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art matters | Emerging Artists Get Helping Hand This year's w i n n e r s of t h e Judy Dennis Emerging Artists Training Fund A w a r d share more t h a n this a w a r d . They share a deep driving commitm e n t a n d passion t o c h a l l e n g e t h e m s e l v e s w i t h i n t h e i r respective fields. Gillian Lindsay, a t a l e n t e d p h o t o g r a p h e r , is very i n v o l v e d in t h e f i l m industry and has achieved success in b o t h f i l m a n d still photography. She w i l l use her g r a n t to further her education in advanced technology. Sarah Hazley, of B o w e n Island, is a figurative/literary painter. Her grant w i l l help her support a mentorship w i t h David Luksha, an established, internationally e x h i b i t e d abstract painter. D E A D L I N E f o r 2 0 0 3 A w a r d : A p r i l 1, 2 0 0 3 . Call Sheila Gilmour at Gillian Linsay & Sarah Haxby, recipients of t h e Judy Dennis Fund 604.988.7115 for more information. CALLING ALL ARTISTS WITH A N INTEREST IN PUBLIC A R T ! by Leesa Strimbicki TO REGISTER SEND THE FOLLOWING INFO TO: PUBLIC ART COORDINATOR, 335 LONSDALE AVE, NORTH VANCOUVER, 8C V7N 2G3. · NAME · ADDRESS · EMAIL, FAX, PHONE · 3 TO 5 SLIDES OR PHOTOGRAPHS FOR OUR FILE · RESUME · A BRIEF NOTATION (NO LONGER THAN 8 1/2 X 11) OF MEDIA, THEMES, CONCEPTS AND INTEREST THAT WILL COMPLIMENT YOUR IMAGES. REGISTRY WILL BE UPDATED ON A BI-ANNUAL Ever look at a public art piece and w o n d e r h o w artists get selected for these projects? Do they k n o w s o m e o n e o n t h e inside? N o ! The City of N o r t h Vancouver's Public A r t Program ensures t h a t all artists, w h e t h e r they are e m e r g i n g , mid-career or established, have t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o d e v e l o p integrative, creative a n d / o r f u n c t i o n a l a r t w o r k f o r public places. All artists w o r k i n g in diverse media w i t h varied approaches are invited to register w i t h t h e Public Art Registry. BASIS. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE CITY OF NORTH VANCOUVER'S' PUBLIC ART PROGRAM AND OPPORTUNITIES CHECK OUT THE WEB PAGE AT WWW.NORTHVANARTS.COM OR CALL THE PUBLIC ART COORDINATOR AT 604.984.9582 The registry is a useful resource f o r reaching a n d selecting artists, particularly w h e n there isn't t i m e t o m a k e a c a l l - f o r - a r t i s t s by m a i l or m e d i a . The r e g i s t r y w i l l be used f o r d e s i g n t e a m o p p o r t u n i t i e s , site-specific commissions, t e m p o r a r y art projects a n d t o fill requests f r o m o t h e r m u n i c i p a l art registries. ( U l i , Artists w h o are registered w i l l be short-listed by a jury for specific projects. Artists selected for design t e a m projects can receive design fees up to 5 1 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 . Design teams often include one or m o r e of t h e f o l l o w i n g : an artist, landscape architect, engineer or planner. November | December