Textile Art: Social Justice

How can a collaborative work of textile art evoke social change? 

Program Description

Textile Arts brings together communities and encourages collaboration. Your students will discuss contemporary and traditional textile works that have encouraged social change and awareness. Using recycled fabrics, collage and fibre arts techniques, students create a collaborative piece based on their vision of a hopeful, healthy and inclusive world. 

Program Objectives

By the end of the Textile Art: Social Justice program, students will:

  • Explore contemporary and traditional textile works that have encouraged collaboration, social change and awareness. 
  • Experiment with recycled fabrics, collage and fibre arts techniques. 
  • Produce a collaborative, two-dimensional work based on a call to action for social change.

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    Support Material

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    Booking Details

    Grades 4–8 (Half-Day)

    Available all year

    Regular rate applies

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    Curriculum Connections

    French Social Studies Visual Arts

    Program Categories

    Onsite Program, Visual Arts & Contemporary Craft

    Students work on their artwork at a table