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| The ‘Aurora ‘Sunimer “arts 89

School : ‘will enter their second —

year of operation with a good

selection of courses offered. from

July 6 through 24. Executive ©
director Karen Birkedal says,
_ "We're very excited about this
year’s program after a really

successful first year.”

Karen is
administration, registration and

_ logistics coordinator and takes

care of instructor and student

_ needs, as required. This is her
. second year of administering the
summer arts school.

Last year, 70 students, vary-

ing in age from 12 years to 80,

enroled in Aurora arts programs;
students came from Gabriola
Island, Prince George, Hazelton,

Kispiox, Queen Charlotte Islands,
Prince Rupert, Kitimat and Ter-

race. This. year, the board, who
actively participate in operational

activities for the School, expects —

enrolment to be up after the posi-
tive response to last year’s pro-
grams.

Thirteen workshops in five »

disciplines are included in this
year’s program — music, theatre
arts, visual arts, photography and
fibre arts, to be held mainly at
Northwest Community College

and the R.E.M. Lee- Theatre. In.

music, chaired by Terry Anderson,

Jeanette Gallant will teach child- —

‘yen’s ‘and adult choir; Brian Fair- |

~ holmwill offer an introduction to
computer’ music and computer-

- electronic music composition; and —

_a professional songwriter will
conduct a two-day songwriter’s
workshop.

i The theatre arta’ ‘program is
chaired by Norah Ferguson.
’ James Eadie, well-known drama-

-tist and teacher.of voice and act-.

ing, and an adjudicator for two
years in the Pacific Northwest
Music Festival, will instruct both

~ the youth and adult programs. —
‘Aurora Summer Arts ’92 School

The youth program will run from
July 13-24 with a total of 75
hours of instruction. The adult
theatre workshop will be held

during the weekend of July 11 —
* final performance and exhibit."

and 12. .

Visual arts, chaired by artist ©
' Edward Epp, highlights three.
different courses, each of five days —
duration. Drawing and Painting

will be instructed by Cathy Sou-
tar; Explorations in Painting by
Edward Epp; and Landscape
Painting Today with instructor

Terry Fenton, who will also be =~
offering an evening lecture and _
slide show called Landscape Now,

on July 22.

Photography, chaired by Tom
Walker, brings back second-year.

_ instructor and local photographer
Al Richardson for Photo 1 and

34. : a Terrace Review — May 1, 1992

 rapister,
Walker at the R.E.M. Lee. Theatre

Donald Walker of. ‘the. ‘Dawson ’

Institute of Photography: from —

‘Montreal as instructor ‘for Com-

mercial Product Photography:

Lighting and Marketing. °

_ Fibre arts, chaired by Ywonne

Stowell, introduces Michelle Wip-

plinger,; ; dye and colour consul-
tant, spinner, weaver and author.
Michelle will offer a- ‘one-week
course .called Challenge: Your

- Colour Concepts July 13- 17 and

evening léctures and slide. shows

‘July 14 and 16.

The final performance for the

will beheld on July .24-at’ the

BEM. Lee Theatre. Karen Bir-

kedal explains, "We want to cul-
minate.all the disciplines in this

- The Aurora Summer ‘Arts 92
School is co-sponsored by:the City

‘of Terrace, Northwest Community

College, Regional District of Kiti-
mat-Stikine and School’ District
#88. Residency for students par- -

ticipating in the Arts School pro-

grams is available at Northwest

Community College. |
For further information or to

please contact Tom

635-2101 or ‘Karen . Birkedal at
635- 5603...

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