Students From Across Metro Toronto Exhibit Their Work At the 2010 SMART START Student Art Show at Sherway Gardens May 7, 2010

Arts Etobicoke presents the 14th Annual Student Art Show, 2010 SMART START, sponsored by Sherway Gardens (Hwy 427 & the QEW) and featuring works of art from students from various high schools across Metro Toronto, running from Saturday, May 8 through Saturday, May 15 in Sherway Square. Call 416-621-1070 for more information or visit www.sherwaygardens.ca or www.artsetobicoke.com.

“The 2010 SMART START Student Art Show is an integral part of Arts Etobicoke’s on-going arts education programming,” says Shira Spector, Program Coordinator, Arts Etobicoke. “The arts play a vital role in helping young people reach their full potential, and we encourage students at all levels of their creative development to participate in this annual show. The objective of the 2010 SMART START Student Art Show is to promote and encourage student participation and excellence in a broad spectrum of visual arts.”

“Sherway Gardens is committed to arts development in Toronto,” states Elena Price, Senior Marketing Director, Sherway Gardens. “Arts Etobicoke’s annual student art show provides a great opportunity for talented young artists to publicly exhibit their work.”

Students from high schools from across Toronto are participating in the 2010 SMART START Student Art Show, with approximately 100 pieces of art on display including drawings, mixed media, paintings, printmaking, sculpture and photography. Arts Etobicoke organizes the show with the support of the Toronto District School Board and the Toronto Catholic District School Board. The annual show is open to students from across Metro Toronto, giving students from grades 9 to 12 the opportunity to participate in a non-juried public exhibition.

This show is particularly important to aspiring young artists because it gives them a unique opportunity to present their artwork in a public forum, particularly in a high traffic venue such as Sherway Gardens.

Students will have the opportunity to meet with professional artists Nancy Newton, Jeremy Sale, and Po Chun Lau to have their work critiqued on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 6:00pm-7:00pm. Arts Etobicoke will host a reception for the students, teachers and parents immediately following the student critiques.

Each participant will receive a package including a complimentary Arts Etobicoke membership, an exhibition catalogue and a gift from Woolfitt's Arts Enterprises.

The public will be able to choose their favourite artwork piece with the People’s Choice Awards. The Kiwanis Club of Kingsway Humber is sponsoring five People’s Choice Awards of $200 each that will be awarded to the schools of the selected students to be put towards the visual arts program. Balloting for the awards will be open for the duration of the show.

2010 SMART START Student Art Show Participating Schools

Bishop Allen Academy – Etobicoke
Central Etobicoke High School – Etobicoke
Etobicoke School of the Arts – Etobicoke
Father John Redmond & Regional Arts Centre– Etobicoke
Humberside Collegiate Institute – Toronto
Lakeshore Collegiate Institute – Etobicoke
Leaside High School – Toronto
Martingrove Collegiate Institute – Etobicoke
Nelson A Boylen Collegiate Institute – North York
North Albion Collegiate Institute – Etobicoke
Northview Heights Secondary School – North York
Notre Dame Catholic High School – North York
Scarlett Heights Entrepreneurial Academy – Toronto
Silverthorn Collegiate Institute – Etobicoke
Sir William Osler High School – Scarborough
St Patrick Catholic Secondary School – Toronto
Winston Churchill Collegiate – Scarborough

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