Ask Artists
Ask Artists is a new inquiry-based learning program for teachers and students. Each episode is an in-depth and intimate journey with a Saskatchewan artist. Artists share candid moments and show students that artists are real people with skills, successes, failures and dreams.
Each artist also provides instruction on a project inspired by the Grades 5 to 9 Arts Education Goals and Summarized Outcomes from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.
On top of providing students with artistic skills ranging from storytelling to vocal performance, artists cover a variety of social topics such as racism, personal identity, embracing failure and breaking stereotypes. All artists live and work in Saskatchewan and are filmed at venues around Saskatoon.
Ask Artists Episode 1: "On Air" Radio Play (Part 1: Meet The Artists) - Grahame Kent & Danielle Roy
Series: Ask Artists
Getting to know Grahame and Danielle and their art practice. Danielle Roy is an actor, playwright, and founder of Gum Shoe productions (a theatre company in Martensville, Saskatchewan). Grahame Kent is the Artistic Producer of Buttered Ghost Theatre; he is a producer, director, writer, actor, sta...
Ask Artists Episode 1: "On Air" Radio Play (Part 2: About Radio Theatre) - Grahame Kent & Danielle Roy
Series: Ask Artists
Anyone can tell a story, and anyone can write a story. Students will be introduced to terminology and various exercises and games as they prepare to write their own play. Students will break down a story into a “story spine”, experiment with writing using prompts, play games to get their creative...
Ask Artists Episode 1: "On Air" Radio Play (Part 3: Making A Radio Play) - Grahame Kent & Danielle Roy
Series: Ask Artists
Grahame and Danielle introduce students to a variety of games and exercises as they go deep into exploring and discovering the characters in the stories they developed in Part 2. Students will also get creative with sound effects as they experiment with objects to capture the sounds they want to ...
Ask Artists Episode 1: "On Air" Radio Play (Part 4: Performance of “The Lagoon Monster”) - Grahame Kent & Danielle Roy
Series: Ask Artists
Grahame and Danielle perform their radio play, The Lagoon Monster, which takes place in Nowhere, Saskatchewan. In their performance, they show how they get into the roles of the various characters and demonstrate the process involved in working sound effects into the presentation. This video ends...
Ask Artists Episode 2: “I Am” Puppetry (Part 1: Meet The Artist) - Crispi Lord
Series: Ask Artists
Meet Saskatoon artist Crispi Lord. Crispi is a puppeteer and runs a small theatre company, Wide Open Children’s Theatre. We are introduced to Crispi’s passion for puppetry and storytelling through the many characters she works with. Crispi introduces us to various methodologies in telling a story...
Ask Artists Episode 2: “I Am” Puppetry (Part 2: Making Puppets) - Crispi Lord
Series: Ask Artists
We are introduced to a few examples of puppets (table-top, hand puppets, and rod puppets) Crispi has in her studio and how each functions slightly differently. Students will learn how to make self-portrait masks in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional puppets, using inexpensive and recycled...
Ask Artists Episode 2: “I Am” Puppetry (Part 3: All About Puppet Shows) - Crispi Lord
Series: Ask Artists
Students are introduced to shadow puppetry. Crispi discusses possible ways to play with staging and lighting, as well as simple techniques to make your own shadow puppets using self-portraits. Students will learn how to create props and puppets from basic materials, such as found objects, hand-ma...
Ask Artists Episode 2: “I Am” Puppetry (Part 4: Putting on a Puppet Show) - Crispi Lord
Series: Ask Artists
Crispi introduces us to ways to get started: determining who the characters are, place, conflict/plot, etc. Crispi considers things you should be mindful of when preparing to present your story for an audience, such as performing techniques and accessories, including lighting, sound, backdrop, et...
Ask Artists Episode 3: “Here & Now” Sculpture & Ceramics (Part 1: Meet The Artist) - Carole Epp
Series: Ask Artists
Carole addresses students with an introduction to her ceramic practice as an artist and activist. She introduces students to the history of her practice and discusses what inspires her and what her practice encompasses: writing, curating, her role as a maker with the functional and non-functional...
Ask Artists Episode 3: “Here & Now” Sculpture & Ceramics (Part 2: Working with Clay) - Carole Epp
Series: Ask Artists
Carole introduces students to clay and its history in our evolution. In this video, students will be introduced to terminology, where clay comes from, its everyday use in our lives, and various firing processes. This video serves as an introduction, with things to keep in mind when working with c...
Ask Artists Episode 3: “Here & Now” Sculpture & Ceramics (Part 3: Making a Clay Tile) - Carole Epp
Series: Ask Artists
Part 3 is an extension of Part 2, with hands-on activity: How to tell your own story on a clay tile. Carole discusses how to create your own symbols through the stories students create with their own narrative imagery.
Ask Artists Episode 3: “Here & Now” Sculpture & Ceramics (Part 4: Making a Pinch Pot) - Carole Epp
Series: Ask Artists
Carole introduces students to exploring the narrative on a three-dimensional form: the pinch pot. Students will learn how to form a three-dimensional object and consider illustrations through carving techniques. Carole ends Part 4 with “10 Things”, with a list of advice, wisdom, lived experience,...
Ask Artists Episode 4: “Speak Up” Spoken Word (Part 1: Meet The Artist) - Peace Akintade
Series: Ask Artists
Meet interdisciplinary artist Peace Akintade, Saskatchewan’s Youth Poet Laureate for 2020-21. Peace talks about her practice and discusses where she draws inspiration from. This includes music, observing interactions amongst people, and personal experiences as a young black immigrant and refugee ...
Ask Artists Episode 4: “Speak Up” Spoken Word (Part 2: Writing with Peace) - Peace Akintade
Series: Ask Artists
Students will use their senses, draw upon imagery, and explore ways to create their own, personalized poems. Peace will introduce students to four different techniques/exercises to experiment with as they explore creating images with words.
Ask Artists Episode 4: “Speak Up” Spoken Word (Part 3: Performing with Peace) - Peace Akintade
Series: Ask Artists
Peace presents two of her poems and shares techniques that will help students get grounded as they prepare to present their poems to an audience.
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