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WMW BY REE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 11, 1990, PAGE 18 Abstract show begins .An, exhibition of works by the ifirst abstract painting group in Ontario, Painters Eleven, opns at the Robert McLaughlin Gallery JuIy 12. The. exhibition continues until Sept. 30. Painters Eleven existed as a group for only seven years fr-om 1953 ta 1960, but the experimentation by the artios of the group provided a Iaboratory for later avant-garde trends. The acquisition of works by Jack Bush, Oscar Cahen, Hortense Gordon, Tom Hodgson, AN INTERMIUREOf original The artist, of English and Scottish paintings by Mureen Edwards and heritage, wiIl have thefr works on Ernest Jenner are currently on cxlii- display until July 30. bition at the Whitby Public Library. Fr. Pre. photo Art 'donatioon' eilbited «<Part Il The. Isabel McLaug hlinGift' will b. held at theRbetMCLa.g...n GaBlery This 'exhibtion 'marks the occasion of Isabel McLaughin's second lare donation of art ta the gaIlery's permanent collection. The gift of 114 works of art represents the work of maqjor artists including Arthiur Lismer, Paraskeva Clark and Tomý Hodgson. There is also a fine, selection of native art particularly of works from the. Âerican southwest, as w.ll as of Canadian natives such as Benjamin Ch.. Chee and Norval Morrisseau. The gift will b. pr.sented ta the cammunity at a reception. ta b. held on Sunday, July 15, 2-p.m., iýhich will b. opened by Pauline McGibbon, former iàeutenant Govemnor of Ontario.. m. public lare.invited. An established artist in her own right, McLaughlin's roi. as a painter cuially affected her collection.'Sh. knew her fellow artists persongU]y, and was the first to acquire the. woek of artists important in their owni time and future. In the catalogue, gallery director Joan Murray writes: "Thnere is promby no paintertiatron in Canada who bas the historical impoetance of Isabel McLaughlin. She's a -living brtidge between the painters who rose ta prominence in the. Canada of the 1920s and today's generation.le As a benefactor ta the. Robert McLaughlinGallery, McLaughlin à generosity has been boundles On the. occasion of the. official opening of the. new building in December 1987, she donated 37 major works of art by such artists: as A.Y. Jackson, Lawren Harris and Ernily Carr. Alexandra Luke, Jock Macdoniald, Ray Mead, Kazuo Nakamuram, William Ronald, Harold. Town And Walter Yarwood set the gallery's acquisition policy. Painters Eleven, tiimugh -an oraied platform of exhibitions, inrdced abstraction to the Ontario art scene ini a significant way. This exhibition will demonstrate each artist's contribution to modemn art in Canada. A Painters Eleven videotape, funded b~y the. Ontario Arts Council, and wall labels accompany the exhibition. FULL COUNTS JIMMY FRASER BL UES BAND 4 Wed., JuIy il Thurs., Fri. & Sat. 8:3Opmn to 9pm to i arn i2:3Oam THE NEW HOT SPOT Ail the good times you can handie featuing: For more details eali 831-0441 & ask for Cathy See atLnow on video MI CHir F : Ji m n Library reoeives grant Whitby PublieIàbrary has received a provincial grant of $126,323 to, support library ser- vices in the. 1990-91 year.. The funding was part of $3.8- million given by the. Ministry of Culture and Communications ta, 65 librariee and municipalities whicii contr act library service. Grants arle calculatedl on a per iiouseiiold lbasis. Total funding increased bý four per cent over last year. BOOK DIANA SNOm - 1 JUL Y 9TH TO 14 THW s