DAC Artsletter Sept 2014

artsletter
September
2014
“to support the arts in Dufferin County and provide our members with cultural and social activities”
Attention: Opera Lovers!
Iain Scott Returns to Rosemont
On Wednesday, October 1, from 10 am – noon, at the Rosemont Community
Hall (across from the Globe Restaurant), IAIN SCOTT will return to discuss the
2014 – 2015 season of New York’s Metropolitan Opera’s Live in HD broadcasts.
These broadcasts take place on Saturday afternoons directly from the Lincoln
Centre to Orangeville’s and Collingwood’s Galaxy Theatres!
Iain Scott is one of Canada’s best-known and most popular educators on opera.
He is a brilliant presenter with the rare ability to make learning fun.
For the past 20 years, Iain has been a regular guest on CBC’s Saturday Afternoon
at the Opera and for years was a guest panelist on Texaco’s Opera Quiz from the
Met in New York. He has received wide acclaim for his teaching ability.
Iain will review the opera season, suggesting which operas are more popular and
which are a bit “heavy”, which are best for beginner opera goers, which are
rarely presented, which have up and coming star performers, and which have tunes you have probably hummed
before even if you did not know that they came from a particular opera. Iain usually explains a little about the
difference between Italian, French, and German operas and operas in other languages. Iain is very good about
answering, as the saying goes, “all those questions you had about opera but were afraid to ask”.
This is a great warm-up for the 2014-15 opera season.
Cost is $25 per person. To reserve, contact: The Martins
(Gerald or Jai Sook) at [email protected] or
519-925-6500.
Congratulations...
DAC Scholarship and Bursary Recipients 2014
This year’s group of scholarship and bursary winners is unprecedented in my experience in that it is dominated not
by visual arts specialists, but by singers! No fewer than four of our seven recipients are going on to study voice in
their post-secondary pursuits.
One of these is a familiar face, in that we have helped her in the past, but three are from the current crop of
Dufferin-based graduates. The others represent studies in dance, film and visual art, although one student is
outstandingly proficient in theatre (i.e., acting), dance and singing. It is also a pleasure to report that all three of our
Dufferin feeder schools are represented here.
Mikayla Barney
Mikayla is one of several recipients this year who has just graduated from ODSS. She is this year’s
lone visual art specialist (though she also excelled in drama) and has been very successful in that
field throughout her high school career. Mikayla has been accepted into the University of
Waterloo to study Fine Arts, with a scholarship from that institution. She will receive from us a
DAC George Shepherd Bursary.
Alexandra Brennan
Alexandra (from ODSS) is the first of our vocal music winners, and what a
terrific example she is. To begin with, her latest transcript shows a 95.5%
average, which in itself speaks volumes (awful musical pun) about her
overall capabilities. She has also had a rich extra-curricular history, including Vocal Master
Class experiences at the University of Toronto and 175 hours of volunteer work. She will be
entering the University 0f Toronto’s Bachelor of Music Degree in Performance (Classical) Voice. She receives a DAC Scholarship for Excellence in Music.
Shanelle Brown
Shanelle is this year’s exciting scholarship recipient from Westside Secondary. She is a multitalented performer who not only sings, but teaches singing as well. Her experience also includes
many contributions to Orangeville Music Theatre, including leading roles as Dorothy in Wizard of
Oz and (most recently) Sandy in Grease. One influential DAC member raved about the latter
performance (okay, it was my wife...). Shanelle has been accepted by the Randolph Academy for
the Performing Arts into its Triple Threat Program, where she will study singing, acting and dancing
for stage, film, and television. She receives a DAC Scholarship for Excellence in Theatre.
Elisabeth DuBois
Elisabeth is yet another of our stellar cast of vocal music students. She is one of this year’s ODSS graduates and many
of you will know her as the daughter of accomplished tenor Mark DuBois, who has been her voice teacher for 13
years. Elisabeth has been very active, including work for Theatre Orangeville and for the Mark DuBois Studio Singers.
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Scholarship Winners
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Her impressive resume includes the teaching of piano and voice. She has done these and
other activities while also maintaining an outstanding academic record. Elisabeth will study
music at The University of Toronto and receives a DAC Scholarship for Excellence in Music.
Rebecca Postma
Rebecca will be very familiar to many of you, most recently due to her
fine vocal performance at the May fundraiser for the Endowment Fund
at Grace Tipling Hall in Shelburne (accompanied by Mark DuBois),
where she received a standing ovation. She is a recent graduate of
CDDHS and has been studying vocal music at the University of
Waterloo. We are delighted to help her with furthering the success of those studies. She will
receive a DAC Scholarship for Continuing Education.
Meghan Van der Giessen
Meghan is another highly accomplished performer from the current ODSS
graduating class. This dynamo, whose interests also include visual art and photography, was
active in many facets of school life - from Yearbook Editor to Dance Team Captain and
Choreographer. She has also won a number of awards in dance. You may have guessed that she
will be going on in dance; this fall she will begin the York University BFA Honours Specialist in
Dance Program. To help her along her way, she will receive the DAC Arline Gorelle
Scholarship for Dance.
Nicholas White
Nicholas, another recent graduate of ODSS, has been studying film at York University.
He tells us that things have been going well and in fact is so enthusiastic that he has
been doing summer studies to more quickly complete his prerequisites, thereby
opening up more time to explore film. We are once again happy to help Nick achieve
his goals; he will receive a DAC Scholarship for Continuing Education.
Congratulations to all!
Glenn Godfrey
Chair, Scholarship Committee
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Book Early For Globe Luncheons
Luncheons at The Globe: What You Missed
May 5: Ellen Cole
Where to begin to tell you about Ellen Cole? She is a dynamo – a raconteur with a wry sense of humour and an
extraordinary breadth of experience in both the arts world and in the realm of community development. Her career
has taken her to TVO, Harbourfront, our Stratford Shakespeare Festival and the Royal Shakespeare Company in
Britain in various marketing and communications roles. At present she is the Executive Director of the Miles Nadal
Jewish Community Centre in downtown Toronto, an organization for people of all ages and backgrounds. (This is but
one of the many roles she has undertaken to foster a variety of community advancement initiatives.)
For our DAC luncheon, Ellen chose to focus on her experiences in the world of Shakespeare, specifically with The
Merchant of Venice. In all, she was involved in eight different productions of this play. As she herself said, this was
perhaps one too many. It is well known that Shakespeare companies often undertake this play with a certain degree
of trepidation. Different directors, different actors and different interpretations can produce a public response that
puts management, directors, and staff to the test. Boycotts by special-interest groups, harsh reviews and threats of
withdrawal of funds are not unusual. Ellen very graciously shared some of her experiences and her impressive
knowledge of The Merchant, and in the course of her talk she captured the hearts of all the Shakespeare lovers in her
audience.
Many thanks, Ellen.
Shelagh Roberts
June 2: Pat Burns-Wendland and Jim Lorriman
You’re in luck! The Stitches across Time exhibit opening is Friday, September 12, 7 pm, free admission, at the
Dufferin County Museum & Archives. “We are pleased to once again partner with the Scotiabank and Dufferin Arts
Council to bring this special event to you. […] The exhibition Stitches across Time will continue to Sunday,
November 9, 2014.” (DCMA Events & Activities Guide)
Pat Burns-Wendland, as well as other Dufferin County Museum volunteers organized this exhibit. Pat spoke at our
June luncheon. Part of her presentation was to tell us of draw tickets being sold. Scotiabank will match the amount
raised. At the time of this writing tickets are still available at the First St. Scotiabank location in Orangeville and at the
Dufferin County Museum & Archives.
One of the prizes is a Jim Lorriman wooden bowl. Jim is well known for his craft. Jim too spoke at our June
luncheon. His History in the Making show opens on the same evening as Stitches across Time, running until October
26, 2014. It is unique in that the McCutcheon House inside the Museum will be used to house the display.
Jim told us many stories. He obtained wood from a wharf on Front Street in Toronto. It is called Front Street because
at one time Lake Ontario came right up to this road. Just as a sidebar observation he made - if you have one of his
bowls, please use it - but not for decoration. They most certainly are a stunning showpiece though!
Thank you both for your presentations.
Lynda Bechard
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Book Early For Globe Luncheons
Lunch at The Globe
(on Highway 89 in the Village of Rosemont)
For many, September represents the real New Year, although the celebrations are much more muted than that other
New Year’s Day. Not only do we begin a new series of luncheon speakers, but it is also the beginning of my time as
the coordinator of the DAC luncheon speaker series. Not only do I look forward to working with the DAC Board, but
I look forward to all your suggestions for possible future speakers. I will still be calling upon Dick for his sage advice
and, of course, for a ready supply of jokes.
Monday September 8, 2014
Kai Liis McInnes, Painter
Kai Liis McInnes was our first luncheon speaker in June of 1993 and has agreed to begin our next series of 200
speakers. Kai Liis is an elected member of The Canadian Society of Painters in Water Colour. Her paintings have
evolved from beautiful soft watercolours of flowers to whimsical depictions of flying pigs and grazing sheep, all
inspired by her many and varied travels. She lives on a farm with an array of animals including 14 alpacas.
Monday October 6, 2014
George Bricker, Historical Re-enactor
George was born in Ottawa and now lives and works in Shelburne with his wife Elizabeth. While living in Cambridge
he got involved in reenacting, playing the role of a Confederate soldier. He now portrays people from the era of the
War of 1812. His is an avid knitter, often knitting the clothes he uses in his roles.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Pete Paterson, Photographer
Pete is the photographer of choice for Dufferin County artists because of his ability to show off their work at its best.
His recent work in the summer 2014 issue of In The Hills magazine features photos of vintage aircraft, where he was
brave enough to ride a Tiger Moth biplane in order to get the perfect shot. Other examples of his fine craftsmanship
appear in the recent publication, The Quilts of Dufferin County.
Monday, December 1, 2014
Wayne Townsend, Curator, Dufferin County Museum & Archives
By the time of his talk, Wayne will be retired as long-time Curator of the DCMA. His presentation will be on unsung
artists of Dufferin County.
Reservations
Aggie Dean has the role of Controller of Reservations. Call her (519-925-1554) to reserve your place at the table.
Please reserve by the Friday before the luncheon. If you must cancel, do so by the Saturday before so that we can
advise The Globe regarding the lunches we require. The price for lunch and speaker is still only $20.
Dan St Pierre 519-925-0493 [email protected]
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Get Involved...
Volunteers Needed!
Wonderful Opportunities to Participate in Arts Initiatives
In many ways, like when we were kids in school, summer is a quiet time for us to relax and refocus for the year
ahead. In my work with DAC I’m looking for individuals who would like to assist with the following in the year
ahead.
DACAS: I have offered to chair DACAS (Dufferin Arts Council Arts School) in the upcoming year. I am looking for
individuals who would like to assist. I hope we can find a group that will continue the best events of the past and
plan for new and exciting events in the years to come.
Intergenerational Writing Program: We completed a program at Glenbrook School this past fall with eight
enthusiastic seniors writing their story with grade seven students. Between Thanksgiving and Early December we will
be completing similar programs in three Orangeville schools. We need 24 seniors in total to participate. I have
openings for at leat 12 with the members who have already shown interest. You will commit to an introductory
session, a celebration in the school, and the actual program will be six 90 minute sessions. Once established, all
sessions will be on a very regular schedule. At Glenbrook, for example, we met at 8:45 am every Wednesday.
I hope you continue to enjoy this wonderful summer. If you are interested in the above opportunities, please contact
me. I look forward to you help and your ideas.
Ken Topping 519-925-2819 [email protected]
Spirit Touches Art, Art Touches Spirit
This is your invitation to participate in, Spirit Touches Art, Art Touches Spirit. Trinity United Church in Shelburne will
open its doors to the community to celebrate its presence as Dufferin County's finest Music Hall and Visual Arts
Gallery. The church welcomes the community to enjoy live musical performances and tour the varied in-house Art
Galleries on Saturday, October 18 between 10 am and 3 pm. We invite you to share with us your love for the Arts.
There is no cost for admission but you may wish to purchase a nutritional lunch or snack. In an effort to market our
church as a viable gallery and music hall we ask that you join us in this first ever artistic adventure.
For more information, please contact Ann McAlpine at [email protected]
We look forward to seeing you and hosting, Spirit Touches Art, Art Touches Spirit.
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...Help Run DAC
Volunteers Needed!
Opportunities on the DAC Board
The Nomination Committee is looking for one more Director for the official Board for the 2014-15 season - Chair of
Special Events. This role involves putting on a few interesting events for our members, often with the help of a
committee. These can be fun events related to the arts, or they can be fundraisers, or they can be both. In the past
we have had time and talent auctions, book sales, antique road shows, specialized DAC labelled wines, our 20th
anniversary party, etc.
We are also looking for a few volunteer members for the Ex-Officio Board. First, someone to continue the DAC blog
(www.dufferinartscouncil.blogspot.com/ ) and someone to handle our social media Facebook and Twitter
(www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Dufferin-Arts-Council-DAC/232990450055489). We are also looking for a writer to
write up the announcements for the artsletter and the e-blast system for our monthly luncheon/speaker series. ExOfficio Board members do not have to attend Board meetings (although they are welcome to do so).
To learn more about any of these roles, please call any member of the Nomination Committee for more details:
Steve Baker
519-923-6579
Dick Byford
519-925-5451
Harvey Kolodny
519-941-1516
Gary Vipond
519-941-5655
DAC AGM
Please note that since the announcement in the June artsletter, the date for the DAC AGM has been changed to
September 13.
For details of the event, refer to the insert with this artsletter.
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Artists in the Schools Success Continues
Artists in the Schools Program
What a great year for artists in the schools and also for all the children who got to experience a new form of art.
However, although we did exhaust all the funds in the Artists in the Schools Program budget, not all the schools
in Dufferin County took advantage of our program. During the upcoming school year, I will endeavour to visit
as many of our elementary and secondary schools as possible to promote our program, beginning with those
schools that are not aware of the Artists in the Schools Program.
And if they get as excited by the program as the participating schools are, then we’ll need more funds to
accommodate everyone.
So, I guess I’m asking DAC members to support our program by directing their donations to the Artists in the
Schools Program.
And speaking of donations for the Artists in the Schools Program, I hope you will all be as moved as I was by
this email I received from a parent whose children had the opportunity to work with one of our present artists,
years ago.
Hello Steve,
My children attended the Bramalea Parent Coop nursery school during the time Marnie Worry was a teacher
there. Marnie's early influence and passion instilled a love for music that would ultimately lead my daughter to a
music degree and a career in teaching.
When my daughter started her own primary teaching career, she searched Marnie out in hopes of being able to
obtain, and get permission to use her music and lyrics. Needless to say Marnie was most accommodating and
graciously passed some of her original material on to Katie. A new generation of youngsters is now learning and
enjoying the same music that so inspired my children.
Upon publishing her first book, I'd Rather be Me, Marnie sent Katie a copy to share with Noah and Jake, my
grandsons. I have since then obtained a copy for the new born son of another of Marnie's former students. I think
we've started something!
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Donations to DAC Are Always Welcome
From the New Grants Committee
In the spring, the DAC Board created a Grants Committee to oversee requests from artists and artistic groups, who
are looking for funding for new initiatives.
So far, we have received five requests in the final quarter and have granted $1,400.
The money available to grant funds to artists/artistic groups comes only from DAC members specifically requesting
their donations go the Community Projects: Local Arts Programs.
As you can imagine, DAC always receives more requests than we have money for in this budget.
So, if you feel this type of funding of artists/artistic groups is where you would like to put your support, please request
your donations be directed to the Community Projects: Local Arts Programs budget.
Until the next quarter,
Steve Baker
DAC Grants Committee Chair
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To honour this gentle, loving, giving, talented lady, I would like to make a donation to the Artists in the Schools
program as per her request.
Please let me know Steve, the best way for me to get that to you.
Thanks
Toni Price
Until the next artsletter,
Steve Baker
Artists in the Schools Program Coordinator
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Congratulations Pat!
Pat Vipond Retires
Over 200 Sweet Adelines, friends and family of Pat
Vipond, Master Director of the Orangeville Chorus of
Sweet Adelines International, came together on June 22,
2014 to celebrate Pat’s retirement from leading the
Orangeville Chorus for 35 years. Pat, a long-time
member of DAC and a significant contributor to the arts
in Dufferin County, has led the Orangeville Chorus to
major successes in international Sweet Adelines
competitions. The Dufferin Arts Council is proud of Pat’s
accomplishments and congratulates her on her
retirement.
Harvey Kolodny
(from left) Isabel Wheelwright, Pat Vipond, John Wheelwright, Jesse Isler
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Support the Endowment Fund
Dufferin Arts Council Endowment Fund
The Endowment Fund was created by your Board in 1998 to provide an ongoing means of awarding some modest
financial help to young people interested in pursuing a career in any of the many forms of artistic endeavour that we
loosely label the “arts”.
To date this fund has provided scholarships to 109 students totaling some $85,000.
By definition, an “endowment fund” pays out only the income that it earns on its invested capital. Our Fund now
has a capital base of just over $160,000 on which we are earning some $6,000 a year. Until recently a committee of
our Board has been doing its best to maximize the income from this Fund, a difficult task given our need to avoid
putting our capital at risk in an environment of very low interest rates.
As a result of a provincially sponsored matching program some 15 years ago, which required just over $32,000 of
our Fund to be managed by the Ontario Arts Foundation (OAF), we became acquainted with this independent
entity. We have noted over the years that the OAF has been providing us with an annual return that equaled or
bettered what we were earning on the balance of the Fund, while at the same time re-investing some of the
earnings, such that the $32,000 being managed by the OAF has now grown to over $40,000.
The light went on! Why not ask the OAF to manage the balance of our Fund, since that is the OAF’s mandate and
since it is doing a much better job than we are doing. So in March of this year your Board decided to make this
move and pass the management responsibility for the whole Fund to the OAF. This means that our Fund is now
locked in, giving us access only to its income, which, of course, is the nature of an endowment fund in any event.
The OAF uses professional investment managers to help manage some $70 million belonging to over 270 arts
organizations like us. We fully expect the OAF’s expertise to result in the continued growth of our Fund along with a
better annual income available to us for scholarship awards, all within an acceptable level of risk.
On behalf of the Board
Gary Corlett, Chair
Endowment Fund and Reed Cooper Bursary
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Art Beat by Jane Cooper
Beauty in War (1)
Much has been written about World War I (1914-18)
and as we commemorate its 100th anniversary there will
be much more to read about those soul-searing years of
brutality and seemingly senseless carnage. One might
ask: is there any beauty in all of this? Can the artist
salvage for us a vestige of humanity in a world of horror?
The Canadian artists who were sent to the battlefields of
Europe to record what was happening to Canadian
troops were also able to capture the emotional impact of
life at the front. A.Y. Jackson’s A Copse, Evening (1918)
coveys a chilling atmosphere – an eerie scene of dead
trees in a wasteland of shell craters and war debris with
diagonal searchlight beams in the sky. No sense of
adventure or glamour there. The warm Canadian
A.Y. Jackson, A Copse, Evening (1918)
autumnal colours, however, typical of his later work at
home, add a sense of earthy beauty to the devastation.
David Milne, the last of the important artists to join the
Canadian War Memorials (a project initiated and
vigorously directed by Max Aiken, Lord Beaverbrook)
began work in Wales, and later moved on to Hampshire
and Yorkshire. His Ripon High Street is extraordinary for
its striking colours, reddish brown and vivid blue against
David Milne, The Twins’ Craters, Vimy Ridge (1919)
the grey and khaki green of the figures thronging the
street. After the armistice he went to France and Belgium
to record the aftermath of Canada’s war effort near the
battlefields of Vimy Ridge, the Somme and
Passchendaele. In an attempt to portray “this wilderness
of war wreckage” his paintings were increasingly pared
down with fewer colours and simple lines, as in his
beautifully executed and evocative The Twins’ Craters,
Vimy Ridge (June 1919). In his autobiography he wrote:
“The earth had been torn up and torn up and torn up
again and again and from it at every step rifles and
bayonets and twisted iron posts and wire projected. …
everywhere a litter of…equipment, helmets, German,
British, and even in some places French, water bottles of
three nations, boots and uniforms, the boots often with
socks and feet in them…and over all, the sweet, sickish,
but not offensive smell of death”.
The poetry of the Great war was no less confrontational,
unsparing in its graphic images of trench warfare, clumsy
gas masks and shell holes filled with muddy water, blood
and body parts. Wilfred Owen’s vivid description of the
wounded soldier in the wagon defies all attempts to
idealize the bitter conflict: “White eyes writhing in his
face / his hanging face, like a devil’s sick of sin / If you
could hear / at every jolt, the blood / come gargling from
the froth-corrupted lungs / …” (Dulce et Decorum Est).
There is nothing sacred, or glorious, or dignified here.
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Art Beat by Jane Cooper
Rain
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Like Owen, Edward Thomas was killed in the war. His
poems were more reflective and melancholic, as in Rain
(see inset) but no less realistic. Other poets worthy of
mention were Siegfried Sassoon: (”Dark clouds are
smouldering into red / While down the craters morning
burns. / The aging soldier shifts his head / To watch the
glory that returns…); Rupert Brooke: (“If I should die,
think only this of me / That there is a corner of some
foreign field / That is for ever England…”) and Herbert
Read: (“His aching jaws grip a hot parch’d tongue / His
wide eyes search unconsciously”)
What do these paintings and poems say to us about
beauty? Are they statements about the human condition?
At its best? At its worst? Is there a lasting truth in their
beauty?
As Keats expressed it in his Ode to a Grecian Urn:
When old age shall this generation waste,
Thou shalt remain in midst of other woe
Than ours, a friend to man, to whom thou say’st,
Beauty is truth, truth beauty – that is all
Ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.
More to come on “Beauty and War” in the next issue.
Please send your comments and suggestions to Jane
Cooper, email: [email protected] or 519-9252560.
Rain, midnight rain, nothing but the wild rain
On this bleak hut, and solitude, and me
Remembering again that I shall die
And neither hear the rain nor give it thanks
For washing me cleaner than I have been
Since I was born into this solitude.
Blessed are the dead that the rain rains upon:
But here I pray that none whom once I loved
Is dying tonight or lying still awake
Solitary, listening to the rain,
Either in pain or thus in sympathy
Helpless among the living and the dead,
Like a cold water among broken reeds,
Myriads of broken reeds all still and stiff,
Like me who have no love which this wild rain
Has not dissolved except the love of death,
If love it be for what is prefect and
Cannot, the tempest tells me,
disappoint.
Edward Thomas, 7 January, 1916
Anthem for a Doomed Youth
What passing-bells for those who die as cattle?
—Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
No mockeries for them from prayers or bells,
Nor any voice of mourning save the choirs, The shrill, demented choirs of wailing shells;
And bugles calling for them from sad shires.
What candles may be held to speed them all?
Not in the hands of boys, but in their eyes
Shall shine the holy glimmers of goodbyes.
The pallor of girls’ brows shall be their pall;
Their flowers the tenderness of silent minds,
And each slow dusk a drawing-down of blinds.
Wilfred Owen (1893-1918)
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Coming Events
Hasner and Barry Young, showing horse-themed pieces
created for this event as well as original paintings,
sculpture, pottery, photography and works in wood
which are not horsey at all! During Culture Days, on
September 27, Barry Young will be demonstrating wood
turning between 10:30 am and 4:30 pm. Special
Opening Night Preview and Silent Auction to benefit
C.A.R.D. September 13. For information on and
invitations to this event please email Diana Hillman:
[email protected]. www.silvercreekcaledon.com
September 8
Globe Luncheon
For more details, see page 5.
September 12 - November 9
Stiches across Time
The Dufferin County Museum & Archives is pleased to
present a national juried exhibition of fibre art works
inspired by a new selection of six historical pieces from
the museum’s extensive collection of artifacts. Opening
Friday, September 12, 7 pm. For more information:
www.stitchesacrosstime.com.
September 20 – 21, September 27 – 28
10 am - 5 pm each day
Open Studio: Kathryn Thomson
Beautiful, brightly coloured blown glass bowls, vases and
wonderful sandblasted sculptural work fills this eclectic
studio. 14 km west of Orangeville on County Road 109
to 23 Grand View Rd., Amaranth. For more information:
519-928-3155 or www.headwatersarts.com.
September 12 - October 26
History in the Making
The Dufferin County Museum & Archives presents a
show of works by woodturner Jim Lorriman focusing on
the history of the woods used. Opening Friday,
September 12, 7 pm. For more information:
www.dufferinmuseum.com.
October 6
Globe Luncheon
For more details, see page 5.
September 13
DAC AGM
For more details, see insert.
September 20, 21, 27, 28 and October 4 & 5.
10 am - 5 pm daily
16849 Kennedy Road, Caledon.
Silver Creek Arts Project 2014
2013 winner of Headwaters Artisans of the Year and
nominated for Best Heritage or Cultural Event of the
Year. Established in 2008, Silver Creek Arts puts on
several shows a year in different locations in Caledon, the
Headwaters area and the GTA. This artists' collective
offers an interesting fusion of contemporary art and craft
displayed in heritage settings. Every artist brings a high
degree of technical excellence and a highly individual
view of the world to his or her work. Their art might be
quirky, moody, irreverent, funny, thought-provoking or
serene, but it's always well done. This year we are
delighted to present The Year of the Horse as part of our
Annual Open Studio. Hugh Russel, Gail Prussky, Susan
Powell, Rosemary Molesworth and Diana Hillman will be
joined by special guest artists Ellen Cameron, Rosemary
October 18, 10 am - 3 pm
Spirit Touches Art, Art Touches Spirit
For more details, see page 6.
October 24, 7 pm
Dufferin Circle of Storytellers
The Dufferin Arts Council & the DCMA bring together an
evening of tales by the Dufferin Circle of Storytellers.
Share in the stories that range from historical to witty,
cheeky to heartfelt. The Storytellers know how to get the
tales told and musical guests often join in. Admission:
$10 – available in Booklore in Orangeville, Jelly Craft
Café in Shelburne and at the DCMA. For more
information: www.dufferinmuseum.com.
October 25, 8 pm
Caledon Chamber Concerts
The first concert of the 2014-15 season features the
Western Collective (viola, clarinet and piano). The
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Coming Events
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concert takes place at St. James' Anglican Church,
Caledon East. Tickets are $30 for adults and $15 for
students 16 years and under, and may be ordered online
at www.caledonchamberconcerts.com. Tickets are also
available at BookLore, Howard the Butcher and Forster's
Book Garden. For information call 905-880-2445.
finest artists and master craftspeople of Dufferin County
and beyond. All this is nestled into an ambiance of
history and culture at the Dufferin County Museum &
Archives. Come experience it again and take some
of that spirit home with you! Admission: $3. For more
information: www.dufferinmuseum.com.
November 23, 2:30 pm
Caledon Chamber Concerts
November 3
Get into the Christmas spirit with a presentation of
Globe Luncheon
Handel's Messiah by the Georgetown Bach Chorale and
For more details, see page 5.
Chamber Orchestra. The concert takes place at St. James'
Anglican Church, Caledon East. Tickets are $30 for adults
November 15, 10 am - 5 pm
and $15 for students 16 years and under, and may be
November 16, noon - 4 pm
ordered online at www.caledonchamberconcerts.com.
A Trio of Artists
Tenth Christmas season open house featuring Joyce Buck, Tickets are also available at BookLore, Howard the
Butcher and Forster's Book Garden. For information call
Jill Sadleir and Fiona Logan. A fine selection of stained
905-880-2445.
glass, paintings, sketches, greeting cards, jewellery and
spiced pomanders will be for sale. Experience the
November 29, 10 am - 5 pm
creativity in the relaxing atmosphere at 'Meadowside',
995725 Mono Adjala Townline (1.8 km south of
November 30, 10 am - 4 pm
Rosemont on the east side, below the 30th Sideroad).For 'Tis the Season: 2014 Show and Sale
Kai-Liis McInnes and friends present a selection of handmore information: Jill at 705-434-3283 or
crafted items including: paintings, cards, alpaca products,
[email protected].
stained glass, jewellery, hand knits, silk scarves, leather
products and much, much more. Location is the
Friday, November 21 to Sunday, December 7
Rosemont Community Hall (located across from The
10 am - 4 pm each day
Globe Restaurant at the intersection of Highway 89 and
11th Annual Holiday Treasures Arts & Crafts Show &
Sale
the Mono Adjala Townline, between Airport Road and
Holiday Treasures is just that. It is an opportunity to buy County Road 50). For more information, contact Kai-Liis
stocking stuffers, gifts for the hard to buy for, things that
at 519-925-0421 or [email protected].
intrigue or a little something for yourself. Here you can
find everything from cookies to art and craft made by the
Do you have something to say about the arts?
Submissions for the Art Beat page are welcome. Write an article on music, dance, theatre, fine art, crafts,
literature...or send your poems or short stories... Please limit your piece to 800 words (less if you are including
illustrations) and send it to Jane Cooper ([email protected]) or Caroline Mach (forestmanager@
dufferinmuseum.com) at least two weeks before the next artsletter deadline of November 1, 2014.
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www.dufferinartscouncil.com
Used Stamps
Dufferin Arts Council
Key Co-Ordinates
Since 1980, Oxfam has raised over $300,000 for
their projects in the Third World - projects such as
secondary education for girls in Ethiopia and
farm and rural development in Peru, Chili
Namibia and Cuba. If you care to prepare your
stamps before delivering them to me, please leave
about ¼” around each stamp. Complete
envelopes with special postmarks from other
countries are also welcome. Stamps are sorted and
packaged by volunteers, sold by mail order or
auction at stamp shows and fairs. All labour is
volunteer! Thanks for your continuing support.
Mailing Address:
Dufferin Arts Council
150 First Street, R.P.O. Box 21052
Orangeville, ON L9W 4S7
Website:
www.dufferinartscouncil.com
Membership Inquiries:
Jayne Stanley
[email protected]
Janet Byford
Board Members 2013-2014
Ex-Officio Board Members
President
Executive Committee (acting)
Vice-President/Artist Support
Ken Hall
519-925-4003
Secretary
Ken Topping
519-925-2819
Treasurer
Pina Di Leo
647-389-2568
Past President
Harvey Kolodny
519-941-1516
Artists in the Schools
Steve Baker
519-923-6579
artsletter/website Caroline Mach
705-435-1881
[email protected]
Endowment Fund/Reed T. Cooper Bursary
Gary Corlett
519-925-6406
Excursions
Deanna Mircheff
519-941-7677
Special Events
vacant
Luncheons/Speaker Series
Dan St Pierre
519-925-0493
Membership
Jayne Stanley
519-925-5361
[email protected]
Scholarships
Glenn Godfrey
519-941-9610
Endowment Fund/Reed T. Cooper Bursary
Anne Laurier
E-mail Service
Linda McBurney
[email protected]
Excursion Reservations
Pat Vipond
Joyce Kolodny
DACAS
Ken Topping
Luncheons/Speaker Series Reservations
Aggie Dean
Luncheons/Speaker Series Support
Lynda Bechard
Correspondence Service
Susan Parker
Janet Byford
Social Media
vacant
Community Outreach Co-Ordinatoar
vacant
705-435-2624
705-466-6442
519-941-5655
519-941-1516
519-925-2819
519-925-1554
519-942-2964
519-942-9744
519-925-5251
Deadline for next issue: November 1, 2014.
Publications Mail Agreement Number: 40045346
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