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ART
Contemporary Canadian Crafts, Gallery/
Stratford, opening January 7.
In the Summer of 1974 the World Crafts
Council celebrated its tenth birthday by
holding the first international craft
exhibition, In Praise of Hands, at the
Ontario Science Centre, Toronto. Some six
hundred objects were on display represent-
ing the 72 member countries of the World
Crafts Council. The Canadian Guild of
Crafts (Ontario) jurried 59 pieces out or
over 1,000 entires, all examples of
excellence in the area of Canadian craft
work.
The 59 Canadian objects were purchased
by arts patron Mrs. Jean Chalmers for the
permanent Collection of the Canadian
Guild. These pieces named the Jean A.
Chalmers Collection of Contemporary
Crafts consists of hangings, ceramic
pieces, metal work, jewellery, plus some
representative pieces in glass, wood, and
leather, all done between 1970 and 1973.
With financial support from the National
Museums of Canada, and the addition of
ten recent works the Guild is circulating,
nationwide, this exhibition of contempor-
ary craft objects from Canada. The show
covers a broad range of materials and
techniques executed with a high standard
of originality and excellence. Included in
the display are examples of several type of
jewellery, a woven chess set with moveable
pieces, ceramics, wood carvings and toys,
glasswork, and silver holloware to list a
few.
Ken Nutt: Drawings: Gallery/Stratford
opening January 7.
Artist, Ken Nutt was born in Woodstock,
Ontario in 1951, attended York Univer-
sity's Fine Arts programme, and is now
residing and working in Stratford. Mr. Nutt
has participated in many group and jurried
exhibits in Southwestern Ontario, and we
are now pleased to exhibit his second
oneman show. This exhibition of 22 pencil
drawings on paper is a selection of work
carried out over the past three years.
Objects of familiarity, neatly rendered
charms from gum machines, and toys serve
as models to be made players in these
surrealistic drawings. Strange and fantas-
tic interiors, drawn with much care and
attention for the details of perspective,
serve as the stage upon which Mr. Nutts'
chosen figures draw their psychological
energy. The finished drawings have the
power to evoke from the viewer responses
of alarm, whimsey, and fancy. An
illustrated catalogue accompanies the
exhibit ion.
The Gallery/Stratford is supported in
part by the City of Stratford, the Ontario
Arts Council, and its membership.
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PERTH COUNTRY GALLERY: Main street
in St. Marys. Features the work of local
Perth county artists. Open daily.
SAGE AND SAGITTARIUS GALLERY: At
165 Erie Street, Stratford features the work
af non-objective artist Tait Baynard and the
imaginative work of Beverley Nye.
MUSIC
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA
Under the direction of Mario Bernardi will
perform as part of the Great Artist series at
Alumni Hall, London Jan. 15, 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $4.50 - $6.50.
KEATH BARRIE: One of Canada's
foremost popular singers will perform in
concert at Centennial Hall, London Sat.
Jan. 22. Tickets $4 - $6.
BATTLE OF THE BIG BANDS: Buddy
Rich versus' Maynard Ferguson at
Centennial Hall, London, Sunday, Feb. 6,
8:30 p.m. Tickets $6 - $8.
LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA:
Will perform the second of its series of
family concerts at Goderich District
Secondary School on January 22, featuring
the works of Jerome Summers, Schubert,
Mozart and Respighi. Tickets Si.
THEATRE
THE MUSIC MAN: Merideth Wilson's
famous musical will play Alumni Hall,
London, Friday, January 28, 8:30 p.m.
Tickets $5.50 to $7.50.
WHAT THE BUTLER SAW:A farce by Joe
Orton is the first production of the season
at Centre Stage, in London. It will open
January 22 for two weeks. five per-
formances per week. Centre Stage is in
London City Centre Mall.
11) Opetabon
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even for short distances. Be
sure that children have
proper child car seat res-
traints.
Fitness. In your heart you know it's right.