • distanced learning options
    Trip Details
    City: 
    For Grades: 
    2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
    Days Offered: 
    Duration: 
    90 minutes unless otherwise stated.
    Maximum Students: 
    Offered In French: 
    No
    Also Offered For: 
    Other
    Packages Provided: 
    Both Pre-Visit and Post-Visit Packages, Pre-Visit Information Package
    Fee Details
    Fee Notes: 

    Zone A schools: Schools in Burnaby School District

    At School

    » Min. 2 workshops / $124 per class

    Online

    » $124 per class / no delivery fee

     

    Zone B schools: New West, Vancouver east of Main, Coquitlam, Port Moody 

    At School

    » Min. 3 workshops / $129.50 per class

    Online

    » $124 per class / $10.50 delivery fee of kits

     

    Zone C schools: Vancouver west of Main, North Vancouver, Richmond, Surrey, West Vancouver, Delta

    At School

    » Min. 3 workshops / $134.50 per class

    Online

    » $124 per class / $15.50 delivery fee of kits

    Additional Notes

    Technical Needs

    Minimum requirements:

    • Computer – laptop, desktop, smartphone or tablet 
    • Internet connection

    Quality experience: (in order of importance)

    • Webcam
    • Speakers
    • Microphone
    • Large monitor or projector 

    Please note: The Burnaby School District has AV equipment available for schools in need. Please contact your district office.