Arts at Northern

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Visual Art Resources

Facilities

Northern has six specialized studios equipped for visual art studies. The ceramic studio has a kiln room for the firing of clay and a technician on staff to assist with its operation. A life drawing studio is the sole room on the fourth floor to ensure the proper privacy and respect for the practice of drawing from live models. In addition, the visual art department has a comprehensive reference library available to students for research.

The Benefits of Art Education

Ten lessons the arts teach

Why art education?

Why take art at NSS?

Art Department Policies

Policy Statement

Policy on Lates

Policy on Art Supplies

Terms and Definitions

Definition of Art History

Art Terms and Definitions

Useful Links

TDSB – The Toronto District School Board

TDSB - The Arts: Dance, Drama, Media and Visual Arts

The Ontario Ministry of Education – The Ontario Curriculum for the Arts (Secondary)

The Toronto Zoo

Animal Photographs from Pat Liu (friend of Northern Art) Zoo Photographer

Art Gallery of Ontario

The Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art

MASS MoCA (Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Arts)

Toronto International Art Fair

Slate Art Guide to Galleries

Royal Ontario Museum

McMichael Canadian Art Collection

The British Museum - Ancient Greece