UCS News: Ursuline Campus Schools’ student arts show is A Kaleidoscope of Creativity

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Ursuline Campus Schools’ student arts show is A Kaleidoscope of Creativity

LOUISVILLE, KY (April 2007) - A Kaleidoscope of Creativity is the theme of the 2nd annual campus-wide student arts show and open house to be held by Ursuline Campus Schools on April 24 from 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. on the Ursuline Campus at 3105 Lexington Road. The art show will showcase student visual art, as well as some faculty art, from each of the five campus schools: Sacred Heart Academy (girls, high school), Sacred Heart Model School (co-ed, K-8), Ursuline Child Development Center (co-ed, ages 1-5), Ursuline Montessori School (co-ed, ages 2-6) and Ursuline School for the Performing Arts (co-ed, all ages). Student and faculty instrumentalists, singers and dancers will also be featured.

Student art mediums will include painting, sculpture, pottery, jewelry, paper, silk, photography and more. Artists from the Ursuline Campus Art Fair (UCAF) will be on hand demonstrating their art mediums. The popular art fair is held annually the third weekend of September and is sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville.

Visual art will be on display at the following locations:

Sacred Heart Academy, bldg 19, Art and Tech Wing – Sacred Heart Academy student art. UCAF artist Mary Simione will demonstrate weaving.

Ursula Gym, bldg. 6 – Sacred Heart Model School student art. UCAF artist Mary Cinnamon will demonstrate the steps in gourd painting.

Angela Hall, bldg 17– Ursuline Child Development Center and Ursuline School for the Performing Arts student art. UCAF artist Heather Bingaman will demonstrate festive painting to transform metal containers.

Ursuline Montessori School, bldg. 8 – Ursuline Montessori School student art.

The SHA Madrigal choir will perform in the lower lobby of Sacred Heart Academy from 5:45 to 6:30 p.m. The group will perform again at 7 p.m. in Ursula Auditorium, bldg. 5. Ursuline School for the Performing Arts faculty members and students will perform from 6 to 7 p.m. in the Recital Hall in Angela Hall, bldg. 17; performances include violin, piano, organ, trumpet, harp ensemble, a guitar trio, voice and dance.

The campus-wide arts show is free and open to the public. Transportation between buildings will be available.

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Ursuline Campus Schools (UCS), sponsored by the Ursuline Sisters of Louisville, is a community of five Catholic schools located on the beautiful 48-acre Ursuline Campus at 3105 Lexington Road in Louisville, Kentucky. The priorities of UCS are the development of the Ursuline core values of community, leadership, reverence, and service and strong academic programs. UCS offers a unique opportunity to experience the entire educational process, from early childhood through high school and is made up of the following member schools: Sacred Heart Academy (grades 9-12), Sacred Heart Model School (grades K-8), Ursuline Montessori School (ages 2-6), Ursuline Child Development Center (ages 1-5), and the Ursuline School for the Performing Arts (all ages). The total student population is nearly 2,000.

Find the campus online at http://www.ucschools.com/.

The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville are a congregation of Roman Catholic women religious with a mission to teach Christian living in order to assist women, men and children to live more fully and develop a personal relationship with God. The Ursuline Sisters of Louisville are in ministry nationwide and in South America, serving as teachers, healthcare workers, administrators, chaplains and social service workers.

Find additional information at http://www.ursulineslou.org/.