visual literacy

September/October 2023 Newsletter brings a fantastic set of Barbie lessons, based on the new blockbuster. Also exciting news of our Parts 1, 2, 3 AQs starting Oct 12th!. And much more …. [...]

 An Inquiry into an American Icon* “I want to do the imagining, not be just the idea” (Barbie) The 2023/2024 school year has begun and Barbie, the summer blockbuster film by Greta [...]

Irene Faiz offers two new lessons that incorporate content and concepts across several curricula at several levels (Intermediate through Grade 12). They have been designed for Grade 10 Art. We [...]

  Our end of school year news includes our new AQs,  inspiration for cross-curricular Fall lessons, a new podcast, and more. Click here for our May/June Newsletter.  

A Study Guide by Irene Faiz OCT   Step One: Group Work Previewing Activity Directions:  Each group of students receives 8 LEGO bricks. Assign each group to make as many configurations with [...]

* AML Director Irene Faiz attended ”Emergence 2022:  Reshaping the Future of the World Through Art – A Review”, the Arts conference for CSEA & OAEA Art Educators. She [...]

NEW LESSON! Reimaging History through Art: “From Selfies to Dramatic Disruptions: Looking at the Art of Don Kwan and Kent Monkman” We are pleased to present Executive member and [...]

                  https://bit.ly/3pDDOxT (From smart cities to MIL cities: metrics inspired by UNESCO‘s vision)   by Mark-Jeffery Deans, [...]

I have been seeing it everywhere!    Behind Andrea Horvath’s head on my TV screen.   Behind Stephen Lecce’s frame as he makes another announcement on Twitter.   At the shopping mall in the winter [...]

by Irene Faiz Tschabalala Self:  Making Representations of Yourself Two Interviews – Two Representations Media Construct versions of reality. Pre-Viewing Activity How is the Black female [...]