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r-- il' i Whitby Mayor -Jim Gartshore. has issued a special' proclamation in honor of a'unique institution in this town -- The Witby Arts Station Gallery. Sept. 7l<th to Sept. l4th will, be "Whitby Arts Week". President of the Board of Directors, John McAllister,- says, "We hope the, week and the special events during it will draw the Station to the attention. of the rnany new residents 0Of our growing town. W'd like to welcome them to, Whitby and inforn them of the, activities in which theY can becomeé involved at the. Station, We believe we have a. special service to offer'ail residents who are interested in'art- viewing art or creating it. Join us at the Station."1 Chairperson for "'Whitby Arts Week" is local teacher and actress, Sidney 'Anne, Lang. Sie èrnphasizes the slogan for the-, week -- "Remember ini September to join the Whitby Arts Sta- tion". Lang is the'Board of- Directors member in charge of membersiuip.; The kick -off for ýthe week which contains six events-is' the.opening 0ofan exhibit'by Bowmanville, artists Ron Eccles,' entitled "Recent, Works"' at 8:30 p.m., Friday, Sept. ith. Members, prospec- tive members and the general publie are welcome. *There will be a, bar, and wineë and cheese. Sunday, Sept. 9th, Will be "Meet the Artîsts"' after- noon. At 2 p.rn.. Ecclesý will tal 'k informally about his .methods and his' works. Refreshrnents w'ill be availa- hie. On Monday evening,, Sept. lOth, a reception will'be held at,,7:130 bonoring the volun- teer workers at the'Gallery. Anyone interested in joining the volunteer prograrn is invited to attend. 'Tuesday, Sept. 11 th, wiIl be, Filmý Night. Beginning at 7:30. three* films will h e shown: David Blackwood, Fantasy. of the Print (about silkscreening, wo-odcu ts and lithography), and Color on a, Stone, also about- litho- graphy.- On Sept. '13, <at 7:30' p.m registration for faîl classes will take place. Artist- instructors wilI be present to demonstrate or answer ques- tions., Courses- offered include applique stiching,, lithography, etching, life- drawing, Japanese brush painting, and children's art. Workshops will be coriducted iný jewellery, casting and realism painting. Fees ra nge from $20 to $70, but reduced, fees are offered members of Whitby Arts. The week "ends on a Whitby .Arts tohae Japanese mu k pai.ntig Sue Tabuchi (above) was two years old when ber. father, an artist, began to teach ber' the ancient art\of japanese ink painting, or Su mi-E. Now living in Agincourt, Mrs. Tabuchi bas bad work in significant exhibits across tbe country. Wbitby and area-residents bave an opportunity to learn frorn ber'the art wbicb she descri bes as giving "spiritual releaIse and fulfilîment" wben sbe begins this fall's 10-week course at the Whitby Arts Station. Registration will be Sept. 13, 7:30 p.rn. with theartists present. *Last year one of ber works was included in tbe Japanese- Canadian Art exhibit, organized by the National Gallery, Ottawa,,and was subsequently purchased by, the Lindsay Gallery for its permanent collection. She has exhibited at tbe University of Waterloo, the Royal Ontario Museum,, Tbe Toronto-Dominion Centre, tbe Japanese Cultural Centre, and at a'number-0f galleries across Ontario. -She bas1 conducted workshops' in Cbatbam, Sarnia, and Ajax. Since 1973 she has been à regular instructor at tbe Wbitby Arts Station.* Her paintings are available in the art rentai programs of tbe Margo Samuel Gallery and the Robert McLaugblin Gallery, botb in Oshawa. Durham College and Anca Laboratories display works of bers in their collections. lier graceful and delicate paintings use no unnecessary lines. Beach stroke and dot bas a rneaning. Traditional Sumi-E paintings use black ink made of compressed cbarcoal ground against stone. Mrs. Tabucbi bas extended the tecbnique-into watercolors of subjects frorn nature, usually floWers or trees.' Certain flowers represent certain virtues in tbis art and the traditional rnea nings bave been banded down tbrougb the generations in the 700 years since tbe Japanese began to work in this mnedium. The Cbinese used the metbod as long as 2,000 years ago. The practical side of ber lifetirne interest in this art is that her paintings now seil for $250. to $2,000 with most in tbe five to nine bundred dollar range. However, she stresses that tbe financial returns are not great. "My own satisfaction is tbe greatest pay. As an artist, I arn driven to paint," sbe says. In Canada, ber work is sold tbrougb contact witb those who see it and wisb to-buy it. She bas an-agent in tbe U.&. but feels-tbat the route to more lucrative returns - mass production and prints - would diminish ber réputation and the quality of ber work. She used t produce 35 paints a year but recent iii bealtb bas reduced ber production. The wife of a television tecbnician and mother f a teenage daughter, sbe works from a studio in berr borne. Pboto bY George Blake PAGE 0, WEDNESDAy SEPTEMBER5, 1979, WHITBY FREE PRESS Gartehore proclimo... W hitby Arts Week Sept 7 to 1l4 o o. WA IL J. fo, 4.0 qýj, c ourse