Village Squire, 1975-12, Page 20the staff struggle to bring large works•of
art up the main staircase.
The art classes also present problems
since there is no place to conduct them at
the gallery. In general, says Val
Greenfield, the gallery is just not large
enough or modern enough.
That's why the staff is looking ahead :o
the day when London will have its new art
gallery. The city has already donated the
land at Ridout and Dundas and now the
fund raising is on. Jan Delaney, as
Executive Director of the London Art
Gallery Association is in the centre of this
hectic activity. It is her association which is
raising the funds. Funding, she says, is
coming along well, although things such as
the postal strike do not help. The planning
committee is in the early stages of
selecting an architect.
The association has a membership of 700
families who have special films a»»d
lectures, children's art classes and b, s
tours. It provides a liaspn between the
gallery and volunteer groups.
One of those volunteer groups, the
women's committee operates a picture
rental service in which, for a remarkably
low price, people can decorate their homes
and offices with fine art without having to
lay out a major investment. There is also a
gallery shop which sells smaller art pieces.
One of the main aims of the gallery is to
try to involve the local community, Val
Greenfield says. Relations between the
community and the gallery have improved
a good deal in recent years she says.
To spotlight local artists the gallery
every year holds the Annual Western
Ontario Exhibition in May. It is a juried
show open to any artist from southwestern
Ontario. There is also the Major London
Survey of Painting, the Major London
Survey of Graphics and Photography and
next fall, the Major London Survey of
Sculpture.
With all this activity, it seems things are
likely to be hectic in the gallery even when
there aren't such extracurricular things as
art robberies.
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