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12 - The Canadian Champion, Frlday, Match 31, 2000 Are rtainment 'Global Art Project brings people together By LISA CARTWRIGHT The Champion For the past eight years, the Global Art Project (GAP) has been used as a way to bring peopie front around the world together. SUNDAY, APRUL 2, 2000 2-4PM 10476 Guelph Line (Guelph Une M. to algn) $350,500 Debra Turk in attondance Royal LePage Reau iEtato Servies Inc. 878-8101 And this year, the Fine Arts Society of Milton (FASM) is parsicipating in the GAP. GAP was stasted by Katherine Josten of Tucson, Arizona, who "invited people to create works of art so express global unity," said Elizabeth Kiddle of FASM. The project occurs once every two years. Whiie Ms Kiddle as well as another aduit and a child from Milton participated in the project two yesrs ago, this is the first year FASM bas taken part. People involved in GAP have tise monts of Marcis to complete their piece. The pro- jecta cas encompasa any medium includ- ing visual and literasy ast as well as audio and video. GAP encouragea participants to display their pieces witbin their community. In April, GAP partnera the individual or group with another. The partners aend esch other their pieces. Two years ago, "20,000 pieces of art cir- cled tise globe*up and down and back and forth as an expression of global unity," Ma Kiddle said. Ms Kiddle said there are people front Canada, lapas, Africa, thse United States, tise Middle East and othera who participate W1IAT's CW h M&UJtN ci{189 Mill Street 878-6680 STraditional Pub Fare 55 rlo St0 . W. "804097 ~ JuMM Un For fem su mh ~2 *70 Main St. 878-4171 Hwy. 401 & Guelph LUne Milton/CampbellMlle QaaiUy AccommaodadIois - Conférence Rooms a Fabutous Coma mon your birhday for your Nuclear Meltdowa <-Express Lunch: 15 Minutes or FREE 45 Chisholm Dr. 876-4731 Super 12" Assorted Sub with pop $4.35 + tax Submrin466 -Steeles Ave, E. AUDay Breakfast ZiiàW525Ontario St.' 875-3222 in CAP. "It's very international," shte said. Ms Kiddle heasti about CAP by reading as article about it in the Tucson newspa- per. She got in contact witb Ms Josten asd then brougbt the ides to Milton. This yesr, FASM decided to get involved. The FASM's piece is a floor cloth - s work of art that's used instead of as ares rug. Floor clotha are popular in Arizona. The piece is entitîrd 'One Sun, One World' and was inspired by the song witb the same name. It's aung by cbildren's entertainer Rai. Tbe floor cloth is made front canvasa painted yellow. There'a a sun painted on it witb people's handprints ail over it. "We ail placed our banda on il (and said) a prayer witb tise hope and intent of global unity." Ma Kiddle said tbe group who receives the floor cloth will feel tise prayer from tbe group. Ma Kiddle said tbey ahould receive their partner's piece by April. She said the works vary. "There is a lot of love attached," shte said. N64 & Pl-AYSTATION GAMES 3 DAY RENTAL ALL NEW RELEASES Mon To s299 Wed. HOME DELIVERY Photo by GRAHAM PAINE Members of the Fine Art Society of Milton lncludlng (from Ieft) May Bell and Elizabeth Klddle creat.d 'One Sun, On. World' for the Global Art Projeat. Milton students part of showcase By ANDREW JENKINS Special to The Champion Music wili soon be fiiling the air as more tisast 1,000 elemen- tary and secondary scisool students fromt tise Halton District Scisool Board perform in tise annual Halton Music Sisowcase before as expected audience of 2000 parents, relatives, firienda, community and business leaders. Tise Great Hall at Hamnilton Place wiil be tise scene of tise annu- ai sisowcase. Orgasizera are expecting tise concert to seli out as it did tise previous year. Milton wiil have ita sisowing fromt Milton District Higis Scisooi's Senior Jazz Band, conducted by Stephen Maule. Also in tise line-up of local talent wiil be music fromt tise W.l. Dick Junior Jazz Bandi, conducted by Carolyn Lewis. Marias Arcisibald, co-cisair of tise ateering committee, says tise concert is quite as overwhelming experience. 'Tise concert is very higisly regarded. It's a representative of the talent in ail of Halton. It's a wonderfui opportunity to se tise young cisildren performing and it's quite overwiseiming.' said Ms Arcisibald. Tise concert wili take place April 27 as 7:30 p.m. It wiii feature a wide variety of instrumental and vocal groupa from individuai scisools as weil as tise Haiton-wide Junior Jazz Ensemble, Intermediate Wind Ensemble, Grades 4 to 6 Massed Choir, Intermediate Massed Choir, Senior Chamber Choir asd Senior Wind Ensemble. Tickets for Uic event coat $10 for aduits and $7 for seniors/stu- dents and cas be purchased by caliing Colleen as 335-3663, ext. 3217. After April 7, tickets will become avaiable on a first-come, flrst-served basis so tisere are no guarantees tisas tickets will be availabie after this date. 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