FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2005

Art show features students’ best work
Exploring Possibilities 2005: Secondary School Art Show

Exploring Possibilities 2005 is the 18th annual regional art show for secondary students in Hastings and Prince Edward counties. The event features high quality student artwork and is a highlight of the academic year for Visual Arts students.

This year's promotional materials were the responsibility of Centre Hastings Secondary School (CHSS) in Madoc under the direction of Visual Art teacher Tisha Francis. Her students worked with the theme Exploring Possibilities and created M.C. Escher inspired designs which line the stairwell to the gallery. The promotional poster and invitation design selected from this group of works was created by Elizabeth Laidlaw, a Grade 12 student at CHSS, and features a complex tessellation design in bright orange and blue hues.

“This show is a highlight of the academic year for Visual Arts students. It is a tremendous honour to have the work selected for the show as the quality is very high,” remarks Susan Davies, Arts Co-ordinator.

The following schools in the two counties have been invited to submit up to five pieces per school:
• Albert College
• Bayside Secondary School
• Centennial Secondary School
• Centre Hastings Secondary School
• E. S. Marc Garneau
• Moira Secondary School
• Nicholson Catholic College
• North Hastings High School
• Prince Edward Collegiate Institute
• Quinte Christian High School
• Quinte Secondary School
• St. Paul’s Secondary School
• St. Theresa’s Secondary School
• Sir James Whitney
• Trenton High School

Members of the media are invited to the opening reception on Thursday, April 7th, 2005 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Kathy Soule, new Director of Education for Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, will be the guest speaker. Members of the public, parents, family members, teachers, administrators and trustees are also invited.

The show runs from April 6 to 27, 2005 at the Belleville Public Library Art Gallery. Gallery hours are:
• Monday through Thursday: 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
• Friday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
• Saturday: 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

The show is co-ordinated by the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board through Susan Davies, Arts Co-ordinator and hosted by Belleville Public Library Art Gallery, through Curator Susan Holland.

The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has 54 schools serving 18,400 students, employing 1,070 teachers and 705 support staff. The Board covers a wide geographical area of 7,221 square kilometres bordered by Maynooth to the north, Deseronto to the east, Prince Edward County to the south, and Quinte West to the west.

For information, contact:
• Susan Davies, Arts Co-ordinator, (613) 966-1170, or 1 800 267-4350 ext. 2209