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SUMMARY:commUNITY Family Art Workshop 
LOCATION:Downtown Branch\nDowntown Branch
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DESCRIPTION:In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month\, the MacLaren
  Art Centre and New Path Youth and Family Services invite families to spec
 ial art workshops at Barrie Public Library!.\nhttps://barrielibrary.libnet
 .info/event/15529585
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>In acknowledgement of&nbsp\;Mental Health 
 Awareness Month&nbsp\;and&nbsp\;Children's Mental Health Week&nbsp\;in May
 \,&nbsp\;New Path Youth and Family Services&nbsp\;and the MacLaren Art Cen
 tre are thrilled to continue their partnership on the commUNITY art projec
 t &ndash\; a series of free\, hands-on workshops designed to bring familie
 s together through creative expression. Guided by MacLaren art instructor&
 nbsp\;<strong>Marjorie Dale</strong>\, participants will explore shapes an
 d symbols\, and incorporate the colour green\, to create a vibrant paintin
 g that visually represents themes of growth\, hope and transformation.</p>
 \n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The resulting artwork will be showcased at the MacLar
 en&rsquo\;s PIE Education Centre beginning in May\, to align with&nbsp\;Ch
 ildren&rsquo\;s Mental Health Week\, and highlight the power of art in fos
 tering connection and wellbeing.&nbsp\;All are welcome to celebrate at the
  opening reception for this exhibition on Saturday\, May 2 from 1:00 to 3:
 00 pm.</p>\n<p>&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>These workshops are ideal for famil
 ies with children ages 6 and up.</strong></p>\n<p><strong>This is a regist
 ered event with limited spots available. Please&nbsp\;register everyone in
 dividually and click 'REGISTER' to get started.</strong></p>\n<hr />\n<p><
 img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/events/barrielibrary/M
 arjorie_Dale_Headshot_0225.jpeg" width="124" height="186" alt="" style="fl
 oat: left\; margin: 0px 20px 20px 0px\;" /></p>\n<p><sub><strong>Marjorie 
 Dale</strong> is a passionate multidisciplinary artist whose work spans pa
 inting\, sculpture\, mixed media\, and digital art. She has a deep appreci
 ation for creative expression in all its forms and thrives on exploring di
 fferent techniques and pushing artistic boundaries. Her art takes inspirat
 ion from her personal interests\, experiences\, and\, well\, kind of every
 thing and everyone. Every cool new tidbit she learns\, every inspiring sto
 ry she reads\, and everywhere she goes adds depth and dimension to her wor
 k.&nbsp\;</sub></p>\n<p><sub>Beyond Marjorie&rsquo\;s personal practice\, 
 she is deeply committed to nurturing creativity in others\, especially you
 ng artists. She has worked with children in camps\, school programs\, and 
 community art initiatives and believes that every child has a unique artis
 tic voice waiting to find its expression. Through patient guidance and an 
 encouraging approach\, she likes to help students gain confidence\, develo
 p new skills\, and express themselves freely.&nbsp\;Whether working on a l
 arge-scale sculpture\, an intimate canvas\, or guiding a group of young cr
 eators\, Marjorie hopes to bring passion\, experience\, and a dedication t
 o making art accessible and meaningful for all.</sub></p>\n<p><sup><strong
 >This is a registered event with limited spots available. Please&nbsp\;reg
 ister everyone individually and&nbsp\;'REGISTER' to get started.</strong><
 /sup></p>\n<p><strong><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images
 /tile/barrielibrary/maclaren.png" width="247" height="24" alt="" />&nbsp\;
  &nbsp\;<img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/barrie
 library/newpath.png" width="108" height="72" alt="" /></strong></p>\n<p><s
 ub><em>The MacLaren and New Path would like to thank&nbsp\;Karen Hansen fr
 om Pratt Homes for their generous donation\, making this collaboration&nbs
 p\;possible.&nbsp\;</em></sub></p>\n<p><sub><em><img src="https://static.l
 ibnet.info/frontend-images/editor/barrielibrary/pratthomes-logo.png" width
 ="200" height="51" alt="" /></em></sub></p>\n<hr />\n<p><strong>We want to
  improve\, to serve you better. Please take a moment to complete our&nbsp\
 ;<a href="https://form.simplesurvey.com/f/s.aspx?s=2c0fe9cf-e00c-4212-88e8
 -2dbce130a214&amp\;lang=EN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Program Evaluat
 ion Form</a>.</strong></p>\n<p><strong></strong></p>\n<p></p>\nhttps://bar
 rielibrary.libnet.info/event/15529585
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