TORONTO, September 16, 2002 -- A group of students from the Westview Partnership of schools in the Jane/Finch community, will unveil an art installation in the atrium of the Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts at York University on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at 7 p.m.

The installation, which is the result of the Summer Arts 2002 program, was designed by elementary and secondary students selected from the 11 schools in the Westview Partnership and is based on the story of Jack and the Bean Stalk which students used as a metaphor for their collective aspirations towards world peace.

"The seven distinct sculptures that surround the three-story high bean stalk are interwoven thematically and resonate with the idealism that children hold for the world in the post-September 11 era," said Ali Jahangir, director of Summer Arts 2002.

Summer Arts 2002 also included a professional development institute for teachers who had a unique opportunity to interact with the broad range of students in the program while developing their own skills.

Now in its tenth year, the Westview Partnership links York University, the schools and their shared community through a range of programs and initiatives designed to promote equity and increase students’ access to post secondary opportunities.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate the unveiling at the Goldfarb Centre for Fine Arts at York University, Keele campus, 4700 Keele Street.

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For further information, please contact:

Carol Cabral	Anderson Coward
Westview Partnership Coordinator	Faculty of Education
York University	York University
416-736-2100, ext. 70323	416-736-2100, ext. 58024
ccabral@edu.yorku.ca	acoward@edu.yorku.ca

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