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       State Culture Capital Fund (VKKF) within special purpose programme „Improving of material-technical base for Visual-plastic art education establishments” with EUR 699- financially supported a project „Improving of material-technical base for Alūksne Art School by implementing up-to-date technology for the subject: Work with material - Textile design”. Leader of the project - teacher Anita Vēliņa. Using funds that were received for the project for sewing machine BERNINA 770QE were purchased an embroidery module with 3 frames. Whereas, with co-financing from Alūksne region municipality was purchased computerized sewing machine BERNINA 770QE. With purchase of sewing machine and embroidery module that is important part of sewing machine BERNINA 770QE has been made improvements of material-technical base for Alūksne Art School, implemented up-to-date technology for school subject: Work in material - Textile design. We predict it will create interest in students by giving knowledge about opportunities in creative industries and creating understanding about realisation of aesthetic and high level art by using up-to-date technologies in creative work process. The work with purchased equipment already will be included in the learning programme of school year 2018/2019 for students to acquire the skills to combine traditional methods and the opportunities of modern technology in their creative works. In Alūksne Art School subject: Work with material - Textile design - there will be an opportunity for students to implement their graphical compositions in material by using graphical programmes in a computer and computerised sewing equipment.

                   On May 19, 2018 from 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm within the Night of Museums in Alūksne Art School there will be exposed artworks of the students.

May 15 (afternoon) - review of painting works for grades 1-7
May 21 at 11:00 am – review of composition works for grades 2-7
May 23 at 11:00 am – review of works in subject “Work with material” In afternoon - submission and presentations of graduation works
May 26 at 2:00 pm GRADUATE
May 31 at 1:30 pm receiving of School proof for grades 1-2
June 4-8 at 9:00-12:00 am PRACTICE for students of grades 3-6

(4.06-6.06 in the school, 7.06-8.06 an educational excursion/workshop to Tukums region and Engure region and receiving of School proof for grades 3-6)

       In the exhibition will be shown works created both in learning process and finishing the school by students of the school. Those are paintings, graphics and textile compositions. In the exhibition are presented works from more than 40 authors made by the students in age 10-15 in time period from 2008 to 2017.
         Works exposed in the exhibition have been created with guidance from following teachers: Rita Balane, Lilija Kukle, Elita Salaka, Anita Vēliņa and Ojārs Vēliņš and overall it is a result of works of all the teachers of the school because students in the school for 7 school years learn licensed Professional Introduction Programme "Visual Plastic Art”. Many graduates in Alūksne Art School have improved themselves for even 10-11 years. At first in drawing and clay modelling classes, then in preparation classes and later continuing education in Professional Introduction Programmes. But after finishing the school some students continue education in interest education programmes.
        Several ex-students of this school now are continuing their art education in professional secondary and in higher art education establishments both in Latvia and abroad receiving qualifications of designers, architects, art teachers or artists. Others have already achieved named educations and are successfully working in these professions in Alūksne, Latvia and other places in the World.

             Because of changes in working plans of the exhibition hall of Alūksne Art School there are changes in visiting time for the exhibition “Latvijas zemes skaņas .Alūksne” Alūksne” (The sounds of Latvian soil. Alūksne) and the exhibition will be available for visiting until January 19, 2018 in business days 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.