About Us > Community Involvement

From student art shows to painting parties for theatre sets, there's always something going on at Jarea. Here are some photos of recent happenings.

Jarea Art Studio and KinderArt volunteered to organize, sponsor and donate all the wood for "Don't Fence Me In" an event to raise funds for the Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Center Summer 2001 click for more photos click to read article

Jarea Art Studio volunteered to organize a fundraiser for the Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature Center Print Shop. An image of the center was carved into linoblock and prints were handed out in front of the center in exchange for donations from passers by. Summer 2001 click to enlarge

Jarea Art Studio volunteered to design and build sets for the children's room at the Ross Memorial Museum's Annual Christmas Open House These sets were then used for the Christmas plays presented by the Act One Drama School. Themes were: Charlie Brown's Christmas; Spider's Christmas; Under the Christmas Tree Dec 2001 Set One Set Two Set Three

Children's Art Show Work from our Winter Mini Masters art students was on display for all to see. Feb/Mar 2002 click to enlarge

Geoff Slater volunteered to design and build the flats for the St. Andrews Community Players Variety Show Cast members came into Jarea to paint the flats. The theme was "Great Moments in Entertainment History" March 2002 click for more photos

Student Art Show Work from our adult watercolour students was on display for all to see. April 2002 click for more photos

In School Visit Jarea Art Studio taught the grade 5 students at Vincent Massey Elementary School how to paint landscapes with watercolour. April 2002 click to enlarge

Young At Art! Work from our young artists (ages 5-12) was on display for all to see. April 2002 click for more photos

In School Visit Jarea Art Studio taught the grade 5 students at Vincent Massey Elementary School how to create personal totem pictures with glue and chalk pastel. June 2002 click for more photos

Gallery Visit Jarea Art Studio taught the Book Club from Vincent Massey Elementary School how to paint with acrylic paint on canvas boards with Van Gogh's Starry Night as inspiration. June 2002 click for more photos

Street Painting A group of young artists worked together to create a painting of Water Street in Saint Andrews. June 2002 click for more photos

Fundy Artists We were delighted to have five members of the Fundy Artists Group presenting their recent paintings, sculptures and prints in the gallery from September 20 through September 27. September 2002 click for more photos

Spooky Sunday Masks were made and pumpkins were carved during Spooky Sunday 2002! October 2002 click for more photos	Family Weekend 2002 Jarea Art Studio volunteered to conduct an artmaking workshop with blind and visually impaired children and their siblings as part of Family Weekend 2002. November 2002 click for more photos	SJDA Career Day 2002 Jarea Art Studio took part in Sir James Dunn Academy's Career Day. Students had an opportunity to work on one of three collaborative art pieces. November 2002 click for more photos
Jarea Art Studio (along with Vikki MacDonald, Michelle Ross and Stephanie Warrington) volunteered to decorate the Blue Bedroom at the Ross Memorial Museum's Annual Christmas Open House December 2002 click for more photos	Christmas Crafts We volunteered to create Christmas crafts with all grades at Vincent Massey Elementary School. All 203 crafts were created to be sold for a playground fundraiser. December 2002 click for more photos	Young At Art! Work from our young artists (ages 5-12) was on display for all to see. December 2002 click for more photos

Christmas at Jarea Kids were invited to drop into Jarea for Christmas cookies and crafts. December 2002 click to enlarge

Water Tower Project Jarea Art Studio (with the assistance of local high school students), painted the St. Andrews Water Tower. Spring/Summer 2003 click for details and images

Narnia! Jarea Art Studio volunteered to help the grade 3 students at Vincent Massey Elementary School, transform their classroom into Narnia. May 2003 click to enlarge

Drug Store Mural Project Jarea Art Studio painted a mural on the side of Cockburn's Drugstore Summer/Fall 2003 click to details and images

Face Painting Jarea Art Studio volunteered to paint children's faces on New Brunswick Day. August 2003 click to enlarge

Eric Carle! During Public Libraries Week, the Ross Memorial Library presented "Art Between the Covers" where the library and Jarea Art Studio joined forces to deliver a program based on the artistic and written work of Eric Carle to children from preschool through grade 4. Autumn 2003 click to enlarge

Happy Holidays! During the Kingsbrae Garden Festival of Lights, Jarea Art Studio volunteered to decorate an "art tree" which was auctioned off. Proceeds from the auction went to the St. Andrews Youth Action Centre and the Charlotte County Food Bank December 2003 click for details and images

The Arena Theatre Jarea Art Studio volunteered to renovate the local Theatre. With the assistance of the youth of St. Andrews, and members of the St. Andrews Centre for the Arts, we worked wonders. March 2004 click to details and images

What Drama! Jarea Art Studio volunteered to help the students of Sir James Dunn Academy create sets for two of their productions. Spring 2004 click for more images

Rats! Jarea Art Studio volunteered to help the students, parents and teachers of Vincent Massey Elementary School create sets for two of their productions. Spring 2004 click for more images

In School Visits Jantje and Andrea taught Grades 4 - 6 how to make masks made of clay thanks to a grant from the NB Culture and Sports Secretariat April/May 2004 click for details and images

In School Visit Jantje and Andrea volunteered to teach the Grade 3 students and VMES how to make clay gadget fish. May 2004 click to enlarge

Kiwanis School Art Geoff Slater (with the sometimes assistance of Jantje and Andrea) taught art to at-risk youth at the Kiwanis Community Station Alternate School. The program ended with an art show at Sunbury Shores. December 2003 - June 2004 click to enlarge

Kingsbrae Garden Classes Jantje and Andrea teach Grand Circle Tour travelers how to paint with ink, watercolor and chalk pastel. 6000 participants have taken part so far. May-October 2004 and May-October 2005 and May-October 2006 click for details and images

Theatre Seat Rescue Jarea Art Studio, along with members of the St. Andrews Centre for the Arts and other community members, volunteered to remove 201 seats from the Fredericton Playhouse balcony to bring back to the theatre in St. Andrews. July 2004 click for details and images

SJDA Murals Geoff, in his position as school intervention worker - worked with youth at Sir James Dunn Academy to design and paint three murals in the school gymnasium. Sept 2004 - May 2005 click for details and images

Happy Holidays! During the Kingsbrae Garden Festival of Lights, Jarea Art Studio volunteered to decorate an "art tree" which was auctioned off. Proceeds from the auction went to the St. Andrews Youth Action Centre and the Charlotte County Food Bank December 2004 click for larger image

Theatre Seat Installation Jarea Art Studio, along with members of the St. Andrews Centre for the Arts and other community members, volunteered to install the Playhouse seats into the Arena Complex Theatre. March 2005 click for details and images

Building a Community Jantje and Andrea visited students in K-3 at Vincent Massey Elementary School. Each classroom created its own version of St. Andrews using modeling clay April-May 2005 click for details and images

Sunflower Project We volunteered to organize a "Sunflower Project" in which all students at Vincent Massey Elementary School would plant sunflowers at Kingsbrae Garden. Prior to the planting, teachers were provided with sunflower learning packets so that students could create sunflower art and learn the science of sunflowers. In all, 200+ students took part in the project. We also provided the Garden with art activities for children to take part in, free of charge, at the Kingsbrae during the summer. May 2005 click for larger image

The CLASS Program We organized and raised funds for the CLASS program - Children Learning At Sunbury Shores. This is a program whereby students from St. Andrews take part in art and nature classes, (led by a local artist, craftsperson or naturalist) during school time, at Sunbury Shores. So far, more than 240 students from Kindergarten through Grade 8 have taken part in the program. Autumn 2005 click for details and images More details can be seen here

Passamaquoddy Lodge Murals We beautified the plain metal doors at the Passamaquoddy Lodge. Spring 2006 click for details and images

Mini Masters Jantje and Andrea visited all the students in K-6 at Vincent Massey Elementary School. Each student created a work of art based on a Master Artist from history. Each classroom studied a different artist. Spring 2006 click for details and images

CLASS Art Show We curated the student art show at Sunbury Shores. Students from grades K-12 were represented. We also held an art class with several students, John Craig, Mayor of St. Andrews and Lieutenant Governor Herménégilde Chiasson. Spring 2006 click for details and images