In 2014, the BICS CSA launched its first ever art kids art show with the theme, “Life on Bowen.” In celebration of the recently installed playground equipment at BICS, the theme for this year’s exhibit is “Where we gather.”
Organizer Kristin Jarvis says this exhibit exhibit aims to expose kids to the artistic process by having them work with local artists.
“Young artists get to see how a piece goes from an idea, all the way through to sale,” says Jarvis. “It is inclusive to Bowen kids between the ages of 5 and 18, regardless of where they go to school, and we also love the fact that it is intergenerational.”
This year, artists Denise Richar, Tracy McLachlan, Ann Beatty, Marysia McGilvray, Julie Rogers, Paula Alucema, Rebecca Smith, Eden Rice, Sarah Haxby, Saffron Gurney, Carmen Lane and Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas all offered public workshops attended by the young artists. A number of other local artists offered one-on-one sessions.
As the funds for the new playground equipment have already been raised, the proceeds of the auction of art from Where We Gather will help to pay for a piece of playground equipment that will be accessible for kids in wheelchairs.
If you want to bid, you can do so either at the Gallery at Artisan Square or on the Community School Association Facebook page. Don’t your chance to bid on these masterpieces, and come out to enjoy the gala auction this Saturday!
