Projet arts visuels: June Clark, une artiste Afro-canadienne (junior/inter)

De-colonialize art by including multiple voices, perspectives, and by adding more female artists into your art program.

This integrated art project is perfect for incorporating both Canadian Art and integrating an Afro-Canadian voice into the art curriculum. Students are able to engage with this project either in-person or fully online. It is also a great little package to give to students who are going on vacation. Touches on grade 6 Social Studies (Communities in Canada) and gives you an Art, Social Studies, and French mark all at once.

This project consists of a series of guided questions. Students do require an internet connection because they are required to do their own research. Students are provided with guided questions to structure their research. They will not only research June Clark’s artwork but also the artwork of other Afro-Canadian artists. For the final task, students will be required to not only reproduce one of June Clark’s artworks but to also create their own artwork based on elements of either June Clark’s artwork or those of another Afro-canadian artist. A rubric is included to facilitate marking.

Further fun extension: Teachers can organize a student art exhibition on Afro-Canadian inspired art.