ECO Art is a unique partnership project between the Head-of-the-Lake Land Trust program and The Print Studio, a local non-profit art organization, to make hands-on nature and art education available to Hamilton schools.
ECO Art provides students with an introduction to the wonders of the natural world and the art of printmaking. Linking art and nature enables students to become caretakers of the earth and provides them with the opportunity to stretch their artist creativity through print art projects with nature themes.
- Students at the Cartwright Nature Sanctuary
The HLT teaches students about endangered species, local habitats and wildlife, bird migration and how they can become caretakers of the earth. This is done during an interactive program in the classroom, as well as during an outing to a nature sanctuary.
With guidance from The Print Studio, students then create print art based on what they’ve learned about the natural world.
Students create art depicting endangered species
Thanks to support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Hamilton Community Foundation’s Edith H. Turner Fund for initiating the project.
