Durham Region Newspapers banner

Whitby Free Press, 8 Mar 1995, p. 12

The following text may have been generated by Optical Character Recognition, with varying degrees of accuracy. Reader beware!

Page 12, Whltby Free Pross, Wednesday, March 8, 1995 Cotteir 's art from 'Lynch 'ing at club's Whitby St. Pat's to. be. shown Art from the 'Whitby Years' of Norma Wright Cotter former art teacher at Ontario. Ladies Col- le ge(o Trafalgar Castle Sho)will be shown at the Robert ý<cLaughIin Gallery from March 16 to April 16. Cotter, born in 1891 in the Methodist parsonage at Smith- ville, Ont., attended the ladies' college where ber teachers indlu- ded Thonmas Galrand Greene and Châles Maconald Maniy. She understudied Florence' MeGillivray and succeeded ber as resident art teacher in 19 11. There is a distinct group of work whicb belongs to the 'Wbitby Years,' 1911-22, wben Cotter was closely aligned with the emerging Canadian art inovement of the time. .The work shows the influences of Greene, Manly -and McGilliv- rayWhile atcolee, she pain- ted, glazed and fired Frýench china in the art nouveau stye reflecting ber interest in the near abstract. After a brief study cf commer- cial art at the School of Fine and Applied Art, New York City, in 1922. Cotter married in 1923 and moved witb ber husband te Jamaica where sbe pain ted until 1960. She died in 1980., A reception, te recognize the work cf t he artist, will be beld on Sunday, March 19, 2 to 4 p.m. The exhibition will be 0 ened by Jean Murray cf Nity, MceLaughlin director. Price 's 'agony' shows in crucifix sculpture s An exhibition of crucifixes by scuiptor Ralph Price will open at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery on March 16. The public is invited to meet the artist at a reetion to be held Thursday, Marchi 16, 7 to 9 p.m. The exhibition will be opened by Michael Bird, professor of religion at Renison College, University of Waterloo. "Art and spirtuality are iiweparable," says. Prioe, a physician, who created bis flrst crucifix in 1990 using a corpus-shaped branch dug from bis gardon.' Ho combined the branch with roof shingles in a cruciform shape. Continuod experimen- tation using found pieoes of wood, twigs, tree roots,* wrought iron and paint led to a new career as a sculpture. Discussing bhis work, Prio the hdffer C tte IhaIf PntLd. Pub &Restaurant 3'Mr~W~hU ENTERTAIMMENT Fr1. March lUth - 9pm-lam Bill MoConneli No Cover Saft. Night March 11lth - 9pm- lam VITAL SPARK presents Tomnas Lynch Band Cover charge Udder Room onIy Sunday Night Jam March l2tti ~ 9pm-lam ANDREW HEATHCOTE Wed. March 8ih - 3pm by Satellite LIVERPOOL VS. C. PALACE Cover $5. Sat. Mardi 1 lth - 1Oam b y Satellite COVENTRY VS. BLACKBURN Cover $5. / Breakfast $4. spoloe of his fascination for many years with crosses, icons and crucifixes. "M'e crucifix is the strongest of symbols -- enigmatic. InitiallyI cail my crucifixes ' God Decovs.", Describing himself as a Oskeptical Christian (Anglican), t lie féols the vast dierenceo f opinin regarding . religion between bis father, an unconvincod free thinker, and bis mother, a, fundanxontalist Christian, is probably reflected in the agony of somo. eof bis work. Viewors of his work speak of boing spiritually movred býy theso visual symbols of Jhz!st's suffering. Born in Montreal, Price rosidos and practices medicine i Port Perry. An avid collector and authority on Eastern Canada folk art, ho has had a lifelong interest ini ecclesiastical bistory. ,7sýJli by Inn Resaurnt& Sports Bar 900bolwins &Sj., of bee PINK CADILLA.C StI TV E amsNEW elOME AT /2 PICEYIN *Equal orles aue.Nogtloe usedwrt1orae i -i Mpa. 1Expl&Sa.Mar. 11t Prie Tr m Bird's eye view STATION GALLERY employee Brendla Lennon poses with 'Bird Vessel' by Diane . Suliv~an of Seattle, one of the works- on dispiay in 'Fireworks 1993.' The exhibition of non-funciona l ay and glass will be at the gallery until March 26. Photo by Mark Roesor, Whitby Fre Press Day show St. Patrick's DayNwIll be colo- brated a week early when the Tomas Lynch Band performe at the Vital Spark Polk Club in Whitby on 'Saturday night, March 11. Lynch, an Irishman now based in Glasgow, Scotland, is making il appearances in Ontario andg Quebec iMarch. Ho plays the traditional Irish Uilleann (elbow) pipes whistles and acoustic guitar. he singe traditional Irisb Gaelic 'songe and bis own compositions in- fused with Celtic roots. The opening act will bo Nicky- Tams, an Oshawa duo. Admission is $8 for niombers, $10 for non-members 'for the show at The Heifer and The HaIf Pint Pub, Brock and Mary streets, downtown Whitby. HLSTORICAL FEATURE in the Whitby Free Press 1. The Mayor's chain of office was presented to the Town *by what organization and when was it presented? 2. Who is the only known Whitby soldier to be awarded the French Croix de Guerre in World War I? 3.Where was a private hospital operated in Whitby f rom 1930 until 1949? 4.When was Whitby's first telephone directory published? Answers on Page 13. This feature provided by Lca Ard..tectural Cornervation Adk.,Or9 C0m.t*c~ Visit a {Oniy 20 minutes away) *i10 of your favourite brews t-_ _ ~FDinner Theatre Atona Rd. Pickering Hilarious Comedy 'lin One Bed» and Out the Other" NOW PLAYING Tickets Sellinq Fast for tickets & infofTTltion please cad - m

Powered by / Alimenté par VITA Toolkit
Privacy Policy