Home assignments, 2014

1. Bouquet
2. Pet in container
3. Backyard nature
4. Place I'd love to visit
5. Container for food
6. Flapping flag
7. Glasses (prescription or sun)
8. Favourite dessert
9. Hand holding something
10. Favourite candy
11. Tools with container
12. Bookcase
13. Souvenir
14. Famous landmarks
15. Favourite possession
16. Toy character
17. My dresser with at least one drawer open
18. Still life of healthy snack
19. Seasonal landscape
20. Open photo album
21. Open door
22. Backpack
23. Flowers in container
24. Room in your house
25. Kitchen appliance
26. Utensils
27. Jewellery
28. Mirror
29. Beauty supplies
30. Art supplies: pencils, brushes, pens, paint, etc.

Hand drier in the washroom thanks to generous donation

Our main studio washroom now has a hand-drier.

A few months ago, an anonymous donation was made to VAB, specifically for adding a drier to the washroom.

Our greatest thanks to this generous donor.

Home assignments, 2012

• Pet in a container
• Shoes hanging on a doorknob
• Plant in a container
• View of yard
• Table and chairs
• Liquid in a container
• Winter gear
• Tools
• Electronic device(s)
• Food
• Accessories
• Open drawer containing stuff
• Interior of vehicle
• Shelf of things
• Board game(s)
• Scattered family Photos
• Heirloom(s)
• Currency
• Back view of a person's head
• Crumpled or broken container
• Footwear
• Mirror image
• Collection
• Musical instrument
• Sport items
• Eyewear
• Home
• Corner of room
• Antiques
• Kitchen utensils
• Warped face
• Clothes hanging on a chair
• 2 or more creatures combined as one
• Stiarcase
• Playground
• Toys
• Something with wheels
• Branch of a tree

1812 event at Shoppers World Brampton, March 31

Visual Arts Brampton youth students and select adult artists will be drawing from War of 1812 reenactors. Adult member artists from the group are also invited to come and create.

The event will be at Shoppers World Brampton, in Centre Court, on March 31 from 1 to 5 pm. (Appropriately, Centre Court is also home to Laura Secord.)

The  reenactors at the event are being organized by Richard Feltoe, the curator and corporate archivist for Redpath Sugar Limited and is active as a living history reenactor, re-creating the life of a Canadian militia soldier from the War of 1812. His latest book, Redcoated Ploughboys: The Volunteer Battalion of Incorporated Militia of Upper Canada, 1813-1815, will be released in March.

Teen class at capacity; capped for 2012

As of today, the teen youth class is at full capacity; we've capped the class.

For those wanting arts education for a teen, there is a Thursday evening open studio session, 7 to 9 pm. It's pay-as-you-go, drop-ins, for $7 a session.

Special Arrangements show on at Artway

Our annual Special Arrangements show is now on at Artway Gallery. On exhibit are Andrea McLeod, Betty Jean Evans, Paul Draper, Keith Moreau, and the late Bridget Aubé.

The show runs until Friday 24 February 2012, at Artway Gallery in Shoppers World Brampton, near Winners.

Continuing at Artway Invitational Gallery, near Zellers, is Young Gold. Every year, the Youth Achievement Awards acknowledge the accomplishments of Visual Arts Brampton's youth session students. The best receive Gold medallions, and they are on display at Artway Invitational Gallery. Five of the six teen students who won gold at the Youth Achievement Awards are participating: Lucy, Francesca, Victoria, Tasha, and Nicole.

Youth Achievement Award winners, 2011

Congratulations to all of this year's Youth Achievement Award winners, who received their medallions on Saturday, December 17.

• Gold: Anushka Anand, Gurleen Dulai, Ranmeet Dulai, Nicole D'Souza, Lucy Feng, Francesca Riopka, Victoria Riopka, Tasha Singh, Rajveer Singh
• Silver: Shannon Bennett, Tanraj Dulai, Andrew Kapur, Kavya Kaluarachi, Edward Seo, Mary Jane Seo, Liana Valdez
• Bronze: Victoria Abes

Youth Achievement Awards 2011 tomorrow

The studio is set up for the Visual Arts Brampton Youth Achievement Awards tomorrow, starting shortly after 11 am. This will be the thirteen ceremonies in the youth sessions' history.

Admission is limited only to those students who entered the competition, and their guests.

Lucy Feng shows art at Four Corners library

Visual Arts Brampton teen member Lucy Feng is now on display at the Four Corners library.


Visit the showcases on the second floor of Brampton Library's downtown branch to see artwork by this talented teen, who has won two golds with VAB in her two years with the youth classes.


Lucy was one of the winners for the Credit Valley Conservation Authority's Floating Island Project. Her painting "Happy Day" toured Brampton and the Canadian National Exhibition as part of "25 Years: VAB's Floral Art Show", and has been active at VAB events like Brampton Day and Carabram. Most recently, her artwork was featured in The Brampton Guardian, in promotion of the Teddy Bear Project art exhibit.


The show continues until January 2012.

CVC installs signs with VAB youth art, at their floating island site

Image courtesy Credit Valley Conservation Authority.

Credit Valley Conservation has recently installed the signage at its Floating Island Project, at Botavia Downs Park (Botavia Downs Road and Chinguacousy Road). Winners were unveiled in a September ceremony.

To view photos of the ceremony and site, check out this VAB photo album.

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.

Youth Achievement Awards judged last night

The Youth Achievement Awards were judged last night, at the Visual Arts Brampton studio. This year, seventeen of the group's students submitted portfolios, containing 12 screen assignments, 12 home assignments, and additional works.

Awards will be handed out December 17, at an award ceremony, for entrants and their guests only. The final classes for all students are December 3 and 10.

Portfolio workshop for high school regional arts programs

Designed for grade 8 students applying to the Regional Arts Program at Mayfield or Cawthra Park Secondary School, at Visual Arts Brampton studio this autumn.

Instructor Annelisa Fischer will help young artists while they create works for their portfolio, select which works to include, and prepare you for the audition process. The workshop will include drawing, painting, drawing a self portrait, and drawing a still life.

Classes run for eleven Thursdays, October 27 to January 19th, from 7 to 9 pm. (Particular Thursdays are skipped around Christmas and New Year's.) The fee is $110, payable at the first class.

Classes will be held at the Visual Arts Brampton Creative Studios, 1 Bartley Bull Parkway, Suite 10, at Steeles Avenue and Main Street South. Interested students must reserve a spot in advance, by calling 905-453-9142.

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.

Brampton Floating Islands pilot project and artwork reveal, September 17

Credit Valley Conservation, Visual Arts Brampton and City of Brampton are proud to announce the Floating Islands Pilot Project and Artwork Reveal.

Learn about the Red Side Dace, why they are important and how we are protecting them in Fletcher’s Creek. See aretwork created by youth and teens from Visual Arts Brampton on Fletcher’s Creek and its animal inhabitants. Learn about the Floating Islands: what they do, how they are build, how we are monitoring them and why this pilot project is important for Ontario!

The event happens on Saturday, September 17, 2011 from 11 am to 1 pm at Botavia Downs Pond, across  from Fletchers Meadow Public School.

Agenda:

• 11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m – Art Reveal and Speeches
• 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. – Activities and Free Barbecue

Former student Alex Rodway blogs his art

Former Visual Arts Brampton teen member Alex Rodway is now blogging his new works, on a fairly regular basis. Most of the works so far were created for his courses in Sheridan College's Illustration program, while others were done for a publishing company.

Alex was a student of Visual Arts Brampton's teen classes for a few years later last decade, easily earning golds, having progressed greatly from his first early year in the classes, back in 2000. About a year ago, he shared a show at the Rose Theatre Brampton's art gallery.

VAB youth classes announce 2011 home assignment lists

Click here for the 2011 home assignment list, for all youth classes.

These categories are for ease of use only, you can pick and choose 12 favourites from these 32, regardless of what category they’re in.

Around the kitchen

1. Crumpled drink container
2. Kitchen appliance
3. Kitchen tools
4. Place setting
5. Sink, tap, dishes

Wear it

1. Beauty products
2. Hat with glass, sunglasses
3. Shoes hanging on a door knob
4. Backpack on staircase

Things In Things

1. Items in recycling box
2. Pet in a container
3. Three different sizes of jars, with items in them
4. Dresser or cabinet, door open, items in it
5. Footwear in pile
6. Plant in container

Open-ended

1. Rhyming objects
2. Same object, twice, the second time changed in some way
3. My favourite treat(s)

Etc.

1. Electronic device
2. Video device (video recording or projection)
3. Board game pieces
4. Cleaning products (floor, laundry, mouth)
5. Crumpled money
6. Fasteners
7. Household room interior
8. Items showing wheels
9. Lamp with a book and a glass
10. Mode of travel (multi-person)
11. Reflection of yourself on an item
12. Set of keys on a lock (keyring or keychain)
13. Sports or recreation equipment
14. View from a window

Despite the snow, no cancellations at VAB Studio, Saturday

Yes, all five kids classes are on today at the Visual Arts Brampton creative studio, as its the first week of classes in the new year.

Class times are the following:
6 to 8 years old, 9:30 to 11:00 am
6 to 8 years old, 11:30 to 1:00 pm
9 to 12 years old, 9:30 to 11:30 am
12 to 18 years old, 1:00 to 3:00 pm
9 to 12 years old, 3:15 to 5:15 pm

Additionally, we expect (but have not confirmed) that Jacqueline Veltri's painting open studio is a go.

Priya and Makini win Platinum Awards

Click on the image to view more,
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.

Home assignments, 2010 youth classes

Any youth class student, in Keith's classes (as opposed to Emily and Paulina's), is encouraged to participate in the year end Youth Achievement Awards. Even if they don't want to enter their works for judging, they're encouraged to try their hand at the home assignments, so Keith can see their strengths and weaknesses throughout the year, and help them develop.

For the list, which was posted a few weeks ago: http://j.mp/HA2010VAB

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.