PORTRAITX – THE FULL PACKAGE with Raison d’art
portraitX is an interactive, arts-based digital program for students in Grades 6–12, designed to help youth explore what it means to be human in a digital world. Grounded in emotional intelligence, digital literacy, and critical thinking, portraitX supports students in developing the skills they need to navigate relationships—online and off, with empathy, awareness, and creativity.
Aligned with the Quebec Education Program (QEP) and easy to integrate across subjects, the program brings interactive workshops into the classroom. Led by trained artist-educators, students use a custom iPad art app featuring collaborative creation tools, curated learning resources, and a secure chat space to engage with timely topics like AI, misinformation, and online safety.
The journey ends with both personal printed artworks or a collective school mural, celebrating student voices and their reflections on digital life. Selected student pieces may also be shared online to promote positive digital impact.
What’s Included:
- Six 60-minute workshops
- Use of iPads and the portraitX app (one per student)
- Printed take-home artwork and/or a large-scale collaborative mural displayed in the school
- Optional online sharing of curated student art
Themes: The workshop provides an opportunity for discussion about belonging in Quebec as a member of the BIPOC community and as a member of the LGBTQ2S+ community. The workshop has some clear elements of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts obviously…, and Mathematics)
Materials: Provided: use of portraitX app on iPads: one for each participating student, a collective mural installed on the school walls: a large scale mosaic of media created by participating students.
Grade Levels: Secondary Grades 7-11
Artist Profile: Raison d’art
Email: info@raisondart.org
