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Disconnections.- Out of Time, Out
of Place is an art exhibition of
major Canadian artists chosen,
designed, researched and presented
by high school students.
The co-op students on placement
with the Gallery/Stratford have had
the unique opportunity to become
Young Curators, working with the
full resources of the Gallery/
Stratford in order to produce this
wonderful exhibit for the enjoy-
ment of other students and the
general public. The students
viewed the entire selection of the
Gallery, came up with the theme
Disconnections and selected the
works of art that would elaborate
their idea.
They designed the layout viewers
would see, built the display flats,
and researched each artist and art
work in order to write extended
commentary, including the
catalogue, for the viewers.
Disconnections: Out of Time, Out
of Place is the result of many
months of hard work and a great
deal of creative energy. The Young
Curators, with special guest curator
Lupe Rodriguez and assistant
Michelle Salter, have designed and
presented an exhibition consisting
of 32 works of art from the
permanent collection of the
Gallery/Stratford. On display at the
Bainton Gallery in Blyth Memorial
Community Hall from Sept. 19 to
Nov. 8 will be pieces which vary in
medium and represent well-known
Canadian artists such as Ken Nutt,
Norval Morisseau, Christopher
Pratt, Ken Danby and Carol
Martyn.
The Young Curators are thrilled
to be able to have a second venue
for their exhibition. Their first
showing in Mitchell was heralded
with much critical acclaim and was
extremely well attended. In Blyth,
it will fulfill an outreach mandate
for Grades 5 and 6 of the Avon
Maitland District School Board and
the Huron-Perth County Separate
School Board as well as giving the
residents of Blyth and the
surrounding area a chance to view
this exciting exhibition.
The Blyth Centre for the Arts is
proud to participate in this venture
which represents the efforts of a
unique co-operative education
experience developed by Karen
Scott Booth and the Gallery/
Stratford in partnership with the
Avon Maitland District School
Board and Huron-Perth County
Separate School Board.
The exhibit will coincide with the
Centre's Theatre for Young
Audience production this October
For Arts Sake by Colin Heath, a
magical adventure in an art gallery
featuring a young curator.
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Weaving funny tales out of
ordinary places, people and things
is what Stuart McLean does best.
For most homeowners, their local
hardware store is nothing out of the
ordinary. For McLean, it is one of
the few places left where you can
buy an eccentric product like, Aero
Powdered Dance Wax, which when
sprinkled lightly on a dance floor
produces a brilliant shine under the
feet of the dancers.
A veteran radio broadcaster at the
CBC, McLean's voice is familiar to
listeners across Canada. Local
audiences can hear him live at the
Blyth Theatre on Sept. 19, when he
takes his weekly show, The Vinyl
Cafe on the road.
Blyth is one of the first stops on
his tour that will include over 35
shows performed in big cities and
small towns across the country. He
will also be promoting his new
book, Home From The Vinyl Cafe.-
A Year of Stories.
On his tour, McLean will be
joined by pianist John Sheard and
singer Lisa Lindo. "Musically,
audiences can expect a great night,"
said McLean.
Also McLean hopes people will
leave the concert, "a little better
than when they came in." However,
he adds, he wishes there could be a
refund policy for people who come
to his show and don't laugh.
Interacting with his audience is
important to McLean. It's part of
why he loves telling people stories.
"There's an energy there with an
audience. They become a part of
the story, they contribute to it," he
said. "They affect the rhythm of the
story by the way they respond to it.
The story becomes a collaborative
effort that they help in."
Since, The Vinyl Cafe began four
years ago, it has grown to become a
weekly one-hour program on CBC
radio, that is a combination of live-
taped performances and studio
recordings.
The show's original idea was to
have McLean visit a small, fictional
record store to talk to Dave, the
store's owner and gather the
neighbourhood gossip. McLean
would then weave the gossip into
stories and intermix them with
music.
Four years later, if you listen to
the show you will still hear
mention of Dave and his record
store.
McLean continues to write all his
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own material for the show. His
previous book, Stories From the
Vinyl Cafe became a bestseller and
his non-fiction book, Welcome
Home: Travels in Small Town
Canada also won an award.
Aside from writing and
performing McLean passes on his
passion for stories to journalism
students at Ryerson.
"I have great joy in watching the
success of my students and giving
them the confidence to make them
aware of their talents."
After a two-year leave of absence
from teaching, he hopes to return to
the classroom next year.
McLean became well known for
his weekly essays on the CBC
program Morningside with host
Peter Growski. Every Monday
morning on the show, from 1984 -
1994, he read his stories. During
this time McLean drew audiences
with his ability to write and tell
stories on a variety of subjects,
from a homeless woman in
Toronto, to Ernie the hot dog man
on Ryerson campus.
When asked what makes a good
storyteller, McLean has a difficult
time defining what he does.
"I'm not terribly aware of what I
do, I just do it," he said. "All I'm
trying to do is read the story I
wrote."
McLean's career path hasn't been
a straight one. Growing up in
Montreal, he went on to university,
but not with the intention of
studying journalism. After trying
almost every subject in liberal arts
he graduated with a degree
guidance and counselling.
He made his way to Toronto in
the early 80s and landed a job at a
current affairs programme on CBC
radio. It was at CBC, McLean said,
where he picked up journalism
skills and above all learned how to
write. During that time he won
several awards including an
ACTRA award for best
documentary.
Fearing mediocrity and
stagnation, McLean has always
sought new challenges. He
describes his career as a constant
evolution.
"Once I know what I'm doing,
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While McLean copinues to find
new challenges in his work, his
stories find their roots in the
comforts of community.
Before the show you might catch
him walking down main street or
rummaging in the hardware store.
"I like the sense of
neighbourhood in a small town," he
said.
Wherever he is, be it a big city or
a small town, McLean tells stories
his audiences can relate to.
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By Allison Lawlor
Special to The Citizen