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i i 4 The Canadian Statesman. Bowmanville, January 18,1984 Section Two 4 Rent a Painting Plan Starts Sunday ' • - • * • "I - -v- -, w -- Elfriede Haunsberger, co-ordinator of the Town of Newcastle Visual Arts Centre, displays two of the 50 paintings which will be available to the public through the Centre's art rental program. Anyone interested in renting a painting by local artists associated with the Visual Arts Centre is invited to view the works which are available during a reception this Sunday, January January 22. The reception will be held at the Cream of Barley Mill from noon to 4:30 p.m. In the future, art will be available for rent at the Visual Arts Centre on the first Monday afternoon and evening of each month. Mrs. Haunsberger notes that renting is a good way to discover how a painting will look once you get it home and hanging on a wall. Renters may elect to purchase their paintings. If you've always wanted to purchase purchase an original painting but hesitate hesitate because you wonder how your choice will look when it's hanging in the living room, then the town's Visual Arts Centre can offer some help. Beginning this month, the Bow- manville-based Visual Arts Centre will launch a program ' that will allow the public to rent original works of art produced by fifteen artists artists associated with the Centre. Oils, acrylics, watercolors, and high-quality prints are all available through the art rental plan. Elfriede Elfriede Haunsberger, co-ordinator of the VAC, explains that about 50 works are currently available. "It's a good thing for people who are not sure if a painting suits their home to rent one," she explained. Paintings are all valued at $200 or more and they rent for $10 per month. Should someone decide to purchase the painting he or she is renting, up to three month's rent will be deducted from the cost of the painting. Mrs. Haunsberger noted that artists artists have been chosen by a selection panel which looks for work which is popular, of high quality, and with artistic integrity. "We are not going for a popular piece of art alone. We want to offer the community good art," Mrs. Haunsberger added. While paintings are the only works currently available through the rental program, the Visual Arts Centre is hoping to expand its program program to include photography. If someone is interested in renting sculpture, the Centre will try to meet this request. In addition, the Arts Centre will offer advice on businesses or industries which may wish to rent art but are unsure about what to buy. The art rental program will be operating the first Monday of each month, from one p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and from seven p.m. to 9:30 p.m. To launch this service, the Visual Arts Centre will be offering a reception reception on Sunday, January 22, from noon to 4:30 p.m. Visitors to the centre on this day can not only choose a painting for their home but also meet some of the artists. Anyone renting a painting at the reception will be given the first two weeks of rental without charge and will begin paying the rental fee as of February. Further information on the art rental plan is available from the Visual Arts Centre. Classical Guitar Society Welcomes New Members The Durham Classical Guitar Society was formed last year for anyone interested interested in playing or listening listening to the instrument made famous by musicians such as Liona Boyd or Andres Segovia. Bram Van den Heuvel, president of the organization, organization, said last week that membership now stands at 34. Residents of the Town of Newcastle are among the members of this organization organization and Mr. Van den Heuvel added that the society, society, which meets in Osliawa, is interested in expanding its membership by drawing upon classical guitar en thusiasts throughout the Durham Region. "The main thing for our society is to promote the classical guitar in the Durham Region," Mr. Van den Heuvel said. The organization offers monthly concerts featuring guest artists and local musicians. musicians. Meetings are held at the Arts Resource Building every Sunday evening, commencing commencing at seven p.m. Mr. Van den Heuvel explained that the classical guitar makes use of nylon strings for a warmer lone than the, regular steel- stringed instrument. Classical guitarists play both accompaniment and melody simultaneously and enjoy a repertoire which includes includes composers such as Chopin, Mozart, and Bach. The president of the Durham Classical Guitar Society pointed out that although although the group is interested interested in arranging performances, performances, one does not have to be a guitarist to join. The society's upcoming concerts will take • place February 5 and March. 4, at the Arts Resource Building in Oshawa. For further information, contact Bram Van den Heuvel, at 723-1203. amL SINCE 1917 DID YOU HAVE A NEW BABY BORN ON 1 JAN. 1984? If you did Willie Davis is supposed to award you with a silver spoon. BUT MURRAY JOHNSTON'S Va YEARLY SALE will be a better reward for the men in OSHAWA than a silver spoon. If you want quality clothing or furnishings, then by all means come to MURRAY JOHNSTON'S Vz YEARLY SALE. Murray Johnston (oshawa) Limited 8 SIMCOE ST. N. 725-4511 Downtown Oshawa Solina Women's Institute Learns About South The January meeting of Solina W.I. was held in the community hall, Wednesday, January 11 at 8:00 p.m. with Mrs. C. Langmaid presiding. At the end of January, the Visual Arts Centre in the historic Cream of Barley Mill, Simpson Avenue, Bowmanville, Bowmanville, will present an innovative innovative exhibition in its "Mill Gallery." Entitled "Winter's Harvest," the show will feature work of representative artists in the Durham Region, who work in textiles, metal, clay and wood. The show will be open daily from January 29th to February 5th from 12:00 to 4:30 p.m., with the official opening at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 29th. The show is a prototype for an annual juried show of crafts, which the Visual Arts Centre will initiate in January, 1985. Among the works to be presented are: Geraldine Balint, Hampton, Potter; After welcoming everyone and wishing everyone a Happy and Healthy New Year, the meeting opened with singing O Canada. Wendy Bateman, Port Perry, Weaver; John Charman, Orono, Woodmodels; Janet Coates, Oshawa, Needlelage and handmade felt; Jane Dixon, Oshawa, Fabric Collage; Bob Epping, Whitby, Potter; Bill Fitches, Oshawa, Designer Garments and Fabric Collage; Barbara Kennedy, Traditional Rug Hooking (Whitby); Paula Lishman, Blackstock, Designer Garments in Knitted Fur; Carolyn Millikin, Oshawa, Quilts; Atsuko Perkins, Bowmanville, Ikebana; Nancy Steele, Whitby, Jewellery; Beverly Williams, Bethany, Fibre Sculptures; Paul Williams, Bethany, Works in Leather. For further information please call the Mill Gallery, 623-5831 or Janet Coates at 728- 9793. The minutes of the December meeting, treasurer's report and correspondence were read. Our Casserole Luncheon is to be March 28. Mrs. R. Cryderman gave a report about the packing of the boxes at the C.N.E. Coliseum on December 15. There were 2000 boxes packed for needy families in Toronto. Mrs. M. Vice read a letter from Carol Lai Ching thanking us for her birthday gift which was a book about Canada. The Roll Call "Tell one way you stretch the dollar." This was answered in many different ways from staying away from town to not letting some husbands do the shopping. Others thought their husbands might be better shoppers. Mrs. R. Best, convenor of the group for the topic Agriculture, was called on for the program. The Motto "Self control is the ability to idle your motor when you feel like stripping the gears" was prepared by Mrs. R. Fraser and given by Mrs. B. Tink. It seems that Patience in people is becoming less and less as time goes on. Kevin Taylor led us in some good songs. One was a song with actions which was a good wakener up for us. Our guest speaker, Mr. Harvey Graham, accompanied accompanied by his wife, showed slides and told us many interesting things about the farming in South Africa. They had visited South Africa, which is composed of four provinces, as guests of the Guernsey Association to attend the World Guernsey Conference. The city of Bloemfontein is a very modern city with lovely residential areas. Being at a fair they showed us pictures of the different breeds of cattle: Guernsey, Friesian, Dexter, African and also the Bonsmara. Sheep farming is also a major agricultural production in certain parts. The Merino sheep are produced mainly for the fleece and the Dorper sheep for mutton. The atmosphere at the fair was very pleasant as there was soft music playing, not a lot of loud criers. The John Deere combines used there are built in Europe and the tractors are built in North America. In Johannesburg, gold mining provides a large part of the employment. The Sasal project, converting coal into petroleum, is another occupation. They hope to be self supporting in petroleum by 1985. What we call the cosmos flower is a weed in South Africa. It will take over a fifeld of soy beans. Maize or corn as we know it is another crop. A lot of eucalyptus trees are grown because of being a fast growing tree. These have been the highlights of the High-belt area. They travelled for an hour on the bus and entered the low belt area where bananas were produced. There are many wild animals: rhinos, hippos, giraffe, antelope (impala) the larger antelope, elephant, water buffalo, zebra. We also saw a picture of the hospital in Cape Town where the first heart transplant took place. Africa Ostrich farming : s carried on in the dry area on the east side. They are plucked about every nine months, they are also used for meat. The milk production is a large business. The rotary milking parlour and they have 350 milking cows and they are milked three times a day. The owners do very little work, they are managers. The help is very cheap. The churches are much the same as here. It was a very interesting trip via pictures for us. Mr. Russell Best on behalf of the Institute and all guests expressed thanks to Mr. Graham. The meeting closed with singing God Save the Queen. The social time was enjoyed in the lower hall. Patrick G. Deegan DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC 5 GEORGE STREET BOWMANVILLE 623-4473 or 263-2026 Region Artists In Harvest Show JUST IN TIME FOR NEW YEAR'S Let us assist you in fulfilling your New Year's Resolution NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY YOUR CARPETS Durham Carpet Sales and Service Will Pay The Sales Tax on all carpet and vinyl floo Free Installations Free Underpads Shop At Home Sales and Service IF YOU CAN BEAT OUR PRICES WE WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT! In order to offer you, the public, better services; Durham Carpet Sales and Service provides: (I) Sales and installation of carpet and vinyl by our own professional staff. (II) Shop at home sales and service for convenience as well as in the store. (III) Thirteen years experience in sales and service. 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