Mira Barnes

We are pleased to introduce Youth Artist Member Mira Barnes, an emerging artist inspired by portraiture and saturated colour palettes. Mira is currently attending PECI where she enjoys the arts program, attempting to include the visual arts within all of her school projects. Mira’s goal is to complete high school and attend a university to earn a Bachelor of Fine Arts. She is currently volunteering at the County Arts Lab, assisting Programs Manager Stacey Sproule with various art-related tasks. 

Mira was born in Ottawa, but her family moved to PEC when she was 6 years old. Starting her creative journey into the arts at a young age, Mira began drawing and painting and showing her work to her family. While attending Pinecrest Elementary School, Mira also attended arts summer camps such as the Baxter Arts Camp and IMPACT Arts Camp, which exposed her to various new mediums such as sculpting and watercolour painting.

During the pandemic, Mira started experimenting with jewelry making and has sold her jewelry at various youth community events. Mira is also involved with The ROC and participated in the Youth Mural Project, 2022. Mira will be volunteering this summer at IMPACT arts camp as a camp counsellor.

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