We'd like to congratulate former Visual Arts Brampton youth student Daniel Francavilla for being named one of winners of The Brampton Guardian's 2007 Brampton Junior Citizen of the Year Award. Currently in grade 12, according to the Star, he "has a passion for social justice, carried out through his organization ACCESS Charity, which helps children in the developing world receive an education."
He founded and runs the ACCESS Charity (which is short for "Allowing Children a Chance at Education with School Supplies"); according to their website "formally underway in March 2006, ACCESS has helped many children in at several schools with uniforms, shoes, and supplies." Recently, they built a playground and shelter at a Colombian school. Recently, he wrote an article for the Toronto Star's Global Voices column, on obesity and hunger, and also wrote about teen apathy toward world issues.
Daniel won two bronze medals with VAB, as a student in 2002 and 2003.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Humberview Secondary School on display
Humberview Secondary School of Bolton (Caledon) is on display now, at the Fridge Front Gallery in Shoppers World Brampton. It's actually our first ever Caledon exhibit (aside from Mayfield, which is sort of on the border). The Caledon Citizen and Rogers Dufferin-Caledon are both set to cover the show; we expect the newspaper to publish the article Friday, and Rogers to air the segment Thursday, but those are just tentative dates so far.
The exhibit continues until February 16th.
Alex Rodway continues on one of the VAB fridge doors, but we have new works on the themes of Special Arrangements (still life) and Black History Month, both featuring works from the three main VAB youth classes.
Coming up at Fridge Front are Parkway Public School and Earnscliffe Senior Public School, E-Arts Program. Both exhibits are organized by VAB teen members, the first by Emily, the second by Alexandra; in both instances, it's their previous school.
The exhibit continues until February 16th.
Alex Rodway continues on one of the VAB fridge doors, but we have new works on the themes of Special Arrangements (still life) and Black History Month, both featuring works from the three main VAB youth classes.
Coming up at Fridge Front are Parkway Public School and Earnscliffe Senior Public School, E-Arts Program. Both exhibits are organized by VAB teen members, the first by Emily, the second by Alexandra; in both instances, it's their previous school.
Scott Maxwell dies
A Visual Arts Brampton member for a few years, Scott Maxwell died Friday, after having brain cancer for 21 years.
Scott was one the VAB members in the Art of the Automobile show, sponsored by the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada, that toured auto shows in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. It was his first ever juried show entry, in fact, his first entry into any show other than Artway.
He joined the group at least by 2004, entering a two original pen and ink illustrations into the Snail Mail Show; he entered other scratchboard, pencil, pen and ink drawings and wooden sculptures into our Artway Shoppers World shows. Users of our studio may remember his woodcarvings, one of which depicted an eagle, and hung in our main drawing and painting area for a few years. His last showing with VAB was the Wheels exhibit, for which he was briefly mentioned in the Guardian.
Scott was one the VAB members in the Art of the Automobile show, sponsored by the Automotive Journalists Association of Canada, that toured auto shows in Montreal, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver. It was his first ever juried show entry, in fact, his first entry into any show other than Artway.
He joined the group at least by 2004, entering a two original pen and ink illustrations into the Snail Mail Show; he entered other scratchboard, pencil, pen and ink drawings and wooden sculptures into our Artway Shoppers World shows. Users of our studio may remember his woodcarvings, one of which depicted an eagle, and hung in our main drawing and painting area for a few years. His last showing with VAB was the Wheels exhibit, for which he was briefly mentioned in the Guardian.
Photos of plaque for Bridget
Here are two photos of the plaque Visual Arts Brampton fundraised for, in commemoration of Bridget Aube-Doughty.View a larger version of Keith by the tree, or the plaque itself.
Monday, February 04, 2008
Millie meets Dora
This weekend, Visual Arts Brampton participated in the Recreation and Leisure Show. We gave kids Valentine's Day colouring cards, printed for us by the Shoppers World location of Staples. The display walls featured reproduced images of member works, and we had numerous inquiries.The highlight of the day for most kids in the mall was meeting Dora the Explorer. Brampton Arts Council mascot and frequent Visual Arts Brampton event guest Millie Artbug met her at the end of the day, on her Centre Court stage. Thankfully, the lineup was only to Laura Secord at the time Millie got in line; for at least two of the three hours of the appearance, it stretched half the length of the mall, literally.
(Dora was to take photos with 300 kids minimum; considering many met her in batches, and she stayed on stage most of the day, it's more likely she met 600-800, at least.)
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