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 The Cowrie Street (Sechelt) Banner Project Young Artists Awards and ExhibitionTHE COWRIE STREET BANNER PROJECT 
The Cowrie Street Banner Project began in 1994 as a joint venture between
the Sechelt Chamber of Commerce and the Sunshine coast Arts Centre. Every
fall, students in Kindergarten to Grade 12 in every school
on the Sunshine coast are asked to submit designs for the banners, which
are then hung on Cowrie Street the following summer. In approximately
2003, the priorities of the Chamber of Commerce changed, and the project
is now sponsored entirely by the Sunshine Coast Arts Council.After the theme for the current year is chosen, elementary school students are asked to submit a design on a 4.25 x 11 sheet of paper. 
After all the entries are received, they are put on exhibition in the gallery
of the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre for three weeks, in conjunction with the
Young Artists Awards exhibition. A committee selects the 17 finalists, and
the winners are honoured at an awards ceremony on the final day of
the exhibition. They are presented with a certificate of appreciation and
a T-shirt with their design printed on it.Each of the chosen designs is then projected and traced, and hand painted onto a 6-foot length of fabric by volunteer artists, being careful to match the original paint colours, and replicate the young artist's designs as carefully as possible. About 150 hours goes into this part of the project. The following spring, the district of Sechelt's Engineering Department hangs the completed banners from the light posts on Cowrie Street for the summer months. Theme for 2010 is I Dream About ..." and will be held in conjunction with the Young Artists Exhibition November 25 to December 20 2009 Reception for the awards for the selected banner artists Saturday, December 19th, 1:00 - 2:30pm at the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre in Sechelt. We also have a wonderful volunteer opportunity for adults to participate in this project. Please join us in painting the winning banners. The studio at the Arts Centre is reserved for this purpose January 4th to January 24th, 2010. Be part of putting the selected banners up on the streets of Sechelt next spring. Questions? 604 885 5412 or sc_artscouncil@dccnet.com YOUNG ARTISTS AWARDS AND EXHIBITION November 25 to December 20 2009 Prizes of cash cards for art supplies are supplied by the Gibsons School of the Arts, Sunshine Coast Teachers Association and Opus Framing and Art Supplies
For complete details and entry form CLICK
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The work will be put
on exhibition in the gallery of the Sunshine Coast Arts Centre for three
weeks