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C4 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, March 21, 2001 Artists encouraged to abandon the traditional mould * By Carol Baldwin ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR Y o u 've g o t to p u s h th e creative envelope, according to B ernadette Peets. And that's exactly what she's going to encourage her adult students at Oakville Galleries to do when her art classes begin later this month. Despite her background in tradi tional art and a tendency for art stu dents to want that same traditional training, Peets would like to see more artists break out of that mould and experiment with their talent. "I take it out of that realm with my own work. I use photography; some times I use fabric and more installa tion-based work," she says, explain ing that she'd like to guide her stu dents to explore different media "and not just sit in front of a still-life." She would also like to see them "I take it out of that realm with my own work. I use photography; sometimes I use fabric and more installation-based work." examine why they create something rather than just concern themselves with how they're going to create it. And she plans to accomplish that by having her students critique and dis cuss each other's work as well as do a bit of brainstorming. "One of my ideas for this course is to talk about different ways that an artist creates work, in terms of pulling ideas from dream imagery or the sub conscious, or from using other sources of work to use as a sort of a spring board for their own work...using mixed media, such as photography, not just for aesthetic reasons but for conceptual reasons," she explains. This six-week course is not designed for the novice artist. Peets expects her students to bring along the medium they usually work in, be it pencil, charcoal, watercolours, oils or acrylics; and as the course pro gresses, she plans to encourage them to bring in a few other items. "It might be stuff that they just gather from around their homes...get ting them scavenging a bit," she sug gests. "I'll also get them to work collaboratively - two or three people working on one piece of art." Peets, who teaches figure drawing and painting in the Art Fundamentals program at Sheridan College, says her day students learn a lot about modem art practices when they work together on one piece. This exercise, she adds, also helps them discover how much of their own ego is involved in their individual art and obliges them to put that ego aside for the good of the project. "I've done that my self... It's a pret ty contemporary way of working; and I think that's why they should really do it." O a /to f Z /e G e /itr e t/)(/m e r L ^ T h e a tr e ^ B a c /ic u je M ic h a e l B u r g e ss Tuesday, April 10th Paradiso D inner Theatre M enu Enjoy Michaels brilliantpure tenor voice as he sings some o fbis mostpowerful songs from musical theatre and worldwide hit album " A Place in the Sun" . Presented by: T H M $ 8 0 .0 0 * $70.00* Big Ticket Members *Gratuittts not included Dinner @6.W p.m. Performance @8:00p.m. & m e / 1tfh e a tm jfle m a t S a m d im ~ CHOICE OF - Mixed Greens drizzled with a roasted tomato vinaigrette or Butternut Squash Soup with maple syrup cream garnish -FOLLOWED BY A CHOICE OF: Paradiso Phyllo Layers of phyllo pastry with feta cheese, roasted tomatoes and spinach ,, OR Olive Crusted Salmon Atlantic salmon roasted with an olive crust on a saffron basmati bake OR Despite her traditional training, Bernadette Peets plans to introduce her adult students to the endless possibilities they can discover in the world of art. And she'd like them to create something "more than just (a) picture hanging on the wall." The Sheridan College instructor will begin teaching a six-week art course at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens on Thursday, March 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. Peets, whose training began in the atre arts as a scene painter and stage designer, went to art college to study a less "job oriented" art form. Then she studied in Florence, Italy for awhile. "When I mingle that with my the atre interests - that's where the instal lation kind of work comes from," she says. "It becomes more than just pic ture hanging on the wall." . And that's what she'd like her stu dents to create. Peets' art classes will begin on March 29 at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, 1306 Lakeshore Rd. E., and will continue every Thurs day from 1 to 4 p.m. until May 3. For more information or to register for these adult art classes, which cost $150 ($135 for members), call the galleries at 844-4402. 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O ROGERS v i d e o RflURESHOP ---------------- e x c i t e * 0FFER ENDS MAR- 31 ·2001 F,RST M0NTH ,S FREE- S39.95/MONTH THEREAFTER. CABLE MODEM RENTAL CREDITED FOR COGECO CABLE CUSTOMERS. REGULAR PRICE OF&49.95/MONTH FOR NON-BASIC tor C0bEC08Horn. CABLE CUSTOMERS (S39.95/MONTH AND $1()/MONTH CABLE MODEM RENTAL). RESIDENTIAL SERVICE ONLY. BUSINESS SERVICE ALSO AVAILABLE. CALL FOR DETAILS. FULL INSTALLATION CHARGE FOR LAPTOP COMPUTERS AND NON-BASIC CABLE CUSTOMERS. ADDITIONAL CHARGES WILL APPLY FOR NON-STANDARD INSTALLATIONS. NOT AVAILABLE IN ALL AREAS. SOME RESTRICTIONS MAY APPLY. The Oakville Art Society's 35th Annual Art Auction will offer participants an opportunity to view and purchase orig inal art in a variety of styles and subject matter. "There is so much local talent right here in Oakville," says Dawn Angela Seeley, director of advertising for the Oakville Art Society (OAS). "And this auction provides an opportunity for up-and-coming and accomplished painters, potters, and sculptors to showcase their work as well as to donate a percentage of the proceeds to the OAS." Whether people enter into the bidding for the thrill of the competition or the desire to secure a prized work of art, Seeley says it's all for a good cause - "to help support their local art society." The auction is a fundraiser for the OAS, with 50% of the hammer prices being donated by the artists to help run the art society's studios and outreach programs Artists such as Robert Bateman, Jack Reid and the late Tom Chatfield have participated as OAS alumni. Bateman and Chatfield's works have begun to find their way into both private and corporate collections. Works on this year's auction block will be submitted by some of Oakville's more notable artists, sculptors and pot ters, such as Alan Kingsland, Joyce Kellock, Steve Hudak, Michael Young, Gordon Hare and Marguerite Broten to name a few. During library hours, people can also bid on a number of smaller works in a silent auction from March 31 to April 7 in Centennial Gallery, which is located on the street level of Central Library at 120 Navy St. At that time, interested buyers can view the articles up for auction and ask an OAS member any questions. A catalogue of participating artists' biographies is also available. Admission to the live auction is free and refreshments will be served. However, guest are encouraged to arrive early since last year's event was filled to capacity. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday to accommo date those who would like a last-minute preview of what will be on sale that night. The previews and the live auction, which begins at 7:30 p.m. on April 7, will take place in Centennial Gallery. For more information, call the OAS at 827-5711.