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MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1977

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PILOT SCHEME EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT IN ART AND DES

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AN EXHIBITION OF WORK IN THE WIDE FIELD OF ART AND DESIGN, EMBRACING FINE ART AND PRACTICAL DESIGN IN TWO AND THREE DIMENSIONAL FORM, WILL BE HELD AT THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT'S CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE IN NORTH POINT FROM WEDNESDAY (JUNE 29) TO JULY 22.

THE EXHIBITS HAVE ALL BEEN MADE BY STUDENTS IN FORMS 1 TO 3 OF 31 SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN A PILOT SCHEME EXPERIMENTAL PROJECT IN ART AND DESIGN FOR THE 1976/77 SCHOOL YEAR SPONSORED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.

THE PURPOSE BEHIND THE PILOT SCHEME IS TO ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS TO EXPERIMENT WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS IN ART AND DESIGN LESSONS AND TO STIMULATE STUDENTS' INTEREST IN PRODUCING REALISTIC OR IMAGINATIVE WORK.

THE SCHOOLS PARTICIPATING IN THE PILOT SCHEME ARE OF ALL TYPES GOVERNMENT, AIDED AND PRIVATE= URBAN AND RURAL- COEDUCATIONAL AND NON-COEDUCATIONAL.

THE EXHIBITS ON DISPLAY ARE VARIED AND INTERESTING AND ARE A CLEAR INDICATION OF WHAT CAN BE ACHIEVED IN THE TEACHING OF ART AND DESIGN WITH STUDENTS IN THE 12-15 AGE RANGE.

THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION, MR. KENNETH TOPLEY, AND HEAD'S OF PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS WILL ATTEND A PREVIEW OF THE EXHIBITION AT 3.30 P.M. TOMORROW.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WISHING TO VIEW THE EXHIBITION A'RE INVITED TO DO SO BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9 A.M. 1 P.M. AND 2 P.M. 5 P.M. FROM JUNE 29 TO JULY 22. THE EXHIBITION WILL ALSO THE OPEN DURING THIS PERIOD ON SATURDAY MORNINGS FROM 9 TO NOON.

NOTE TO EDITORS :

YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE PREVIEW AT 3.30 P.M. TOMORROW AT THE CULTURAL CRAFTS CENTRE, 4 PAK FUK ROAD, 4TH AND 5TH FLOORS, NORTH POINT.

HOLIDAY POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS

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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MAIL DELIVERY AND ALL POST OFFICES WOULD BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY, JULY 1, WHICH IS A GENERAL HOLIDAY.