Vancouver Artist Hayley Crichton with her cloud series at art show at Metro Theatre Vancouver on Oct. 13. MATHILDA DE VILLIERS PHOTO Artful ways on rainy days The Metro Theatre hosted an event showcasing local artists = By MATHILDA DE VILLIERS ocal artist displayed their work made of recycled materials at Metro Theatre Centre last week. Coordinator and artist Tracy- Lynn Chernaske was inspired to showcase local female artists’ “un- der one roof,” in an event free to the public in response to the lack of arts in the community. The Metro Theatre was estab- lished more than 55 years ago. In 1962 a dilapidated movie house was turned into a live theatre. For the first time, the focus of the show was 2D and 3D art that has been previously used or reused. The name of the show two years,” said Chernaske. Keita Thomas is one of the 10 female artists was Artful Theatre Chernaske — Reclaiming, 7 +41 brought — to- Reworking & Re- ie nt It's really gether for visiting. the perfect wav to the show. She As an artist P . y ” said she finds for more than 16 heal emotionally. quiet times in years, Chernaske — KEITA THOMAS. ARTIST the evenings said she knows ’ to create her how much artists’ art. materials go to She uses waste. “We get halfway through a can of paint or a sheet of wood and it may get saved to get used for an- other show or put on the shelf for her background in metaphysics and strong spiritual practices to draw inspiration for her art work. “For me it’s really the perfect way to heal emotionally,” Thomas said. Hayley Crichton, a Vancouver resident of South African heritage, said she found inspiration to create her recycled art through her hatred of cloudy, rainy days. Crichton created a series of fabric clouds made from mostly thrifted materials and beads. “I'm trying to combat the grey,” Crichton said. Attendee Laura~Ann Chong, an acrobat for Cirque du Soleil said she enjoyed learning that art can have an impact in various ways. “T think the event is a really ideal place for people to showcase their art and show that art can take many different forms.” Students know Students are given a unique opportunity to create the scene = By ROXANNE EGAN-ELLIOTT he students of lLan- garas Studio 58 _ per- formed their personal life experiences on stage during their latest production of I Know What T Saw. As part of the Risky Nights se- ries, the show ran from Oct. 9 to 14. The scene was set at a high school party where a fight which ends with tragic results left wit- nesses with differing accounts of what happened. ‘The play reflected how our biases can impact our per- ceptions. For student actor Matisse Qua- glia, the project provided an op- portunity to put his ideas on stage. Quaglia drew from his own experiences in high school to con- tribute to the story. “It’s really empowering because it lets me know that my story is valu- able and that people want to hear about parts of what has brought me here today,” Quaglia said. “It’s definitely given me the tools to say, ‘yeah, I can create my own show.’ I know roughly how to set lighting, sound, props, and then acting and bringing a good team together.” “It's really empowering because it lets me know that my story hd “ur is valuable. — MATISSE QUAGLIA, STUDENT/ACTOR Rachel Aberle, Studio 58 gradu- ate from 2009, returned to Lan- gara to direct the show with two other students, providing guid- ance to students through their creative process. This is Aberle's first time back at Langara working with current stu- dents in a professional role. what they saw “It was really great to see them take ownership of the creation of the piece. Whether it was the writ- ing, or you know they also did all of the production elements, sourced costumes, hung the lights, designed lighting looks,” Aberle said. "The students I had really embraced it.” Student performer Lauren Preis- sel, who is in her fourth term, said she learned how to use her own personal life experiences to figure out how to write her character. “My character for sure is crafted from me," she said, adding it was an amplified version of herself. "It was pretty vulnerable for me get up there and do that." le The cast of | Know What I Saw poses on stage after performing in front of an intimate audience at Langara College on Oct. 11. ROXANNE EGAN-ELLIOTT PHOTO 7 Keeping canines content Langara offers its first course in Canine Risk Management of the fall semester = By JOE AYRES C anine caregivers with risk management certificates are receiving priority status when pursuing a career in the ca- nine industry. “If somebody were to drop off a resume and I saw [the professional dog walking certificate] we would definitely put them at the top of the list,” said Jess Tam, manager of Doghouse Daycare. In response to the demand for canine caregiving, Langara College is offering a course in canine risk management starting on campus this Saturday. Karen Ramsden, the professional dog walker certificate program co- ordinator, said the course covers the unknown threats coming from the outdoors and inside the home, along with how to keep dogs safe during dog fights. “It’s also about keeping yourself safe with encounters you might have with other people [and] with other dogs you might meet on the path,” Ramsden said. This course is a revised expansion of the previous Keeping Dogs Safe course and part of the professional dog walker certificate program. The certificate aims to give those pur- suing work in dog handling more leverage when pursing a career. Graduates will add essential skills like teaching bylaws, first aid and safety to their résumés. “If you're a dog walker, you have to make sure all the dogs fit well within the pack ... if you have a re- active dog and it’s upsetting it can set them all off and become a dan- gerous thing,” said Tam. Rebecca Ledger, animal behav- iour and welfare scientist at Lan- gara College, said in an email state- ment: “What a regulated professional dog walking body would provide is assurances to clients that their dog walker knows how to manage chal- lenging dogs, and prevent or deal with problems as the risk arises.” Number of dog-related jobs available in Vancouver High-end of wages from internet- based want ads for dog related jobs. 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