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Artist Bio
Artist Bio
Lynn Coolen is from Cole Harbour NS and has been teaching with HRCE since 1996. She completed training from NSCAD in 2010 and has been working since 2016 for Halifax Regional Arts as a Fine Arts Specialist for grades P-12.
She considers herself a “Jack of all trades but master of none” as she enjoys sharing her various artistic interests with the students and teachers she works with. Watercolour painting, felting, metal embossing, screen printing, sculpture, and folk art are just a few of the many art mediums and experiences she brings to classrooms.
Workshop Description
Workshop Description
No Skill, No Money, No Problem: Surviving Art in the ELEMENTARY Classroom
This workshop is geared towards ELEMENTARY teachers interested in bringing more arts to the classroom but have no prior knowledge, or little to no budget. This workshop will guide teachers in directions of economic resources available to them, how to use simple inexpensive tools, making their own tools and materials, organizing art materials in a classroom (with no sink), how to repurpose and reuse everyday items, and other tips, tricks and tools of the trade. There will be hands-on activities, art pieces produced, lesson plans provided and other resources to take home.
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