In-School Educational Art Field Trips
Specializing in Printmaking
For Students Pre-K/JK to Grade 6
Based in Edmonton & Southern Alberta, Canada
Coming soon to Toronto, Ontario
Since 2013, Imagination Academy has offered educational art programs to students with links to social studies, inspiring creative learning through art.
Most programs are based on the school curriculum and encourage students to creatively explore, engage, and share ideas through drawings and sketches for each art topic. They’ll learn various drawing solutions to create a final and unique piece of printmaking art they’ll be proud of.
We have created art with over 36,000 students in over 200 schools and hosted Artist in Residence programs at 26 different schools.
Let us bring the art studio to you! Leave the materials, planning, set up, and clean up to us.
Our Process
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1. Drawing Lesson
Students will be given a brief drawing lesson to give them some ideas on what and how to draw for their art print.
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2. Sketching
After the drawing lesson, students will sketch their ideas using different lines, shapes, and patterns.
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3. Learning to Print
What tools are needed to create a Linocut print? Students learn about brayers, ink, pallets, and the printing press.
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4. Carving the Printmaking Plate
Students learn what tools are needed to carve their own printmaking plate.
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5. Printing
Each student inks and prints their individual Linocut printmaking print.
In-School Linocut Printmaking Programs
Students will experience the different materials and the process required to complete a linocut print. Using their imagination, students will explore various ideas through sketching, then select their favorite elements to carve and print their final image.
All Linocut lessons will begin with a visual presentation introducing the students to the topic and objectives, providing motivation for the art lesson. Students will learn about different lines, patterns and textures that they will incorporate into their own dynamic print.
Under the Sea
Pre-K & Kindergarten
Descend into the underwater world! Create images of fish and aquatic creatures that come to life in an imaginative seascape.
Spectacular Seasons
Grade 1+
Four distinct seasons; let’s explore the small and great changes happening in our environment.
The Arctic and the Inuit
FNMI · All Grades
Explore the Arctic by looking at arctic animals and their connection to the Inuit culture.
An Animal Story
FNMI · All Grades
Learn about Cree Animal symbolism within an Alberta landscape.
Alberta Landscapes
Grade 4 +
Look at different regions of Alberta along
with animals that inhabit them.
Canada Coast to Coast
All Grades
Have your students celebrate Canada by looking at various iconic land forms, buildings, and animals of Canada.
Winter Holiday
All Grades
Snowflakes, reindeer and snowmen! What a wonderful time of year to create a linocut for someone you love.
Outdoor Adventures
Father’s Day · All Grades
Draw a camping trip in the forest, having fun on a boat, or imagine taking off to space! off to space!
Fabulous Flowers
Mother’s Day · All Grades
Beautiful Bouquets! Watch as the petals and plants fill the space as you create a unique print.