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Art in Motion: Animation Workshop for Teens

Information

Language

Bilingual

Audience

Teens

Type of activity

Family activity

Mode

In Person

Free

Until March 22, 2025

Stop-motion animation and paper puppet workshop led by Indigiqueer multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Glenn Gear 

This 3-hour workshop will give teens a hands-on look at Glenn Gear’s  artistic practice and his work titled ulitsuak | marée montante | rising tide, the animation currently projected nightly onto the facade of the Museum’s Michal and Renata Hornstein Pavilion. Gear will begin the workshop with a short introduction on his practice as it relates to Inuit themes, motifs, storytelling, and animation techniques.

Participants will then learn how to create their own paper puppet characters and bring them to life by putting some animation fundamentals to use with smartphone, the Stop Motion Studio app, and a basic animation setup. Key aspects of stop-motion animation will be covered, including frame rate, lighting, timing, movement, and even character development.

SHEDULE

Saturdays
10:30 a.m.. to 1:30 p.m.


Major Patron of the Michel de la Chenelière Centre for Learning and the Arts: Fondation de la Chenelière
Major Partner: BMO

About Glenn Gear
The Indigiqueer multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Glenn Gear is a graduate of Memorial University and Concordia University. Originally from Nunatsiavut and Newfoundland, he is known for his work Kablunât (2016) and his series Kimutsik (2019-). Gear’s work has notably been presented at the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq, Bonavista Biennale, Nuit Blanche Toronto and Ociciwan Contemporary Art Centre. He was shortlisted for both the 2023 Kenojuak Ashevak Memorial Award and the 2021 Sobey Art Award.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This workshop is geared for teens. The Museum will have tablets available for those without a smartphone. No prior art-making experience is needed.

Reservation terms: The workshop is free but registration is mandatory. 

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