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B6 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, May 24, 2000 Code of ethics (Continued from page B5) Two new exhibits open at Oakville Galleries "They were attracted to us because we rep resent hosts; we represent people who do oncamera work, film, television. And we have a very strong voice-over roster," she says, explaining that, despite the absence of a licens ing board for talent agents or any educational program for learning the trade, there is a code of ethics among agents, supported by the Tal ent Agents and M anagers Association o f Cana da, that prevents them from soliciting each other's clients. "Everybody really respects those rules," says Lafontaine, adding that Fountainhead's staff includes three agents who complement one another by servicing different areas. "I take care o f the voice department, anything that has to do with animation, commercial voice-overs, narration, or corporate videos. I have another agent who takes care of anything that has to do with on-camera work - TV com mercials, film and television.. .We also have an agent who takes care of hosting and speaking engagements for the clients we represent." Lafontaine says the past year spent running her own business, complete with a fully digital studio, has presented more challenges than eight years of working for someone else. How ever, she adds, it's an environment that is con stantly changing, keeping her on her creative toes. But it's the bottom line that serves as a mea suring stick for her success. And Fountain head's bottom line is relatively healthy, despite the fact that its president comes from a m ar keting background rather than the usual artistic background. "They (the agents with artistic experience) bring a certain sensitivity to the job, because they've gone through the trials and tribulations of going through auditions. I'm kind of going through that experience vicariously," quips the 38-year-old. Her only complaint seems to be that, when it comes to voice-overs, people still prefer to go with the well-known voices o f American stars, unless, o f course, they are Canadians who have made it big in the U. S. "We seem to appreciate our stars only after they've gotten American credit," says the enthusiastic agent, admitting that working with voice-overs has conditioned her to pay more attention to the television commercials than to the programming. For more information on Fountainhead Tal ent Inc., call (416) 538-6888. A n opening reception for two new exhibitions at Oakville Galleries will take place on Sunday, May 28th from 2 to 5 p.m. in Gairloch Gardens. However, A Studio Practice in Furniture will formally open between 1 and 2 p.m. on Sunday at Centennial Square, with a Curator's Walk-Through, beginning at 1:30 p.m. This particular exhibition continues until July 16th at Centennial Square. A Studio Practice, in Furniture celebrates the seminal career of Donald L. McKinley (1932 to 1998), educator and furniture-maker, and groups an extensive body of his work into three them atic motifs: m ultiple/module, inside/outside and surfaces. To distinguish the themes, the artist's writings and notes are incorporated into the exhibition. M cKinley's practice blended industrial design tech niques with traditional woodworking and fine art. His working method helped shape the Furniture Studio pro gram at Sheridan College's School o f Crafts and Design, where he was founding director and professor for almost 30 years. His devotion to teaching influenced a generation of Canada's most successful furniture designers, including Michael Fortune, Peter Fleming and Patty Johnson. Donald L. McKinley: A Studio Practice in Furniture coincides with Furniture 2000, the Furniture Society's annual conference in Toronto from June 14th to 17th. In conjunction with the Oakville exhibit, an exhibition catalogue with an essay by Karen White, curator of the exhibit, will be available at Oakville Galleries. White will give an in-depth presentation on McKinley's studio practice in Centennial Square auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6th, followed by a workshop, Puz zles and Modules, on Sunday, June 11th from 2 to 4 p.m. in Oakville Galleries' Gairloch Gardens location. Beaver Tales also opens on Sunday and continues in the gallery at Gairloch Gardens until July 16th. This exhibition plays on the layered history of beaver pelts in North America, acknowledging the beaver's image as a powerful, and at times problematic, cultural signifier. Works by 15 national and international artists are included in this exhibition. Their visual works, all pro duced in the last few decades, are engaged with specific issues o f identity, community and the world, and provide evidence for why the image o f the beaver continues to remain a potent symbol in Canadian culture. In Beaver Tales, the various artists speak to a number of characteristics of the beaver in all its guises: as a symbol of engineering and building, as a concept for distinctly female mythology, as an integral part o f the environment and eco system, and as a symbol for new economics. In conjunction with Beaver Tales, an exhibition cata logue with essays by co-curators Reid Diamond and M am ie Fleming, will be available at Oakville Galleries. A variety of events related to Beaver Tales will take place in Gairloch Gardens: an artist talk by Liz Magor on May 28th at 3 p.m.; a curator's walking tour with Diamon4 on Thursday, June 1st at 1:30 p.m.; an artist talk with Michael Belmore on Tuesday, June 20th at 7:30 p.m.; and Story telling fo r All Ages on June 24th and 25th from 2 to 4 p»m. Oakville Galleries at Centennial Square is located at 120 Navy St. on the ground floor o f Central Library. The gallery is open from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesdays to Thursdays, from noon to 5 p.m. on Fridays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays, and from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Gairloch G ardens' gallery is located at 1306 Lakeshore Rd. E. and is open from 1 to 5 pm. Tuesdays to Sundays. Admission to both galleries is free. For more information, call 844-4402. SHADOWS OF WAR: C arolyn LeFeuvre w rote and perform ed Did You Ever, a m onologue based on h er visit to a cem etery d u ring a trip to F rance w ith St. Mild re d 's-L ightbourn School. 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