‘Moving to a different place’, a painting by Allen Sapp. (Submitted photo/Leah Garven)

By Martin Martinson

Exploring Art

Allen Sapp Gallery launches new online and virtual school program

Mar 16, 2021 | 2:00 PM

The Allen Sapp Gallery has announced the launch of their newly developed online and virtual school program, Living on the Land: The Art of Allen Sapp.

The program includes a live tour with gallery staff, and invites students to view and respond to the art of Allen Sapp while exploring the thought process behind the artwork. There will then be a hands-on activity for the class to take part in, along with follow-up resource material for in the classroom.

Curator and manager of galleries with the city, Leah Garven, said the idea for the virtual programing came about as a way to continue to engage with schools and classrooms throughout the area, even amidst the pandemic.

“We’ve been working the last few months on developing an online and virtual school program in response to the fact that schools aren’t doing field trips, as those are a big part of our visitation at the Allen Sapp Gallery,” she said. “We have a strong base in school programing and we look forward to reconnecting with teachers and students again.”

The current program was designed for Grade 4 and 5 students, though the gallery does anticipate future programs as well for younger students, Grades 1 to 3.

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While the new online program was developed out of necessity due to the pandemic, Garven said they do intend to continue the virtual programming option moving forward, as a valuable resource available for schools across the region.

“I think it will be here to stay, and be something we will continue to do in the future,” she said. “It was a lot of fun to work on and we were really excited to do it, and look forward to doing more assignments.”

Garven said offering the virtual programing is valuable because of how it can introduce the next generation of students to art in the community, in a way that can stay with them from an early age.

“Some of our earliest memories in education stick with us the rest of our life,” she said. “Learning about their first experience with the gallery also teaches them the gallery is a place that’s meant for everyone and shows them how we can look at the art and take away what we observe.”

Living on the Land is available in both English and French and is facilitated through Microsoft Teams. For more information and pricing on the programing, click here.

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