​On March 31st, Ms. Warland's ceramics students participated in a workshop sponsored by the Gordon Smith Foundation, helping internationally renowned artist Gu Xiong with his latest project: an ambitious installation to draw public attention to a recent environmental disaster wherein 16,000 dead pigs were dumped in the Huangpu River, near Gu’s home city of Chongqing. When finished in May of this year, the installation will include 16,000 pigs in 1,000 commercial water jugs. Argyle students in both senior and junior classes created pig figurines for the project, which will be open for public viewing May 7, 2014 at the Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art.