REGISTRATION INFORMATION
The Art Gallery at Evergreen’s upcoming exhibitions offer students the chance to explore contemporary artwork at its finest. Students will participate in engaging and thought-provoking tours of the exhibitions led by our wonderful and creative Visual Arts Educators before entering the studios to create their own artwork as a reflection of their experiences and learning. Our Performing Arts Workshops will have students moving, acting, miming, clowning, and more as they learn about character and storytelling for the stage. Students will learn how to develop characters, express thoughts and emotions through movement and speech, and work with their classmates to create inventive Keepstories.an eye out for our new performing arts programming coming later in the school year. Currently in the works, we will be offering exciting new Performing Arts Workshops that will be sure to have your students moving, laughing, and storytelling. We are so grateful to be back in full swing at Evergreen doing what we love – sharing and creating art together! We look forward to welcoming you and your students to our creative spaces in what we know will be an awesome school year.
Thank you for continuing to support our programs so we can offer you and your students quality professional arts education opportunities throughout the school year. See you soon!
EVERGREEN
Please contact the Box Office between 10am - 5pm, Monday to Friday to register for one of our school programs. We recommend booking early to ensure your place. Please note that payment must be completed through our Box Office at least two weeks prior to the activity booked. Workshop registration can only be confirmed once payment is received. Box Office: 604-927-6552 | Monday - Saturday, 12 - 5PM schoolbookings@evergreenculturalcentre.ca
PREPARING FOR YOUR VISIT
We’re thrilled to invite you back into our studios and creative spaces to enjoy a host of visual and performing arts school programs. We’ve been hard at work building an exciting array of workshops to offer students and teachers for the upcoming school year, and it’s finally time to share them with you!
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Leah McGraw Arts Education Coordinator, Evergreen Cultural Centre
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WELCOME BACK TO CULTURAL CENTRE!
– this helps our Educators get to know you and your students better! If you are attending one of our Visual Arts Workshops, please bring a class list with you. This helps us keep track of your students’ artwork to ensure they are returned to the proper artist.
3 SESSIONS: $350 | 2 SESSIONS: $250 | 1 SESSION: $130
Polygon is very pleased to be a repeat sponsor of the Arts Education Program at Evergreen Cultural Centre. With over four decades of homebuilding in British Columbia, the Polygon family of companies has built more than 32,000 homes throughout Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley. From concrete high-rises and woodframe condominiums Polygon has earned the trust of thousands of families by committing to quality design, sound construction and exceptional customer service. Polygon is continuously dedicated to providing meaningful benefits to the communities in which we build by supporting community initiatives and cultural events as well as sponsoring education and arts programs such as the Arts Education Program at Evergreen Cultural Centre. This program provides a wonderful opportunity for children in the Tri-Cities area to experience the performing and visual arts in a high calibre environment that will enrich their lives with art, design, theatre and an appreciation for creativity. We believe children greatly benefit from learning in a friendly and creative environment and hope this year’s students enjoy their experience in the Arts Education Program.
A MESSAGE FROM OUR EDUCATION PROGRAM SPONSOR:
PRESENT LIKE A STAR! PUBLIC SPEAKING (GRADES 5-12)
THREE RING THEATRE (GRADES 5-12)
2 SESSIONS: $250 | 1 SESSION: $130
Neil PresidentChrystal&CEO, Polygon Homes Ltd.
PERFORMING ARTS WORKSHOPS
Focusing on storytelling and character development, students are introduced to theatre creation and presentation.
STOR YTELL ING THROUGH DRAMA GAMES (GRADES K-6)
Students will enjoy these active, participatory workshops in which they use verbal and physical communication techniques to comprehend, connect, create, and communicate. Workshops are available beginning September 19th, 2022. Mornings 9:30-11:30am, Thursday and Friday, as available Afternoons 12:30-2:30pm, Thursday and Friday, as available Maximum class size: 30 students
ON THE ROAD SESSION: $145
Focusing on the different components of public speaking, students will explore voice control, projection, body language, and movement. Students learn to maximize presence on stage, build confidence, and present the best speech they can.
ON THE ROAD WORKSHOPS
All performing arts workshops are also available as “On the Road” options where we take the workshop to you! Please contact the Box Office for inquiries about On the Road options.
1 SESSION: $130 Students will learn circus skills, magic, and physical comedy. In a 2-session workshop, students are introduced to juggling, mime, and magic tricks. The physical and presentation skills are further developed and polished in Session 2.
Students will create their own colourful acrylic painting inspired by the exhibition, Lyse Lemieux: So dawn goes down to day. Discover techniques like mixing, masking, scraping, stenciling, and more as we work with acrylic on pre-primed canvas to explore abstraction and the human form.
Image: Lyse Lemieux, Dorsale. La Couleur de mes mots, 2022, acrylic and flashe on canvas. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
1 SESSION: $130 MIXED MEDIA ABSTRACTS
WEAVING WONDERS
Afternoons 12:30-2:30pm, Monday to Friday, as available
Grades 3+ maximum class size: 30 students + 5 adults
K-2 maximum class size: 24 students + 5 adults
VISUAL ARTS WORKSHOPS
Learn, explore, and create through art! Led by our Visual Arts Educators, your workshop includes a tour of our Art Gallery exhibition for inspiration and conversation, followed by handson artmaking in the studio. These two-hour workshops emphasize visual literacy, critical thinking, and technical art skills that support your classroom curriculum. Our sessions are suitable for all grade levels, with programs tailored to different ages and learning styles.
1 SESSION: $130 Students will play with pattern, contrast, and colour to weave a small rug inspired by the exhibition, Lyse Lemieux: So dawn goes down to day. Colours, textures, and materials will all be considered in creating a rug that weaves together meaningful symbols that make up the fabric of our lives and experiences.
Lyse Lemieux: So dawn goes down to day The solo exhibition So dawn goes down to day focuses on recent paintings by Vancouverbased contemporary artist Lyse Lemieux that depart from her distinctive black and white compositions. She explores the space between abstraction, representation, and the human form, now in vibrant colour.
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Mornings 9:30-11:30am, Monday to Friday, as available
PUBLIC
FALL SEPTEMBERWORKSHOPS:21-NOVEMBER 11, 2022
1 SESSION: $145
Please note that due to processing times, we cannot guarantee clay projects will be ready to pick up before the Winter holidays.
Top: Grace Han, Segments, 2022, porcelain. Photo: Sarah Fuller. Bottom: Gloria Jue-Youn Han, Peonies in Celadon 2021, stoneware, traditional celadon glaze, 12 cm x 18.5 cm x 18.5cm. Photo: Sujin Jeong.
VIRTUAL SCHOOL FIELD TRIPS
Our Virtual School Field Trips include an interactive discussion about artworks in our gallery exhibition, recorded video content from past exhibitions, and live instruction for a class artmaking activity over Zoom. Our Virtual School Field Trips will be available starting November 2022. Please inquire with our Arts Education Coordinator for more details.
LOOKING FOR DIFFERENT VIRTUAL OPTIONS? Check out our YouTube channel where you can find more free artmaking and performing arts tutorials! https://www.youtube.com/c/EvergreenCulturalCentre
CLAY PLAY
Image: Installation view of Arrangements at the Art Gallery at Evergreen (detail), 2020. Photo by Rachel Topham Photography.
What’s Included?
Han-soom: Grace Han and Gloria Jue-Youn Han Han-soom presents the bold yet delicate art of Grace Han and Gloria Jue-Youn Han. Korean ceramic vessels contrast with clay objects that are simultaneously unexpected and familiar, enveloping the gallery from ceiling to floor. The two artists’ evocative pottery — exemplified by Grace Han’s seemingly weightless quilted jars and Gloria Han’s intricately carved bottles — is put into conversation with installations of Grace’s oversized hexagonal nuts and Gloria’s relief-carved, moulded baseboards.
1 SESSION: $130
Led by our artist Educators over Zoom, your virtual visit includes a video tour of an archived Art Gallery exhibition from 2020, entitled Arrangements, for inspiration and conversation, followed by hands-on artmaking in your classroom. These 90-minute virtual visits are suitable for students of various grade levels and learning styles.
WINTER NOVEMBERWORKSHOPS:30,2022 - FEBRUARY 05, 2023
Students will get their hands dirty as they learn to mold, stamp, and etch to create clay vessels inspired by the exhibition, Han-soom: Grace Han and Gloria Jue-Youn Han. Students’ work will be glazed and fired after the workshop. Please allow 4 weeks for clay processing and firing. Teachers will be notified by email when clay is ready for pick up at Evergreen.
SELF-GUIDED TOURS FOR SECONDARY STUDENTS
WENDY ANDERSON, VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR
Michael is a professional actor (Equity, UBCP/ACTRA) with over 30 years of experience teaching drama for all ages. Michael studied drama at the University of Alberta and the Banff School of Fine Arts and is always upgrading his skills. Michael also writes plays, performs as an emcee, has been a federal and provincial political candidate, and professional street performer.
Visit the Art Gallery as a class anytime during public hours, or contact the Arts Education Coordinator to make special arrangements for your visit: leah@evergreenculturalcentre.ca
Wendy is an artist, designer, and arts educator with over 20 years of experience teaching and working with children. Wendy holds a Bachelor of Design from the Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary and she has been with Evergreen Cultural Centre since 2005. Wendy’s passion for and knowledge of visual arts and the creative process is demonstrated in her ability to engage students of all levels.
JULIE EPP, VISUAL ARTS EDUCATOR
MICHAEL CHARROIS, PERFORMING ARTS EDUCATOR
PRO-D OPTIONS FOR EDUCATORS
Julie is a visual artist who works in painting, sculpture, and mixed media to explore themes of beauty, nature, and the human experience. Julie Epp is an award-winning artist from Abbotsford, BC and holds a BFA from the University of the Fraser Valley. She has exhibited throughout BC and teaches art to children and adults throughout the lower mainland.
MEET TEAM EVERGREEN
Our self-guided tours encourage students to explore the Art Gallery at Evergreen exhibitions on their own and as a class. Our exhibitions provide a space for open-ended discussions where your students are challenged to think critically, reflect on their own experiences, and share their ideas with their peers.
Art Gallery Hours: Wednesday, 12 - 5PM | Thursday & Friday, 12 - 6PM
Join us at Evergreen Cultural Centre for your next professional development day! Our pro-D workshops share a similar structure to our 2-hour school program workshops, with the opportunity to add on time for a meeting with your team. We can accommodate groups of up to 30 adults for our Pro-D workshops where teachers will get the chance to experience Evergreen arts education workshops, preview exhibitions and school programs, and engage in positive team building. We offer visual and performing arts options for Pro-D workshops. Cost: $145 for clay, $130 for all other workshop options. Please inquire with the Arts Education Coordinator for more information: leah@evergreenculturalcentre.ca
TAKE THE EVERGREEN SKYTRAIN LINE RIGHT TO OUR FRONT DOOR! There is one entrance to the parking lot at Evergreen Cultural Centre, located north of the venue on Pinetree Way. There is ample parking for smaller vehicles and buses. We are pleased to offer FREE parking passes for up to 5 vehicles attending workshops.
