Art & Nature Programs
School Program
Check our "Gallery" page for information on the current art exhibition showing at the Museum/Gallery
TO BOOK A PROGRAM PLEASE DO THE FOLOWING:
1. Check "Dates Available" and select a date (please check back periodically as cancellation spaces do come available)
2. Go to "Confirmation" and fill out the information
3. Hit the Submit button and we will recieve an email with your information.
4. You will receive an email to confirm the date and information
Located on 80 acres SW of Calgary the Leighton Art Centre offers a year round Art and Nature program to 12,000 Calgary and area school children. Children are introduced to the landscape while exploring the creative process through hands on art projects, a nature/environmental study and a guided tour of the Leighton Residence (museum and gallery). 12,000 school children per year are given the opportunity to “unleash the art” inside them.
This program is designed to enhance the schools Alberta curriculum art, science, social studies and language arts. It is an invaluable means of influencing the next generation to value and appreciate art and develop a connection with the landscape.
Leighton Centre Connections 2008/09
We hope that this information will help you in planning your trip to the Leighton Centre. Please find information for learner outcomes and curriculum connections. We have also included information as to how our projects connect to the Leighton Collection which will be viewed at the gallery on the day of your trip.
LANDSCAPE PAINTING:
Leighton Connection – AC Leighton was an accomplished landscape painter and your students will view numerous landscaped done not only by AC and Barbara Leighton, but other artists as well. Landscapes are prominently displayed in our gallery and students will learn some of the basics of landscape painting.
Learning Connection – art focus on shape, dimension, perspective and patterning.
BIRD STUDY:
Leighton Connection – the Leighton property is 36 hectares of spectacular land in the foothills of Alberta, an area abundant with birds and wildlife. Students will focus on a study of local birds, migration, song and identification.
Learning Connection – seasonal changes, focus on plants and animals – science focus
POTS:
Leighton Connection – Barbara Leighton was an accomplished potter and students will view various pieces of pottery as well as sculpture from the Leighton Collection
Learning Connection – art focus on shapes and patterns, 3D art and fundamentals of painting; social studies focus – past cultures and their art forms
PAPERMAKING:
Leighton Connection – Barbara Leighton’s “green room” was partially constructed from recycled materials. She was an artist who used a variety of mediums and often used “what she could find” in her art.
Learning Connection - science focus for “Waste in Our World”, recycling, environmentalism, trees and forest study.
WILDFLOWER:
Leighton Connection – the Leighton Centre land exhibits a diverse variety of flora and fauna, students will view artistic representations of some of these on their gallery tour.
Learning Connection – science focus, natural world, environmentalism, earth cycles, ecosystems, seasonal changes.
ABORIGINAL:
Leighton Connection – as students tour the gallery they will view the stories the paintings tell. Storytelling and communication in different forms. The history of the Leighton land and changing landscape, urban vs rural, Inuit art by Barbara Leighton.
Learning Connection – language arts, communication systems, social studies, ancient civilizations, traditions, customs, communities, first nations, art focus
FIBRE ART:
Leighton Connection - Barbara Leighton was an accomplished fibre artist know for her weavings and batiks.
Learning Connection – art focus, use of natural fibres, science focus, animals and their uses, early communities.
PRINTMAKING:
Leighton Connection – Barbara Leighton was famous for her wood block prints. Students will learn the basics of printmaking and view prints from the Leighton Collection.
SCULPTURE:
Leighton Connection – 3D figurative art to be viewed in the gallery.
Learning Connection – art focus, 3D art form, construction, movement.
Calgary Herald - 2002 Photographer - Sherri Zickefoose Blackie School Children Enjoying a Hike.
New in 2008 - Children's Workshop
Creatin' at Leighton
Come out to the country for a parent/child art class where you will learn some of the basics of sketching and develop your hidden "inner artists. You will go home with a personal sketchbook and an acrylic landscape painting done by you! Call the Children's Art Centre at 931-3636 to reserve your spot. Please bring your lunch, beverages and outdoor wheather clothing. Call early, space is limited!
Fall/Winter 2008 dates:September 27
October 25
November 15
November 22
December 6
(10% discount on first registration included with membership)
(See Members page)
The Leighton Art Centre’s one week Art and Nature Summer Camp provides children with a comprehensive immersion experience. The program is designed to teach children the importance of our environment and the links between art and our natural world. Throughout the week children are given the opportunity to sketch, paint, journal, paper mache, tie dye, batik, create artist trading cards and nature hikes.
A bus service from Calgary is available on a daily basis and fees include the bus service and all art supplies. Children are on site from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm.
Four hundred children a summer benefit from their summer camp experience.
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