Elora Crawford is an artist, educator, and MA Art Education student at Concordia University. Her research explores the art history of Kindergarten and the pedagogy of play. Central to this work is her scholarship of 19th-century playthings and art activities—the “Gifts and Occupations”—introduced to education by the founder of Kindergarten, Friedrich Froebel (1782–1852). These materials for learning through play are explored in workshops, gift play interviews, archival study, and artmaking. Her artistic practice unfolds across installation, sculpture, parquetry, paper-folding, and weaving.
Elora has shown her work and curated exhibitions in Toronto and Montréal, and has presented workshops and guest lectures in Toronto, Montréal, and Bauhaus-Universität Weimar. Her art writing has appeared in C Magazine,Peripheral Review, the Trinity Review, and gallery exhibition essays. She holds a BA in Visual Studies from the University of Toronto.
Sessions in which Elora Crawford participates
Saturday 4 May, 2024
Learning through play informs the theoretical building blocks of art education, but teaching through play takes practice. This two-hour workshop leads participants through material exploration of the Froebel gifts—play sets designed by education reformist Friedrich Froebel alongside the invention of Kindergarten—and the occupations—art activities that extend foundational knowledge of art and design principles.
Sessions in which Elora Crawford attends
Saturday 4 May, 2024
Day 1 of Workshops ArtEDU Spring series PresentingMoëv KurdiGaby Mejia Elora CrawfordGaby and Moëv's workshops are 1 hour, Elora's 2 hours.&...
Sunday 5 May, 2024
Day 2 of Workshops ArtEDU Spring seriesPresentingOla SerhalAmy Audet-Arcand
Saturday 1 June, 2024
Day 6 of Workshops ArtEDU Spring seriesPresentingElsy ZavarceVictoria StantonEija Loponen-StephensonVIA AteliersEach workshop will last an hour, followed with 15 minutes for questions. Please arrive 15 minutes before the first workshop. Between each presentation there will be breaks. Lunch will be...
Saturday 8 June, 2024
Day 2 of Workshops ArtEDU Spring seriesPresentingSarah PearsonMarie-Pier VienMelissa-Ann Pereira LedoAnna IgnacioEach workshop will last an hour, followed with 15 minutes for questions. Please arrive 15 minutes before the first workshop. Between each presentation there will be breaks. Lunch will b...
- 8.1 - Fostering an Accomodating Learning Environment
- 8.2 - Pedagogy and Citizenship: Contemporary Issues Through Youth Artistic Creation
- 8.3 - Authenticity? Uncovering the Heart of the Quebec Educational Visual Arts Program's Evaluation Criteria
- 8.4 - Brushing Words with Color: Enhance Visual Literacy and Vocabulary in Children through Art