23 | Friday September 8, 2017 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insidehalton.com S H O W I N G T H E I r W O R K S Oakville artists Bernadette Duzyk (right) and Mirka Hattula showed their works at Sovereign House in Bronte Village during an exhibit called Art on the Bluffs in late August. Here, Hattula is seen with one of her black and white portraits -- an oil on wood board painting, while Duzyk works on a Chinese brush painting. | Graham Paine/Metroland Capture Oakville 2017 photography competition deadline -- Oct. 2 The Capture Oakville photography competition returns with a Canada 150 theme with all new categories and a $1,000 cash grand prize. National children's writing contest to support Habitat for Humanity The 11th annual Meaning of Home national writing contest for children in Grades 4, 5 and 6 invites students from across Canada to submit a written essay about what home means to them. During the contest, which runs from Oct. 10-Nov. 30, Genworth Mortgage Insurance Company of Canada donates $10 per entry "We're excited to partner with the Oakville chair and vice-president of the Oakville CamArts Council so we could receive the Cana- era Club, said in a press release. da 150 grant from the Oakville Community The deadline to enter is Monday, Oct. 2, Foundation," Bernie Cook, Capture Oakville at captureoakville.com. People chosen to exhibit will be contacted and asked to submit a print. The top photographs will be framed and exhibited in the main gallery at Queen Elizabeth Park Community Cultural Centre starting Friday, Dec. 2, with the awards ceremony and opening night reception. This year's categories include: and the winner gets to direct a $50,000 grant · Capture Oakville -- to be shot within from Genworth Canada to a Habitat for Hu- the Town of Oakville's borders capturing the manity build of their choice. Ten runners up natural beauty, landscapes and seasonal amwill also receive a $5,000 grant toward the bience. This is the only category that needs to Habitat for Humanity project of their choice. be shot within Town borders; Additional prizes include a pizza party for · Capture the Human Spirit -- portrait, their class and $1,000 for the winner's school. street or photojournalism; · Constructive Use of Geometric Shapes Visit www.meaningofhome.ca for details. -- the black and white category; · Grand Landscapes, By Nature's Design -- where entrants can stretch their nature photography, man made elements are discouraged in this category; · Out of the Camera -- unedited or altered images in colour or black and white straight from the camera, and, · Expression -- only for youth 18 and under. Capture Oakville is an annual photography competition open to Ontario residents of all photography skills since 2007. Kieley Hickey and Bill Smith founded the Oakville Camera Club in 2006. The club meets twice monthly at Queen Elizabeth Park Community Cultural Centre from September to June. For information, rules and entry forms, visit captureoakville.com. Chat Call orText Lifejacket Buying? Selling? Re Call us for a quote at Jameson Glas Jameson Glas Posted by MikeToolGuy $15 Tradyo Tradyo Turns Turns Your Your Clutter Into Into Cash. Cash. Clutter 905-845-0767 ext. 223 905-845-0767 ext. 223 GOLD Personal Professional Service at Competitive Rates 1276 Cornwall Road, Unit C, Oakville Ontario, L6J 7W5 T: 905-845-0767 · F: 905-845-5552 · www.haxelllaw.com · lawyers@haxelllaw.com Visit www.Tradyo.com Buy and sell in your neighbourhood.