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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Friday, February 7, 2014 | 14 Loyola students to exhibit their artistic expression by Julia Le Oakville Beaver Staff Artscene "Connected to your Community" An exhibition of art featuring the works of St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School students will be on display in the school's library next week. The community is invited to drop by 1550 Nottinghill Gate on Feb. 13 between 6-8:30 p.m. for the unveiling of The Loyola 2014 Art Show, which will showcase 500 works by students in Grades 9 through 12 exploring the principles of design and their artistic expression. St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School art teacher Elizabeth Tkalec said the free event provides a snapshot of the time, effort and hard work the students have put into their pieces. "The show is a wonderful insight into the interests, concerns, and creativity of our young people," she said. "It is interesting to see they are aware of what's going on in society." St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Secondary School students will be exhibiting their works of art on Feb. 13 between 6-8:30 p.m. at 1550 Nottinghill Gate. Here, from left, Grade 12 students Elisa Deboo, Nicole Salapic and Alexandra Lowe showcase some of their works that will be on display. | photo by Julia Le ­ Oakville Beaver The show is a wonderful insight into the interests, concerns, and creativity of our young people... It is interesting to see they are aware of what's going on in society. Elizabeth Tkalec St. Ignatius of Loyola Secondary School Art Teacher Grade 12 students Nicole Salapic, Elisa Deboo and Alexandra Lowe described to the Oakville Beaver some of the statements they were making through their paintings. Salapic explained how one of the Her painting altered Group of class assignments during the year asked students to transform a his- Seven painter Lauren Harris' work torical, famous painting to reflect a part of today's society. She decided to transform Vincent Van Gogh's The Potato Eaters by having the subjects eat fast food. For more than 32 years, Frank While it was a challenging exerMeschkuleit has been manipucise, the 18-year-old said it was the lating a variety of puppets and most rewarding. lending his voice to some aniShe said she hopes visitors will mated characters on television get the message in her work and and film. appreciate the hard work that went The Canadian puppeteer and into learning Van Gogh's techvoice actor has worked from nique. coast to coast on hit shows like Deboo, too, said she hopes onFraggle Rock, practising what he lookers will be provoked to open learned after training with Jim up their minds and think what's Hensen's Muppets. He credits happening in our society, like the that experience for cementing effects of pollution. his love for animating the inani- to show a plague of pollution taking over a natural landscape. Lowe transformed Sandro Botticelli's The Birth of Venus into a goddess of consumerism. "In the original painting she's not really wearing anything so I wanted to make a statement about consumerism and basically I just played dress up with her," said the 17-year-old, describing how she outfitted the goddess in Chanel, Hermes, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and other name brands. She said today's society is too preoccupied with material things. Tkalec said visitors will be amazed by the "tremendous capability" of the students. "They really have pushed themselves and developed in their technical skills, but also their thought in what they tried to communicate," she said, noting how the show reflects the students' creativity and expression. As a teacher, she said it's fulfilling and a privilege seeing the students grow, develop and express themselves through art. Tkalec noted she's proud of the students accomplishments. Puppet show for adults tomorrow mate. His passion and talent will be reflected in his one-man show, My Big Fat German Puppet Show. The adult-themed performance will take the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts stage this Saturday (Feb. 8) at 8:30 p.m. Marty Stelnick will join him as a special guest. Stelnick is well-known for his role as pre-school monkey Ooh, from Playhouse Disney's Ooh, Aah and You. He's also the voice of Apollo in Apollo's Pad. The performance is pay-what-you-can. Seating will be assigned. For more information, visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. L O W E S T P R I C E G U A R A N T E E D ! (905)842-4999 Unit C-146 Lakeshore Road W. Oakville, ON For complete terms and conditions visit www.selloffvacations.com call 1-877-SellOff. While all reasonable efforts are taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in the ad, SellOffVacations.com accepts no responsibility for actions, errors and omissions arising from the reader's use of this information howsoever caused. SellOffVacations.com, a division of Sunwing Travel Group, 31 Fasken Drive, Toronto, Ontario Canada M9W 1K6. TICO Reg. # 4276176 British Columbia license #3731 Quebec Permit # 702928 BOOK YOUR VACATION TOdAY!