VDSC Hosts Annual Art Gala

Photo Credit: Vancouver District Student Council

The Vancouver District Student Council (VDSC) is holding their annual art gala once again. As “a celebration of artwork that highlights diversity, identity, and inclusion”, the VDSC art gala’s theme for this year is “A Story of You: Planting Your Roots”, inviting young artists in Vancouver School Board (VSB) schools to “take a step back and look to how our history has shaped us to the present we know now”. Any form of art is accepted, such as paintings, poems, dances, and films.

The VDSC is a council made up of committed student representatives from all 18 secondary schools and 22 alternative programs of the VSB. It consists of 52 members, two of which are from Hamber. Founded in 1997, they organize many different events for students in the VSB, such as the CANley Cup and the Sister School Switch. According to the VDSC’s website, its goal is to provide student input in the district’s decision-making and planning, as well as give students an opportunity to develop leadership skills and work collaboratively with students from other VSB schools.

The deadline for submitting an art piece was June 16. Voting began on June 19 with a Microsoft Form, and the results will be posted by June 26. The prizes for the top 3 finishers are $100 to $300 worth of a VDSC scholarship, but all artwork will be displayed at the VSB Education Centre, where families, friends, and students will be invited sometime after the online voting process.

Hamber VDSC representative Arabella Mew (10) has stated that the art gala is “an excellent way to end the school year with students using various mediums of art to convey what makes us unique,” remarking that it “brings students from across the district together.”