Ontario Community Newspapers

Whitby Free Press, 5 Sep 1979, p. 11

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Pget to teach life at the 7 atIo Lithography courIseê NickNovak, (above), director of Iithography at the Open Studio print workshop in Toronto, wiIl again teach etching and lithography to Whitby and area, residents at the Whitby Arts Station this faîl. Novak recentl y returned from Italy where he taught, lithography in Florence. during July and August: Bornin'Yogoslavia and a graduate of the On tario College of>. Art, hé has been an instructor in adult and children's classes it Whitbý Arts for three years. He was instrumental in' th e setti ng up of the printmaking workshop in the converted,railwa y boxk car adjacent to the -Station Gallery. His works have been exhibited at the Robert McLaughlin. Gallery, Oshawa, during the Durham Region Printmakers exhibit, and- have been included in Open Studio exhibits organized for various galleries in Canada and the United* States. Registration for his course is September 13, at 7:30 at the Whitby Arts Station. The life '-drawing class, taught by Ashburn artist Jim Paget, at the Whithy' Arts Station has for seveni yea.rs been completely filled with occasional students beipg turned away. Considered one of' the' finest lifedrawing cla sses available, it containis students of ail ages ýand al occupations,--students, housewives, 'businessmn.en,. doctors'and even high sechool >art' tea-chers'-. and mariny return year. after year. Paget is, able,' according to former student Marlene Hilton, now a ,recogizted artist, and an award winner, at the Whitby Arts, juried show this summer, Io' inte- 'grate the 'be ginner, wi th 'the, students who hvere.ached, varYing degrees of acm ,plishment. Frequently high sehool students who show promise in art are advrised to attend the class. Despite the variety of stuidents, the class is noted for " «ifs warm and, friendly atmosphere", and,, at' the saine time, 'for its. serious approach to the work. LiVe models are pre- sent ït most classes, but occaionally P -,é'agt, will sub- stituteýa lecture or an eve- ningof working from ",an old mfaster". Paget graduatied ëm fro t Ontario College of' Art, andý. aiso, studied' Fine' Arts at Guelph Univ ers ity. He paints in oils ndwatercolors as well as drawing. ýHe has" exhi bited at the McLauighlin, Gallery in Oshawýa, The Sta- tion Gallery in Whitby* and Cedarbrae Gallery in Scar- borough. *Children's courses :in, bronze,, .pottery, shading and others On many Saturday mornings, at least twenty budding artists can be found at the Whitby, Arts Station children's classes. Dependin'. on the week, a ten year old may be soldering bronze jewellery under the eye of instructor Nancy Steele (pictured above), local artist in thatfmedium. An eight year old may watch his lump of dlay emerge into a boWl on the pottery wheel with teacher Pat Bullock ne arby, Laurel Campbell-Stark, Oshawa artists, may be demonstrating shading to an intent group. Sheets of acetate are etched by would-be printmakers taught by Nick Novak or -Malene Hilton. Two or three weeks are given to each art. The programn has been running for 6 years..Cost is $33 for ten weeks. Registration takes place Sept. 13 at 7:30 p.m. Artist-instructors wàI be' present. CUNT'D F1i<UM PAGE 1-o AtWeek Spanish note'on* Friday, the l4th, with "Costa del Sol Night" featuring Spanish dancers, a flamenco guita- rist and a^ buffet of Spanish ",food -and ýýwine for $7 a person.ý Whitby Arts invites all to "Remember in September"' and become a member of this lively centre for the arts iii Whitby-. Photob.y George Blake Di-Lisi & Florino Marketine Co. Ltd. BROOKLIN FLEA MARKET Hw.12:i1/,2!miles North f Broolin 9A.0me fo 5 1P.M. Wednesday,, hru Sunday - VENDORS WELCOME! *New 16,000 sq. ft. building * Permanent spots 'Indoor & Outdoor lotrN Overnight storage Office: ýF rank Florino Residence: Bob - Mapager' 655-4004 > >666.1 481 1

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