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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-08-23, Page 24Page KB - The Wingham Advaaee-Timee, Auguet 23, 1138 New painting display at Blyth Art Gallery The final show this summer at the Blyth Festival Gallery from Aug. 20 to Sept. 17 features the recent paint- ings of popular artists Jo Manning and Ron Walker. The gallery exhibition opens Sat- urday, Aug. 20 with a reception at 7:30 p.m. featuring the artists and, special guests. Sponsored by Canada Trust, this show is titled "Aspects of Nature - Mythical and Otherwise". Jo Manning is a graduate of the Ontario College of Art. She began her career as a printmaker and has exhibited extensively in Canada and abroad. Currently working as a painter and deeply involved in the landscape of the Blyth area, Ms. Manning has received many international awards for her etchings. She has lectured widely on the topics of printmaking and etching, and illustrated such publications as the Catholic Sunday Miss and poetry books. Always encouraging to other art- ists, she has been active in such groups as the Canadian Society of Painters and Etchers. She won the Medal of Honor in Frechen, Germany in 1980 and her latest international shows were in Portugal and Chile. As well as pri- vate collections, Ms. Manning's work is found in many corporate and government collections including t the National Gallery of Canada in Ottawa. t Ron- Walker, currently an art teacher with the Huron County o Board of Education, was born in Saskatoon, Sask., and studied at the i Regina College School of Art, and 52 the University of Saskatchewan un- der Roy Kiyooka, Ron Bloore, Ken Locheed and Art McKay. In 1959 he received a graduate scholarship to study at the Univers- ity of Toronto where he obtained de- grees in English and art education. For eight years he taught art at ',the secondary school level with the North York Board of Education and in 1972 stopped teaching on a regular basis to devote more time to making art. His prints and drawings have ap- peared in Toronto art galleries such as Merton and Gadatsy as well as juried shows such as the Canadian Society of Graphic Art and Canadian Printmakers Showcase. In 1976, he, moved to a country property just outside of Blyth and began teaching at Central Huron Secondary School in Clinton. After a 1984 sabbatical trip to Crete where - he painted in oils, he exhibited with Artisan's Alley in London, Ontario. Mr. Walker's present exhibition at the Blyth Festival Gallery reflects a keen interest in Huron County land- scapes. His work is represented in numerous private and public collec- tions including Noranda Mines, the Sudbury Board of Education and the Art Gallery of Ontario. The Blyth Festival Gallery is open daily (except Sundays) and is free to he public. Local artists' work is also on display all , summer, adjacent to he box office with glassworks, weaving, pottery, stained glass and ther crafts being featured. For more information about activ- ties at the Blyth Festival, call (519) 3-9300 (9225). & Blyth Minor Hockey & Ringette present Terry Sumsion AT THE BLYTH ARENA SATURDAY, AUGUST 27,1988 Dance 9:00 pm m 1:00 am PRIZES FOR BEST WESTERN ATTIRE Tickets: $10.00 per person in advance $12.00 at door Tickets Available at: Ernie King's Music - Wingham Blyth Mini -Mart Susan Bromley 523-4452 Theresa Bromley 523-4516 Rosie Lee 523-4343 All proceeds go to Blyth Minor Hockey & Ringette WINTER WHEAT BOOK EARLY AND A VOID DISAPPOINTMENT STARDUST AVIATION INC. 357-2599 Bob Jamieson — Owner/Operator emminsimMOMMIE • Lko acri nVums - shifts but have more on Aug. 21. With the change to "continental” shifts, Western Foundry workers o wwork longer 044 "SA consecutive hours of time off. . Twelve-hour shifts started operating around the clock %'S:<Y..;.i."v':s-. ..3'i.'Y{,^�%:c _:m"',•SJ`.�'-.Mtc,.p*.sA".$ --.i ..,;'." v.,:,.."s /.< ¢.zu w y� __^.:+iYo7.�i•,k .,.�G��3 ALEX AND JEAN ROBERTSON of Wlngham, Sportsfest lawn d�arts conveners, flank participants Jenni,, fer Grummett and Paul Gebhardt, also of Wingham, on Sunday. • y :N. SOB RAE AND FAMILY Ontario New Democratic Party r R the Mc'Quail farm, east of Luckkow, following the opening of the new NDP headquarters rters icenter lefn Dwjun ann�obetn. Also pictured are Rachel McQuail (left), Katie McOuail (center right) and Tony McOuail (far right), 3=