Art with Ms. Doyle

Social Activism Research Project Social perception   is the study of how people form impressions of and make inferences about other people. We learn about others' feelings and emotions by picking up on information we gather from their physical appearance, and verbal and nonverbal communication.   Activists are typically challengers to policies and practices, trying to achieve a social goal, not to obtain power themselves. This assignment addresses the "dark side" of human thoughts that have propelled others throughout history to fight for civil rights, or to increase opportunity for all members of society.  By conducting research into the lives of one of the social activists below you will learn about negative social perceptions such as: stereotypes, biases, prejudice, discrimination, racism and many more.  Purpose:  To perform meaningful research on a historical social rights activist within a group. You           ...

Alcohol on the Web One of the things that influences us and shapes our values and attitudes is advertising.  You will be completing the following 3 part assignment by following each step and recording your work in a word document. Please copy and paste the activities into your document. Attitudes satisfy important needs such as: Gaining approval and acceptance from others. Enabling us to make sense of our world, to cope with everyday decisions, and to feel that we do understand. Protecting people from becoming aware of harsh, uncomfortable truths about themselves or their world Demonstrating our uniqueness and what is important to us. People experience an uncomfortable feeling or stress when they become aware of inconsistencies in their thoughts.  For example, when a person knows that smoking is bad for their health but they still smoke, they may develop various attitudes that will rationalize their behavior, such as: I'll quit smoking. It...

The grade 9's have recently completed a project where they had to use pen and ink as their main medium. They were required to create a scene which showed contrast and depth. They could do this with the colours and tones they chose, as well as their pen and brush stroke. Take a look at some of the pieces below. 

Congratulations to Tara Taylor of Grade 5B who is the winner of the Kamsack town banner contest!!  Tara's art work has been sent off to the printers and will soon be adorning our main street as banners that hang from lamp posts. It's so great to see our youth participating in, and helping keep our community beautiful. Great Job!!

Here is a sample of some recent clay works that the senior art students have created. For many of them, this was there first time working with this medium. This is a selection of pinch pots and 3d heads. They are currently working on perspective and will be moving on to atmospheric watercolour landscapes.

Mr. Kitsch has approached the senior students and asked that they leave their mark on the walls of the band room. He has been trying to get some musical themed paintings done for some time now and was in collaboration with Brian Marion a few years back. Unfortunately, Brian was unwell and unable to create the large scale murals for the school band room. So far a few of our senior art students have stepped up to the plate and created a few small scale paintings (2' x 2') which you can see below. Some students from the current senior art class will be selected to create a 4' x 16' painting which will remain in the band room for years to come.

      Dr. Seuss (a.k.a. – Theodore Seuss) began his career as a political cartoonist, but he is best known for his 60+ childrens books. He started publishing them in the 1950’s up until death in 1991.       Check out the whimsical landscapes and cityscapes below.               They were created by grade 5A and 5B and are inspired by the         illustrations of Dr. Seuss.