Our programs
The AGA welcomes over 20,000 students and teachers each year to explore connections between art, ideas and our lived experiences through a number of engaging & unique program offerings in the galleries and in the Singhmar Centre for Art Education. For the upcoming 2020/2021 school year, we are excited to introduce new programming features including: online presentations, learning capsules and mobile studio projects to our repertoire.
Taught by highly experienced and knowledgeable staff, school programs are booked as a singular program or combined for an in-depth look at art and its potential to transform our lives. Our programs touch on all aspects of the Alberta Program of Studies while expanding students’ multi-literacy capacity though the arts.
Available in English, French and Spanish.
Types of programs
Online Presentations
NEW for the 2020/2021 school year, we are beaming into your classroom or Google Meet! Our first foray into online learning delivery, we are offering a virtual exhibition tour of our current exhibitions. Like your favorite on-site programs, these tours are interactive & accessible while building meaningful connections across the curriculum. This fall, we are excited to present programs that connect to 100 Years: The Group of Seven and Other Voices & borderLINE: 2020 Biennial of Contemporary Art.
- Group of Seven Virtual Tour (Grades 1-6)
- Biennial Virtual Tour (Grades 7-12)
Mobile Studio Projects AGA Education on the go (we come to you!)
NEW for the 2020/2021 school year, we have re-imagined some of our favorite studios for your classroom! All materials included.
- Play on Architecture
- Group of Seven
- Art Stories (FR, ESP)
- My Place (FR, ESP)
- Curating Collections
Exhibition Visits
In-Gallery programming provides a unique learning experience in a real-world context. Students engage with visual literacy strategies and apply them to the BIG IDEAS presented in current exhibitions. Students tease out complex meanings through scaffold-ed discussions and activities, situating them within contemporary contexts including relevance to their own experiences.
- Tiny Art Adventures (FR, ESP)
- Learning to Look (FR, ESP)
- Artist as Storyteller (FR, ESP)
- Art Beyond Borders
- Art Texts
Studio Projects
In our fully equipped studios, students learn about the conceptual and technical side of art through in-gallery discussions, artist highlights & process-based explorations that culminate in a unique work of art to take home or back to school.
- Play on Architecture
- Colour Play (FR, ESP)
- Art Stories (FR, ESP)
- My Place (FR, ESP)
- Curating Collections
Learning Capsules
Our learning capsules provide art-inspired resources to assist teachers in creating dynamic lesson plans while fulfilling curriculum requirements. Each capsule features a slide deck of relevant AGA collection artworks, artist highlights, videos, art activities and more.
- Art & Math (Grades 1-3)
- Art, Identity & Geography (Grades 1-6)
- Biennials (Grades 10-12)