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We have finalized Friday 1:00pm - 2:00pm Keynote. Please watch social media for hints and clues on who it could be to WIN some FUN prizes!
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This 2 hour session (20 participants) includes visual slide presentations, interactive creative projects, and group discussion/reflection. The creative process can be a tool for cross-curricular or subject focused lesson development, creating arts integrated learning projects, understanding student motivation, and guiding students through critical thinking. The workshop provides each person with a utilitarian sketch book and creative materials, to engage in visual experiments to better understand each step of the creative process. No need to consider yourself an artist to attend!
I am a painter, assemblage artist, object maker, muralist, and educator. I have worked in a variety of art-related positions, including set painter, prototype designer, artist in residence, gallery owner, project coordinator, outreach artist, and art instructor. I attended the University... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2025 9:00am - 11:30am MST
S103299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB
Participants will create their own gemstone tree sculpture using wire and natural pre-drilled gemstones. The design taught in this session is simple enough to use in art class with your students, yet elegant enough to result in a finished piece you will want to display in your home or classroom. The fee covers all necessary supplies and the use of the required tools. Participant cost and pre-registration required.
My name is Tamara Pasztor. I have been a teacher for Grasslands School District for twenty years. For several years I taught .5 so that I could spend more time with my family and pursue my art career. I am now back to teaching full-time and enjoying the challenge of a new position... Read More →
Thursday February 20, 2025 1:00pm - 3:30pm MST
S103299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB
In our time together, Rod will provide examples of teaching methods along with visual resources to make learning sky science both memorable and effective. We will become aquainted with space, its size and scale, its contents and our place in the observable universe. Astronomy fills our every day culture. We actually know more astronomy than we realize and Rod will uncover these amazing cultural touchstones. For example, how the artcic gets its name, what the "dog days of summer" really means, or what does a zoo have in common with the zodiac? We will use visuals, hands on demonstrations as well as a PowerPoint presentation.
Rod has been doing astronomy for over 40 years. Teaching various aspects of astronomy is a passion. Making the far away seem near, or making the complex easy to comprehend. Rod used props, pictures and imagination to make space come alive for his audiences. Rod built Eagle Butte... Read More →
Friday February 21, 2025 9:00am - 10:00am MST
S103299 College Dr SE, Medicine Hat, AB
Using the medium of coffee, participants will simultaneously wake up and create amazing relief prints. These artworks use splashes, drips and spills to produce unique and creative effects. Take some time at convention to visit with colleagues whilst you enjoy your coffee and spark your creativity. Participant cost AND pre-registration required.
Come and learn the basics of several types of Fibre Arts including cross-stitching, weaving, and embroidery. Materials will be available and participants are welcome to bring their own supplies and knowledge to share. Come and collaborate with colleagues as you learn, refine, or master the skills of Fibre Arts! Participant cost AND pre-registration required.
