Susanne

inspired by Inuit art

Newsletter

December 2011

Andrea H.

inspired by Inuit art

Welcome Note 

- We have reached the end of Fall Session and have many beautiful works of art to show for it. As a token of pride in our students' accomplishments, we invite you along with your family and friends to join us as we  showcase a high quality Group Art Show at our Open House on Sunday, December 11th, 3:00-5:00pm.
 
- With great anticipation we are planning our art projects for Winter Session. *New this term* Art Fundamentals for Adults, an introduction to drawing, painting and sculpting for those who have little or no experience in these areas.  This is, of course, along with our many regular class options for Kindergarten through Adults. With classes filling up quickly, we are certain that new and returning students are sure to have a blast exploring and inspiring in 2012.  Winter Art Classes will begin January 9th through March 31st. Visit us online for registration and class schedule.
  
- Give a Gift of Art to your loved ones this season.  A gift certificate for art classes, a framed art work or picture, or even a family art session. Call or drop by for details.
  
- Help us spread the word.  Refer a friend and receive a $20.00 referral credit.
            
- Don't forget to claim the tax credit for your kids' art classes.  If you have misplaced your receipts let us know.  Duplicates are available for a small fee.
  
- For Art Updates (local, provincial, national) Like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter  
 
Please Note: The studio will be closed December 18th through to January 8th. We will, however, continue to answer telephone and email enquiries.  Registration for classes, camps and birthday parties are always available on line.
    
As 2011 comes to an end, ArtVenture wishes you and your family a safe and serene holiday season. With Warm Artistic Wishes for you and yours,
  
The ArtVenture Team

Inuit Art

Contemporary Inuit Art is deeply embedded in a culture which has survived the cruel and harsh Arctic environment for thousands of years. Nomadic people could take very little besides small objects that can travel with them. They carved miniature amulets and intricate figures which were used to retell their oral history. As the Inuit settled into communities their carvings became larger, and the requests to produce them as artwork increased. As well as providing much-needed income in isolated Arctic communities, Inuit sculpture has achieved an international reputation as a major contemporary art form. As their fathers before them, the Inuit today continue to make pieces entirely by hand. Although power tools are certainly available to them, most artists prefer to use just an axe and file as this gives them more control over the stone. It is believed that with these simple tools the artist sets free the spirit of the animal contained within the block of stone.

Source: http://www.eskimoart.com/history.html 

Renee W.

Kids Corner

Totem Poles are carved wooden pillars made by the First Nations of the Northwest Coast. A totem is an object, usually an animal, that serves as an emblem for a family or clan. It represents a symbolic relationship between nature and humans. Totem poles often have very interesting stories to tell. The figures on the poles are mythical beings from the First Nation's ancestral past.
     
Source: www.sfu.ca/archaeology/museum/totempoles/totem_home.htm
 

Follow the link and make your own totem pole
 

http://www.mrnussbaum.com/inttotem.htm

Brynne T.

Art Contest

Enter to win an ArtVenture prize by participating in this fun and engaging monthly contest.

Our students have worked hard this term on studying, sketching, and painting portraits. We would like to invite our readers (of all ages) to enter this month's contest by sending us an email with your Portrait Art (artwork of any media will be accepted). Just send us an image of your work, "Like" us on Facebook and watch for the Monthly Featured Artwork 
 
November Winner - Congratulations to Carmi Levy, winner of the November art contest.  Carmi submitted a powerful landscape photograph which is now featured on our Facebook page. See more of Carmi's introspective work at http://writteninc.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday To You…

We wish our current and past December Birthday Students

Matthew B, Lina D, Uri G, Alexis G, Chaya G, Omri K, Anat K, Elizabeth L, David M, Emma M, Skylar M, Dawson M,

Sybyahnah N, Amanda P, Margarita R, Clara S, Aqsa S,

Michael T, Sophia W, Janaya W, Allyson Z

(and others we may have forgotten)

a very happy month !!

Calendar

à Group Art Show and Open House: Sunday Dec.11th, 3-5pm 

à Winter Session Art Classes: January 9-March 31, 2012 (online registration available)

à March Break Art Camps: 9:00-12:00pm, March 12-16 (online registration available)

Quote of the Month

"The stone unhewn and cold becomes a living mould,

the more the marble wastes, the more the statue grows."

Michelangelo Buonarotti

ArtVenture Art Studio   

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