"Unity in Diversity"CHILDREN'S ART COMPETITION

This event has been created to celebrate the essence of life and that is ‘UNITY IN DIVERSITY"

"All of us have a rainbow of attributes within ourselves and this colourful rainbow unites us in our personalities to create that one shining flame of everlasting sunshine, one spirit that we all seek. That is what we want to see all around us under the one sunshine of Unity in Diversity, with blossoming children. Always celebrating the light and the rainbow at the same time and with the same spirit". - Event Director, Meena Chopra
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Friday, November 25, 2011

Member of Parliament Eve Adams Discussing the sacrifices of our Veterans with school children

Member of Parliament Eve Adams Discussing the sacrifices of our Veterans with school children

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

ASTONISHING TALENT ABOUNDS AT CHILDREN’S ART COMPETITION : UNITY IN DIVERSITY by Kumkum Ramchandani - 2006

Children know how to express themselves without inhibitions or preconceived notions. This was evident at an art competition “Unity in Diversity” at Civic Centre, Mississauga, held on September 16. Young ones, divided into three age groups ranging from 6 to 15 years, went wildly creative using all sorts of art materials to paint the rich diversity of Canada. Parents, well wishers and visitors enjoyed the wonderful weather and lush surroundings of the
Civic Centre gardens as the participants painted scenes like multi ethnic soccer teams, the globe of the world, colourful flowers and diverse costumes.
Several local artists were also exhibiting their works to inspire the young ones. Amongst them were Sharon Blanchette, Marlene, Kumkum Ramchandani and many others.
The carnival like atmosphere was enjoyed by the judges, Ms Linda Thomas, Executive Director, Mississauga Arts Council, Mr. Fred Troughton, Executive Director, Art Gallery of Mississauga and well known sculptor Mr. Colin Gibson, all of whom were impressed by the imagination shown by the children. Mr. Navdeep Bains, MP, Mississauga Brampton-South, lauded the efforts put in by the organizers Cross Currents Indo Canadian International Arts and the supporters including the Mississauga Arts Council, Art Unit of the City of Mississauga, Learna Education Inc, several sponsors and volunteers.

Choosing the prize winners was a difficult task for the judges given the enormous amount of talent and high quality of work. After much deliberation, the following winners were chosen: Level 3 Kynan deSouza 1st, , Maninie Kanagasooriar 2nd , , Tushar Goel 3rd
Level 2 Sreya Ghosh 1st , Kristen deSouza, Osheen Chibber 3rd, Kyle Blanchette Hon' Mention, Tashana Poblete Hon' Mention, Level 1, Kristina Silvester 1st, Kimberly Dimello 2nd, Abhinav Kargupta 3rd,Shruti Kumar Hon' Mention
The winners will be honoured at a ceremony at 5 pm on October 14 at Gallery Streetsville, where their work will also be on display along with that of all the other participants. Scholarships for the prize winners will be provided by Learna which has 12 established centres across GTA for children.
“We would endeavor to establish this event as an annual event in Mississauga where the children from vibrant social fabric of GTA and Canada would be invited to participate”, said Meena Chopra, President, Cross Currents - Indo Candian International Arts, who is behind the concept and the execution of this event.
- Contributed by Kumkum Ramchandani, a Mississauga based artist & writer

Unity in Diversity with Children - Rogers TV