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Building Icons: Arnold Newman

Building Icons: Arnold Newman

I didn't want to be just a photographer; I wanted to be an artist. - Arnold Newman Exploring the Arnold Newman exhibit at the AGO became a richer experience as my friend Kelly, a skilled photographer, and I immersed ourselves in a curator's talk before venturing into...

Unleash Creativity and Fun: Raising Artists After-School Art Club

Unleash Creativity and Fun: Raising Artists After-School Art Club

Raising Artists is thrilled to announce that we have been invited back by Humewood Community School and Leo Baeck Day School to execute our exciting after-school ART CLUB program for Winter 2024! Engaging Education through Art: At Raising Artists, we believe in the...

Art, Memories, and Community: A Legacy Project at Humewood

Art, Memories, and Community: A Legacy Project at Humewood

It was a truly remarkable experience to be a part of a legacy project on the grounds of my old stomping ground - Humewood Community School. I attended Humewood from Junior Kindergarten all the way up to grade 6, and the school holds countless cherished memories within...

Georgia O’Keeffe: Pioneering the Path for Female Artists

Georgia O’Keeffe: Pioneering the Path for Female Artists

"To create one's world in any of the arts takes courage." - Georgia O'Keeffe I just finished 'Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life,' a brisk 420-page read. In the last few days I've been really thinking about Georgia and how her balancing act between the demands of love and work...

 Fostering Curiosity and Critical Thinking

 Fostering Curiosity and Critical Thinking

Last week I wrote an IG post regarding engaging children at a museum. I wanted to expand on that writing and provided to you ( the keepers of the tiny humans ) with some more open-ended questions that will spark their curiosity, and encourage the child to think...