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Independent & Free Press, Wednesday, October 3, 2007 19 ENTERTAINMENT Fifth annual Artists Among Us show opens at the Gallery The fifth anniversary show of Artists Among Us opens in the Gallery of Halton Hills Cultural Centre yesterday (Tuesday). The show and sale exhibits the works of about 40 artists working in different media painting, drawing, photography, mixed media, pottery, fibre arts, glass, stone carving, wire sculpture and more. The show will run until October 28 with a Meet the Artists open house and reception on Thursday, Oct. 11, 5-8 p.m. There will be live music and light refresh- ments. The Gallery will be open during regular library hours. During the Thanksgiving weekend, the show will be open, 2-6 p.m. (Friday, Sat. and Sun.). Admission is free. The artists are from Halton Hills and surrounding areas including George- town, Acton, Rockwood, Glen Williams, Hockley Valley, Guelph, Brampton, Mississauga, Fergus, Oakville, Milton and Burlington. They are group of about 40 people who have a common interest in art in its many forms. While they come to this show as individuals, many are associated with various art groups. The pieces chosen for Artists Among Us will showcase a wide variety of art forms. It is a representation of local artists who are excelling in their chosen medi- um, including jewelry, photography, mixed media, ceramics including raku, smoke, sagar and oxidation fired work. All handmade some are functional, some are decorativel sculpture in bronze, alabaster, clay, iron and wire; fibre arts including felting, wall hangings, and papier mache; painting including water- colours, acrylics, oils and drawings, and original print materials and glass, both hand blown and lamp worked. Writing groups to host workshop in Glen Williams on October 13 If youve ever dreamed of becoming a published author, the How to Get Published workshop is for you. Hosted by the West Side Writers and the Brampton Writers Workshop, non- profit groups for people who share a passion for writing, a professional editor and agent will tell all. The duo will cover everything from getting started to getting an agent, from writing a query letter to writing what the publishers want. Bring your ques- tions. The workshop will be held on Saturday, October 13, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Glen Williams Town Hall, 1 Prince St. Please register in advance by calling Diana Revelins,905-891-2354 or e-mail brianhenry@sympatico.ca Seminar leader Brian Henry has been a book editor for 25 years. He teaches creative writing at Ryerson University and George Brown College and has led workshops from Boston to Buffalo and from Sarnia to Ottawa. He has helped many of his students to get published. Literary agent Tina Tsallas has been in the publishing business for 30 years. Shes a rarity among literary agents shes actually looking for new clients. Celebrating modern agricultural prac- tices and their contributions to society is the subject of a juried art exhibit at the Ontario AgriCentre in Guelph. The call for entries to this unique exhibit has gone out with submissions due October 19. Artists are invited to submit two- dimensional works (no photography) that depict environmental stewardship, indus- try standards for ethical treatment of ani- mals and show a scale of operation that would provide a reasonable living for a farm family. Artwork will be evaluated by individuals from the agricultural industry and the arts community. To inspire artists looking for subject ideas, the exhibit organizers have posted a series of links depicting modern agricul- ture at www.galleryonthegrand.com. Full details for submitting artwork is available at info@galleryonthegrand.com or visiting www.ontarioagricentre.ca The modern agriculture art exhibit and sale will open at a special reception on Thursday, Nov. 8 at the Ontario AgriCentre in Guelph and run through Sunday, Jan. 13. The Ontario AgriCentre has an ongoing AgArt exhibition to show- case agricultural and rural life, displayed throughout the buildings three stories. Call for artists for work with an agricultural theme