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Oakville Arts Studio mounts annual exhibit at new location by Dennis Smith Special to the Beaver Ray Montford to perform Saturday A `guitar virtuoso' will soon be playing at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts. Ray Montford will be take the stage at the 130 Navy St. centre's Studio Theatre on Saturday (Nov. 23) at 8:30 p.m. The former guitar player for the Rankin Family and Mary Jane Lamond composes instrumentals and has several recordings to his credit. Montford recently released the album, Vintage is Now, featuring original songs mixing jazz, blues and rock. The guitarist and his band performed at the Oakville and Markham jazz festivals in the summer of 2012. In a press release, lmmaker Atom Egoyan described Montford as "a sensitive and exploratory musician who combines traditional techniques with exciting world mu- 17 | Wednesday, November 20, 2013 | OAKVILLE BEAVER | www.insideHALTON.com Painting, classical music and more are taught at the Oakville Arts Studio, where students can go for Baroque. "It's different; I really want kids to be exposed to classical music," said owner Ixchel Suarez. "I talk about the Baroque period and the Romantic period." Nowadays, there's a new location for the studio, plus a new exhibit is underway. The fourth annual display is continuing to Sunday (Nov. 24) at the Queen Elizabeth Park Community and Cultural Centre Main Gallery, 2302 Bridge Rd. "We do the exhibit every year and we learn to be critical about ourselves," said Suarez, an award-winning tapestry artist. "We learn to accept and have good comments in a way that we can all grow together. "There has never been a mean comment," she noted. "We learn to respect and observe." Suarez enjoys telling stories about music and art to her students. Besides classical, she plays jazz and African music during her classes. Her father was a symphony conductor and she studied ute, guitar and piano growing up in Mexico. "It goes back to my parents. I do the playlists with my mom (Sylvia Martinez), who was a pianist," she recalled. "My father (Manuel Suarez) was one of the most renowned violinists in Mexico City. I grew up in that life." But she became a successful tapestry artist who exhibits widely. She founded Oakville Arts Studio in 2007, running it from her home near Eighth Line. This past September, Suarez moved the business to a commercial plaza at 2530 Sixth Line, in the River Oaks community. "I decided to do it a bit more formally," she said. "I started spreading the word." Her sister Myriam is the Early Childhood Education art instructor there for children aged threeseven. Suarez teaches all those who are older. While the majority of her charges are kids, art classes are taught for all ages. Suarez said there's a strong focus on sketching before the students can use paint brushes. "I really want them to have a good sense of using their hands before painting," she said. Tapestry, bre arts, sculpture, modelling, basket weaving and more are taught. Suarez has earned numerous honours, including the 2012 visual arts award from the Oakville Arts Council. She was also among three artists who represented Mexico when the country's 200th anniversary was marked at the Mexican consulate in Ottawa. The exhibit can be viewed daily from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. For more information, visit www. oakvilleartsstudio.com or call 905-815-5979. Ray Montford sic in uences." For more information or to purchase tickets to Saturday's show, call the Oakville Centre for Performing Arts at 905-8152021 or visit www.oakvillecentre.ca. Shhhh... Oakville's Best Kept Secret. Arts centre presents `Offerings' by Laroche Joshua Creek Heritage Arts Centre will close out 2013 with "Offerings," a solo exhibition by resident artist Louise Laroche. The show launches with an opening tea party on Sunday, Dec. 1 from 2-5 p.m. at the 1086 Burnhamthorpe Rd. E. gallery, and will run through Jan. 12, 2014. The gallery is open Tuesday-Sunday, from 1-4 p.m. Laroche's work has roots in the ancient culture of 16th century Quebec and she draws inspiration from nature and her surroundings. For more information on the gallery or the upcoming exhibition, call 905-257-4730 or email info@joshuacreekarts.com. No prices shown to avoid a stampede. The Highest Quality,The Lowest Price. Guaranteed. 309 Lakeshore Road East, Oakville 905.339.7604 · www.omnijewelcrafters.com *Subject to prior sale and may be terminated at any time. 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