Level 10 Arts Education

Four budding artists with Down Syndrome express their thoughts regarding art, life, love and their experiences living with Down Syndrome. They express their frustrations, but also discuss their successes, dreams and satisfaction in being able to live independently. The program is animated in part...

Educators are advised to preview all video programs before using them in the classroom. Frantic Assembly: A Guide to Devising is also provided.

Upon a single glance at any of renowned architect Douglas Cardinal's organic architecture, it is evident that 'radical' is no exaggeration. This documentary follows Cardinal's career - from bursting onto the architectural scene in the mid 1960's with his radically curvilinear St. Mary's Church in...

The key message of this program is that sustainable design is the art of designing physical objects to comply with the principles of economic, social and ecological sustainability. It ranges from the microcosm of designing small objects for everyday use, through to the macrocosm of designing buil...

Between his drawings and his paintings, it's estimated that Dr. Ernest Luthi created some 10,000 artistic works, many of which he painted "on the spot" in rural Saskatchewan. Ernie claimed it was his love of nature and the changing times that fueled his passion for painting the Saskatchewan lands...

This video presents the story of Byron Chief-Moon, a multi-talented First Nations actor, stuntman, dancer, choreographer, playwright and founder of the Coyote Arts Percussive Performance Association. Through art and life, his story is one of cultural survival and expression. Themes of Chief-Moon'...

This documentary chronicles the life of renowned opera diva, Maria Pellegrini a.k.a. "Canada's Butterfly," following her rise to the pinnacle of her profession in England, Italy and around the globe. The film explores the challenges Pellegrini faced balancing her personal life and motherhood with...

With narration by Christopher Plummer, this video focuses on the life and career of one of the greatest jazz piano musicians, Oscar Peterson, who passed away in 2007. Through interviews with Peterson and others, viewers learn about the person behind the legend, including the discrimination he fac...

Capitalizing on the popularity of hip hop, social worker and long-time B-boy Stephen Leafloor has been bringing positive hip hop workshops to the north, this time to the remote hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut. While dancing to the beat, kids are encouraged to blend their rich, ancient culture wi...

Fledgling musicians meet masters of the symphonic art form in this behind-the-scenes look at a milestone Carnegie Hall event. The film profiles previously unknown artists who, after auditioning via the Internet, were subsequently invited to take part in the 2008 YouTube Symphony Orchestra, the fi...

This program addresses what a brand is, the power of branding, what makes a brand, the creation and evolution of brands and the influence of brands. It defines and gives examples of corporate, family, individual and personal brands. Teens on a city street ask various passers by to identify brand ...

In this program, interior designer Brandi Hagen addresses the history and development of colour theories, the colour wheel, warm and cool colours, and colour schemes in clothing and interior design. She provides examples for concepts and terminology used in colour theory (e.g., hue, value, chroma...

Award-winning Canadian filmmaker Daniel Conrad collaborates with Canadian choreographer Wen Wei Wang to reimagine dance and poetry from the Tang and Song dynasties (960 to 1280 AD). Rather than reproducing historical choreography, this work revives ways of interpreting and savouring life and natu...

This program builds understanding of how elements of art and principles of design are applied to the creation of magazine advertisements and posters. The program shows students how to attract a viewer's attention with the layout concepts commonly known as picture window, silhouette, square zero, ...

This program builds understanding of elements of art and principles of design as applied to the creation of magazine advertisements and posters. Examples demonstrate effective and ineffective advertising layout by addressing recommended space allocation for the illustration, headline, copy and lo...