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s @geoc®go m 1 First youth exhibition paves new path for Colborne Art Gallery ; t Young artist Zoe Bergeron, 12, Eo 3 f â€"â€"_â€" T , s [|â€" kickâ€"starts youth involvement â€"â€" _ M || es l * > j ¢ § Todd McEwen 5 * 2. m | EP |â€" imcewen@northumberlandnews.com i â€" @f ;','3?_;";-' M ’ l : NORTHUMBERLAND â€"â€" A young artist‘s dream has | / W j 12 .o4 | f laid a new foundation for future exhibitions at the Colâ€" | is j 4 C es | borne Art Gallery. a e o : ‘ The Colborne Art Gallery opened its doors for its first C rtisene :n A youth art exhibition recently. R < * 2l f About 140 pieces submitted by Northumberland | _ _ / & N ' students ages 11 to 14 were on display thanks to Zoe pt \o V q & > 14â€" I * Bergeron, 12, who contacted the gallery in the fall in 3&‘ ‘,;T'& es | hopes of arranging a youth show. a25 P BR . â€" | .To her surprise, they agreed. f @ s 4 f "Members were all for it," curator Jillian Roosâ€"Marâ€" j f 4 kowitz previously told the Northumberland News. " o_ i w , f "The show went extremely well. Since it‘s the first ,,-fi" fi Â¥ ‘ 7 one, it‘s always hard to guess what will happen." * g [ Zoe‘s father, Rod, has been a member at the gallery _[_ Qf <»il f*» is ho for four years, but had no idea his daughter penned a | @ / fi . , k <% * proposal and sent it to the gallery. fupy "" (*d °J ingne "I thought, I‘ll give it a shot," Zoe previously told the > fi k 5 Northumberland News. t } 4 { Her father helped her organize the show and spread ( f the word to local schools. They weren‘t sure how many ’ pieces they would receive, but knew they planned to 5 hang each one. ~ i * § "The show was one of the best attended shows the 3 gallery has e}rer.had,” he said in an eâ€"mail. "Zoe is glad Todd McEwen / Northumberland News e tm aanemi es already started to plan fOt ~osopye _ arist Zoe Bergeron, 12, organized Colborne Art Gallery‘s inaugural Northumberland Youth Art nextyear f Exhibition recently. The gallery displayed artwork from various students ages 11 to 14. r already has it on the schedule for next it ate pocrHumBeaAtamddp es june 16/iL Ms. Roosâ€"Markowitz said more than 70 people _ "The future for youth at the Colborne Art Gallery is behind, the future life of the CAG depends on the attended the inaugural event and she plans to continue . very promising," she said. "We realize that our youth young petzple that we as members of the CAG encourâ€" engaging youth at the gallery. must be encouraged. Art is what any civilization leaves _ age today. 3 Colborne drumline groups place first in Queb e inA e efi =ar>=r>>. is ffifi:’;!; z k. > + s ko URepOl't Readerâ€"submitted G s P pral Acean s 4‘ .l ow .. "* ce § }‘3-» & ~~~ ufls &>~. i Two winning performances ° t > M _ .o â€" 4 wl . ‘ | at championships i : C F > \s f A i si = s ’( ,gm 'f-:“?- * | Chad Morford, Colborne Public School feacher & â€" u9 e wl se ; T!f e 3 ' \ COLBORNE â€"â€" The Colborne drumline i s s C 4 h # > k i groups took home first place wins in a proâ€" s . _ \ 4 «l eA % vincial championship. | Ee + F & _# z' e ts 6 s t The Colborne Public School Drumline â€"__â€"â€" aC #8 y 5 A s placed first in Intermediate Class ahead > ~(o=up h 2 s (./ 4 ® of five other ensemblés with their perforâ€" :. > dn & *«3 ? 4 mance of "Battle for Peace" at the Canadiâ€" j 6. \ߤ , rrrent P € 1â€"7’\‘ an Drumline Association‘s Quebec Provinâ€" P o k [ ) C * 4 cial Championships on May 7. | gg‘( k5 5‘ DRUML!NE §C i.: Oak Ridge Percussion, which is comâ€" gor * § & # R® gORNE Pn Weee) . prised almost entirely of former Colborne g :# commmeres ce us \\ |_Public School students, placed first in the be T T C ‘ exa Premier Class, the top classification for the e‘ â€"© ~2016 m y _ snA C most advanced groups with their perforâ€" e 9n s m‘l f P uk 3 mance of "Barefoot and Blue Jeans‘. E. 1 m } ? ps URepor’i’ Both groups were expected to compete at [ mnns Readerâ€"submitied the Ontario Provincial Championships in e ; ! T ») _ Toronto lastmonth. â€" . Chee z . â€"â€" To join uReport team, eâ€"mail your event photos or COLBORNE â€"â€" The Colborne Public Schoolâ€"Drumline placed first in Infermediate ' write'â€"-â€"â€"*__]”ps to northnews@northumberlandnews.com Class at the Canadian Drumline Association‘s Quebec Provincial Championships in Montreal recently. Join our uReport team by submitting your news photo to northâ€" nz\.;{s@nongumberiundge:«s.com. Your photo may be selected to appear in our print eaitions and on our website, northumberlandnews.com. JOZETHUMBLEALR1JD jje. tas Jymnepfffi/n{fia by Chad Morford @ as heanrmmmemmtnnanntc ns oemenenonecanpennnnnt e 000 00segrmmesâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"