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Local Youth Imagine the Future — Better
Kingston, ON -- 24 local students aged 12-17 are winning awards Sunday evening, December 4th at the Window Art Gallery. They researched green solutions to the Climate Crisis and designed a better future, for us.
Students either displayed their future in a piece of art, or wove it into an interesting story. The Top young artist and writer each win $500 as a GIC which matures on their high school graduation, donated by the Kingston Community Credit Union.
The second and third place artists and writers will receive $100 each from Queen’s Faculty of Education and Providence Centre for Peace and Justice. Fourth place winners will receive $50 from 350 Kingston.org.
Local celebrities will be handing out some of the awards: Armand Garnet Ruffo, celebrated Ojibwe poet, writer and professor will hand out two. Jason Heroux, Kingston’s Poet Laureate will hand out two. Two local City of Kingston Councillors will hand out others. There will be 5 Winners, 5 Finalists and 2 Honorable Mentions.
“The depth of their thinking, the quality of their writing and art has been astonishing,” says Jerri Jerreat, author and Executive Director of the festival. “We were hoping for some good ideas. These are brilliant.”
The art pieces are sketches, watercolour or acrylic paintings, mixed media and sculpture.
“The 3D paper sculpture of the older neighbourhood around the Hochelaga Inn, re-imagined with food gardens on the roofs, alternative energy, heritage buildings redesigned for multi-families, even small urban husbandry really stood out for me,” said Nikki Alward, Director of Art Submissions. “The ocean inside and outside a pair of snorkeling goggles is also quite startling. They make you think. But there are so many beautiful ones. The Art Jury had a really difficult time choosing just 12 to honour.”
Two of the artists are perhaps, the most surprising. They watched their older siblings working on projects for the festival, listened to the discussions, saw the research, and did their own pieces of art.
“Their mom asked if it was all right if they brought us their art projects. The girls had worked many hours on them. I laughed and thought, at age 8 and 10, we’d be seeing simple cartoon or stick figures, perhaps a windmill, maybe a square for a solar panel. My jaw dropped when I saw them,” adds Jerreat. “You have to see them. In fact, the Mayor and City Council should come and see all of these. These youth have illustrated a blueprint for how Kingston could solve some of its issues.”
The art and stories are displayed Friday Dec. 2nd 9-3, Sat. Dec. 3rd, 12-4 and Sunday Dec. 4th, 12-6 pm.
At 6pm on Sunday it might be standing room only. That’s the Awards Ceremony.
Students either displayed their future in a piece of art, or wove it into an interesting story. The Top young artist and writer each win $500 as a GIC which matures on their high school graduation, donated by the Kingston Community Credit Union.
The second and third place artists and writers will receive $100 each from Queen’s Faculty of Education and Providence Centre for Peace and Justice. Fourth place winners will receive $50 from 350 Kingston.org.
Local celebrities will be handing out some of the awards: Armand Garnet Ruffo, celebrated Ojibwe poet, writer and professor will hand out two. Jason Heroux, Kingston’s Poet Laureate will hand out two. Two local City of Kingston Councillors will hand out others. There will be 5 Winners, 5 Finalists and 2 Honorable Mentions.
“The depth of their thinking, the quality of their writing and art has been astonishing,” says Jerri Jerreat, author and Executive Director of the festival. “We were hoping for some good ideas. These are brilliant.”
The art pieces are sketches, watercolour or acrylic paintings, mixed media and sculpture.
“The 3D paper sculpture of the older neighbourhood around the Hochelaga Inn, re-imagined with food gardens on the roofs, alternative energy, heritage buildings redesigned for multi-families, even small urban husbandry really stood out for me,” said Nikki Alward, Director of Art Submissions. “The ocean inside and outside a pair of snorkeling goggles is also quite startling. They make you think. But there are so many beautiful ones. The Art Jury had a really difficult time choosing just 12 to honour.”
Two of the artists are perhaps, the most surprising. They watched their older siblings working on projects for the festival, listened to the discussions, saw the research, and did their own pieces of art.
“Their mom asked if it was all right if they brought us their art projects. The girls had worked many hours on them. I laughed and thought, at age 8 and 10, we’d be seeing simple cartoon or stick figures, perhaps a windmill, maybe a square for a solar panel. My jaw dropped when I saw them,” adds Jerreat. “You have to see them. In fact, the Mayor and City Council should come and see all of these. These youth have illustrated a blueprint for how Kingston could solve some of its issues.”
The art and stories are displayed Friday Dec. 2nd 9-3, Sat. Dec. 3rd, 12-4 and Sunday Dec. 4th, 12-6 pm.
At 6pm on Sunday it might be standing room only. That’s the Awards Ceremony.
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UPCOMING:
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Window Art Gallery is dedicated to showcasing artwork from contemporary artists and collectives working in a variety of media. WAG strives to present artwork that reflects and uplifts diverse voices from the Katarokwi-Kingston community.
Window Art Gallery maintains an open call for submissions and welcomes applications from emerging, mid-career, and senior artists. We are accepting submissions for 2023-2024. |
