enzyme in three weeks.

Through the use of rec-

reational video game

design, they figured out

the protein structure of

a monomeric protease

enzyme which is the

“cutting agent” in the

complex molecular tai-

loring of retroviruses.

The understanding of

this structure is an enor-

mously important step

towards discovering the

causes of many dis-

eases related to this en-

zyme. The video game

called Foldit finds its ori-

gins in the folding art of

Origami. The frontier of

change and evolution is

always lead by creative

thinkers in every field of

study. Sometimes inno-

vative solutions can be

found in the least likely

places, and they often

begin with little more

than a doodle on a

piece of paper or in this

case the right fold.

Danica Loncar is the

director and owner of

Art works Art School. For

information on Art Works

Art School, please visit

www.artworksartschool.

com or call 416-766-

0662.

Every so often I encounter

skepticism from parents of

children or teens whose

enthusiasm for art and

design far surpasses theirs.

Naturally, it is out of con-

cern for their child’s future

success and well being

that they aim to direct

their children to more

conventional or main-

stream areas of studies

such as business, sci-

ences, law or economics,

which offer more stable

opportunities for future

career choices. Their

concern is understand-

able since our society

always paints a rather

desperate and dark fig-

ure of the archetypal

starving artist struggling to

get by. Parents worry that

besides the l imited

choices of artist, educa-

tor, administrator, curator,

designer or architect,

what else is out there for

creative souls that need

to make a living and earn

an income. My answer to

them is that an art edu-

cation cultivates creative

thinkers and that the

choices are unlimited. Art

lessons help foster a crea-

tive mind, one that looks

at old ideas and ways of

doing things with a fresh

perspective, a keen eye

for observation in the

broadest sense of the

word. They encourage

students to take chances

and experiment with new

ideas and applications

for old methods, in a

word to “invent”. A crea-

tive thinker with an inven-

tive mind is an asset to

any industry or profession

including business, sci-

ences, law or economics.

Just recently, a group of

online video gamers

have achieved a feat

beyond the realm of

Dungeons and Dragons.

They have deciphered

the structure of an en-

zyme of an AIDS-like virus

that has thwarted scien-

tists for a decade. The

gamers used a simple fun

-for-purpose designed

video game called Foldit

to basically unfold a

chain of amino acids,

and then produced an

accurate model of the

DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE Cultivating Creative Thinkers

art Works art School

Inside this

issue:

Director’s

message

1

New Art in

Baby Point BIA

2

Feature

Teacher:

Bronwen Parker

3

Awesome

Places and Peo-

ple to Google

3

New Teacher:

Moojan Namzi

4

Student News 4

Book a Party 4

Team Building

Workshop

4

Family Day

with Jennifer

Falvy

5

Winter Break

Camp

7

Fine Arts Studio 7

Portfolio

Building

7

Call for

Volunteers

7

Call for

Submissions

8

Fall Newsletter 2011 Volume 1, Issue 3

Special points

of interest:

Showcasing Emily

Carr

Feature teacher

Calendar

Call for Submissions

Danica Loncar, Director/Curator

New Art in Baby Point BIA

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Visit the New Art

in Baby Point BIA

by Muralist Wal-

ter Ruston. These

three murals rep-

resent the history

and culture of

the Baby Point

Gates area.

Art Works

238 Jane Street

Little Learners

268 Jane,

north of Art Works

L e d g l e y

Law

located at

724

A n n e t t e

Street

Feature Teacher: Bronwen Parker

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For a long time I have been fascinated by people who "recycle to the extreme" using found, collected, recy-cled and broken items in art forms that express what really matters to them. Artists who are inspired to build big sculptures, monu-ments and homes out of reclaimed materials abso-lutely intrigue me, inspire me, and deeply move me to do the same. I am drawn to these, often, self taught Outsider or Visionary Artists and their very creative eclectic environments. For years on TV shows like Weird Homes and Driven by Vision, I saw fantastic things being built by such artists. I loved what they were creating and I never would have guessed that one day I would go and meet these people in per-son. This past year I had the fantastic pleasure of traveling to visit a number of these artists and learn hands-on how and why they do what they do. It is a pure joy to walk amongst their vast works, collec-tions and treasures. I wandered around, lost in awe and delight, with a perma smile and a lot of " Wows " coming from me.

Seeing it all in person, walking amongst their works and collections, hearing their stories was an incredible experience that I love sharing with my students through photos and stories and projects in my Kinder Kids classes.( Saturday and Sunday from 10:30-12:30)

Those trips inspired me to try something different this summer — transforming a drab neglected uninviting place outback of Art Works into a colourful welcoming creative space full of eye catching murals, mosaics, and sculptures using recy-cled and donated materials and a lot of cement. This is a place that, in future, will lend itself to a number of creative outdoor art activities. It is a work in progress that I hope will be added to by many people for years to come. I have a deep, deep love of trees, birds, organic archi-tecture, water, sunlight, col-oured glass and decorating things. This garden reflects a celebration of that and of the creative energy that went into it left there by the groups of people coming together to help decorate it with their own personal style. Thank you to all who helped me outback this sum-

mer. Danica, thank you for giving me freedom to create whatever I wanted out there. It was so much fun! I am looking forward to starting up again next spring as soon as it’s warm enough....

Here are some Awesome People and Paces to Google if you are interested in Outsider and Folk Art envi-

ronments and Mosaics:

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens, www.phillymagicgardens.org Isaiah Zagar, Luna Parc , Ricky Boscarino,

Jackie Stack Lagakos , Narrow Larry's World of the Outstanding , TX( Folk Art Tours), The Orange Show ,TX,

The Beer Can House , TX, Art Car Parade, Houston, Mr. Imagination, Gregory Warmack, Atlanta. Georgia,

American Visionary Art Museum, Baltimore

We now have a Facebook page “like” us at Art Works Art School

We have a twitter account “follow us” by joining

Outsider and Folk Art Environments and Mosaics

vative and includes the study

and exploration of Persian art

inspiring children to create ar-

chitectural elements including

miniatures, Calligraphy, pat-

terns, along with ancient ob-

jects using painting, mix media,

papier mâché, clay, wire sculp-

ture and reliefs.

Along with this program Moo-

jan has offered a Stop Motion

Animation program using her

technique as an animator. In

this program they will make their

New Teacher

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We want to introduce you to our

newest instructor Moojan Namzi.

Moojan did two action-packed

camps with us this summer; Passion

for Persia (She is a citizen of Iran)

and a Star Wars Camp. Moojan is a

painter and sculpture for more than

10 years with exhibitions in Tehran,

London, Sweden and Toronto.

She is a graduate of Sheridan Col-

lage Computer animation program

and Fine arts from Azad university of

Tehran. Moojan's work with students

is extremely imaginative and inno-

own cartoon movie with the tech-

nique of stop motion animation.

The stories are inspired by myths,

fantasy, super heroes and action, created by clay, pa-

per and paint. Students are in-

volved in the whole process even

in the technical part which in-

cludes taking photo shots with the

camera and using the computer.

We are glad to have her helping

Art Works stay current with offer-

ing classes that are timely, tech-

nologically!

STUDENT NEWS Congratulations Vera Bobson! Vera has an art show during the month of November 2011 at Richview Library

called Pause Two. Robert Fishman has moved on to larger projects. Congratulations Robert on getting into

Toronto School of Art! They are lucky to have you!

Birthday Parties, Corporate Events or Workshops can be booked with us on Monday 10-12, 1-3, 4-6, 7-9pm or

Saturdays 4:30-6:30, 7:30-9:30 or Sundays 1:30-3:30,4:30-6:30 or 7:30-9:30. The starting rate is for 12 adults / 16

children participants at $289.00. We also are able to visit your location or school for workshops or special

events. Our projects help with team building, creative out of the box thinking and problem solving. Art Works

workshops are great at de-stressing those busy corporate worlds many of us live in. We also visit homes for the

elderly to do workshops in any media and can work with all levels of ability in a relaxed friendly manner.

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Family Day with Jennifer Falvy

Showcasing Artist Emily Carr Jennifer had a wonderful turn out of enthusi-

astic art makers on Sunday, October 30th from

2-4pm. There were examples of Emily Carr in-

spired masks, totem poles and great refer-

ences to inspire families to make fabulous 3D

masks and large pastel drawings of totem

poles. Some of the results are below. Snap

newspaper covered the event, and that will

be in the December West-end Snap.

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Dates To Remember:

Friday, Nov. 18 -

Sat. Dec. 3, 2011

Sunday, Nov. 20

2011

Friday, Dec. 16,

2011 - Fri., Jan.

20, 2012

Sunday, Dec. 18,

2011

Jan. 2 - 6, 2012

Wednesday, Jan.

4, 2012

January, 10 - 15,

2012

January/February

2012

Open house show with Student Merit award winners, in Art Works Art Gallery

Reception Sunday November 20, 2011 from 2-4pm Award Ceremony 2:30pm.

FREE Family day & Open House Celebrate our 15th year with faculty and students.

Get an opportunity to make a drawing or painting based on a photo and if it is

wonderful enough have it put up in the gallery in May. Master Artist: This month we

are featuring future masters, our own amazing Students! From 2-4 pm, Awards

Ceremony at 230pm Third floor.

SURFACES Corrie Burrows solo show, in Art Works Art Gallery

Reception: Saturday Dec 17, 2011 3-5pm

Capture the Light this Holiday Season. Dazzle and delight your family and friends

with your own one of a kind holiday ornaments and designs. Master Artist: Create

Kinetic mobiles like Alexander Calder From 2-4pm $5 per person or $20 per family

Winter Break camps at Art Works for 5-10 yrs and 11-17yrs Portfolio Prep. Note: This is

a date change due to TDSB switching their holiday dates after we printed our paper

calendar.

Submission Deadline for Skin Tones -Figurative works - open call

Show Dates: Fri. Jan 27- Sat. March 10, 2012. Reception: Friday January 27, 2012 6-

8pm

Submission Guidelines: drawing, paintings, prints and sculptures created about the

human figure. Please send jpegs or copies of images to

info@artworksartschool.com Size Restriction: Maximum 2’ X 3’ for wall works, 1’x1’x1’

for sculptural works. For work accepted the Fee is $40.00

Winter Session Starts. We are taking registrations right now!

Winter Newsletter featuring ESA Film Student Nathan Burrows and our Merit Award

Recipients!

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Class Times: 9:30 - 12pm or 1 - 3:30 pm or Full Day: 8:30 - 4 pm

Course Fee: Half Day Programs: $213.10 /week or

Full Day Programs: $380.00 /week (includes pre care, lunch care)

Full Day After care: 4 - 5pm $40 /week (all prices include materials & HST)

This multi-media course takes its inspiration from the works of historical and contem-

porary master artists. Learn about great works of art and artists, then experiment

with a variety of materials and techniques to create your own artistic masterpieces.

Use pencil, charcoal, acrylics, plaster and mixed media to explore the wide world of

art through a series of fun, imaginative exercises and projects with an emphasis on

developing creative skills. Projects differ from am to pm.

This week long intensive is for the student that just realized they have an art knack and they want to

get in to ESA or another art focused school but missed our fall registration. Teens with a keen interest

in art, who want to develop practical skills as well as individual expression will be fully immersed in art.

Students will produce original works of art in various media with focus on technique, form, meaning

and context. Drawing, painting, and possibly sculpture and printmaking will be covered, with refer-

ence to relevant artists and art historical movements. Students will be trained to use observational

skills, manipulate elements and principals of design, and empower their artwork through concept

building, critical thinking and creative problem solving. For those students that want a well rounded

portfolio for their interviews in February it is strongly recommended that they sign up for the full day

program. Projects differ from am to pm.

Winter Break Camp January 2 - 6, 2012 inclusive

WINTER WEEK INTENSIVE: FINE ART STUDIO

(ages 5-10 years) Instructor: Mike Goodge

WINTER WEEK INTENSIVE: PORTFOLIO BUILDING

(ages11-17) Instructor: Marija Barac- Jandric

Call for volunteers! We need volunteer teaching assistants for our Winter Break Camps!

You could work for just the morning (9am-1pm) or just the afternoon (12-4pm) or stay all day (9-4pm)!

The job is fun and fast paced. We have all kinds of projects, all ages of students and if you are in high

school you can get ½ or almost all of your community service hours right here at art Works. Half day

volunteers would get 20 hours and full day volunteers would earn 35 hours ! It is a great experience

and a lot of fun! If you can’t help with Winter break we will also need Winter and Spring Volunteers

for our 8 week sessions! You could be here just 2.5 hours a week and receive, after 8 weeks, 20 hours

towards your community service hours needed to graduate!

Contact Lauren at info@artworksartschool.com to set up an interview.

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OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSION! Photo Response Exhibition. Friday May 4- 25th 2012.

TRANSMISSION: The sending of a picture, signal or message from a

transmitter CURATOR: CORRIE BURROWS

I have always been fascinated by what acts as a vehicle for someone’s creativity. It may be

light, smells, emotions, politics, nature, or everyday objects; really the possibilities are endless. The

way one chooses to respond is equally intriguing; why do you choose the materials you do?

What elements attract your eye? These questions lead me to proposing this exhibition. My goal is

to transmit an image to all of you that will jump start your creative juices and then exhibit your

responses to flaunt your originality.

TRANSMITTING…..

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

Work must be 8” x 8” maximum including frame if framed

Work must be 2 dimensional

Work may be painting/Drawing/Mixed Media

Only one work may be submitted per person

Works must be labeled with your name on the back

OTHER DETAILS:

Works are to be dropped off April 2- April 22/2012 Monday – Saturday 9-5 @ Art Works Art

School. 238 Jane Street, Toronto, ON M6P 3Z1

Opening reception May 4/2012

Work may be picked up between May 25-June 1/2012. Any work not collected will be dis-

carded.