Artists in schools

K to Grade 6 Mulvey School project named "School by the River" A story from each grade is represented on a panel.

David Livingston School in Winnipeg had been working on creating treaties with their communities, parents and each other.  I was brought in to develop an interpretation of their treaties in a mural form.  Students, Elders and the community represented their ideas and a 15 foot dream cat

Mini Tipi workshop allows students to learn about the tipi and its teachings. It begins with a demonstration of a full size tipi either in the class room or outdoors Each participant then gets to create their own model tipi while learning about traditional techniques and design.

A creative journey of discovering where our food comes from, in this particular journey we investigate the fascinating story of the chocolate tree. Through a series of hands-on workshops the students learned about the life cycles of the chocolate tree and their significance in our culture today.

5 song EP featuring 11 students and community members from the Kitasoo Community High School class in Klemtu, BC. In collaboration with and produced by artist Milan André.

As a master percussionist, Fana will introduce traditional playing techniques of the djembé, West Africa’s most popular drum, as well as other hand-held percussion instruments. He will share call and response in various languages native to northern Ivory Coast.

In a group songwriting experience, students explore and celebrate the things that make their classrooms unique by writing and recording their own classroom songs. Gary also helps schools compose ‘theme’ songs.

We invite Alice Sacharoff from Cat's Paw Pottery to come to teach our students all about pottery, She takes their finished projects home to fire in her kiln, brings them back for glazing and then takes them home a 2nd time for final firing.