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www.insideHALTON.com · OAKVILLE BEAVER Friday, October 5, 2012 · 22 Bears continue on theme of iconic Canadian wildlife Continued from page 1 Artscene we thought people would really enjoy. People really respond well to wildlife. We chose subjects that involved iconic examples of Canadian wildlife," the 43-year-old said. "With the polar bear project, we want to continue that theme. " Jackson is working on the polar bear project O A K V I L L E C E N T R E F O R T H E P E R F O R M I N G A R T S Day dip. He created the moose and three wolves along with artist Steve Hudak in 2008, which have since become permanent fixtures on the grounds of the Oakville Museum at Navy Street. "We wanted to make something that was a big striking piece of public art, something that bignamessmalltheatre T H E Oakville Infiniti presents TAFELMUSIK Tuesday October 16, 8:00 pm "The Tafelmusik forces are, to my ear, matchless. There are no others quite like them." ~ KEN WINTERS, The Globe and Mail nikki wesley / oakville beaver / @halton_photog picture it bigger: Artist Bert Jackson poses in his studio at the back of Way Cool Tattoos with the maquette of the polar bear sculpture that he plans to install at Coronation Park. Dan Cooper presents JENNIFER WARNES Thursday October 18, 8:00 pm "Her voice is like the California weather, filled with sunlight. But there's an earthquake behind it." ~ LEONARD COHEN Downtown Oakville BIA presents OLIVER JONES Friday October 19, 8:00 pm "His albums are always rewarding, always beautifully recorded, always just the tonic for smooth, quiet evenings." ~ RALPH QUIRINO, www.amazon.ca with a core team consisting of Dion Chipman, George Hussey and Lorne Wood. They hope to have the piece, called the Raft of the Polar Bears, installed at Coronation Park before the ground freezes this year, to be ready for the 28th annual Courage Polar Bear Dip on Jan. 1. To date, the dip has raised approximately $1 million for World Vision's water projects worldwide. "I think the polar bear dip is a really worthy cause. They raise a lot of money for a really good cause," Jackson said. "For me as an artist, I feel the polar bear is a symbol of environmental awareness. I've always been very interested in doing a piece about polar bears for that reason, it's very topical. It's hard to see an image of a polar bear now and not think of those environmental issues." Jackson has already received the go-ahead from the Town of Oakville and has collaborated with the Courage brothers ­ the organizers of the annual dip ­ to create the bear installation. The project began about a year ago, when Jackson received funding from Courage Distributing to pay for the Styrofoam to make a sculpture for the one-day event last year. The sculpture was placed in the registration area of the dip "As it was sitting up there, everybody started to go around and taking their picture with it," Trent Courage said. "Then the idea started to come out, wouldn't it be cool if we could have some permanent structure?" Trent and his brother Todd Courage were impressed with the Styrofoam piece when it arrived. Trent said a permanent structure would help mark Coronation Park as the place of the Oakville Polar Bear Dip. See Courage page 23 Paradiso presents RIVERS Toronto Dance Theatre Saturday October 20, 8:00 pm "One of the treasures of Canadian dance." ~ The Globe and Mail NOVEMBER 3, 2012 | 7:30PM Central Baptist Church 340 Rebecca St., Oakville, ON November 4, 2012 | 3:00pm St. Simon's Anglican Church 1450 Litchfield Rd., Oakville, ON beethoven: triple concerto Mozart: Symphony #41 "Jupiter" All performances are at THE OAKVILLE CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS To order tickets call: 905-815-2021 or go to www.oakvillecentre.ca www. ww www.oakvillechamber.org w.oa w. oakville | (905) 483-6787