The Oakville Beaver, Friday March 17, 2006 - 25 Art materials at Oakville Galleries From Jan. 27 - March 25, The Oakville Beaver will publish a series of con tributed articles for Oakville Addresses, a new public program at Oakville Galleries, We asked a variety of Jocal Oakvillians, both teens and adults, to write a short essay on their favourite artwork from Oakville Galleries' permanent collection. Today's article by Kay Woods takes a slightly different approach as she has cho sen to write on several art works from the Galleries, Woods is a long time Oakville resident and former writer and curator, Oakville Addresses is a complementary program to the exhibition Addressing Oakville, on at Centennial Square, 120 Navy St until March 26. ON SALE SATURDAY, MARCH 18 TO FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 2006 By Kay Woods SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER I have always been attracted to the works of artists who use materials other than paper or canvas to make an art object. There are many examples of such constructions in the collec tion of Oakville Galleries. One of the more spectac ular pieces in this vein is of a stretched sheet of pig intestine used as a base for Stephen Andrew's Untitled (1996) work gives an airy almost spiritual quality to the softly coloured cloud like image printed upon it that few other substances could convey. Alan Belcher has made an amusing small Untitled (1995) sculpture using a white silk purse which he has embroidered and filled with Canadian pennies. He has then sewn a dried sow's ear covered in netting on the other side, bringing to mind the old adage "you can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear." Some of these works are viewed as "sculpture-in-theround," others are viewed frontally. This art of joining unlikely objects together in a single context often car ries a hidden message but also lends itself to eccentric experiment. The vitality and originality of these objects add to the pleasure of a visit to the Galleries. bulk barn* ·pitted large Ashlock Prunes 3?. selected varieties » .77/100g Bits& Bites . .57/100g 0 // I Country Estate Earth Shelves (1992) by Kim Adams. In this work, Adams cre ates a work of art that repre sents a panoramic view of an entire acreage with its land forms filled with miniature molded plastic models of people, vehicles, and indus trial equipment for the building of an estate in progress, complete with a Country Estate Earth Shelves, 1992, by Kim Adams private golf course, all set on a toy red wagon. Many meanings can be inferred here. Although it is whimsical, we can recognize and enjoy this well-planned assem blage as it reflects the socie ty in which we live. The unusual application Glenda Crawford, Founder/Music Director Janet Stachow, Assistant Conductor/Accompanist Sheldon Rose, Accompanist The Children's Choir . .O ' akville ' ' ' .: Turkish ^99 Apricots O h 1 .73/1 OOg 22 59 lb O a k v ille Children's Choir Guest Conductor, Ivar Taurins Soloist? I Charlene Pauls and Jennifer Enns . or I Peanuts Raisins golden, brown or ground trail mix Pure C hocolate Covered 22 .57/1 oog 59 lb M usicfrom the Venetian Ospedali fe a tu r e w ork Vivaldi's G loria : Special Guests: Oakville Chamber Orchestra The Burning Alphabet author at Sunday's Poetry Cafe The Oakville Arts Council's next Poetry Cafe is Sunday, March 19 from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Central Library. The cafe will feature Barry Demster, author of nine col lections of poetry, including ing Canadian poets and the Oakville community since June 2004 and meets the third Sunday of every month. To reserve seats, contact Elka Enola at ere@sympatico.ca or call 905-257-7075. Everyone is welcome but reservations are necessary to ensure seating. Admission is $8 and includes snacks, coffee, live poetry readings and a chapbook. The Poetry Cafe is Sunday, from 2 - 4 p.m. at the Oakville Central Library, 120 Navy St. People are encouraged to bring their own poems for the open microphone. Stephane Potvin Music Director & Conductor sleds25& Taste of 79 the Tropics 2 1 light, dartror white c ,/,nn .62/1 OOg Saturday, April 8th, 2006 - 7:30 pm Evangel Pentecostal Church 1450 Rebecca Street, Oakville Admission: Adults $18.00 Senior/Child $12.00 To Order Tickets Call the Box Office at 905-337-7104 or order on-line at vvww.oakvillechildrenschoir.org Guest Artist Sponsored by: lb M e r c k e n s C h o c o la te 64/100g CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT f mm - ; Moulding 9 8 9 Wafers mm* » H a lv e s or P ie c e s 1.74/100g The Words Wanting Out: Selected and New Poems and the Governor General's Award nominated collection, h o q The Burning Alphabet Demster is also an editor at Brick Books and lives in Holland Landing, Ontario. The guest poet will be Linda Cassidy and local poets will read from their ongoing works. 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