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Registration Table Opens 8:00am
Oct. 25
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Opening Remarks 8:45am
Oct. 25
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Keynote - Shelley Moore
Shelley MooreOct. 25
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Emily Blackmore - NLPL
Emily BlackmoreOct. 25
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Sherra Robinson - NL Schools
Sherra RobinsonOct. 25
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Danielle Kelsey & Colleen Powers - NL Schools
Danielle Kelsey & Colleen PowersOct. 25
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Norma St. Croix - MUN
Dr. Norma St. CroixOct. 25
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Krista Phelan & Katie Baggs - Little Nest Children’s Community
Krista Phelan & Katie BaggsOct. 25
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Allison Pinsent - NL Schools
Allison PinsentOct. 25
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Keynote - Julie Pellissier-Lush
Julie Pellissier-LushOct. 25
Josée Bisaillon is an award-winning Canadian illustrator. Since 2005, she has illustrated more than 40 picture books and has done numerous editorial illustrations for magazines and newspapers. Her work has received recognition from Applied Arts, American Illustration and the Society of Illustrators, to name a few. She was shortlisted four times for the Governor General’s Literary Awards. Her work, a unique mixture of collage, drawings, and digital art, takes us in a poetic, colorful and whimsical world.
Deep dive into Crank up your creativity In this 3-hour Institute, join Josée in an art workshop and explore by yourself with mixed-media techniques.
In the first portion of the Institute, Josée will give a talk on her career and the basics of picture-book making. She’ll then offer some useful tips on how to step out of your comfort zone and crank up your creativity by showing you her unique way of illustrating, using collage, pastels, watercolor and more. You’ll learn new techniques to help you get yourself and your students to explore art more freely. You’ll then be able to try those techniques by yourself in a workshop.
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