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 After weeks of anticipation the young people of Balerio Estacio, Fertisa, Nueva Prosperita and Isla Triniteria displayed their creative talents to an eager public in a series of exhibitions around Guayaquil . All exhibitions were held in the local community and the turnouts were fantastic. Many proud parents applauded their slightly sheepish children receiving well deserved certificates for their excellent participation in art club. Local school children came in their masses, many keen to sign up for the forthcoming art club. 

JUCONI staff did an amazing job of welcoming and entertaining visitors who relished the opportunity to create their very own superheroes in the tables provided for the `live art´session of each exhibition. 

A photo slideshow looking back at the last eight months of art club was a particularly popular draw. 

But most importantly the beaming smiles, sense of achievement and pride emanating from the young people and their parents was positively infectious.

Building up to the exhibition

This week the children made their own decorations for the coming week of their art club exhibition, consisting of a big signs with their sector name and lots and lots of bunting. 

Goooooooaaaaaaaal!

The world is gripped with world fever and it is no different in Nueva Prosperina. he children of Nueva Prosperina are pretty desperate to play football whether there´s an international football competition taking place or not. This week they designed their own football shirts complete with name and number and of course we had a kick around as well.

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Using a simple mono printing technique the children created prints of their favourite things. The children of Sergio Toral are always very excited to see paint and the demand for paper grew frantic as they worried their precious drawings would dry up before being printed.

Reflexions

We decided to try the old classic art activity of painting on one half of the paper and folding over to make a mirrored print. The children absolutely loved it and were incredibly creative with this very simple activity, which saw everything printed from hearts, bunnies, and rainbows to suns, butterflies and teardrops. The best part is the excitement in their eyes before opening the folded paper to see what they have created.

Super Cinema

Using black bin bags and masking tape we managed to create dark rooms throughout the sectors of Guayaquil fit for the temporary installation of a Super Cinema open to all art club participants. We screened the photos of their super heros they had created the previous month projected to rapturous applause before the main feature ´The incredibles´ was shown. The animated film tells the story of a family of superheroes  who do no less than save the world. A lot of popcorn was popped throughout the week and washed down with a nice cold fizzy drink plus the occasional lollipop to stop the children talking over the film.