Wednesday, June 6, 2001 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER C1 SELECTED HANGING BASKETS "UWGfST GROWER Of BUDDING PLANTS IN TH E AR E A" b o x p la n t s $ > 8 9 SC Q Q each. 10 inch baskets , S5S8 Trafalgar Road (905) 878-0722 Arts & Entertainment Oakville Beaver A&E Editor: Carol Baldwin 845-3824 (Ext. 254); Fax: 337-5567; E-mail: baldwin@ haltonsearch.com Nudity unacceptable in artwork for Town Hall B y C a ro l B a ld w in ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR nce again the Town Hall censor has been at work, quickly removing a painting that features some nudity. No frontal nudity. No compromising posi tions, no suspected blasphemy or use of offen sive materials. A buttock or two, and down it came. Then a charcoal sketch of arms and legs was removed, after which an abstract nude glass sculpture by Steve Hudak was voluntarily removed by the Oakville Arts Council (OAC). The artist of the first painting, Oakville painter/sculptor Carly Stern, was upset - not as much over the removal of her artwork as she was over the way in which it was done. "An anonymous voice message told me my painting can't be hung and that I should pick it up immediately. Not a `sorry.' Not a phone number. Not a name. No reason. Nothing, " she said. "When I arrived at the Municipal Building a few hours later, the painting was nowhere to be found. No one could tell me anything about who removed it or why it had been removed." She ultimately did find the painting, three days later, after much anxiety. `Mythic Scene' by Carly Stern The irony o f it all is that this painting is the first of Stern's to be in a juried show, and it was come through Town Hall. Some of them are quite selected by members of the OAC for display at offended by that (nudity) and have made that the M ayor's Awards for Business and Arts and known to the administration and to the mayor." The town is simply trying to satisfy everyone, later for the exhibition in Town Hall. "The other one (she submitted) that they did he added, claiming that the Clerk's Department n 't elect to take was a large one of a mother with is not a censor, yet referring to a policy that a child sitting on her lap," said the mother of four allows the department to "review the actual boys, surprised that the painting selected to hang works and ensure they meet policy standards and in Municipal Building would be one that would guidelines." However, the policy does not set out what the not be allowed to hang there. "Either one I would have been happy w ith...I have 100 paintings at standards and guidelines are, nor does it specifi cally mention nudity. It does state that the exhi home. I want to hang one." Phillip Bouillon, acting town clerk, said bition committee - in this case the OAC - "may Stem 's painting was removed because of the suggest that certain works be placed in a less nudity. "The decision was made and was com prominent area with warnings advising the pub municated to the Arts Council that it would be lic of the sensitive nature of the work." Not only did Bouillon allude to this innocu preferable that nudes not be part of any dis play... because you have all cultures coming ously worded policy, but so did Mayor Ann Multhrough Town Hall and all ages," he explained. vale and Gillian McIntyre, executive director of (See `Artists' on page 03) "Several different people from different cultures O Photo by Peter C. McCusker OF NOTE: Helen Barnes presented the Arts Leadership Award to Janet Jones last week at a gala event to celebrate the M ayor's Awards for Business and the Arts. Jones won the award for her valuable contribution to the Oakville Symphony Orchestra. Over the years, Jones has served the community orchestra in a number of capacities, including playing second violinist for 33 years. (For more M ayor's Awards winners, see page B6.) Introductory glass workshops Industrial ArtSpace is holding a couple of glass workshops this month, including Kiln Casting Glass, and Fusing and Slumping Glass. In Kiln Casting Glass, students will create models out of clay, and watch as their pieces are transformed into solid glass. This workshop promises to open up a new world of possibilities for creativity to sculptors searching for additional casting materials. Fusing and Slumping Glass is a full threeday workshop where students can create colourful tiles using the fusing technique. Glass tiles will be fused into a bowl/plate form chosen by the student. The process uses recycled glass, and participants are encouraged to bring wine or beer bottles and glass beads. With the help of demos and slides, students will get hands-on opportunities in this allmaterials-included workshop. Each workshop is $275 per person and takes place on Friday, June 22 from 6 to 10 p.m., Saturday, June 23 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 24 from 1 to 5 p.m. Industrial ArtSpace is located at 2334 Wyecroft Rd., Units 8 and 9. Call 905-469-8954 for more information. YOU ARE INVITED TO f ju it <(# It's our First Anniversary & w e invite you to join us for an afternoon of M ulti-Cultural Entertainm ent & Fun for the w hole fam ily! 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