Credit Valley Conservation unveiled VAB art signs earlier today

Credit Valley Conservation unveiled its Floating Island Project just hours ago, at Botavia Downs Park (Botavia Downs Road and Chinguacousy Road).

The Environmental Enhancement Demonstration Site is a partnership between the CVC and the City of Brampton, in partnership with Queens University, Trent University, C&M Athletics, Greenland Consulting Engineers and Fletcher's Meadow Secondary School. The art project created works for the park, and was a partnership between the CVC, the City, and Visual Arts Brampton.

In this photo are Councillor John Hutton, Francesca Riopka, Councillor John Sanderson, Keshav Ramola, Mayor Susan Fennell, Lynn Calliste and Nick Woollard (parents of Makini Calliste-Woollard, in Quebec at university), and VAB president Keith Moreau.

We're currently having a few difficulties uploading the video, but expect an upload or two of the happenings in the next few days.

Makini wins for her fashion design

Makini Calliste-Woollard, a former VAB youth student who now co-teaches our 6-to-8-year-old programming, recently won for her fashion design at a student festival.

Stitches across Time Award of Excellence, was given to Makini Calliste-Woollard for her entry in the Headwaters Arts Spring Student Art Show on 7 May 2011. The show is currently being held at the Dufferin County Museum and Archives in Rosemount, near Alliston.

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All the images on the clothing is her own, created with photo screenprints exposed at the VAB Studio, and the hoodie itself was her own design.

Congrats!

Priya and Makini win Platinum Awards

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on VAB's Facebook page.

Congratulations to Priya Mistry and Makini Calliste-Woollard, who both won Platinum awards at the 2010 Visual Arts Brampton Youth Achievement Awards back in December. Both won five gold medallions during their time at VAB's youth classes, an achievement only they and Emily Kowalik have achieved.

In the photos, each is seen with their award, a decorative box engraved inside with their achievement.

Makini in the Booster, Glenn Bernabe online

An article about VAB student Makini Calliste-Woolard has appeared in this week's Brampton Booster, the Thursday newspaper published by the Guardian. A longer version of the article appears online.

Our upcoming workshop, taught by Glenn Bernabe, appears online and will hopefully make the print edition. Over the last few months, The Guardian has begun to publish articles online immediately, before the print edition comes out.

Fridge Front: Golden Opportunity

This Friday, we install "Golden Opportunity" at the Fridge Front Gallery. The show will feature three of the gold medal winners from the 2007 Visual Arts Brampton Youth Achievement Awards. All were (and still are) teen class students.

On display will be Alex Rodway, Makini Calliste-Woolard, and Michelle Alonso.

Congrats to Makini, Aleksandra, Emily, Carl, Samantha, Andrea

Congratulations to VAB youth class students Aleksandra Ciurzynska, Makini Calliste-Woollard, Emily Ing, and Samantha Dell'Anno, all of whom successfully applied for Mayfield Secondary School Regional Arts Program (Visual Arts). Makini is still deciding between Mayfield, and a music program at another school.

Congratulations also go out to Andrea Wang, who is accepted in Cawthra Park Secondary School Regional Arts Program (Visual Arts), and Carl Caldeira, who is accepted into St. Thomas Aquinas Secondary School visual arts program.

Now a word from a notable, quotable dead person:
A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his mind is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

– St. Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225 – 7 March 1274)