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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1984-07-25, Page 29Page 14—CrosSroads' ,July,'25, 1984 .old and new create F atmosphere at gallery What's new in art galler- ies? Contemporary art amidst the rustic, village setting of a former general store. In Kurtzville, just north of Listowel, artist Bill Acres and his wife Betty Ann are bringing to rural people the varied artistic expressions of well-known, contemporary artists at the Kurtzville Country Gallery. Kurtzville Country Gallery is also, with assistance from the Canada Council, spon- soring a series of cultural events that take place at the gallery. There are artist de- monstrations .and talks, films every week, and vari- ety entertainment nights provided by local perform- ers. Rural residents are celebrating the arts in Kurtzville this bicentennial year. The artists showing at Kurtzville Country Gallery live and work in nearby cen- tres in southern Ontario in- cluding Guelph, Kitchener - Waterloo, London, Tavi- stock, Peterborough and Palmerston. Represented at this unique setting are art- ists John Boyle, Gene Chu, Herb Ariss, Margot Ariss, Ann Roberts, Arthur Handy, Bonnie Steinman, Marg Peter, Bill Acres, Ed Kreu- ter, Michel Manson, R. B. MacDonald and Jack Mac Auley. Along with these accom- plished artists, first-rate lo - Nurses SCRUB DRESSES 19.97 BATH TOWELS 3.99 BEACH TOWELS 4.50 BUTTONS, 1' each LEN'S MILL STORES 130 Moore St. WATERLOO 45 Cross St. GUELPH cal craftspeople display their work: pottery, quilts, dolls, hand -knitted sweaters. The shelves off the store are still in place with the paint- ings, drawings, and sculp- ture creating a bold con- temporary art scene jux- taposed with a traditional, rural Ontario setting. Artist -manager Bill Acres is no stranger to innovative transformations of the tradi- tional into the contempor- ary. He has made a studio for himself and a home for his family from a country, stone schoolhouse at RR 1, Gowanstown. Kurtzville Country Gallery is for Bill Acres a realization of a dream to demystify the arts, so that the initiated can ex- perience a work of art in a relaxed setting and as such, more easily appreciate art.,, The Cultural Events pro- gram began in May and al- ready five artist demonstra- tions have taken place, in- cluding artist Edna Tolley from Durham who explained the disappearing art of the marble print process. These events are open to everyone and there is no ad- mission charge for the films or artist demonstrations., To visit this unusal art gal- lery drive north from Listo- wel on Highway 23 and turn west at Gowanstown to Kurtzville. The gallery is open May to September, Wednesday to Friday from h 5 and 7-9 p.m. and from 1-5 on Saturday, Sunday and holi- day Mondays. Phone 519-291-1117 for more information. HO1E WORK Special '4 ay for special chores is finb but the weekly allowance you pay your child should not be tied to the regular household chores, says Home and Family Man- agement Specialist, Jean Riddell of the Ontario Minis- try of Agriculture and Food's rural organizations. and services branch. Regular household chores are part of each family member's re- sponsibility. Tying these chores to pay could also create a power struggle be- tween you and your child. By Louisa Rush We are ,, all aware that there has been and still is a continuing revival in all types of craft work, along with the return to natural foods, exercise and protect- ing the environment, There was a similar situa- tion which, existed in Eng- land during the 1880s and '90s which was labeled the "Arts and Crafts Movement". It was one of the many re- formatory efforts protesting the social, moral and cul- tural confusions that accom- cpanied the Indus ial Revolution. The Great Expos . en' of 1851, when the ..Crystal Palace was erect .d in R de Park, London, claimed to. be the beginning of the' idea. The movement opposed the imitative architecture of, former periods and the, ugly; shoddy. machine produced objects of its era by reviving handicrafts and designing for them. Walter Crane was the fore- most leader of this move- ment believing that "the true Antique or Junque Pitcher decorated with picture of monkey By James G. McCollam Member, Antique Appraisers Association of America Q. What can you tell me about my little pitcher? It is six inches tall and is decorated with a monkey dressed as a man. On the bottom is the mark as shown in the enclosed sketch. A. This was made by Schafer & Vater in Volk- stedt, Germany, during the early 20th century. The com- pany was in business from 1890 to 1962. Your little pitcher should be worth about $110 to $120. bilia have pushed = prices much higher than logic would explain. If it is mark- ed with a swastika, it's hot. A collector would look at your Spanish dagger and say, "So what?" He would look , at your Nazi dagger and say, "WOW!" Q. What can you tell me about my Hummel figurine? Itis No. 311 "Kiss Me" (a lit- tle girl holding a doll). The mark on the bottom is en- closed. A. This is Trade Mark No. 3 and was used from 1960 to 1972. Currently this figurine is selling for about $400. i Q. When I recently sent you pictures of two daggers, you priced an antique Spanish dagger dated 181Q at less than $200. On the other hand, you evaluated a World War II Nazi dagger at over $500. Why would a 50 -year-old dagger be worth three or four times as much as one 170 years old? A. There is a morbid fas- cination with anything associated with. Adolf Hitler. Collectors of Nazi memora- root N J and basis of all art lies in the handicrafts"; Being a renowned artist of his time and principal for ten years of the Royal College of Art in London, he sought others who would further his ideals. A Century Guild for Craftsmen was established in 1882, and an association for encouraging cottage crafts was started in 1$84, also an Art Workers' Guild. It was during this period that the Central School for Arts and Crafts came into being, • and the Royal School of Needlework was established in 1872. The Arts & Crafts Exhibition Society was formol and held its first shov,U in 1888, with Walter Crane being the first presi- dent. Not only the handi- crafts as we know them flourished, but furniture making, carving, pottery and even book binding began attracting more meaningful and dedicated craftsmen. A similar sort of move- ment began on this side of the Atlantic, in East Aurora, New York, led by Elbert Hubbard in 1895 and in 1897. Bostonians organized the first American Society for Arts and Crafts. I read just the other day where in England there is a dire need for young men to learn the art of thatching roofs with straw. Apparently W. Germany Q. Last year we purchased this chair from an antique dealer. Can you provide an estimate of its value and vin- tage? A. Your chair is an excep- tionally fine example of Vic- torian French Revival. It was made during the third quarter of the 19th century and should be worth about $500 or $600. Send your questions about antiques with picture(s), a detailed description, stamped, self-addressed en- velope, and $2 per item to James G. McCollam, 2006 Beverly Place, South Bend, IN 46616. All questions will be answered but pictures cannot be returned. there are only a very few men left who are well up in years that still carry on with this old art of roofing and un- less younger men come for- ward and learn the art, it will die. out. 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