ARTFUL ISOLATION ACTIVITES
photo credits: shaunna dunn, nena hawkes
A collection of activities that bring an artful lens to your COVID-19 isolation.
photo credit: shaunna dunn
The Project that Inspired Artful Isolation: Encouraging Banners
Share a positive message with your community!
Photo Credit: Paula Bogdan
Week One: Contemplative Photography
Explore your surroundings, capturing Miksang-inspired photos to share with friends and family.
Photo Credit: Judy McNaughton
Week Two: Stop Motion Animation
Create a captivating short story, by bringing toys and other objects to life.
Photo Credit: Shaunna Dunn
Week Three: Sound Riddles
Listen to the world around you, capturing the sounds of your home and neighbourhood.
Photo credit: Nena Hawkes
Week Four: NeighbourScapes
Explore your community and create a visual representation of your neighbourhood.
photo credit: heather cameron
Week Five: Body Part Blitz
Take a tour of your body through dance and film with Heritage artist, Heather Cameron.
Photo credit: risa payant
Week Six: Haiku Postcards
Surprise your friends, family, and neighbours with a haiku postcard just for them!
PHOTO CREDIT: CAT HAINES
Week Seven: DIY Zines
Heritage artist Cat Haines teaches you to share your world with a DIY self-published zine.
Photo credit: judy mcnaughton
Week Eight: Sidewalk Stencil Art
Create a stencil to share with your community through a unique piece of street art!
Photo Credit: stacey Fayant
Week Nine: Maarsii Poor Li Prayzaan
Heritage artist Stacey Fayant helps you create a personal marking that represents who you come from, who you connect with, and who you are.
Photo credit: Shaunna dunn
Week Ten: Spoken Word
Respond to Racism artist Zoey Roy encourages you to share your voice through the power of performative poetry!
Photo Credit: Sarah Bergbusch
Week Eleven: Just Me and My Shadow
Heritage artist Sarah Bergbusch teaches us how to tell a story and communicate with others using shadows.
photo credit: nena hawkes
Week Twelve: Positive Affirmation Cards
Use the power of positive affirmations to encourage and uplift yourself and others.
photo credit: ian campbell
Week Thirteen: Recycled Robot Sculpture
Build a robo friend using recycled materials with Heritage artist, Ian Campbell.
Photo Credit: risa payant
Week Fourteen: Shrinky Dinks
Spread a message of solidarity with justice-focused shrinky dinks!
Photo credit: mooky
Week Fifteen: Upside Down and Backwards
Heritage Artist Mooky helps you get in touch with your inner clown by exploring new approaches to your daily routine!
photo credit: judy mcnaughton
Week Sixteen: Green Screen Video
Place yourself in a wild adventure with Green Screen magic.
photo credit: melanie monique rose
Week Seventeen: Marigold Summer
Create cloth dyes with flowers you forage from your yard or neighbourhood with Heritage artist Melanie Monique Rose!
photo credit: nena Hawkes
Week Eighteen: Mask Theatre
Tell a story using non-verbal communication such as gesture, movement, and body language.
photo credit: yasmin dar
Week Nineteen: Storytelling Terrarium
Tell a unique story by creating your very own terrarium with Heritage artist Yasmin Dar.
Photo Credit: amy vandermeulen
Week Twenty: Mailable Art
Connect with loved ones at a distance through visual artistic expression with Heritage artist Amy Vandermeulen.
