U of S Awarded ArtsSmarts Grant for Community Arts Program
Posted December 08, 2003
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 8, 2003 2003-12-03-EXT
U of S Awarded ArtsSmarts Grant for Community Arts Program
The Saskatoon Foundation has awarded an ArtsSmarts grant in the amount of
$6,000 to the University of Saskatchewan, Extension Division.
This grant will allow the Community Arts Program of the Extension Division
to partner with the Canadian Light Source Inc. and King George Community
School to venture in a new educational initiative. These funds will be used
to employ artist and teacher Pam Adams, who will teach science in two, grade
one classrooms at King George Community School during the 2003-04 academic
year. Adams will incorporate visual arts and dance into the traditional
science curriculum.
"This grant is important to us because it allows us to make a significant
difference in the lives of children in Saskatoon," said Kate Hobin,
Community Arts Program Director. "The University of Saskatchewan is
delighted to be able to partner with CLSI and the Saskatoon Public School
Division on this project and we know that our work will inspire these
children to further explore both arts and science."
The program starts in January and runs for 8 weeks and includes two very
special visits by the children to the CLSI to work with the staff. Learning
activities and topics are all focused on "light" which the CLSI is founded
upon, and include kaleidoscope making at CLSI, sunlight, moonlight,
starlight, and a mural project involving shadows.
The Saskatoon Foundation enhances Saskatoon's quality of life by awarding
grants to the diversity of charities serving the community. Through
ArtsSmarts, The Saskatoon Foundation encourages the development of
partnerships to engage children and youth in hands-on arts integration
activities. The national ArtsSmarts initiative was established by the J.W.
McConnell Family Foundation in 1998 and is now managed by the Canadian
Conference of the Arts.
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For more information, please contact:
Kimberly Mathews
Program Coordinator - Extension Division
University of Saskatchewan
Tel: (306) 966-5530
kimberly.mathews@usask.ca
www.extension.usask.ca/go/arts
