Friday, December 10, 1999 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER 31 Arts & Entertainment An Oakville Beaver Feature Editor CAR O L BALDW IN, 845-3824 {Extension 254) Fax: 337-5567 Millennium art show Oakville w ill be represented by a t least one artist a t once-in-a-lifetim e exhibit in The N etherlands for the new millennium." The exhibition, she says, will open in Ams ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR terdam bn Earth Day in April, 2000, then will go on tour to other major cities around the Oakville will have at least one painting in world, including Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, the M illennium A rt Collection in The Tokyo, Johannesburg, and Sydney. Netherlands next year. `T here will be a preview in July at the art Azhar Shem din's piece, The Yellow House opening in Essen, G erm any...All the work is will hang with 1,999 other works of art in this for sale, with 50% of the price going to the once-in-a-lifetime art exhibit. artists," she explains. It all began when the Oakville artist sent an application and slides o f her work to the selec The organizers are also planning to publish a limited-edition catalogue tion committee along with of art work selected from a written piece on why she "The earth is m y hom e loves the earth. pieces sent from each of m y p a st, m y present, `T h is earth is my home the six inhabited conti nents. The artists of these - my past, my present, my m y future. M y soul, future. M y soul, my body, selected works will also m y body, m y life are my life are embedded in share in awards of up to em bedded in earth. earth. W ithout it I do not $ 1 0 0 ,0 0 0 . exist," she wrote. The Netherlands, adds W ithout i t l do n ot e x ist" Shemdin, is paying for the `T h e M illennium Art exhibition itself and for collection will show the the catalogue as well as to have the art work world 2,000 reasons to love the earth, shipped in from the four comers of the globe. expressed in art, coming from 2,000 artists "It is exciting for me. After I got accepted, I from as many nations as possible," Shemdin explains. `T h e focus is on the beauty of the got a letter from an art gallery in east France earth, with consideration for the environment (See `Artisf on page 32) By Carol Baldwin Photo by Barrie Erskine Azhar Shemdin's painting The Yellow House will hang with 1,999 other works of art at the Millennium Art Collection in The Netherlands next year. u il. W :x; 'A . Glen Abbey G olf Club r u T tw C r r ·: T i l i ;· !/- , r ^ T i j i ] r w . p i 12I M0US BRAND NAMES < * t I Ashworth · Cutter & Buck · Nike Izod · Callaway ·TaylorMade ·Titleist Top-Flite · Mizuno ;*t i ^ . ( · , * i s ... : U L/1 h f ' j-,' m , i j Jt j-t. TV* | Gift Certificates for Golf are also available. Mention this ad and receive a BELL CANADIAN OPEN Hat* Home of the with any purchase of $75 or more. ^Retail value $25. Limited quantities. One per customer. HI i 4V f JI M T J J l 1 .....,; J ·...-x 2000 Bell Canadian Open Sale Ends Thursday, December 23,1999. .. GOLF SHOP HOURS T 1L T r Mon., Tues. & Wed.: 10 to 6, Thurs. & Fri.: 10 to 8, Sat. & Sun.: 10 to 4 1333 Dorval Drive, Oakville, ON 905-844-1800 Property o f · IB I nc*q ________