John Bkila Editor jbkila@oakvillebeaver.com Halton public teachers show those who teach can also do Area high school visual arts teachers have put to use the skills they try to teach their students. About two dozen Halton District School Board teachers are showcasing their artwork at the annual Front of the Class art exhibit. It is a five-week exhibit at Oakville Town Hall, 1225 Trafalgar Rd., running until Friday, May 27. "In our artwork, as well as the classroom, we seek to make connections to who we are as individuals, what we create, and how so much of what we go through reflects the universality of human experience," said Ken Gordon, former art teacher at Burlington's Lester B. Pearson High School and one of the artists in the show. "Sharing our own art sets a good example to our students and our community. It demonstrates that, we too, are continuing to explore our own personal humanity through our art." More than 50 art pieces will be in the show, displaying a variety of mediums, subject matter and styles. The exhibit is free for visitors to attend during Town Hall's open hours. A private opening reception was hosted by ArtWorks Oakville on May 5 where those who attended could meet with the teacher artists. Some of the works were available for purchase. ArtWorks is an incorporated, non-profit volunteer organization promoting and showcasing visual artists at several public spaces in Oakville. Artscene 45 | Thursday, May 12, 2016 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com "Connected to your Community" Clockwise from centre: a piece in the Front of the Class art exhibit featuring the artworks of Halton District School Board teachers; Sylapps Youth Centre art teacher Eric Laurin holds up Courtney 2 under Courtney 1; Milton District High School teacher Greg Douglas sits beneath his piece Out of the Blue; art teacher Jacquie Cobb, Conor Dixon, 2, and Charlotte Dixon, 2, take a look at an artwork; Jim Gallipeau checks out some of the pieces on display. | photos by Nikki Weesley Oakville Beaver (Follow on Twitter @halton_photog or www.facebook.com/HaltonPhotog) Big Movies... small mall Prices! 171 Speers Road (at Kerr) Oakville General: $8.50 Children (3-13): $6.50 seniors (65+): $6.50 tuesdays: $5.00 905-338-6397 www.film.ca facebook.com/filmca @FilmCaCinemas Captain aMeriCa: Civil War (pG) May 6th Money Monster (stC) May 13th the anGry Birds Movie (pG) May 20th aliCe throuGh the lookinG Glass (stC) May 27th X-Men: apoCalypse ypse (stC) May 27th