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WHITBY FREE PRESS' WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8- 1984' PAGE 13 R eitzenstein's works in metal featured at gallery Reinhard Reitzen- stein wil exhibit his lateat works in paper and wall sculture to the Whitby Arts Station Gallery throughout the month of February. The main thrust of his show are his metal wall sculptures which display a sympathy with modern technology. "I. make sculpture because of ail the un- predictable convergen- ces that motivate my thoughs, " Reitzenstein says, "because of ail the untraceable influences that feed My imaginings. because of a constantly rekundled sense of winder that fûtls me with enthusiasmn and Reinhard Reitzenstein is seen here with one of the cut metal wall sculptures that are part of his exhibit at the Witby Arts Station Gallery. His works will be on display throughout the month of February. Speaking to You By SCOTT FENNELL (PC- Ontario) I had the honor of speaking at the Council Two meeting of the Whitby Toastmistress Club this past weekend. I would like to take this opportunity to commend the president, Mrs. Shirley MacDonald, and the club members, on the support which they provide to the community. The Toas tmistress Club assists their membership and the commumity in the development of public-speaking, leadership and organisational skifls. Since the Toastmistress Club provides an educational service, I felt that I should speak about the importance of education in our present society. I cannot over-emphasise the importance of education, but particularly in this age of high- technology. Every newspaper today has referred to the lack of education of our youth in high- technological skills. The rest of. the world has in- creased their expenditures on research, develop- ment and education and the Canadian high- technology industry needs more support and assistance from the government to ensure its future growth and expansion. Also, well-established in- dustries are changing - companies are modermizing their equipment, and the youth of today have to be able to keep up with these changes. Canada must increase its Gross National Product (GNP) so that we can afford to provide social programs. To in- crease our GM' we must increase our productivity, and therefore Canada's youth and those already in industry must be educated. The federal governinent is attempting to reduce the education entitlement of the provinces, but this is the wrong time, as the one way that Canada could come into its own is with our brain power. A cutback in the funds for educatign automatically means that there will be a cutback in research, and this is something which we cannot afford to do. It is unfair to institutions and to those who have dedicated their Free Press Staff Photo lives to research and the education of Canada's youth and most importantly, it is unfair to the young people themselves, as we would be depriving them of a better future. motivates me to put them aIl to work as for- ms and motifs." Reitzenstein was born in West Germany in 1949 and has lived in Canada since 1956. The Grimsby, Ontario resident studied at the Ontario College of Art and has taught drawing and sculpture at the University of Guelph and the University of Waterloo. He has been part of numerous solo and group exhibitions and his work is included in the collections of the National Gallery 0f *Canada, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the Canada Council Art Bank and Whitby Arts, Inc. This exhibition is organized by the "'Ar- tists with their Work Program" of the Art Gallery of Ontario. Reitzenstein will also lead a workshop in eut metal sculpture on Feb. 25 and 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the gallery. The workshop will deal with design concep- ts in metal by cutting and shaping the matèrial with various tools. Reitzenstein will also present a slide show of his work. This workshop is free, although participants should get in touch with the gallery about materials needed. The gallery is open from 12 noon to 5 p.m. and from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays to Thursdays; from 12 noon to 5 p.m. on Fridays and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. For more information about the exhibit and the workshop caîl the Gallery at 668-4185. 77 --- 77-77 ý, 7 > 7,"7ý