Activities for families
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L’art pour emporter! Creative Kits
EXPRESSION’s activities are held in French.
For every exhibition, EXPRESSION offers kits containing creative activities to carry out at home – on your own, with a friend, or as a family.
You’ll experiment with different techniques and develop your creativity by using the kit’s materials and illustrated instructions.
They’re lots of fun for you or to offer as a gift!
Cost: $10 per kit (member), $15 per kit (non-member) To purchase a kit, click here.
You can also contact us by email: education@expression.qc.ca, or by phone: 450 773-4209.
Share your results
We’d love to see what you create! When you complete your projects, why not share them on Facebook and Instagram, tagging us with #lartpouremporter.
Facebook : @ExpressionCentreDexpositionDeSaintHyacinthe
Instagram : @expression.sainthyacinthe
We’re looking forward to seeing your artworks!
QUID Art contemporain
EXPRESSION’s activities are held in French.
QUID Art contemporain is an opportunity for an encounter to raise awareness of contemporary art. It has three versions: instilled, informal, and curious. For each exhibition, one of these versions is chosen.
What is QUID?
From the Latin quid, which means “what,” the word “quid” is an interrogative adverb, which is used in a question. It means “What is this?” QUID Art contemporain means “What is contemporary art?”
QUID Art contemporain. Curious
A family morning at EXPRESSION
EXPRESSION offers families an interactive tour of the current exhibition in a warm, fun-filled, and positive ambience that inspires amazement and the discovery of contemporary art.
Led by a cultural mediator, QUID Art contemporain Curious gives children the floor to speak, allows their creative thoughts about the world around us to emerge, and develops their curiosity. With breakfast pastries and orange juice to nibble on, parents and children are encouraged to share their feelings and let their imagination roam free.
Enjoy the surprises offered by this activity, which is perfect for families who want to learn about a bold world based on art and dialogue.
Cost: $10 per family member ($3 for each extra child), $5 per adult member and $3 for their children, $10 per non-member and $5 for their children. Group prices upon request.
Duration: 120 minutes
When: Sunday mornings on the announced dates.
To find out the exact dates, consult the calendar or our Facebook page, and subscribe to our newsletter.
Family workshop
EXPRESSION’s activities are held in French.
Creative workshops are offered during each exhibition. The workshops are inspired by the works presented, and participants make creations using all sorts of materials provided.
The activity includes a guided tour of the exhibition led by a cultural mediator.
Cost: $10 per family member ($3 for each extra child), $5 per adult member and $3 for their children, $10 per non-member and $5 for their children. Group prices upon request.
Duration: 180 minutes
To find out the exact dates, consult the calendar or our Facebook page, and subscribe to our newsletter.
Visit
EXPRESSION’s activities are held in French.
Free guided tours, led by a cultural mediator, are offered in the afternoon. No reservation required, all you have to do is show up the same day. Families welcome!
Ficelles, duos intergénérationnels
EXPRESSION’s activities are held in French.
Grandparents and grandchildren, welcome!
Ficelles - duos intergénérationnels offers a perfect opportunity to spend quality family time, weave interpersonal connections between generations, and immortalize precious memories during an activity that introduces you to contemporary art.
To facilitate access to culture for various generations, EXPRESSION offers four days of free activities devoted to creation, amazement, and dialogue. They take place in summer – June and July. Ficelles invites children 6 to 12 years old to come with their grandparents for an artistic experience. The activity is composed of a guided tour of the current exhibition and creative workshops designed to develop curiosity and the desire to learn new art techniques. The pairs participate in short video capsules that feature their artworks and the experiences they’ve had.
At the end of the four-day creative period, EXPRESSION organizes a show. During this afternoon, the general public is invited to see the works and view the videos of the intergenerational pairs.
The content of Ficelles is updated each year to reflect the themes in the current exhibition.
Cost: Free, with reservation
Duration: 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
When: Wednesdays June 26, July 3, July 10, and July 17, 2024
Show: Saturday, July 15, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
For the purpose of information and for promotion of the Ficelles project to the community, participants or their guardians will have to sign a consent form so that video or photographic recordings of faces and artworks can be communicated or made accessible.
Here’s a preview of the first edition :
Vidéo du projet Ficelles - Duos intergénérationnels produit à EXPRESSION, Édition 2023, 16 min 48 s. © NousTV
Summer camp
EXPRESSION’s activities are held in French.
EXPRESSION, Centre d’exposition de Saint-Hyacinthe, offers a visual arts summer camp!
The children registered for the creative summer camp at EXPRESSION will learn about contemporary art through all sorts of creative workshops and cultural mediation activities. A visit to Jardin Daniel A. Séguin and daily outings to the park are also on tap. The week will end with a show highlighting the works produced during the workshops.
Encourage your children’s interest in creation as they use a wide assortment of art media, various techniques, and art forms including sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, art in nature, and much more!
Next edition: Summer 2024