ways Bite WHAT ARE your impressions of Woudstock '94? Did you watch it on TV? Did you hear about it? Do you think the issues that were big in the “60s ~~ world peace, environmental protection — are us ON ft aoe OUTH NEWS rtists offer courses for kids TWENTY NORTH Vancouver senior high school art students enrolled in the “Artists for Kids” Pre-college Art Enrichment Class. By Margaret Bryant Zap! Contributor The pre-college course was held last winter at North Vancouver’s Capilano College on Wednesday nights trom Jan. 12 to April 13. The course covered drawing in the contemporary context, exploring color through painting, three-dirnen- sional studies and printmaking. According to the students who took the course, it was a huge suc- cess. Angie Pytlewski, a Sutherland Secondary student, felt that it was a valuable experience from which she “learned a lot about the atmosphere of working in an art program in col- lege.” Another Sutherland student, Teya Mathias, said that since taking the course she feels much more prepared for life after high school. “A lot of the work that I did in the course was much more advanced than in my high school art classes.” she said. Working with people who are “serious” about art, as she is, “was a . great experience in itself,” she said, adding that she could feel the cre- ative energy in the room. “It was intense. It was a perfect environment to work and express yourself. Before I took the course, | was unsure of what art school would be like. | knew { liked taking art in high school but I wasn’t sure if art in college would be right for me.” Mathias believes that she now has a greater sense of what she will do with her life. She has had the oppor- tunity to get a taste of a college art program ard to meet and talk with successful Canadian artists. She feels that the experience was a priceless one and she will now make an edu- cated choice as to the courses she will take in college. The course was taught by a num- ber of Capilano College ast instruc- tors including Barry Cogswell, George Rammell, Nancy Boyd and Wayne Eastcott. Artists for Kids Trust coordinator Bill MacDonald, Carson Graham's Wing Chow, Sutherland Secondary’s Wesley Anderson, Windsor’s Catherine Schechter and Martin Place, and Sentinel’s Barbara Sunday also assisted in the instruc- tion of the course. Established in 1990 by the school board, the Anists for Kids Trust pro- vides support to Fine Arts programs for young artists on the North Shore. The Artists for Kids program began with the generous contribu- tions of original prints by Canadian artists Bill Reid, Jack Shadbolt and Gordon Smith. Funds for the Artists for Kids Trust are generated through sales of original prints by the school district. Not only does the trust provide courses for young artists, it provides a number of scholarships for stu- dents cach year. Another exciting course that Artists for Kids offered was a five- day summer school program held near Brackendale in July. The Paradise Summer School of the arts is offered to children aged 11 to 18 and is a great opportunity for young people to excel in their abili- ties, as they experience outstanding instruction by some of the best teachers and artists in British Columbia, including Robert Bateman and Gordon Smith. For more information about Artists for Kids please contact the director, Bill MacDonald. at 987- 6667, or fax 987-8967. a Pools Teya Motties PRINTMAKING WAS among artistic media teens explored in an Artists for Kids-sponsored course at Capilano College last winter. important today as they were then? $80-KIDS NEWS photo Paul McGrath PLAYING DRESS-UP was one of the fun activities at the Grant McNeil Housing Project's recent Summer Fun Carnival. Located at tst and Chesterfield in North Vancouver, the afford- able housing complex receives yearly grants from the provinciat and municipal governments | to run programs and activities including a summer day camp and daily outings for children. 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