Art Connection, our Community Outreach Program
A New Way to Overcome Barriers of Accessibility
The great masterpieces we all know and love will remain in the care of museums, places that only a small percentage of people will visit and experience in person. We collaborate with museums and galleries to ethically, and responsibly, create textured reproductions of artwork by some of the world’s most loved artists. These pieces can be experienced through touch as well as sight, can safely travel to remote locations, and bring increased awareness and enjoyment to communities.
A Touchable Art Education Experience – Thanks to 3D Re-Creations
Bringing the Museum into Class
Organizing school trips to museums and galleries can be difficult and expensive. With re-creations of masterpieces, we are making art accessible by taking art from museums into the classroom.
Hands-On and Multi-Sensory
With touchable re-creations, children get to see and feel the brushstrokes of an artist. It’s a far more engaging and interactive experience for children rather than looking at screens or textbooks!
Discovering the Great Masters
We use our re-creations to demonstrate how painting styles have changed over time. Children also learn about the styles of individual artists, including Vermeer and Vincent van Gogh.
Inspired by Canadian Heroes
With pieces from the National Gallery of Canada’s collection, we introduce the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson, inspiring children to paint in their local landscapes.
Embracing New Technology
In addition to art, we explain the 3D mapping and printing technology behind the paintings – inspiring future engineers as well as artists.
Giving Back to the Community
Ensuring the experience has a lasting impact, we provide fun and informative coloring sheets of the masterpieces the children have learned about.