Programming
SUMMER ART DAY CAMP
Scrolling history
The art day camp project "DÉFILER L'HISTOIRE" wishes to celebrate the heritage and history of the St-Henri district, so that it can be made known to the children through three creative workshops led by professional artists Christine Comeau, Noémi McComber and Martin Dufrasne.
PARADER SON PATRIMOINE
This creative workshop consists of making models of emblematic historic buildings of the borough. They have been chosen by the children, following an investigation based on their knowledge of the neighborhood and the presentation of a slide show.
Flags and Banners
In this series of workshops, participants were led to explore their identification with the territory and to discover, reveal and invent signs, symbols and identity markers through a series of practical exercises, oriented around graphic and plastic creation.
WANDERING STORIES
Throughout the week, Accacia, Koralie, Nicolas and Erwan exercised their talents and set free their imagination to design colourful costumes, totemic creatures and nomadic shelters.
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The art day camp project DÉFILER L'HISTOIRE wishes to celebrate the heritage and history of the St-Henri district, so that it can be made known to the children through three creative workshops led by professional artists Christine Comeau, Noémi McComber and Martin Dufrasne.
Each week, the children explored the production of costumes and banners in the effigy of the neighborhood and its architectural heritage. The children were then invited to dress in their creation to participate in the great PARFILER STORY parade that took place on September 30, 2017.
DAILY ACTIVITIES
- Explore creatively the architectural heritage of Montreal's South-West through the making of costumes, models, banners and flags.
- Workshops on painting, drawing, collage, sewing, banners, pennants and performance.
PUBLIC
Ages 9 to 12
LOCATIONS
DARE-DARE site, in the triangle formed by Greene, Atwater and Doré Street AND at the Georges-Vanier Cultural Centre located at 2450 Workman, in Montreal
DAILY SCHEDULE
9:30am to 10:00am: Arrival / welcome on the DARE-DARE site (Artist + facilitator)
10:00 am to 11:00 am: Safety presentation (5 minutes) and activities - DARE-DARE outdoor site
11:00am to 11:15am: Short snack break 11:15am to 12:00pm: Activities - DARE-DARE outdoor field
12:00 - 12:45: Lunch under the trees on the DARE-DARE grounds 12:45pm: Move to the Georges-Vanier Cultural Center
1:00 pm to 2:00 pm: Activities - Georges-Vanier Cultural Center
2:00 to 2:15 pm: Snack break
2:15 to 3:15 pm: Activities - Georges-Vanier Cultural Center
3:15 pm: Return to the DARE-DARE site
15:30 to 16:00 : Departure / End of the day - DARE-DARE field
LEVEL OF FRENCH
Intermediate and advanced
FINAL PRODUCTION
All children are invited to participate in the big parade DÉFILER L'HISTOIRE in the fall of 2017.
OPEN TO ALL // NO ARTISTIC ABILITY REQUIRED
:::::::::::::::::::: FREE CAMP AND MATERIALS ::::::::::::::::::::
- Weekly registration available.
- Maximum of two weeks.
- 12 participants per week.
Week A: Wandering Tales
July 24, 2017 - July 28, 2017
In this workshop, children will explore textiles through sewing and arranging various motley materials. They will create costumes related to the themes of nomadism, mobility, quest, and the physical and mental boundaries created by displacement. The clothing sculptures or nomadic sculptures will become places of exchange and discussion.
Week B: Flags and Banners
July 31, 2017 - August 4, 2017
In this series of workshops, participants will be led to explore their identification with the territory and to discover, reveal and invent signs, symbols and identity markers through a series of practical exercises oriented around graphic and plastic creation. Group workshops of performative creation will complete the program in order to orchestrate the final presentation of the projects.
Week C: Parading your heritage
August 7, 2017- August 11, 2017
This creative workshop will consist of making scale models of iconic historic buildings in the borough. These will be chosen by the children, following a survey based on their knowledge of the neighborhood and a slide show presentation. These cardboard models will then be fixed on a pole and paraded in a procession, like illustrious characters of their district.
The ARTISTIC DAY CAMP is made possible thanks to the support of the CALQ's Programme Jeune Public and the Centre culturel Georges-Vanier.
