Salzburg - art experiences in the mountain area
Art experiences with woodcut and wood printing – creativity and nature art experiences for teachers and staff – get to know different ways of art and possibilities how to use art (woodcut and woodprint) in school and organisations.
The course is designed for the professional development of school education staff, supported with Erasmus+ funding
Description
This is what our course offers:
getting to know art, especially woodcut, woodprint, as another global language and learning to use it together, promoting creativity as a human quality in everyday school life and using it in various subjects, discovering nature and mountains as a source of inspiration and getting to know Salzburg as a world-renowned UNESCO cultural heritage city.
We are a team of teachers and artists from different European countries and with different subject combinations. Our philosophy: Art is the first „foreign“ language we learn in school and we can share our ideas worldwide with art. Woodcut is a natural printing technique to reproduce our ideas. Wood is a perfect material for expression with a long tradition (China, Japan, Dürer, Expressionism, Munch, Hokusai,..).
You work and stay during the day in the Art Chalet Vorderschuhzach (1000 meters sealevel, mountain view) and you can use all materials there. You can choose your working place (outside, inside). You can wo
Learning objectives
Didactic objectives:
The course participants should work together integratively and cooperatively on an artistic project by conceiving and implementing work together, as well as referring to the work of others.
The course participants develop awareness of the natural space and its properties and react creatively to it in their work.
The course participants get the opportunity in a different setting (Art Chalet in a secluded location at 1000m above sea level) to work together artistically and participatively at eye level, and should be mindful and slow down to get involved in the art and nature experience, as well as the other participants.
DEVELOPING ARTISTIC SKILLS AND CREATIVITY
Making art will enable our participants to express themselves and gain experience in printing, woodcut, land art and drawing and painting. With all the activities they will work on artworks. It will give them the freedom of expression which is often neglected in schools' curricula.
- Promoting the development of Eu
Methodology & assessment
Introduction-technic woodprint
PRINTS Drawing motifs and writing are transferred to wood or linoleum panels and cut from them. Using a high-pressure press, the wood and linocuts are made on paper, cardboard and textiles (bags, shirts,Cloths etc.) printed.
POTCHEN a drawing or a photograph is prepared and transferred to a wooden panel using a transfer technique.
DRAWING - WRITING - PHOTO
We find motifs and prepare them so that they can be used for later processing. It can also be an existing one Photo material or drawings etc. are brought along.
The wood or linocuts are printed on various substrates (paper, cards, cardboard, textiles, etc.) or
the motifs prepared for potching are transferred to wooden boards / pieces of wood using a transfer technique
EARTH ART PATH
As part of the course, the course participants are invited together with artists to realize artistic Earth Art projects individually or in groups at several locations along a path, whereby these
Materials, digital tools & other learning resources
All materials and tools are provided by Art Chalet
Certification details
certificate of attendance,
learning agreement,
possibility for Europass
Pricing, packages and other information
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Price:500Euro
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Course package content:
possibly simple accomodation
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Additional information:Description of the services and activities included in the course package (such as accommodation, meals, transport) or available at extra cost.
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Cancellation & changes:
cancellation possibility till 10 days before the course starts
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Additional information:The options and conditions for change and cancellation, and the policy in case of unforeseen circumstances (force majeure).
Additional information
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Language:English
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Target audience ISCED:Primary education (ISCED 1)Lower secondary education (ISCED 2)Upper secondary education (ISCED 3)
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Target audience type:TeacherCompany staffNot-for-profit / NGO staff
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Learning time:20-25 hours
