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Located in Waterloo By Terry James Frank Zoinai of Taraleigh Investments Ltd., in Waterâ€" loo, looked around his office and decided that he had a lot more wall space than he really needed. What could the empty walls be used for? An idea came to him. He could use the walls: to disâ€" play paintings and turn his office into an art gallery. The gallery would further art and culture in the comâ€" munity and give local artists a place to show their works. On Saturday, June 12. this thought became reality and the Taraleigh Gallery openâ€" ed its doors to the public. The gallery is situated in the office of Taraleigh Investâ€" ments Ltd.. 35 King Street North, Waterioo. "And that is how it all came about," said Letitia Dator as she finished exâ€" plaining the origin of the gallery. Miss Dator. an artist and ceramics teacher, is the art director for the new gallery. She has a Bachelor of Arts in art history from the Uniâ€" versity of Hawaii as well as a Masters degree in fine arts. ‘"We want to be able to show our local artists what other artists are doing as well."" she said. â€" The American Continentâ€" al Circus from Califorma is coming â€" to _ Waterloo _ on Thursday. â€" Julvy 15 Miss Dator explained that the gallery intends to try to feature a different artist every month. Most of the artists will be local but the occasional artist will be brought in from outside the community. Performances _ will _ be held at 2 pm. and 8 p.m at the Seagram Stadium Miss Dator has not experâ€" ienced any trouble in findâ€" ing artists for the gallery. ‘*Many of the artists have contacted us â€" themselves. We are interested in any local artist who has done enough work to put on a The circus comes to Waterloo n _â€"â€"7â€",,, MONDAY to SATURDAY u/li!l B qq 9 a. m. to 10 p.m ¢ BR NY s =VC «VYA SsUNDAYS Art gallery features local artists‘ works _ 50 Westmount Rd. N westmount place pharmacy 578â€"8800 westmount place pharmacy OPEN ... 7 DAYS A WEEK We honor ... DV.A.. Blue Cross, Green Shield â€" and _ Welfare Drug Plans. By the way we deliver show,‘‘ she said. When Miss Dator uses the word local, she is referring to the area surrounding and including Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" loo, Gailt, Guelph and Camâ€" bridge. "There are a large numâ€" ber of artists in this area that are known and probably there are more who just do their work at home and never show it,""‘ she said. "It is this undiscovered, littleâ€" shown artist that we would like to see using our gallery." Miss Dator has often bumped into artists when she is looking for something else and she keeps their names on file. The gallery does not speâ€" cialize in any particular form of art. ‘"*A couple of people have suggested to me that we should specialize in someâ€" thing like wildlife but we do not intend to specialize in any area," said the art diâ€" rector. "In a way we are already specializing because we cater towards original Canadian art and Canadian signed graphics." Not many people have visited the gallery since its opening and Miss Dator beâ€" lieves this is probably due to a lack of extensive adâ€" vertising. If it rains the cireus will be held in Waterioo Arena. This month the gallery is featuring the works of two artists. David _ Charles Grainger, a local artist and teacher at the Doon School of Fine Arts, is showing five of his wildlife scenes. Miss Dator said Grainger always makes it a point to know his subjects well and his water color of wild birds include the kingfisher and the humâ€" mingbird. One of Grainger‘s paintâ€" ings shows the side view of a The cost is $1.650 for children _ and _ $3.00 _ for adults. Tickets can be purâ€" chased at the door one hour â€" beforeâ€" eachâ€" show 11 a m. to 9 p. m and HOLIDAYS Waterloo small bird perched on a limb. ‘"Mr. Grainger told me that he had to paint the bird from this side bechse it had a broken wing and he had put a splint on it,"" said Miss Dator. Other artists displaying their works include Judith Komer, landscapes in oil; A.V. Schwartz, oil paintings:; Alma Kudoba, nature scenes; L.E. Hoffman, nostalgic paintings; Barry Barnett, acrylic painting and oil crayon: Andy Vadasz, oil paintings: Roberta Gerland. West Indian bird batiks, salish weaving and pen and ink drawings; Pamela Hill, animal scenes; and Roseâ€" mary Grant, line prints. Miss Dator also displays some of her own ceramic works. She specializes in free form platters, and functional pieces such as bowls, mugs and casseroles. She taught ceramics in Toâ€" ronto before coming to Waterloo. The second featured artist is André Turco, a French impressionist. â€"His works are being displayed in the downstairs â€" gallery â€" until July 1. Miss Dator is busy planâ€" ning for the fall showings. Has she any future plans ? A large mural depicting a Spanish town is as interestâ€" ing as the paintings in the gallery. The mural was done by A.V. Schwartz and decâ€" orates the stairwell. ‘"Having just opened up, no. We are really lucky to have it at all and I‘m not aspireng to change it." she said. "I‘d like a few small changes such as some stands to show sculptures but you certainly can‘t call that a big plan." Proceeds from the circus will go to the Waterloo Siskins Jumor B Hockey Club and the Waterloo Chippers Athletic Ctub. 480 WASHINGTON STREET SALEM, ONTARIO (519) 846â€"0282 40 1TEND TWe / <0 A AN R ',\GPM' > JULP,?G a The gallery is open from a.m. until 3 p.m. Special the gallery can be arranged Monday to Friday from 10 appointments for viewing by calling during the day. ~ Letitia Dator, art director of the Taraleigh Gallery in Waterloo, displays one of her ceramic free form platters. Behind her is one of the primitive Salish weavâ€" ings that are presently being displayed in the gallery OJ ’G 2 ) 2400 4 o. + > 7 0o 3 % 8y Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, July 14, 1976 â€"Page 17 This Week Wednesday July 14th TOPIC: ARE TODAY‘S YOUTH BEING SPECIAL GUEST LET‘S TALK â€" BIBLE _ JOIN HIM EVERY SECOND WEEK ON...... REPEATED THURSDAYS From 6 to 7 P.M. A NEW TV PROGRAM WITH ANSWERS FOR YOU GRAND RIVER CABLE TVâ€"12 WEDNESDAYS â€"From 10 to 11 P.M. 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