{"id":97679,"date":"2024-11-27T16:11:38","date_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=97679"},"modified":"2024-11-27T16:39:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-27T21:39:20","slug":"gallery-local-teens-hone-creative-skills-at-miwsfpa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2024\/11\/gallery-local-teens-hone-creative-skills-at-miwsfpa\/","title":{"rendered":"GALLERY: Local teens hone creative skills at MIWSFPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brock University recently welcomed Niagara high school students to find inspiration and explore their creativity.<\/p>\n<p>Led by District School Board of Niagara art teacher Jennifer Bolan (BA &#8217;13), Laura Secord Secondary School visual arts students visited the Marilyn I. 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