Education

Sculpture for Children: Thinking in Three Dimensions.

This summer we are celebrating our 2022 New Brunswick International Sculpture Symposium with a full program of educational initiatives called, Sculpture for Children: Thinking in Three Dimensions. Throughout the summer we have made links with community partners such as, the Saint John Y, Boys and Girls Club and Teen Resource Centre, to name a few, delivering custom, one of a kind, sculpture workshops which engage young people with community while also teaching valuable hands-on creative problem solving skills.

We are proud to announce that we are extending our program, Sculpture for Children: Thinking in Three Dimensions into schools with a free curricular supplement of adaptable, easy to follow lesson plans, available to download and print below. Each plan was carefully designed by Sculpture Saint John Learning Curator, Amy Ash, and tested by Creative Facilitator, Molly Davidson.

Casting Communities

We rarely have the chance to plan and discuss our ideal communities. This workshop teaches key sculpting techniques—casting and subtractive sculpting— while also holding space to talk about the ways in which we set up and sustain our communities.

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Model Sculpture Garden

This is a practical, experiential way to learn the difference between shape and form, along with an introduction to abstraction. By applying qualities from a the natural world to the sculpture process, participants learn by hand about organic form. An ideal introductory subtractive sculpture lesson, the material is very familiar and also easy to manipulate.

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Paper Sculpture Trail

This is a practical, experiential way to learn the difference between shape and form, organic and geometric and 2D vs 3D. This is an ideal introductory sculpture lesson, as the transformation from 2D to 3D is very evident and easy to access.

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In addition to the teachable curricular supplement, the Sculpture Saint John Learning Team will be available on a first come, first serve basis to visit schools, delivering Thinking in Three Dimensions in the classroom. For more information, or to schedule a workshop in your school, please email: amyash.art@gmail.com

Finally, we would love to host your school for a tour of our symposium site–see the artists at work and get a sneak peek of the artworks which will become part of your community’s cultural identity; history in the making! To arrange a one of a kind tour for your group, please email anne.bardou@sculpturesaintjohn.com

Focused on Education

Education has been a focus of Sculpture Saint John since its inception. As each new symposium grows, the education component grows with it .

The four-week sculpture symposium is all about education. In 2018, we offered 8 interactive workshops in carving with to alabaster of all ages. We also added demonstration days in order to showcase the work of talented New Brunswick artists. During those artist showcases, we featured Fred Harrison and Darren Byers showing us how to do bronze casting, Justin Sappier showing traditional wooden mask carving, Darren Byers doing work working and Ralph Simpson showing basket making.

Approximately 1500 students visited the site in 2018. These students were provided comprehensive tours to inform them about sculpture as an art form found throughout New Brunswick and the world. Once again, emerging artists joined us as interns. It was a pleasure to watch them grow as they learned from the experienced international sculptors.

By raising awareness for public art and encouraging Canadians to create art of their own, Sculpture Saint John strengthens both the communities of its partners and the current professional state of the art of sculpture. By expanding programming in education, Sculpture Saint John is investing in the future of Canadian art.

Over 1500 students came to the symposium site for school tours.

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Walking tours educated visitors about the proud heritage of public art and architecture of Saint John.

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Volunteer guides were on site every day to give information tours and enrich the learning experience.

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Through a partnership with the Saint John Arts Center, workshops were offered for all ages so visitors could learn about the techniques and materials sculptors use in their creative practice.

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A short documentary was filmed exploring the process involved in stone carving and the origins of the international sculpture symposium concept, its history and connection to Sculpture Saint John. The film will be used for educational as well as promotional purposes.

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Six New Brunswickers honed their art/craft skills through the opportunity to participate in an intern program, working with the professional artists to learn techniques and skills ‘first hand’ that they could apply in their future art careers.

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150 pieces of stone were shared with Stonehammer Geopark for use in their schools program.

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A poster of the 2012 sculptures was designed and printed. It was distributed to schools and was available for sale on site.

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