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Virtual Education
Programs
March 2021
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How to Register Accessibility
Varley All of the Varley’s virtual education
programs are FREE and hosted on Zoom.
Closed captioning (CC) is provided
for all workshops and can be turned
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off by participants if desired. To turn
A Zoom account is not needed to access off the captions, simply click the “Live
these programs, but registration is Transcript” button in Zoom menu bar at
required. Registration will close 1 hour the bottom of the screen.
Virtual Education
prior to the start of each program.
If you require additional accomodations,
Links for each individual program are please don’t hesitate to contact us.
included in this brochure. To register,
press ‘control’ then click on the desired
Programs
link. Cancellation Policy
Participants will not be able to turn on You can cancel your registration at any
their microphones or cameras; only the time.
Varley host(s) will be seen and heard.
If you are unable to attend all or part of
Participants will not have access to the the workshop you registered for, you
chat box and must direct questions and may request a recording of the program
comments towards the host(s) via the instead. However, all recordings will
Q&A. expire one week after the live session,
so please ensure you watch the program
Teachers may stream the webinar to their with your class before then (for example,
About Contents entire class from their own devices via
Google Meets or share the webinar link
if you receive a recording for the Monday,
March 8 workshop, that recording will
The Varley Art Gallery of Markham is a with their students so that they can log in expire Monday, March 15 at 11:59 PM).
Registration and Policies 2
vital cultural hub for artists and diverse individually.
Virtual Workshops 3
communities. A municipal gallery, we
Wallace Joyce Scholarship 6
create critical conversations about
Canadian art and society. We inspire The Varley Lounge 7 Contact Us Please note: The gallery remains
closed until further notice.
local and national audiences to engage Lunch and Learns 9
with art through outstanding exhibitions Varley Art Gallery of Markham
and rich public and educational 216 Main Street Unionville
programs relevant to the communities Markham, ON L3R 2H1
we serve. varleyartgallery.ca
We also share and celebrate the life and
work of F. H. Varley, a founding member General inquiries
of the Group of Seven. varley@markham.ca
905.477.7000 x3261
The Varley Art Gallery of Markham is
situated on the traditional territories Education
of Indigenous Peoples including the Denise Chan
Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe. dchan@markham.ca
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Virtual Studio Workshops - Draw with me!
In our hands-on virtual workshops, our instructors will show your students
NEW - Workshops for Kindergarten and
how to draw step by step, while also introducing them to some new artistic Grades 1 to 3 students are now on Mondays!
skills, terminology and concepts. Workshops are an hour in length with short
breaks in between. They are delivered through Zoom and will be offered
every Monday and Tuesday throughout March. All workshops are free of
charge but require registration via the links included in this brochure. Please
ensure you sign up for the workshop that is appropriate to the grade level of
your class. All necessary materials are listed in the descriptions below and
should be prepared beforehand.
Understanding Colour with Koi Fish
Monday, March 8 and Tuesday, March 9, 2021
This workshop will introduce basic colour theory, including the colour wheel
and colour schemes. The colour wheel helps artists understand and organize
different colours in their work. Specific combinations of colours are known as
colour schemes. In this workshop, you will design and apply your own colour
scheme to a drawing of elegant koi fish.
Materials: Pencil and eraser, paper, colour pencils or crayons (red, yellow,
orange, blue, black), black pen/fine tip marker (optional but recommended)
Constructive Animal Drawing
Grades Date Time Registration link
Monday, March 15 and Tuesday, March 16, 2021
Kindergarten Monday, March 8 9:30 to 10:30 AM Click here to register
Grade 1 to 3 Monday, March 8 10:35 to 11:35 AM Click here to register
One of the best ways to start a drawing is to break down the subject into
basic shapes and forms. This approach is known as constructive drawing.
Grade 4 to 8 Tuesday, March 9 10:35 to 11:35 AM Click here to register
Constructive drawing is a fundamental technique all artists should have in
Grade 9 to 12 Tuesday, March 9 1:00 to 2:00 PM Click here to register their toolkit. This workshop will teach you how to do it by walking you through
your very own animal drawing.
Materials: Pencil and eraser, paper, colouring materials of your choice (pencil
crayons, crayons, markers, etc.)
Grades Date Time Registration link
Kindergarten Monday, March 15 9:30 to 10:30 AM Click here to register
Grade 1 to 3 Monday, March 15 10:35 to 11:35 AM Click here to register
Grade 4 to 8 Tuesday, March 16 10:35 to 11:35 AM Click here to register
Grade 9 to 12 Tuesday, March 16 1:00 to 2:00 PM Click here to register
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Cross-Contour Still Life
Monday, March 22 and Tuesday, March 23, 2021
In this workshop, you will learn how to draw three dimensionally using a
fundamental drawing technique known as cross contour. Cross contour lines
travel across the surface of an object to give the illusion of form.
Materials (K to Grade 8): Pencil and eraser, paper, colouring materials of
your choice (pencil crayons, crayons, markers, etc.), black pen/marker/pencil
crayon.
Materials (Grade 9 to 12): Pencil and eraser, paper, black pen/fine tip marker.
Grades Date Time Registration link
Kindergarten Monday, March 22 9:30 to 10:30 AM Click here to register
Grade 1 to 3 Monday, March 22 10:35 to 11:35 AM Click here to register
Grade 4 to 8 Tuesday, March 23 10:35 to 11:35 AM Click here to register
Grade 9 to 12 Tuesday, March 23 1:00 to 2:00 PM Click here to register
Black and White Ink Illustrations
Monday, March 29 and Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Almost everyone has a black pen just lying around. What can you do with a Apply now for the Wallace Joyce Scholarship!
black pen? Quite a lot! In this workshop, you will learn how to use different
pen and ink techniques to create compelling black and white illustrations. The Wallace Joyce Scholarship is a $1,000 bursary that supports graduating
high school students from York Region who are pursuing their studies in an
Materials (K to Grade 3): Pencil and eraser, paper, black marker. art related field at a post-secondary level. This scholarship is funded by the
Materials (Grade 4 to 12): Pencil and eraser, paper, and a black pen Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham and information on how to apply
(preferably an inky one that is NOT a ballpoint) and/or a fine tip marker can be found on our website.
Grades Date Time Registration link We encourage teachers to spread the word and share the application form
Kindergarten Monday, March 29 9:30 to 10:30 AM Click here to register with their students.
Grade 1 to 3 Monday, March 29 10:35 to 11:35 AM Click here to register
Grade 4 to 8 Tuesday, March 30 10:35 to 11:35 AM Click here to register If you have any questions about the Wallace Joyce Scholarship or the
Grade 9 to 12 Tuesday, March 30 1:00 to 2:00 PM Click here to register
application process, please contact the Foundation’s Development Officer
Francesca Dauphinais, fdauphinais@markham.ca
Thank you to the Varley-McKay Art Foundation of Markham Application Deadline: March 31, 2021
and the Goverment of Canada for their support
of our free virtual education programs. The successful applicant will be contacted within a month of the application
deadline.
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Folding Images
Friday, March 12, 2021
Jessica Thalmann rips, folds, and tears her photographs, creating works that
exist in between two-dimensional image and three-dimensional object. How
do the artist’s manipulations change the meaning of the photographs she
uses? Join us as we explore the purpose behind this process.
Grades Time Registration link
Grade K to 3 9:30 to 10:00 AM Click here to register
Grade 4 to 8 10:30 to 11:00 AM Click here to register
Grade 9 to 12 1:00 to 1:30 PM Click here to register
Remembering Place
The Varley Lounge Friday, March 19, 2021
Clare Samuel’s photo-based work investigates the borders between interior
Come relax with us in our virtual lounge, where students will discuss a and exterior worlds, and between people, places, or states of being. How do
selection of artworks from our current exhibitions. Each talk includes a we remember the people we know and the places we’ve visited? In this talk,
short activity that can be done on a piece of paper with a pencil and simple we will explore how memories change over time.
colouring materials (pencil crayons, markers, wax crayons, etc.).
Grades Time Registration link
Lounge sessions are 30 minutes in length and will be delivered through Grade K to 3 9:30 to 10:00 AM Click here to register
Zoom every Friday throughout the month of March. Teachers interested in
Grade 4 to 8 10:30 to 11:00 AM Click here to register
extending their students’ learning may adapt our Varley Lounge topics into
Grade 9 to 12 1:00 to 1:30 PM Click here to register
fuller units/lessons.
Memory Boxes
Representing Nature Through Colour and Shape Friday, March 26, 2021
Friday, March 5, 2021
Luke Parnell is an Indigenous artist who uses elements of Northwest Coast
Artists often use abstraction to focus on the intangible, things that do not design in his work. His new installation features box drums that mix these
have a physical presence. For example, their focus may be on emotion, or formal elements with contemporary items to address personal and cultural
aesthetic concerns such as the elements of design or the juxtaposition of issues. Join us to learn more about Northwest Coast art and design.
colours. This talk will explore the techniques L.L. FitzGerald and J.W.G. “Jock”
MacDonald used to transform tangible forms found in nature (such as leaves Grades Time Registration link
and landscapes) into abstract colours and shapes. Grade K to 3 9:30 to 10:00 AM Click here to register
Grade 4 to 8 10:30 to 11:00 AM Click here to register
Grades Time Registration link
Grade 9 to 12 1:00 to 1:30 PM Click here to register
Grade K to 3 9:30 to 10:00 AM Click here to register
Grade 4 to 8 10:30 to 11:00 AM Click here to register Image: L. L. FitzGerald, Abstract (detail), not dated, watercolour on paper, 42.0 x 33.8 cm. Gift of the Estate
Grade 9 to 12 1:00 to 1:30 PM Click here to register of Kathleen Gormley McKay, 1996.
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Join us for two Lunch and Learn artist talks this March. Presented virtually on
Zoom, registration is required.
Anique Jordan: Salt Series
March 3, 2021 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST
Register here
In 2020, the Varley Art Gallery was thrilled to acquire Anique Jordan’s Salt
Series (2015). At our March 3 Lunch and Learn, the artist will discuss this
series of eight photographs, which explores sites of shared cultural, social,
and economic significance in the artist’s familial home town of San Fernando,
Trinidad.
Jessica Thalmann: two truths and a lie
March 31, 2021 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EST
Register here
Later this spring, the Varley Art Gallery of Markham will open two truths and a
lie, Jessica Thalmann’s first solo exhibition in a public art gallery. In this Lunch
and Learn, Thalmann will discuss the various bodies of work on display and 216 Main Street Unionville
Markham, ON L3R 2H1
the ways in which she uses manipulation techniques to reveal the porous
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boundaries that exist between the image and the object. varleyartgallery.ca
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