Events

Healthy Relationships Plus Program 2021

Labrador Friendship Centre’s SHIELD Project & YMCA NL partnered to host Healthy Relationships Plus Program (HRPP) for youth in the Lake Melville area ages 12-18.

Along with a great support team, facilitators Dawna Lee & Lisa Sheppard, guided the youth on an 8 week journey about relationships. We are very thankful to the youth participating and all the adults supporting them. We are also very happy to be hosting this at the Lawrence O’Brien Arts Centre, who we partner with often.

 

Big thanks to the youth attending and facilitators Dawna Lee (Raven’s Nest Art Therapy) and Lisa Sheppard (YMCA of Newfoundland and Labrador). Along with support team members Anthony Elliott/Denise Cole (LFC Shield Project), Petrina Beals (Violence Prevention Labrador), Deirdre Connolly (NL Sexual Assault Crisis and Prevention Centre), Karyn Hopkins (LG Health), and Emily Cook (Shushepeshipan Ishpitentamun Mitshuap Inc.). Thank you to Charles J Andrew Treatment Centre for their contributions.

Metallurgy & Hammered Copper with Pete Barrett

Youth aged 13-18 participated in this free metal art fabrication course hosted by the SHIELD Project and Community Youth Network NL. Led by Instructor Pete Barrett at the College of the North Atlantic in Goose Bay, NL on March 2-3, 2019.

Metallurgy & Hammered Copper – Exploring metallurgy (specifically copper & brass), youth learned about annealing, joining techniques, flames & pickle and use of flux. Participants shaped wire using hammers, anneal wire and learned safe soldering techniques to create pieces of art including a pendant, ring and a cultural copper wire design.

Read more in The Labradorian Article: https://lfcshieldproject.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Youth-metal-art-workshop-in-Happy-Valley-March-5-2019.pdf

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Working with Metal Clay with Pete Barrett

Youth aged 13-18 participated in this free metal art fabrication course hosted by the SHIELD Project and Community Youth Network NL. Led by Instructor Pete Barrett at the College of the North Atlantic in Goose Bay, NL on Feb 23-24, 2019, Participants learned the process of working with metal clay (copper & bronze) to design pieces of jewelry. Using tools, youth sketched & created a pendant using two design elements: shape & texture. This included kneading clay, cutting shapes, and adding textures based on their drawings.

Read More in The Labradorian Article: https://lfcshieldproject.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Youth-metal-art-workshop-in-Happy-Valley-March-5-2019.pdf

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ACT Retreat 2018

Liz Solo and the SHIELD Project team held a 3 day Art, Culture, and Technology Retreat with 13 youth from the Happy Valley-Goose Bay area. There was painting, theatre/improv, photography, drawing, music, video creation, health theme sessions, sharing circles, and so much more! Here are some of the highlights:

SHIELD ACT Retreat Crew! *some missing from photo
Discussing art
Art supplies
Editing videos
Creating scenes – Theatre skills
Jam session
Creating art
Exploring photography
Heath sessions – Self-image
The Machine – Theatre skills
Airplane scene -Theatre skills
Visual art – Painting, drawing, photography, digital art
Exploring painting and drawing techniques
Jam session
Jam session
Health sessions – Relationships
Health sharing circle – Sexual health
SHIELD Project Coordinator Denise Cole with eagle feather for sharing circle
Retreat Coordinator Liz Solo
Selfie to self portraits
Theatre skills – Creating a scene
Visual art sessions
Fun with paints!
Jam session
Art into technology – theatre improv set to music