With the popularity of e-mail cutting into revenues, Canada Post is always searching for a marketing strategy that would encourage people to use the mail. "Picture Postage" is such an initiative. This popular program allows individuals to create their own stamps for family and friends. This opportunity also provides a vehicle for…

Provides information on the Group of Seven, a famous group of Canadian landscape painters, of which Arthur Lismer is a member artist. Includes activities that accompany Lismer's painting "Isles of Spruce," which is reproduced here. Discusses the painting, noting its use of repetition. (CMK)

Presents a project where fourth-grade students depicted images on coins to reflect important conflicts in Canadian history, such as September 11, 2001. Explains how to create the coins in detail. States that the students each wrote a "proclamation" that described their time period depicted on the coins. (CMK)

Introduces the topic for the next Clip and Save Art Print series: unique regions of the North American continent. Includes three paintings, with background information, on this topic. Discusses the format and use of the Clip and Save Art Prints. (CMK)

Provides background information on Emily Carr, who is considered one of Canada's greatest painters. Includes a reproduction on her artwork titled "Vanquished" and presents ideas for activities. Explains that "Vanquished" reflects the collapse of the North American Indian civilization along the coast of British Columbia. (CMK)

Presents an art activity where students create Inuit-style animals. Discusses the Inuit (Eskimo) artform in which the compositions utilize patterning and textures, such as small lines signifying fur. Explains that this project is well suited to a study of animals or to integrate with a social studies unit about Canada. (CMK)

Addresses the cooperation between the Centre for Canadian Contemporary Art (CCCA) and Confederation High School in Nepean (Ontario) focusing on student involvement within the CCCA project. Highlights the students' efforts to promote the CCCA's corporate image by creating a logo for letterheads, envelopes, and business cards. (CMK)