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the HERALD Page 2B Arts Ideas Wednesday October 1 Culture an integral part of a communitys identity Herald Special This month we celebrate the 10th anniversary of our Library- TheatreGallery complex called The Halton Hills Cultural Cen tre The opening of this complex was a very important milestone in the history of our community and it is now hard to imagine how we did without it I can tell you one thing Before we had the Cultural Centre culture was badly served in this community Georgetown was not spoiled in cultural matters and we did not need much to make us happy The opening of the Cultural Centre 10 years ago was such a quantum leap that it seems to be highly unjust to com plain But I am afraid that com placency will get us nowhere This is a time to celebrate and it is a time to mourn Let me tell you why Because of the recession the Hills public had to endure a budget cut of in There is only one way to deal with such a tremendous cut you have to cut staff and the way things have been arranged at the Cultural Centre with regard to the Gallery every shortage of staff at the library will mean the Gallery has to curtail whatever program it might have Maybe I should explain how the Gallery works Unlike any other community gallery I know ours has neither a board nor a budget Anybody who wants to hang some pictures in this fine old space only has to get a date pay the rent or a commis sion on sales and for two or three or four weeks the place is yours In theory an importer of mass- produced paintings from Hong Kong buy one get one free can rent our Gallery and have a sale We are lucky this hasnt happen ed yet And we were lucky there were some organizations in town that made it their business to br ing quality art exhibitions to our Gallery Organizations like the Palette and Pencil Club the Rug Hooking Club the Camera Club and in particular the Friends of the Halton Hills Libraries This last group started with raffles to raise money for our two public libraries here in Georgetown and Acton but soon sponsored very special exhibi tions like the exhibition in 1984 the exhibition in 1986 the Jack exhibition in 1987 the Barbara Howard exhibi tion in 1988 the John Hall exhibi tion in 1989 the Frank C Black exhibition in 1989 the Andreas exhibition in 1990 and the Harald Newman and Tony exhibitions in 1991 The Friends of the Halton Hills Libraries also sponsored the yearly juried exhibition called Here and Now Unfortunately this important volunteer nroup never had a space where we could asemble an exhibition This had to be done by the library staff on library time When this years budget cut came the resulting loss of manpower put us in an un- surmountable We had neither the space nor the people to assemble Here and Now the juried exhibition that was scheduled for November We had to cancel the exhibition and unless some miracle hap pens we will have to cancel next years summer exhibition too and next years Here and Now exhibition and so forth What this means is that those glorious years just past will not be repeated in the next years We will have a much diminished and far less exciting gallery program in the future Unless BRAMPTONS CHEAPEST MATTRES SALE Bed Frame 3954 Limn Per Customer Single Mattress Spring Construction SINGLE SET Double Mattress Spring Construction Queen Mattress Queen Set Orthopedic Twin Mattress Set Double Set 25 Year Warranty Sealy Double Set Orthopedic mm u Sealy Oueen Set Orthopedic King Set 20 Year Warranty SUGG PRICE SALE PRICE 119 259 3ie 599 735 QUEEN ORTHOPEDIC SET FREE PILLOW im V NX Sertaj MATTRESS l CLEARANCE SALE COUNTRY MATTRESS SHOE 4520929 Ideas and The Arts by BOB John Summer Museum could one day become a reality Of the many questions you might want to ask your local can didates in this present election campaign this one is of infinite importance Is the candidate aware that we have a historic and artistic heritage that needs to be defended and preserved and is the candidate willing to do something about it Autumn Art Festival What could be done to put the derailed train back onto the tracks again The administration of the Cultural Centre has to put back into the Gallery the money that is earned through rentals and art exhibition sales Whatever the amount this sum should be the Gallerys budget watched over by a newly- appointed Gallery Board This Gallery Board or a specially appointed committee should prepare a report how and where space- could be found for volunteer activities like the runn ing of a small gift shop for Cana dian crafts an art rental a storage space for the assembling of art exhibitions etc These ac tivities would all be designed to raise money for the Gallery In addition the board or com mittee should make recommen dations with regard to our ar chives and the valuable history and art collections that are stored in the archives in very cramped conditions We need some longrange plan ning on what shall be done with these treasures We have to store them properly and we have to find some space where at least a part of the collections can be ex hibited on a permanent basis A Halton Hills History and Art Members of the Palette and Pencil Club an association of en thusiastic Halton Hills area ar tists are busy preparing to pre sent their annual Autumn Art Festival to be held at St Georges Church Hall Gueiph Street Georgetown on October from 10 am to pm Old and new friends are welcome and ad mission is free In addition to a wide variety of paintings in oils and acrylics on view there will guest artists MaryAnn and Martin showing their pottery An additional attraction will be a preview of the mural entitled December is This in teresting work combines the talents of a dozen or so artists and was created to be one of four prizes being offered at the Credit Valley Artisans Christmas Fair at Cedar Vale Park Cottage on November I CMHA art auction What could be more lovely than a pleasant fall afternoon spent perusing art and enjoying refreshments with friends and colleagues The Canadian Mental Health Association Region Branch wants you to mark your calendar for just that kind of pleasant experience Art and More annual art auction will be held Sunday October 20 at Glen Abbey Golf t Club in Oakville Tickets are per person and include refreshments and a chance at an art door prize Shirley Deauvilles Making Music A raffle will also be held for Grant Hillmans Bend in the River The preview starts at 1 pm with the auction getting under way at 2 pm Why not make a day of it and start out with Glen Abbeys sumptious brunch Brunch at is served from 1130 to Call for reservations The auction will feature local Canadian and international art and some- nonart items Par ticipants can realize substantial savings as opening bids are often considerably lower than sug gested gallery prices Art and More major fundraiser of the year allows the branch to provide seven communitybased mental health services throughout the region of Halton 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