Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery - Mission Statement

SPECIAL AWARD CELEBRATION AND OPENING: September 21, 2008, 2-5pm, presented in conjunction with the gallery’s fall exhibitions opening. Linda Hacker, Guest Speaker.

Since its significant expansion in 2001, the Gallery’s Elementary Tour and Studio Workshop Program have been providing the community with quality curriculum-based programming for over 4,900 children who attend programs each year. Based on popularity and steady growth of this program and requests for concurrent “double” bookings, the Gallery is pleased to have the opportunity via this grant to expand its service to the community. Such educational programs support school-teachers in the cultivation of arts appreciation and contribute to the continued growth of one of the Gallery’s most successful programs.

WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL PROGRAM FACILITATOR DO?
The School Program Facilitator provides interpretive guidance and cultivates in our young people confidence in the interpretation of contemporary artworks. Through various multi-disciplinary activities they also promote children’s hand and eye coordination and creativity.

WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM STAND OUT FROM OTHERS, WHAT MAKES IT OUTSTANDING?
The program provides a structured and stimulating environment in which children can actively engage in learning and succeed outside of the school and home, in addition the program provides entry points for further exploration of various subjects relating to science, history, social science and psychology. Children are offered an avenue for the safe enjoyment of creative expression, fostering the enhancement of children’s self-esteem, community awareness and social responsibility.

The Gallery’s Education Programs will continue to provide an alternative environment to enhance social interaction, build meaning and spark creativity in our community.

The Visual Arts Endowment Fund, Brush with Art Grant supports outstanding visual artists or arts organizations in Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge. The purpose of the grant is to support a visual artist or arts organization for a visual art project.

Brush with Art is dedicated to helping the local community of artists to work together through partnerships and campaigns that increase public involvement in the arts. www.brushwithart.org

The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation improves the quality of life in Kitchener-Waterloo and area, now and for generations to come, by building community endowment, addressing needs through grant making, and providing leadership on key community issues. www.kwcf.ca


		The Canadian Clay & Glass Gallery is pleased to receive this year’s Brush with Art Visual Arts Award in recognition of the Gallery’s School Programs Facilitator Project.
SPECIAL AWARD CELEBRATION AND OPENING: September 21, 2008, 2-5pm, presented in conjunction with the gallery’s fall exhibitions opening. Linda Hacker, Guest Speaker. Since its significant expansion in 2001, the Gallery’s Elementary Tour and Studio Workshop Program have been providing the community with quality curriculum-based programming for over 4,900 children who attend programs each year. Based on popularity and steady growth of this program and requests for concurrent “double” bookings, the Gallery is pleased to have the opportunity via this grant to expand its service to the community. Such educational programs support school-teachers in the cultivation of arts appreciation and contribute to the continued growth of one of the Gallery’s most successful programs. WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL PROGRAM FACILITATOR DO? The School Program Facilitator provides interpretive guidance and cultivates in our young people confidence in the interpretation of contemporary artworks. Through various multi-disciplinary activities they also promote children’s hand and eye coordination and creativity. WHAT MAKES THIS PROGRAM STAND OUT FROM OTHERS, WHAT MAKES IT OUTSTANDING? The program provides a structured and stimulating environment in which children can actively engage in learning and succeed outside of the school and home, in addition the program provides entry points for further exploration of various subjects relating to science, history, social science and psychology. Children are offered an avenue for the safe enjoyment of creative expression, fostering the enhancement of children’s self-esteem, community awareness and social responsibility. The Gallery’s Education Programs will continue to provide an alternative environment to enhance social interaction, build meaning and spark creativity in our community. The Visual Arts Endowment Fund, Brush with Art Grant supports outstanding visual artists or arts organizations in Kitchener, Waterloo, and Cambridge. The purpose of the grant is to support a visual artist or arts organization for a visual art project. Brush with Art is dedicated to helping the local community of artists to work together through partnerships and campaigns that increase public involvement in the arts. www.brushwithart.org The Kitchener and Waterloo Community Foundation improves the quality of life in Kitchener-Waterloo and area, now and for generations to come, by building community endowment, addressing needs through grant making, and providing leadership on key community issues. www.kwcf.ca
	Media Contact: Aggie Beynon, Brush with Art 519.747.4644