Welcome to the Pierre Elliott Trudeau High School Visual Arts Department
Teachers
- S. Robertson (Department Head)
- L. Montanaro
- J. Ro
- P. Wong
TRUDEAU VISUAL ARTS
Trudeau Visual Arts is dedicated to fostering an inclusive, and equitable creative space for everyone. In our artmaking practices, we celebrate a variety of perspectives and ways of being.
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Courses
Traditional Art: Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 Visual Arts, Grade 11 and 12 Painting, Grade 12 Visual Design, French Immersion Traditional Art: Grades 9 and 11
These courses are exploratory in nature, offering an overview of Visual Arts as a foundation for further study. Students will become familiar with the elements and principles of design, and expressive qualities of various materials by using a range of media, processes, techniques, and styles. Students will use the creative and critical analysis process and will interpret art within a personal, contemporary and historical context.
In traditional courses students explore painting (acrylic, watercolour), drawing (graphite, charcoal, pen and ink, coloured pencil, pastels), sculpture (clay, found object, papier-mâché), and printmaking (relief carving, mono-printing, screen printing, intaglio). An emphasis is placed on the art research journal or sketchbook where ideas are planned and developed and information is gathered.
Media Arts: Grade 10, 11 and 12
These courses enable students to create artworks incorporating materials, practices, tools, and skills from a variety of arts disciplines. Students will review elements from the traditional arts in combination with the elements and principles of Media Arts (hybridization, interactivity, duration, and point of view).
The technologies and processes used to create media art may include photography, film/video/television, photocopy art, sound elements, animation created by computer software, sculpture, and multimedia production. These courses further refine students’ abilities to use the photographic medium to express ideas, change meaning through context, and further their understanding of visual culture. Students will gain an understanding of photographic movements, and how to use a digital camera and a digital darkroom.
Art Club
Join Art Club and be apart of initiatives around the school community including planning and organizing school based arts events.
SHSM Arts & Culture
The SHSM–Arts and Culture enables students to build a foundation of sector-focused knowledge and skills before graduating and entering apprenticeship training, college, university, or an entry-level position in the workplace.
