Blog Posts
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Volunteer TestimonialArtStarts would like to recognize the hard work of our very talented volunteer Anna Creasy. Anna came to ArtStarts in November 2011 to work on the gallery reception and the installation of the Kingsway Project. |
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Multi-talented puppeteer and ventriloquist Kellie HainesWe all enjoyed a fun and laughter filled puppet adventure on our October ArtStarts on Saturday’s workshop series. Multi-talented puppeteer and ventriloquist Kellie Haines invited us to join an amazing space expedition along with her friends Magrau the bird and Kamilla the frog. |
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The Kingsway Project unfoldsArtStarts and professional photographer and media artist Anne Marie Slater have come together to bring the history of the Kingsway corridor alive for 120 grade 3 to 7 students at two Kingsway area schools, Sir Guy Carleton and Charles Dickens Elementary. Made possible through the support of the City of Vancouver’s125th Anniversary Grant Program, this three-month residency aims to
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BIG IDEAS opening a BIG HIT!After months of planning, designing, installing, tweaking and talking, the BIG IDEAS exhibition of young people’s art launched with an appropriately BIG BANG! The ArtStarts gallery was filled with a wonderful array of well-wishers, from the young artists and their teachers to school superintendents, event organizers from the Vancouver Biennale and ArtStarts, important community contacts, friends, family and more. |
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Young Artists visit for Grow Exhibition Opening45 student artists from Mount Pleasant Elementary School visited ArtStarts for the opening celebration of Grow, an exhibition that features artwork that they, along with students from across BC, created in collaboration with professional artists. The work was inspired by their interactions with nature and discussions around sustainability. |
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Grow: Creating an Exhibition at ArtStartsInstallation of our latest art exhibition "Grow" has just been completed and our gallery walls are once more hung with beautiful, moving and inspiring art work created by some of BC's talented young people. We spoke to the show's curator, Katie Varney, to get some deeper insight into the show and how it all came together. |
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Gallery Tour - Grade 6's Hearing VoicesGrade six students from Clinton Elementary School in Burnaby were recently given a tour of our exhibition Hear Our Voices. Conversation and questions arose amongst the students as they looked at, read and interacted with the richly diverse collection of work on display. When asked for their thoughts on the show, one enthusiastic student declared, "I love it! Beautiful artwork!". |
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Hear Our VoicesOur current exhibition, Hear Our Voices, is named after a collection of colourful stories written by First Nations students from Balmoral and Carson Graham Secondary Schools. Under the guidance of author-in-residence, Sylvia Olsen, thirty-six students crafted fictional and true stories, honing their evolving skills at story telling and writing. |
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Honour Scroll Project UnveiledStudents, teachers and members of the community gathered at Britannia Secondary on Friday, June 11th for the unveiling of the Honour Scroll project, which included scrolls made by students in collaboration with artist Susan McCallum. |
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Gallery Tours!Students from Hammond Elementary in Maple Ridge recently visited the ArtStarts Gallery for a tour of our current exhibition, Welcome to Our World. |
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Artist spotlight: Julian LawrenceStudents from Windemere Secondary school, who came in for a tour of our current exhibition, Welcome to Our World, recently left ArtStarts some very original thank-you gifts! |
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Portraits of Resilience on display at ArtStarts GalleryThe Many Strong Voices Programme (MSV) was created in 2005 to bring together indigenous peoples, community organizations, policy makers, NGOs, and researchers from the Arctic and Small Island Developing States. One of its key goals is to make sure the voices of people in these vulnerable regions are heard. |
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Welcome To Our WorldThis afternoon ArtStarts celebrated the opening of our newest gallery exhibition: Welcome To Our World. It was a busy day, as young artists, friends, teachers and mentors came to see the display of creative work by students from Port Moody to Greenland. |
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Flutter, Hum, Buzz...Yesterday the ArtStarts gallery was visited for a second time by a group of 3/4 students from Graham Bruce Elementary, here to view a display about their completed project Flutter, Hum, Buzz: An Artful Garden Party. The project was the result of an artist residency by Lori Weidenhammer, who helped the students to learn that art is more than painting and sculpture, and that the raw materials for artistic expression can be found all around them. |
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Opening soon! {Creative Connections}Creative Connections. Program Coordinator Katie Varney worked hard with the help of staff and volunteers, including the above handyman extraordinaire, to install this exhibition. The exhibition runs until December 18 2009 and features insightful work from some of BC's youngest artists as they reveal their world through art. |
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CreativeIt's that time of the year again! With only a month left of Regional Voices (on until June 27), planning is underway for our next exhibition, Creative Connections. This exhibition will feature insightful work from some of BC’s youngest artists as they reveal their world through art. |
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Elsie Roy visits ArtStartsWe had groups of students from the neighbouring elementary school, Elsie Roy, working with artist Elizabeth Mackenzie on a portraiture residency at the gallery. |
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Fat Cat Banner ProjectThis stunning piece is one of a series of 12, 10-foot banners created by grades 3 students (yes grade 3!) from Kelowna to market the local Fat Cat Festival. |
