Face to Face
The educational program Face to Face for schools was based on the CCA exhibition Gevorg Grigorian GIOTTO.
Designed for School children the program was developed for two age groups: 1-6 grades and 7-12 grades.
The artistic and creative focus of the program, Face to Face, was the genre of portraiture widely featured in the exhibition. The program aimed at presenting Armenian well-known artist Gevorg Grigorian’s art, focusing on exhibited self-portraits and imaginative collective characters / historical icons, discuss and explore the art of portraiture.
Developed for two age groups, the program offered two thematic approaches, respectively engaging 1-6 grades in a creative workshop featuring imaginative and historical characters; and 6-12 grades in a workshop focusing self-portraits and identity.
The program commenced with a thematic tour-discussion in the exhibition gallery, concentrating on the works and life of Gevorg Grigorian and the selected works for each group. The tour was followed by a creative workshop in the Creative Hall, during which 1-6 grade pupils created imaginative portraits of historical characters and their beloved fairy-tale heroes, whereas elder groups were engaged in a discussion on self, image and identity, after which making identity self-collages.