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· FRIDAY, MAY 12, 2006 22 Saving Canadian arts the event. With generous contributions from PUMA Canada, Vespa, TCHAD and Juxtapose magazines, the pair has also assembled gift With a unique vision and lots of variety, bags for their guests. Instead of perusing th ro u g h a quiet Kestin Cornwall and Dustin Jenner, co founders of One Eye Five Studios (li5), have gallery, Cornwall and Jenner want people to created a project focusing on saving the have a good time. Their main focus is their Canadian arts, due to launch May 19, in art, but these entrepreneurs have taken a dif ferent spin on things. Montreal, Quebec. "This program will Their exhibit will show Cornwall and Jenner both case different styles of art all attended Sheridan College allow easy access to the while keeping th eir Institute of Technology and the art show allowing guests entertained. Advanced Learning. Having us to find more artists "We want people to come graduated in 2005 from Art that are up and coming and have a good tim e," said Fundam entals and for our studio and Jenner. Illustration programs, their Ii5 Studios will be provid knowledge and passion for art future shows." ing a live band, a bar, beauti are evident. ful artwork and free give Ii5 Studios originated in K e stin C ornw all, aways, what more can any 2004; today, it is composed of O ne E y e F ive S tu d io s one ask for? roughly 15 artists working The premise for Save the Canadian Arts collectively to prom ote their art to the pub lic. Currently focusing on three aspects of project is to expose Canadian art to virgin eyes. art, photography, illustration and graphic "This program will allow easy access to the art and web design, Cornwall and Jenner are in show," said Cornwall, "allowing us to find the m idst of organizing the inauguration of more artists that, are up and coming for our studio and future shows taking their art from their latest project. Their goal manifests itself through the pro Toronto to Montreal, Vancouver, Miami, New ject's title Save the Canadian Arts, allowing York, even Los Angeles." Following their m otto "success is best Canadian artists to display their art work in achieved by helping others succeed," hopes of appealing to a larger demographic. L' Autre Galerie located on St. Paul Street in Cornwall and Jenner are continuously m oti Montreal's Old Port will be providing li5 vated with all aspects of their new project, Studios with walls to display known and working in affiliation with different artists. Their official Save the Canadian Arts web unknown artists' work. The exhibit itself will take place over a two-day time span, providing site will be up and running starting this m onth, but for anyone interested in learning guests with lively entertainm ent throughout. Cornwall and Jenner have been hard at more about li5 Studios and the artwork they work planning, organizing and promoting produce; you can visit www.li5studios.com. SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER By Catherine O'Hara CATHERINE O'HARA / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER SAVIO UR: Dustin Jenner, above, along w ith Kestin Cornwall, is a co-founder of One Eye Five Studios (1 i5), and have'created a project focusing on saving the Canadian arts. MATTRESS GIVE the R O T O L treatn until Sunday M ay 14 ANY SIZE MATTRESS & BOXSPRING AT ONE LOW PRICE FLIP FREE ORTHOPEDIC PLUSH PILLOW TOP MATTRESS JSk ^ M m JP® W ki l Twin, Double, l BRb · & Q u e e n size U 0 r V ,N G S BONUS lower GST y jC K Y fAOM HAS A CHAN "ffli Ma y , NOW Hamilton Mountain 1065 Upper James St. L9C3A6 (905) 388-4534 Kitchener 1151 Victoria St. N N 2B 3C 8 (519) 742-0678 London 4 3 8 0 Wellington Rd. S. N 6E 2Z6 (519) 685-0982 Oakville 4 9 0 Speers Rd. L6K2G 3 (905) 842-9442 !°aheM V^ show (o r refreshm ents nplementary p° ^ w W Vf.ro y o l'nt Burlington 5 2 8 0 South Service Rd. L7L 5H5 (905) 639-7881 Hamilton 64 0 Queenston Rd. : L8K 1K2 (905) 560-0075