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www.oakvillebeaver.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, July 14, 2010 · 22 Artscene Sign up now for guitar, bass, drums, and piano OAKVILLE'S MUSIC STORE ERIC RIEHL / SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER HOTBOX ART: The HotBox Joshua Creek mentorship program held an exhibit of their works ,Sunday afternoon at the Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre. (Above) Eileen Menzel ,left, and Chris Proctor stop to take a photo of artist Pat Hertzberg work entitled Passage that pays respect to nature and the effect the passage of time has on it. (Left) Nancy Anderson stops to take in Ties that Bind, a leaning pole anchored by two straight anchor lines out in the field by artist Robin Hollingdrake. Art exhibit environmentally friendly An exhibit featuring natural, environmentally-friendly sculpture installations is on now in the outdoors of the Joshua Creek Heritage Art Centre. The artwork was made by five artists participating in the HotBox Joshua Creek mentorship program, which ran from early spring. During the program each artist made one site-specific installation on site which will eventually disintegrate back into nature. The artists are: Rina Grosman, Pat Hertzberg, Robin Hollingdrake, Quan Steele and Grazyna Ziolkowski. The program was directed by Sonja Hidas, who spearheaded the program, managed by Paul Fulton. The exhibit opened Sunday, July 11. The artwork will be viewable until they disintegrate. The art centre is open to viewers Tuesday to Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Young violinist wins national competition When Leslie Ashworth is not wowing audiences close to her Oakville home, she's doing it in other parts of this large nation. And she's doing it at only 13-years-old. Earlier this month the young violinist won the Grand Prize award for taking first place in her age group at the Canadian Music Competition in Edmonton, Alberta. Aside from winning the award she also received a standing ovation at the competition's Gala Concert after playing Niccolo Paganini's Violin Concerto in D major under the direction of maestro Alexei Kornienko from Vienna, Austria. By winning in her 11-to-14 years category, Ashworth has received a $1,000 scholarship. The youngster has been playing the violin since the age of four and practices five to six hours a day. She released an album, Precious Musical Moments, and is donating half the proceeds from the sales of the CD to Free The Children. She has composed original pieces of music and plays jazz piano and does ballet. For more information visit www.leslieashworth.com. Leslie Ashworth Marine biologist/painter aims to save sea world A local marine biologist and painter is helping to protect the oceans through art. Andrea Seibt is currently holding a show of her art at CJ's Café in Bronte until Aug. 3. The show is the beginning of three events for Seibt which will feature her artwork to protect the oceans. She is donating paintings to three organizations which are dedicated to protecting the oceans. The first painting is heading to the Sea No Evil Art Auction in California to support the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. During the show at CJ's Café, the second painting will be displayed and the proceeds from its sale will go to Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS). The third painting in this series will be shown at the 44th Annual Art in the Park this August in Bronte Harbour, which will support The Cove to Save Japan's Dolphins.