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Art Deco Quilts at Blyth Festival
gallery until Sept. 14.
Art
BLYTH FESTIVAL ART GALLERY,
Blyth Memorial Hall, Blyth, open 9:30
a.m. to 8:30 p.m. and during intermis-
sions at the theatre. Phone 523-4345.
Ellen Adams- Art Deco Quilts an
exhibition of quilts inspired by elegant
elevator doors from the Art Deco peri-
od of the 1930's. Aug. 3 to Sept. 14.
DURHAM ART GALLERY, 207
Garafraxa St., N., Durham, Ont.
Phone 369-3692.
Paper -Points of Reference, until
Aug. 3 artists Wendy Cain, Joyce
Honsberger, Olga Philip, Joanne Ross
show their work.
Painted Folk Art Furniture, in the
gallery's exhibition in conjunction with
the Durham Wood Show. Opens Aug.
8 (7:30 p.m.) and continues to Sept. 5.
On Shifting Ground, by Janet Jones.
Opens Sept. 10 (7:30 p.m.) and con-
tinues to Oct. 10.
GALLERY INDIGENA, 151 Downie
Street, Stratford, call 271-7881.
On the Land, featured sculpture from
Cape Dorset.
Jean Juhlin recently had an exhibition
in Cincinnati and will show work
throughout the summer.
West Coast Pole Carvers Tim Paul
and Patrick Amos will carve a totem
pole in the Stratford park from Aug. 3-
11. The two artists will be at the
gallery Aug. 10 and 11.
Gallery 96, York Lane (behind Run -
dies), Stratford. Call 271-2995. A co-
operative gallery of arts and crafts for
local and regional artists.
Emotion Transference 11, a multi -
medium exhibition by Aryss. July 14-
27.
Manipulations, a show by photogra-
pher Jan Harper, July 28 -Aug. 30.
Masks, by Carolyn Horley, Aug. 11-
24.
Intaglio Prints, offset relief prints by
Nicholas Rees, Aug. 25 to Sept. 7.
Points of Crossover, watercolours
by Lin Souliere, Sept. 8 to 21.
THE GALLERY STRATFORD, 54
Romeo St., Stratford. Phone 271-
5271. Summer hours: Tuesday
through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Beginning Sept 6: Open Tuesday to
through Sunday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.,
Admission, adults, $3, seniors and stu-
dents $2.
Summer Season:
Festival Spotlight, focuses on the
Stratford Festival's 1990 season. It
captures visual highlights from last
year's productions, drawing attention
to the details of props, costuming, and
sets. A tribute to the talents of the Fes-
tival's designers and craftsmen. Until
Oct. 20.
Doris McCarthy: Feast of Incarna-
tion: Doris McCarthy's career as an
artist has spanned 50 years and this
exhibition is the first major retrospec-
tive of her work, examining her career
in the context of major Canadian and
international art movements of this
century: the evolution of a painter.
Until Sept. 2.
Contemporary Inuit Drawings from
the collection of the MacDonald Stew-
art Art Centre, Sept. 6 to Oct. 27.
Perceptions of the North by Werner
Zimerman. Sept. 6 to Oct. 27.
LONDON REGIONAL ART
GALLERY, 421 Ridout St., N. Call
672-4580.
Fibre Fireworks, an exhibition of tra-
ditional as well as contemporary art
works. Until Aug. 25.
London Artists from the Collection,
a selection of works by London artists
including Jack Chambers, Murray
Favro, Greg Curnoe and Paterson
Ewen. Until Aug. 25.
A. Mansell:Cultured Identities- an
exhibition of recent large-scale can-
vases of London artist Alice Mansell.
O
British Art from the gallery's collec-
tion until Sept. 2.
John Boyle Retrospective -a look at
the work of Allenford artist John Boyle.
Museums
Bruce County Museum, 33 Victoria
St. North, Southampton.. Phone797-
3644.
Exhibitions:
10th Annual Bruce County Art
Show and Competition, July 28 -Aug.
31, held at the Museum features art by
Bruce County artists.
Homesphere - Sept. 8 to Oct. 6, an
art exhibit by five local women artists
whose work reflects the importance of
home to them.
Harvesting Autumn Exhibit - A dis-
play of Bill Ireland's miniature replica
farm equipment.
Special events:
Harvest Day: Various people will be
on hand to demonstrate how the set-
tlers got ready for the winter. Features
a wood carver, wool spinners and
more. Sept. 15.
DOON HERITAGE CROSSROADS, cor-
ner of Homer Watson Blvd. and
Huron Rd., Kitchener. Adults $3.50,
seniors $2, students, $1.50, children
5-12 free, family rate $8.50.
Black Powder Rendezvous, an his-
torical re-enactment of a fur trading
rendezvous in 1800. August 4.
Summer Harvest, Steam traction
engines and a threshing bee, Aug. 18.
Fall Fair, just as in 1914 the best pro-
duce, baking and crafts are judged.
Entertainment. Sept. 8.
ELDON HOUSE, 481 Ridout St., Lon-
don, call 672-4580. London's oldest
residence hosts a garden party, June
21, 4:30-9 p.m. Croquet, children's
games, music, reasonably priced food
and refreshments.
Summer music: Aug. 8, 2 p.m. The
Classical Connection.
Aug. 22, 2 p.m., The Aeolian winds.
HURON COUNTY MUSEUM, 110
North St., Goderich. Phone 524-2686.
Open Monday -Saturday, 10 a.m.-4:30
p.m. Sunday, 1-4:30 p.m.
Special events:
7th Annual Quilt Show, until Aug. 19.
Canadian Birds of Prey, Sept. 1 to
Nov. 8.
Courses: Conestoga College Courses -
Friday, Aug. 9, 1-4:30 p.m., Drying
Herbs and Flowers.
Friday, Aug. 16, 1-4:30 p.m., Tradition-
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