Many aspects of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games have inspired projects across Brock University \u2014 and the event\u2019s mascot, Shelly, is no exception.<\/p>\n
The turtle\u2019s impact has gone beyond the Games to influence two Brock projects now being showcased as part of an ongoing exhibition.<\/p>\n
Presented by Brock\u2019s Department of Visual Arts (VISA), in conjunction with the Games, Small Movements highlights the work of Associate Professors Amy Friend and Donna Szoke. The exhibition was funded by the University\u2019s VPR Canada Games grants.<\/p>\n
Szoke\u2019s work, which saw her collaborate with Grade 1 and 2 students at Jeanne Sauv\u00e9 French Immersion Public School in St. Catharines, creates a connection between the 2022 Canada Games, the local community and turtle conservancy.<\/p>\n
As part of the project, students experienced a virtual field trip to the Ontario Turtle Conservation Centre (OTCC), where they learned about the organization\u2019s important work and visited a hospital for recovering and resident turtles, as well as a nursery with eggs and hatchlings.<\/p>\n
Following their visit, students were given the opportunity to colour their own images of turtles, which were then scanned and animated by VISA fourth-year student Emily MacDonald and alumna Julie Luth (BA \u201922). The scanned images were used to create an animation, which was then gifted back to the children, animators, the OTCC and the Canada Games.<\/p>\n