Catherine Thompson

⁦@giles_school⁩ JG ArtClub2 finishes Think Outside the Box painting for school hallway. These Gr 6 students had a vision and saw it through in an amazing way! #ThanksToYouHalifax ⁦@HRCEFineArts⁩

@RealKiefer So very sorry for you and your families loss. He was one of Canada’s finest. An actor with substance who made us proud to be Canadian’s when artist here struggled to be on the same playing field as Americans. He was one of the greats. RIP Mr Sutherland

My family and I have been overwhelmed by the outpouring of condolences and support over the last 24 hours. Thank you very much.

Astral Drive junior High Mustang inclusive mural proudly up for all to enjoy! #ThankToYouHalifax ⁦@HRCEFineArts⁩

⁦@HumberParkElem⁩ Art Club so invested in this school community mural… getting close to finished! ⁦@HRCEFineArts⁩ #thankstoyouhalifax

Exploring mask making ⁦@auburn_eagles⁩, Sparks Gr 10 ACS class - Bravo! #ThanksToYouHalifax# ⁦@HRCEFineArts⁩

Can’t wait to glaze fire Sparks gr10 ACS masks! Will post the finished results. ⁦@auburn_eagles⁩ ⁦@HRCEFineArts⁩ #ThanksToYouHalifax

Holy Batik pillows! ⁦@giles_school⁩ Gr 4/5 What a wonderous pile of colour and design! ⁦⁦@HRCEFineArts⁩ #ThanksToYouHalifax

⁦@giles_school⁩ Brown gr 2 create expressive wooden piece in vibrate colour and fun puff paint! ⁦@HRCE_NS⁩ ⁦@hfx_arts⁩ #ThanksToYouHalifax

Conference Day! Back to nature constructing weaving creating so good for the soul. Thanks ATA.

It’s never to late to follow a passion or answer a calling.

Textile artists in the making - watercolour batik in beautiful progress ⁦@giles_school⁩ Coolen 4/5 Keddy 3/4 @hra_arts ⁦@hfx_arts⁩ #ThanksToYouHalifax

@womensart1 Two true artists and icons💕

Musician and painter Joni Mitchell (with artist David Hockney) #WomensArt

@MMorrillArt Your work is amazing. I am moved by your colours, your rhythmic patterns and themes💕

Prairie Sky 18x24 acrylic on canvas

@mrdrapak Fantastic!

Gabriel Espinoza, earthenware, Spring 2023. Visual Arts 11 at Citadel High School.

@fasc1nate The power of documentary art facilitating change.

Josie (6 years old), Bertha (6 years old) and Sophie (10 years old) worked regularly at the Maggioni Canning Company. Work began at 4 AM and the three would make from $9 to $15 a week. Sophie would do six pots of oyster a day and her mother who also worked with her said "She don't go to school. Works all the time." Through such photos, Lewis Hine documented the harsh working conditions borne by thousands of children, who were sent to work soon after they could walk, and were paid based on how many buckets of oysters they shucked daily. Mr Hines wrote of one photograph: ‘All but the very smallest babies work. Begin work at 3:30am and expected to work until 5pm.’ He covered around 50,000 miles a year, photographing children from Chicago to Florida working in coal mines and factories. These photos helped to raise an outcry against child labor and made the American public become widely aware of the scope of the problem. This resulted in the establishment of organizations such as the National Child Labor Committee, in 1904, which led the fight against child labor.

@MMorrillArt I love your work! The colour, the use of line - magical.

Paintings currently available at Ryan Fine Art Gallery in Port Carling, Ontario ryanfineartgallery.com/artists/morril… #contemporaryart #landscapepainting #originalart

Look at me! Fun self-portraits with 1/2 Josey ⁦@HumberPark⁩. So much personality conveyed! #ThanksToYouHalifax ⁦@HRCEFineArts⁩

Gr 3 Ms Dil did such a great job of wet felting and collage sewing! What a way to make a painting! ⁦@ColbyVillage⁩ ⁦@HRCEFineArts⁩ #ThanksToYouHalifax

⁦@giles_school⁩ Gr 5 and 6 art stars creating a stunning ocean mural - so many details so many sea creatures! ⁦next step - colour! @HRCEFineArts⁩ #ThanksToYouHalifax

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