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A little taste of Italy
Kayla Howald
Recently the residents of Sepoy
Manor enjoyed a little taste of Italy.
Thanks to Village Pizzeria the resi-
dents were able to create their own
delicious pizzas.
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Marian Zinn created her own pizza at
Sepoy Manor. June 2015.
Sepoy residents
enjoyed a little taste
of Italy. From left:
Joyce Johnstone,
Norma Davidson,
Jim Hunter, Judy
Heggie. June 2015.
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Carman Whytock enjoys his custom pizza at Sepoy Manor. June 2015.
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In 1975, two artists from
Toronto, Ron and Bev Walker,
arrived in Huron County. They
were in the process of renovating
an old farmhouse near Blyth
when they were interrupted by a
visitor, James Roy, the director of
the newly established summer
theatre in Blyth. After
introductions, he asked, "How
would you like to start an art
gallery?"
The Walkers have been deeply
involved with the Blyth Festival Art
Gallery, from its first shows in the
basement of the Blyth Memorial
Hall to its more recent home in the
Bainton Gallery.
Ron Walker had been an Art
and English teacher in Toronto,
while wife Bev worked at Uni-
versity of Toronto in medical
research. Together they main-
tained a Queen Street studio/
loft and exhibited prints, paint-
ings and drawings in various
venues, juried shows and prom-
inent Toronto galleries. Both
worked on raising their family
and continued producing their
own art works, usually rooted in
a love of landscape. Ron special-
ized in oils and pastel with
occasional forays into other
media, while Bev concentrated
on silk screen prints and fabric
dyes.
Since 1975 the two artists have
dedicated much of their time to
the Blyth Festival Art Gallery.
They were instrumental in
making the Gallery a major
venue for art in Southern
Ontario.
When the Gallery Committee
was selecting shows for the 2015
season, it was decided to hon-
our the Walkers with a special
retrospective exhibition of their
work. "From the Beginning - the
Founders' Retrospective",
curated by Greg Sherwood and
sponsored by Lynda and Dun-
can McGregor, opens June 27
and runs to July 18. It can be
seen during theatre box office
hours, in the Bainton Gallery,
located in the Blyth Memorial
Hall.
For information on the Blyth
Festival Art Gallery, email gal-
lery@blythfestival.com or call the
Blyth Festival office at
519-523-9300.
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