What is kindness? And how do youth interpret it as an art form?

ThatB次元官网网址檚 the focus of a two-week youth art exhibit organized by Port Renfrew artist Diane Moran in partnership with , the , and .

The result of their joint project is a youth arts exhibition B次元官网网址� called Mindfulness in May: The Art of Kindness B次元官网网址� that opens May 5 at the Gallery By Sooke Arts Council and runs to May 16.

The exhibition showcases studentsB次元官网网址� visual arts and literary skills in grades six to 12 in the Sooke School District, and children living in Port Renfrew, Metchosin, Highlands, Langford, and Colwood registered in a home learning program.

The exhibition takes place during B.C. Youth Week and National Mental Health Week and features 22 visual art pieces and three poems.

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Moran first launched the Mindfulness in May project in 2015 while living on the Lower Mainland. This year is the first time the program is offered in the Capital Region, and next year it could expand to include all of Vancouver Island.

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Along with the gallery show, art is also displayed online at .

Gallery By Sooke Arts Council, 6596 Sooke Rd., is open Wednesday to Sunday, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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