NELSON- This spring, the Centre for Innovative and Entrepreneurial Leadership (CIEL) hosted a community vitality artwork competition for youth ages 8-15. The competition was part of the 100 Mile Ideas Diet series of conversation cafés taking place at Oso Negro.
“The artwork competition is part of getting the community thinking and talking about what makes it thrive,” said Mike Stolte, Executive Director of CIEL. “Through art and artwork, we were able to engage with youth in the broader community.”
In order to de-mystify the concept of community vitality, CIEL Communications Coordinator Anna Planedin visited several schools in District 8 and gave interactive presentations on the topic. After questioning youth about what they thought the words “vital,” “community,” and “thrive” mean to them, she shared the nine indicators of community vitality that CIEL considers in its community-led development work.
“When I asked youth what they thought the nine indicators were, they listed almost all of them. It was a delight to see that Nelson and area youth are highly knowledgeable about the concept of community vitality,” said Planedin.
There were a number of significant prizes to be won, thanks to community sponsors Otter Books, the Columbia Basin Trust, and the Nelson and District Credit Union. In two age categories, first place was $100 in cash and a $50 gift certificate to Otter Books, second place was $75 and third place was $50. The six youth who received a prize are Yu Jeong Kang, Daisy Morrison, Alecia Maslechko, Amanda Eady, Reece Boulanger, and Seth Clark. All of the artwork was displayed at Touchstones last month and will continue to be displayed at CIEL until the end of the summer.
Most of the designs either featured a beautiful landscape or some sort of art/cultural depiction. Six of the submissions contained the orange bridge. Everyone who is interested in viewing the prize-winning artwork can stop by CIEL’s office on
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