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Page 12— Halton Hills This Week, Saturday, April 24, 1998 OPTICAL By John Sommer Just recently, Arts Alive made a large contribution toward the restoration and protection of the stained-glass windows in the Art Gallery of the Halton Hills Cultural Centre in Georgetown. In 1991, at the urging of the Halton Hills Herald, Arts Alive instituted a series of five art awards to be presented every five years to citizens of Halton Hills who have made outstanding contributions to the visual and performing arts in Halton Hills. On Oct. 19, 1991, on the 10th anniversary of the Cultural Centre, the first presentations of the awards took place at the John Elliott Theatre. — 232 Guelph St. = Guelphview Square Georgetown (con x nview) Buying...? Selling...? Check Out Halton Hills This Week Classifieds 873-2254 Bronze medals cast by Georgetown company ——— Es At several Arts Alive meetings during 1992, the committee mem- bers discussed what kind of trophy should be given to the award win- ners of 1991 as well as the award winners in years to come. KEEP YOUR Eventually it was decided to give _ WINTER TOYS SAFE each winner a specially designed Fe jared & OUT OF THE WAY bronze medal, cast by Artcast Inc., the well-known art foundry on Armstrong Ave. in Georgetown. This past January, Arts Alive conducted a contest to select a design for the medal. From many different designs by various artists and designers living in our Tegion, Now Booking Spring Storage Inside and outside available iz 140 ARMSTRONG AVE., 4 1 6-873-4666 . GEORGETOWN, ONT. L7G 483 Arts Alive medals will b Ideas & the Arts Arts Alive selected-as winner of the contest Jane Gadoutsis of Glen Ms. Gadoutsis graduated from the Ontario College of Art in 1978, She Soon married and had three children and her art interests had to be put on hold for the benefit of her family. But when she read about the contest in the paper she decided to enter a design of her own. To her great joy, her design won the contest. Next, Glynis Milligan, a sculptor and potter living and working in Ballinafad, was asked by Arts Alive to make a clay model of Jane Gadoutsis’ drawn design. This clay model was taken to Artcast Inc., where the skilled staff of the foundry tumed the model irito very handsome bronze medals. These bronze medals are far removed from the ghastly, mass-produced trophies that are so often given as awards. Arts Alive is to be commended for this effort. The committee spent.a great amount of thought and money on these awards and the result is a small work of art of lasting value every recipient can be proud of. The 1991 Arts Alive Award win- ners will receive their medals this Sunday (tomorrow) at the Classibal Brunch in Memory of Ralph Ursel, in the Art Gallery of the Cultural Centre in Georgetown, Starting at lam. This year, the Classical Brunch features the cellist Stephen Green and the pianist Yuri Meyrowitz. Tickets are available at the library and at Royal LePage. All the entries to the Arts Alive Award Contest will be on exhibition in the show- cases in the lobby of the Cultural Centre from this Sunday on. e cherished Peter Jones remembered When I heard about the terrible accident that killed Peter Jones on April 12 I thought of the many occasions in the ‘60’s when Peter came to our house in search of a Photograph to take. He was the pho- tographer of The Georgetown Herald in those days. We were both young and bright then, and we engaged in, at times, Pretty fierce arguments about art and related matters, He was a man very much alive, with opinions at least as strong as mine, but often on the opposite end of the scale. For instance, Peter loved the old Post Office building in downtown Georgetown, but I wasn’t that keen about it 30 years ago. In the mean- time, I too have come to believe that this building is special, and that it should be preserved at all cost. Later, Peter Jones became a teacher of photography and passed on his expert knowledge of all aspects of the art of Photography to countless pupils. Excellent exhibition at Cultural Centre Gallery ee A few years ago he Put together an excellent exhibition of his pho- tographs at the Gallery of the Cultural Centre in Georgetown that was one of the highlights of the ‘80's. T have a hard time believing that this vital, inquisitive, and kind man is gone from us, and I hope that his community will remember his always: John Sommer has been the direc- tor of Art Gallery Sol, located at 45 Charles St. in Georgetown since 1962. 318 Guelph St. Unit (Formerly at Cedarvale gym! New Telephone + pes 877-9002 In an increasingly violent Society 5 you will learn practical self defense. To help you cope with Stress and peer pressure our teaching emphasizes * Principles of Black Belt: Modesty, Courtesy, Integrity, Self-Control, k: ¥ Perserverance & Indomitable Spirit. We New each with patience, praise and positive EXPANDED reinforcement. Schedule Classes 4yrs. - Adult Vv NOW BOOKING : JULY & AUGUST 4 KARATE CAMPS Judo cieeoes ilable Lia #3 (Highway #7) Georgetown 5; : * Since 1979 * = Opening Special = 2 semi-private lessons only 9.30! (reg. *19,935) (Call now to book your Martial Arts introductory lesson.