ARAS - Splash! Winter 2000 - page 2

Editorial

SURPRISING OURSELVES

Winter Updates

When I read what one of the kids from an inner city art project wrote, I found the tears streaming down my cheeks. "I like the arts centre because it's fun and it will keep us from getting bored and doing bad stuff like throwing ketchup at old ladies" (JC aged 12). What could be more moving than the thought of a young person discovering something wonderful about themselves and recognizing that they'd rather be developing their talent than getting into trouble on the streets?

A week later I was also moved - this time in a room full of business executives who were participating in our Beyond the Box TM program. "I had no sense of myself as a creative person until today," said one VP for legal services. "This has given me a whole new way of looking at myself and the people I interact with. I feel better about myself when I see that I can do things I never dreamt of doing!"

No matter how young or old we are, how rich or poor, we can still surprise ourselves. It happens when we put ourselves in new situations, step outside our comfort zone and discover resources and talents we never knew we had.

Lola Rasminsky, Director

MARCH BREAK 2000 March 13 - 17 and March 20 - 24 Sign up for one week or more!
MARCH 13 - 17
AM
9:00-11:30	Tales of Enchantment	JK/SK	Jenny Soden
9:00-11:30	Tales of Enchantment	Gr. 1-2	Rachel Daley
9:00-11:30	Tales of Enchantment	Gr. 3-4	Elizabeth Cancelli
9:15-11:15	Drawing & Painting	Ages 8-12	Sadko Hadzihasanovic
9:30-12:00	Photography for Kids	Ages 10-14	Mary-Theresa Lawlor
PM
1:00-3:30	Tales of Enchantment	JK/SK	Jenny Soden
1:00-3:30	Tales of Enchantment	Gr. 1-2	Rachel Daley
1:00-3:30	Tales of Enchantment	Gr. 3-4	Elizabeth Cancelli
1:15-3:45	Creative Drama	Ages 8-12	Elyssa Katz
1:30-4:00	Cartooning/Illustration	Ages 10-14	David Lapp
MARCH 20 - 24
AM
9:00-11:30	Tales of Enchantment	JK/SK	Jenny Soden
9:00-11:30	Tales of Enchantment	Gr. 1-2	Julie Frost
9:00-11:30	Tales of Enchantment	Gr. 3-4	Linda Prussick
9:15-11:45	Pottery	Ages 8-12	Toby Carrel
9:30-12:00	Drawing & Painting	Ages 10-14	Irene Luxbacher
PM
1:00-3:30	Tales of Enchantment	JK/SK	Jenny Soden
1:00-3:30	Tales of Enchantment	Gr. 1-2	Julie Frost
1:00-3:30	Tales of Enchantment	Gr. 3-4	Linda Prussick
1:15-3:15	Creative Drama	Ages 10-14	Elizabeth Cancelli
1:30-4:00	Cartooning/Illustration	Ages 8-12	David Lapp
If you've never received March Break information from us and would like to be on our March Break brochure mailing list, give us a call at (416) 961-1502 or e-mail us your name and address.

FOR ADULTS

CALLIGRAPHY LEVEL II
For more advanced calligraphy come and study with Linda Prussick!
Monday 1:15 - 3:15 pm

ANATOMY & FIGURE DRAWING
Back by popular demand, Mark Thurman will continue to share his expertise, in the rendering of the human figure, this winter.
Tuesday 9:15 - 11:45 am

FROM PHOTOGRAPHS TO PAINTINGS
Taught by artist/instructor Linda Kooluris Dobbs, this new class promises to be both inspiring and instructional.
Thursday 9:15 - 11:15 am

I WISH I COULD DRAW
This class, offered Saturdays from 9:00 - 10:30 am, will be taught by artist/instructor Marsha Stonehouse. Marsha also teaches Watercolour Painting and Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain.

FURTHER INTO PHOTOGRAPHY
New, this winter, a photography class which takes students beyond the basic techniques. Jill Glessing teaches this creative and informative class
Tuesdays 1:15 - 3:15 pm.

WRITING NON-FICTION
Offered only this winter term, join author Bronwyn Drainie
Monday 7:30 - 9:30 pm.

FOR KIDS

MIXED MEDIA
This winter, Jenny Soden will continue to teach the Saturday 3:30 - 5:00 pm Mixed Media class for 5 - 7 year olds. Jenny also teaches after school programs Monday through Wednesday.

KINETIC SCULPTURE
Rachel Daley will continue to teach Kinetic Sculpture for 8 - 12 year olds on Tuesdays, 4:30 - 6:00 pm, this winter and spring. Rachel also teaches in our Fine Arts Kindergarten Program.

ROBOTIC SCULPTURE
Martha Johnson, painter, sculptor and instructor in our adult programs, will continue to teach Robotic Sculpture for 9 - 14 year olds
Monday from 4:30 - 6:00 pm.

STARLIGHT CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION

Starlight Children's Foundation, an organization which makes the wishes of terminally ill children come true, has invited the Avenue Road Arts School to create a wishing well for their fundraising events. The school will also contribute framed work, created by our students, to decorate the Hospital for Sick Children playroom which is managed by the Starlight Foundation.

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