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a a i m Young artist Zoe Bergeron rallies Colborne ‘Art Gall I ibiti Art Gallery to hold first youth exhibition E yonr HAuMbERLAPD yewS § Todd McEwen 1 &4R ‘,:.../j! ; \ (% é tmeewen@northumberlandnews.com fl“i â€" ‘ Eglr / < e _ Theseall to" 'submlsswns 3e onen o THRCCIL O UUEU ENE NCO uomm . enc ode = f [\ â€" «3c young people in Northumberland from E k’ pa i{ s grades 6 to 8 (ages 11â€"14). Any visual art NORTHUMBERLAND â€"â€" The Colborne | P i Chl media will be accepted within an 18â€"byâ€" Art Gallery is calling for young artists in r 6. & i# O _ 18â€"inch size for twoâ€"dimensional art. Northumberland County. ~C@_â€" ‘ "| Any threeâ€"dimensional art should: stay The gallery is looking for entries for its i Q w _ e within 12â€"byâ€"12â€"inch range. Digital art first youth art exhibition. Some of the ‘ e enninngg o _ â€"% [R _ will also be accepted, because as Zoe‘s community‘s most creative ideas come Cns / â€" father said, the exhibition is meant to be from the minds and hands of young peoâ€" ¢ _ /A l as inclusive as possible. ple, but the opportunities for them. to ko // ie "If weget, two, 10, 20 or 100, we‘re going present their art are few and far between. is i * % to hang them all. I don‘t care if we have So, Zoe Bergeron, 11, was motivated to oo anom T d fe. to hang them floor to ceiling," he said. "If see a different kind of exhibition for artâ€" : i. npss on Y kids want to show a sculpture, we‘ll show ists her age. The usual exhibitions held e=x s / G â€" a sculpture. If kids want to show a paintâ€" for youth typically follow an art lesson s c * f _ _ 0) /ing, then we‘ll show a painting." that feature pieces the artists produced kâ€" _ _A# PE W WA _ The exhibition will be held from May 28 during the lesson itself, she said. #& + \ to July 3. Parents, teachers and schools "I wanted to do an art show where _ >#A s are encouraged to help their children everything‘s different," she said. "And m f es L P f [ and students submit artwork for the you don‘t have to follow certain rules like s >>> % â€" ; exhibition. after an art class." fodd MeEWen7 NorhumberlandNews: _ "We need to .reach out to thg young as porne e onien y brobosat o the CO â€" norTBUMBRRL&AND =â€" Toe Bergeron, 11. is a young arfist who is organtaing the â€" fs, Me) Entporne art Gaticry? curmior ET Midh t ecver. know she Ard it het Northumberland Youth Art Exhibition at the Colborne Art Gallery. . nilflen Roog Markowits said, father, Rod, an artist and regular contribâ€" â€" group need an outlet to showcase their ing them to the art landscape outside of _ For more information, contact Mr. utor to the Colborne Art Gallery said. art. At her age, young artists are both a classroom is important for their future Bergeron at 905â€"372â€"1167 or. rod@stuâ€" Zoe believes that children in her age developing and blossoming, so introducâ€" _ and the community as a whole. dio3360.com. ‘Shelte 4 *X $ 4 r Valley‘s Â¥5 C g m ‘ g e‘ t 1 ' Community Concert C â€"ora‘ e 4 Lo _ i.) PM $ m m ( 4 h A Wt Az series kicks o )A &Z < $ 2F a d ; F m ; l P ';. wl . if EH & 4 tb | â€" EL 2 \® > d with Jonathan Byrd PWP | \ S § 1 t-; ~ade) 2 3 ggfg LoatBurtEnia» Nes _ i xg j0/if : SS ie aPar |â€" \ is Ae * , 4 smcs â€" 5 Cl P GRAFTON â€"â€" Jonathan Byrd and the Pick â€" the floor with some of Canada‘s finest folk y i t G4â€"*>~ ~A fi «i y Up Cowboys launch the Shelter Valley Folk _ and bluegrass players, are as carefully fashâ€" & sjmuse â€" . f peâ€"2m o Festival‘s community concert series for ioned and as emotionally rich as his songs. || ~ ) Uihages fa| e 2016. Singing songs that run the gamut from a 6 + c ful The _ seventhâ€"generation _ Carolinian, . truckâ€"driving anthems, to laments for the y * ~_. \ nsz C 3 dleeine . â€" f singerâ€"songwriter Jonathan Byrd performs _ agonies of slavery, Mr. Byrd is a journeyâ€" 8 s " E* cp % in Grafton on March 25. man just a hair‘s breadth from mastery. onl 1 yeef Skinny as a rail, with a scraggly goatee, â€" He‘s at a sweet spot in his career. He knows 1 | l ochre jeans, a denim shirt and a straw cowâ€" his audience, his instrument, his craft. The 1 A hss . boy hat bent justâ€"so, Mr. Byrd is hypnotic in _ energy of youth mingles with the wisdom : 7 h [x€ m performance, according to a press release of experience. e s us Cc from the Shelter Valley Folk Restival. He is _ Jonathan Byrd performs March 25 at the g â€" e * said to have a haunting voice, and perfectâ€" _ Grafton Town Hall. w oo L4 C remaly ly crafted songs. 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