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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1985-04-03, Page 62,!t PAGE 41i ,41(0 SI NAWAR, WEDNEFOAY, APRIL .111,.i980 ;may„....- About 40 children took part in this. year's Art Kids program, spon- sored by the Goderich Recreation Department and run by local ar- tist Mona Mulhern. The program gives youngsters from eight to 17 a chance to explore their artistic abilities in a creative setting, with professional supervision.The program has grown from 18 children during its first season, in 1981, to the present enrollment. The work produced by this year's students will be displayed at the Goderich'"' Public Library from April 19 to May 3. ( photo by Patrick Raftis ) Local "Art Kids" to display work at annual show at Goderich Library "A Journey t� the Rainbow," and "Dragon Festival" might sound like good titles for a children's Saturday movie matinee. However here in Goderich, those are the names of two of the three levels in the Art Kids programs, sponsored by the Goderich Recreation Board. The program, according to Mona Mulhern, who started the program in.1981 and still teaches it, is designed to cultivate artistic creativity in children and youths. While, the children in the program are expected to produce some concrete results, Mulhern says, `:We don't stress the project as much as the process itself." The purpose of the program is to provide young people with a high quality visual arts experience. The emphasis in the classes is to provide fun through ex- perimentation through a variety of artistic media and to assist youngsters in gaining confidence in expressing their feelings and ideas. The program is divided into three age categories, with the addition of the "Rain- bow" class to this year's program, which is aimed at eight and nine -year-olds. In this program.the children work with pain- ting, drawing and collage techniques, to get the feel for color and design, with em; phasis on fantasy -type subjects such_ as unicorns and rainbows. The program also includes a session on puppetry. The eight to ten -year-old range is perfect. for introducing children to art, says Mulhern. "Kids that age should just be learning how to use materials ( i.e. scissors, paper, brushes). By 10, they should have developed some information to be able to form ideas," she said. For the 10 to 14 -year-old, there is the Dragon Festival course, which looks at ex- ploring the fantasy world of dragons through painting, collage, drawing, creative movement, mask -making and soft sculpture. Two sessions of puppetry are also involved. The final stage in the program is the Pencil, Paper and Paint group, in which participants are encouraged to develop their skills, keeping in mind a creative and imaginative approach. More advanced methods such as acrylic painting, basic print making, sculpture and modern art theories are explored at this level. There is a real need for this type of art education for young children, because large class -sizes in school art classes make it impossible to give the various techniques more than surface treatment. Also, many children who have an interest in' art do.,not receive the encouragement and training that they need, especially at the younger levels. . ,"Some kids who are really creative seem to be thought of as a little different," said Mulhern. "I try to create ah at- mosphere where creativity is fun". Mulhern says she feels strongly that "Art Kids" Amy Sutton (left) and Krista Glen are hard at work on various projects during the final week of classes last week. The two girls are 'involved in the newly -developed "A Journey to the Rainbow" category, which is designed for eight and nine -year-olds. ( photo by Patrick Raftis ) children should be encouraged to pursue fantasy and imagination through art, because it is one of the few things they are involved in where, "there are no rules". No one receives a grade in Mulhern's classes. "There is no emphasis on who's better," she says. Her one basic rule for all classes is that no one is to poke fun at anyone else's work or ideas. This year, the Art Kids program involv- ed 40 young people in the three categories. The program ran for only 10 weeks this year, ending last week, while previous courses were twice as long. The program ' will resume next winter, although Mulhern has not finalized course length and format. The accumulated art from this year's. program will be on display at the Art Kids' annual show, at the Goderich Public Library, from Friday April' 19, to May 3. The display will be open to the public dur- ing that period. Army Sutton works on a paper curl for a pro- ject during the final session of the Art Kids program. The program wound down last week and the results can be seen at the group's annual show, at the Goderich Library, from April 19 to May 3. (photo by Patrick Raftis SALTFORD VALLEY HALL FOR RENT c.,L 524-2443 A , Tayolor Cicchini, puts some finiihi ing touches on his original painting during an Art Kids' ".A Journey to the Rainbow" class last week. The programs in all three Art lads age groups finished up last week and their work will be on display at the Goderich Public Librhry, from April 19 to May 3. ( photo by Patrick Raftis) South Huron Y, administrator leaves post for Leamington j ob South Huron Hospital Board of Governors, at a special meeting Wednesday, March 27, accepted the resignation of Roger L. Sheeler, administrator for the past five years. Mr. Sheeler joined the hospital board March 3rd, 1980 relocating from Toronto where he had served as Administrator, of Bloorview Children's Hospital, Willowdale for eight years. Mr. Sheeler resigned his post at Exeter to accept the Chief Executive Officer's position at Leamington District Memorial Hospital, Leamington, Ontario, a 157 bed complex situated 35 miles from Windsor. In accepting the resignation, Mr. Robert Twin City School of Hairstylin Waterloo, Ont. •Hairstyling *Barbering *Ear Piercing ''Make-up 55 Erb St. East 886-6305 ../ Monday to Friday ( we' `'hir 8:3b am to 4:30 pm rpS inial *4 40 Down, Chairman, Board of Governors referenced Mr. Sheeler's many accomplishments and wished him well in his new endeavours. He referenced the board could not stand in the way off a career advancement, and indicated that if we were to continue to attract a high calibre administrator, they would further want to advance their career. Ile said "the boa d owed it to /the community to' provide good administrators and we can expect this to happen." In conclusion, he said that Mr. Sheeler will long be remembered for his contributions and for his impact on health care in this community. G ODERICH LITTLE T HEATRE Presents DIARYO. ANNE FRANK Directed by William Neal. Asst. Director June Hill Performance Dates: Wed., April' 24 -Sat:, April 2 7 Location: The Livery (South Street, Goderich) * SPECIAL NOTICE: NEW CURTAIN TIMES. April 24-27 Curtain Opens 8:00 Sharp. OPENS BOX OFFICE: APRIL THE LIVERY • Tickets on Sale... April 17 to 19...10 am -12 noon & 1 pm -5:30 pm' Sat., April 20...10 am -2 pm April 22 to 26...10 am -12 noon & 1 pm -5:30 pm -Sat., April 27...10 am -2 pm NOTE: RUSH SEATS GO ON SALE AT 6:30 PM BEFORE EACH PERFORMANCE April 24, 25, 26 & 27 BARREL AL 1 20 pc. "finger Iickin good" chicken 2 500 ml. salad loaf of bread Feed 8 hungry people for under 210 each. Offer available April 8th to 28th 1%ntucky!ied ChickckOn 94 ELGIN AVE. Eco GODERICH 524-7359