Senior Moments - The Campbellford Seniors Club Newsletter Vol 1, Issue 13 - 2015 | Page 18

Senior Activities

Free art classes a big draw
at senior citizens centre

Sponsored by Hillside Haven Retirement Residence in partnership with
Campbellford Senior Citizens' Club, which hosted free art classes, many
came to learn from local artist Jeanette Campbell. More free classes are
anticipated for January 2015. Photo: Sue Dickens

Free art classes
transformed the Forrest
Dennis Senior Citizens
Centre into an art studio
one day a week for several
weeks recently, when
accomplished artist Jeanette
Campbell, a newcomer to
Trent Hills, taught others
the joy of painting.
Sponsored by Hillside
Haven Retirement
Residence in partnership
with Campbellford Senior
Citizens Club, the free
lessons attracted many
from those who wanted
to further their artistic
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abilities to others, who
had never painted before.
From beginner to
advanced, the class of
students, many of them
seniors, gathered each
week to share in their own
love of this pastime.
“I’ve been painting
all my life, had my first
show when I was 13,” said
Jeanette as she agreed
to talk about her own
experiences as an artist and
why she decided to teach
others.
“I started teaching art
when I was in my 20s…it’s

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