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www.insideHALTON.com | OAKVILLE BEAVER | Thursday, July 28, 2016 | 28 Artscene "Connected to your Community" Sheridan College graduates join Academy of Motion Picture Surrey and Annable among seven Sheridan alumni who are members of prestigious association Art in the Park returns to Bronte Heritage park Aug. 1 Art in the Park is returning to Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park for the Civic Holiday (Monday, Aug. 1). The event, now in its 51st year, features more than 175 artist and artisans from across the country in a variety of mediums that include traditional oil, acrylic and watercolor paintings to glass, ceramics, photography, mixed media, sculptures and fine jewelry. It was created by the Oakville Art Society (OAS) in 1965 as a way to promote local artist and artisans. Today, it has grown to attract thousands of people to Bronte's waterfront, year after year. From 10 a.m.-5 p.m., visitors will get a The Oakville Art Society is hosting its annual Art in the Park event at Bronte Heritage Waterfront Park for the Civic Holiday (Aug. 1) from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.. It features more than 175 artist and artisans from across the country. Admission costs $5. Lynn Wei (left) and Alyson Ge look at works by Elizabeth Elkin during last year's event at the park, located off of Bronte Road and Ontario Street. | Oakville Beaver file photo Michael Surrey Two Sheridan College graduates have been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Oakville's Michael Surrey and Graham Annable, of Sault Ste. Marie, will join the prestigious association. Made up of more than 7,000 accomplished professionals working in cinema, the academy is the world's preeminent movie-related organization where its members are eligible to vote for the annual Oscar awards. As a supervising animator at Disney Animation Studios, Surrey worked on The Princess and the Frog and The Lion King, among other hit feature films. Surrey, a 1987 Sheridan graduate, is currently a supervising animator and storyboard artist at DreamWorks Animation. Annable, who graduated in 1991, made his directorial debut with the 2015 Oscar-nominated feature The Boxtrolls for LAIKA Studio. His other credits for LAIKA include the Graham Annable award-winning, stop-motion films Coraline and ParaNorman. There are now seven Sheridan alumni who are members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: · Chris Williams won an Oscar in 2015 for directing the feature film Big Hero 6 for Disney Animation. The 1993 graduate also received a nomination for Bolt in 2009; · Alan Barillaro, who graduated in 1996, is a director and supervising animator at Pixar; · Oscar nominee and 1997 graduate, Michael Thurmeier (No Time for Nuts, 2006), is a director at Blue Sky Studios; · Rex Grignon, a 1984 alumnus who was most recently the head of character animation at DreamWorks, is co-founder and chief creative officer of the cloud-based animation platform, Nimble; · Michael Fukushima, who graduated in 1985, is executive producer of the National Film Board's English Animation Studio. chance to meet the artists and learn about their works at the park, located off of Bronte Road and Ontario Street. Admission to the event costs $5, while children aged 12 and younger enter for free. "Admission paid to get into Art in the Park Art plays a crucial role in the life of the Oakville Art Society," OAS states on its website. "It affords the OAS an opportunity to raise funds to subsidize programming and act as a venue for furthering interest and knowledge of the world of art." For more information, visit www.artintheparkoakville.com. Big Movies, Small Prices! 171 Speers Road (at Kerr) Oakville General: $8.50 children (3-13): $6.50 Seniors (65+): $6.50 Tuesdays: $5.00 905-338-6397 www.film.ca facebook.com/filmca @Filmcacinemas The BFG (PG) July 1 The SecreT liFe oF PeTS (G) July 8 GhoSTBuSTerS (STc) July 15 ice AGe colliSion courSe (STc) July 22 STAr Trek Beyond (STc) ) July 22