Art anywhere, anytime. The AGO is always here for educators and parents to inspire, imagine and create! On this page you will find resources and activities to help guide young learners to build visual literacy while developing skills in observation, interpretation, critical thinking and creativity.
Also check out Learning Resources for Families and Everyone.
Art anywhere, at school or at home. In this unprecedented time, School Programs at the AGO are here for you to inspire, imagine and create! Join us for a new live art education program, happening monthly via Zoom!
Video Spotlight features select recordings from our live Virtual School Programs, that highlight artworks from the collection.
Gr. 4 – 8
Take a deep dive into work in the AGO Collection created by Black artists. Students consider concepts of identity through the history and presence of the African diaspora nationally and globally.
Gr. 4 – 8
After exploring one artwork in the AGO Collection, students try simple drawing techniques inspired by elements and principles of design in the Visual Arts Curriculum, with a pencil and a piece of paper! In this session, we explore texture in art making.
Gr. 4 – 8
Discover how Indigenous artists have creatively interpreted Canada’s diverse people and different regions. In this session, we explore the works of Charles Edenshaw and Annie Pootoogook with Art Educator, Mahlikah Awe:ri
Gr. 9 – 12
Explore the connections between science and art in the AGO’s Collection. In conversation with staff from our Conservation department, we closely look at how artworks are taken care of, fixed or restored.
Gr. 4 – 8
In this session, students will explore rocks and minerals with Conservator Lisa Ellis.
Gr. 4 – 12
Plastics are everywhere, even in artworks! Explore the fascinating chemistry of plastics with Conservator Sjoukje Van der Laan, and see unexpected examples of plastic in our day-to-day life.
Gr. 9 – 12
Discover how Conservators use technical imaging to learn more about paintings with Head Conservator Maria Sullivan. Technical imaging with visible light, ultraviolet, infrared, and x-rays can provide fascinating information about materials, structure, and artist technique.
JK – Gr. 3
Join our Art Educators in conversation with emerging Spoken Word Artists. With its roots in oral traditions and performances, students will explore elements of the spoken word with I.M.F and Raffiki.
Gr. 9 – Gr. 12
AGO Archivist Marilyn Nazar talks about protest at the AGO in the 1960s and 70s to demonstrate the importance of archives in documenting history.
Gr. 9 – Gr. 12
In this conversation, students will explore selected works on paper, from our Prints and Drawings collections with Manager of Prints and Drawings at the AGO, Brenda Rix.
Gr. 9 - 12
Join Julie Crooks, Curator of Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora, and AGO Art Educator Quentin VerCetty to discuss select photographs from the Montgomery Collection.
Highlighting a selection of works from an exhibition currently on view, these resources provide a way to explore art both at the Gallery and from the classroom or home.
A selection of curated conversations, resources and booklists are offered for further exploration and conversation in the classroom.
This curated selection of books may provide an appreciation and social consciousness about LGBTQ2+ members of your communities.PDF
Collection of Diverse Canadian Children’s Books with Focus on Black-Canadian Authors and Characters.
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A round table discussion on how to speak about anti-black racism with the art in the AGO's collection as an entry point.
Part two of a round table discussion on how to talk about anti-black racism. This conversation will question what happens after the solidarity statement and how do we ensure wellness during these times of ground breaking change?
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