Youth Art Program

The Youth Art Program sponsored by Agrium Advanced Technologies is in its 5th year. This fabulous program brings artists, art teachers and art professionals together with our youth to explore creativity and develop an interest in art. Our goal is to help young people learn to express themselves artistically and build confidence and self-esteem through art. We believe this may be achieved by connecting young artists with positive role models who through a program of teaching and mentoring will help them develop their skills and showcase their talent.

See Classes Below

Oil Painting: Janette Perry

Time: 9:00 - 12:00
Ages: 12 and up
Class Size: 8 students

Janette is an accomplished oil painter who works on a commission basis and shows in many local art galleries. One of the works Janette and her class created in 2006 may be viewed on the wall at the Ayr Public Library. Janette's students will use canvas, oil paints and linseed oil to make a beautiful piece of art to take home. In addition, she will be looking for assistance on the new canvas to be donated to the North Dumfries Township at this year's Fresh Ayr Festival. Please join Janette on a true artistic adventure

The Art of Collage: Cinda Hilton Lund (Parent & Me Class)

Class #1: 9:00-9:45
Ages: 3-6 yrs
Class Size: 8 students

Class #2 10:00-10:45
Ages: 3-6 yrs.
Class Size: 8 students

Create an artistic arrangement using a hodgepodge of materials. The artistic element comes in when the student uses colour, texture, images and words to convey emotion. The students will work with a large piece of cardboard and acrylic and tempura paint. The student will have over 50 items to review and add to the collage including: ribbon, feathers, leaves, tissue paper, cardboard, magazines, newspapers, kleenex, egg shells, tin foil, mesh, wire, string, rice, sugar, flower petals clay and more. The emphasis will be on expressing emotion through colour and design.

**Children are encouraged to wear old clothes as the paint is permanent.**

Watercolor on Canvas: Phil McLorn & Joan Roe

Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Ages: 10-18 – Phil McLorn
Class Size: 12 students

Time: 10:00 – 12:00
Ages: 8-10 - Joan Roe
Class Size: 10 students

Phil McLorn & Joan Roe offer are local artists who reside right here in our village. They have developed a large portfolio of art work and a long list of gallery showings over their careers. They both specialize in watercolor paintings and have been great supporters and volunteers of their time and talent in this community. Children of all ages will find they bring a warm and wonderful approach to teaching the art of watercolor painting and design.

Photography: Kevin Garrett

Class: 9:00 – 11:00
Ages: 8-18 yrs
Class Size: 8 students

Kevin Garrett is a local photographer who runs PKG Photography. He teaches photography at Conestoga College and is an active member of the Kitchener Camera Club. Kevin will teach his students’ camera exposure and composition fundamentals as he takes his students on a tour of the town to try to capture the fresh images. During the last half of the class Kevin will personally spend time with each child evaluating their- photo shoot and assisting them with choosing a final image which Kevin will print as an 8x10 print to enter in the Fresh Ayr Festival’s Youth Art Contest.

Beginner Wood working: Dan Roth (Village Renovations)

Class #1: 9:00 – 10:30
Ages: 6-12 yrs
Class Size: 10 students

Class #2: 11:00 – 12:30
Ages: 6-12 yrs.
Class Size: 10 students

*Registrants are responsible to bring their own hammer.

This class will encompass a beginner wood working introduction using pre-cut wood assembly of a tool box structure. At the end of the class, the kids will be able to take home their creation and/or enter it into the Fresh Ayr Festival Youth Art Contest on Saturday, June 20, 2009.

Dan Roth is a local licensed carpenter who received his apprenticeship under G&D Schnarr Construction in Kitchener in 1988-1993 and became a licensed carpenter in 1994. He started Village Renovations in the fall of 1995 and has worked locally in and around Ayr ever since. Village Renovations specializes in residential renovations and small commercial renovations. Children attending this class will learn a basic knowledge of assembly and the proper use of simple tools such as a hammer and have a lot of fun creating their first “toolbox”.

Glass & Copper Wire Sun Catchers – Shannon McKnight

Class # 1: 9:30-10:30am
Ages: 8-12 yrs
Class Size: 10 students

Class # 2: 11:00am - 12 noon
Ages: 13-18 yrs.
Class Size: 10 students

Learn how to create beautiful glass and copper wire creations to hang in your window! Different wrapping and coiling techniques will be used to create original glass art for all to enjoy.

Shannon McKnight began working with stained glass as an educational assistant @ Jacob Hespeler Secondary School 10 years ago. She continued with stain glass as a hobby and has had the pleasure of creating many wonderful pieces for friends and family. She is inspired by art in nature & enjoys using natural earth tones and elements to create one of a kind art projects.

At the end of the class, the kids will be able to take home their creation and/or enter it into the Fresh Ayr Festival Youth Art Contest on Saturday, June 20, 2009.

Wacky Sock Puppets – Lindsay Pickering
Add personality to a tired old sock!
(Coloured, striped, polka-dotted or fuzzy socks are recommended for these soft sculptures.)

Class #1: 9:30-11:00am (Parent & Me Class)
Ages: 6-9 yrs
Class Size: 8 students

Students and parents will have fun creating unique sock puppets out of recycled odd socks brought from home. Parents are encouraged to work alongside their children and have fun creating their own crazy character too! Great for role play at home.

Sock Puppets with Attitude – Lindsay Pickering

Class #2:11:30am – 1:00pm
Ages: 10-14 yrs.
Class Size: 10 students

Students will work independently on their soft sculpture and self-expression will be encouraged. The addition of props, moveable arms, wigs and tiaras will transform their ordinary sock puppets into sock puppets with attitude!

Lindsay Pickering is a fellow Ayrite and part-time children’s art teacher at Cambridge Centre for the Arts and The Homer Watson Gallery. She also teaches locally at Ayr Public Library and is a child teacher at Ayr Public School’s YMCA before and afterschool program. She loves to explore the world of art with her students and encourages self-expression in their work.

**Registrants are responsible for bringing their own socks from home. Bring 2 odd socks for the Parent and Me Class

Pottery: Clay Toad Houses: Joanna Kuntz

Class #1 9:00 – 11:00 (Parent & Me Class)
Ages: 6-9 yrs.
Class Size: 10 students

Class #2 11:00 – 1:00 (Parent & Me Class)
Ages: 8-12 yrs.
Class Size: 10 students

POTTERY - HAND MADE TERRA COTTA TOAD HOUSES FOR YOUR GARDEN

The pottery participants will be constructing Toad Houses. We will work with Terra Cotta clay which is like the common clay pots used to pot plants. The young Artist’s will make a nice shady, moist home they can put in their garden. Watch out though; mine at home attracted a garden snake! This hand-made Pottery Toad House will help to keep your garden pest free. Toads eat up to 50 – 100 slugs, flies, worms etc every night. During the day, toads need a dark resting place out of the sun. The creations will be taken to the potter’s home for firing and you will be asked to pick them up the following week or so. You will be contacted by telephone once the firing process has been completed.

Jewelry Making and Creation: Denise Vanderwielen

Class #1 9:00 – 11:00 (Parent & Me Class)
Ages: 8-10 yrs.
Class Size: 10 students

Generate your creativity as you learn how to make nothing into something for yourself or as a gift!

Learn how to create your own jewelry by coordinating colours and bead sizes.

You will be able to choose from three different projects: key chain, bracelet or necklace and take them home at the end of the class.

Denise Vanderwielen is a local resident who has had experience teaching children and adults how to make something from nothing.

Old world know-how is her strength and she delights in passing on simple methods for renewing odd household items from wood, chipped dishes, worn jeans and Grandma’s forgotten beads.

Children are encouraged to bring old beads to use for their project.

Videography: Leah Valian

Class #1 10:30 - 1:00
Ages: 10 and up
Class Size: 6 Students

Learn advanced videography skills such as how to shoot the same scene from different angles, how to shoot sequential scenes and ways to shoot without editing. The emphasis is on having fun with shooting and experimenting with shots.

Leah Valian is an Ayr resident and video enthusiast, who works as a social worker by profession but pursues artistic ventures in her spare time. Attendees need to bring a video camera, tape and extra battery for this course and they should understand the basic functionality of their camera

Registration

To register please contact Karen Clinton at 632-7964

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