HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2007-06-21, Page 23THE CITIZEN, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 2007. PAGE 23.
The Blyth Festival Art Gallery is
set to open an exciting program of
exhibitions for their 2007 season.
The shows will be presented in the
Bainton Gallery, located beside the
Blyth Festival box office and will
run concurrently with the theatre
season.
The first show, Symbols 3,
features the works of London
artist/educator Ron Milton.
“Three specific concerns continue
to cycle in my imagery – nature,
technology and history … I use
creatures as symbolic metaphors
similar to those found in religious
works and Greek fables, in addition
to European and North American
native legends. I feel an affinity to
the past, when visual
communication dealt with issues,
not simply exercises in the principles
of design.”
Milton’s work has received many
awards and is represented in
numerous public and private
collections in Canada and
internationally. His large-scale
kinetic sculpture, watercolours and
prints will be shown at the Blyth
Festival Art Gallery, opening on
Thursday, June 28 at 5 p.m. and
continue until July 19.
The public is invited to meet the
artist and to celebrate the occasion
with other art lovers in our
community.
The next show En Masse, features
work by two Goderich-area women,
Madeleine Roske and Irene
Hartwick and runs from July 20 -
Aug. 8. Roske’s oil paintings of
cows in their natural setting reflect
her fascination with these icons of
Huron County, providing a nuanced
mindscape to explore and ponder.
Hartwick’s works of original
abstract expressionism portray a
variety of moods and excitement in
vivid acrylic colours and textures.
The last exhibition for the season
is Phil Irish’s Scene Changes
opening Aug. 10 and continuing
until the end of the season. His oil
paintings are about places with
personal stories and for this exhibit,
he will be using stories from the
Blyth community.
The Bainton Gallery is located in
the Memorial Hall beside the Blyth
Festival box office and is open to the
public during Festival business
hours.
On guard!
While several bugs were still being worked out at last Thursday’s dress rehearsal of Treasure
Island at Blyth Public School, the swordplay was spot-on. Unfortunately, Connor Prescott, left,
took a bit of a lump when the table he was thrown onto collapsed, but he returned to his
character quickly. Josh Raynard, right, got the best of him in this exchange, but Prescott,
defeated, had redemption in mind. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
London artist’s works to
open Art Gallery season
Happy Birthday
Sharon East
June 23
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Love,
The Dollarama Girls
A, C, F, J
Happy 75th
Birthday
Bill Patterson
&
Happy 70th
Birthday
June Patterson
From your family
Happy 2ndBirthdayDawson DunbarJune 20
Love your favourite cousins ~
Kyle and Lerissa Stevenson
Happy 30th
Birthday Bec
June 23
Love your family
Family Benefit
Dance
for
Brad and Maureen
Montgomery & family
(who lost their house to fire)
June 22nd
8 pm - 1 am
Blyth Community Centre
Entertainment & Silent Auction
Lunch provided
For more information call
519-482-9068
or 519-523-9619
BARBEQUE
for
KIMBERLY REININK
& ANDREW KABBES
Friday, July 6
Supper starts 6:00 pm
at Drayton Reformed Church
$10/person $50/family
Games and auction too!
Call 519-523-4806
for tickets.
Come & Go
70th Birthday
Celebration
for
Bessie Johnston
Sunday, June 24
2:00 to 4:00
at Bluevale Hall
Best wishes only
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Blyth United Church
Basement
2 pm - 4 pm
Everyone Welcome!