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i iii i i i i i i i t i i i i i i i r r t i i i r i 1 t t r i i i t n i i i- j jl f i stouffvhlesi zsvmtrhmem thursday nok22 2007 11 si t v by hannelore volpe staff writer artist ron brown whose clock tower studio and gallery is in the heart of stouffville will have his fourth annual art show at the kathleen gormley mckay centre in downtown unionville from dec 5 to 9 mr brown who lives in markham is presenting a cross- section of works completed on travels this year through the us and eastern canada he shows the salt marshes ports and boats of the eastern seacoast as well as ontario land scapes and downtown toronto scenes he works mainly in oils watercolour and peii and ink drawings for one week he and fellow painter and former stouffville resident andrew hamilton went on the road looking for subject matter the artists call themselves the worlds only two members of the miata painters club of canada because they drive mazda sports cars he uses lively colours to bring torontos inner city alleys to life the scenes are nostalgic the artist said for anyone who has grown up or lived in toronto his original inspiration for the downtown art was albert frank now its toronto artist john joys streetscapes since it is mr browns winter show a number of snow scenes will be in the exhibition the kathleen gormley mckay gallery is at 197 main st north of hwy 7 the artists studio is at 20 freel lane in stouffville for more information call 905-597- 5083 or 4165799847 donated work in lateham draw five whitchurchstouffvule artists are donating one of their works for the lateham gallerys artsraffler the works are being raffled to raise funds for the public art gallerys pro grams in addition to monthly exhibi tions by ontario artists the gallery has family art activity days summer art education camps march break and after school art education camps plus artist talks and tours only 500 tickets are being sold at 10 each or three for 25 paintings by james bessey jennifer onlqck and ray mcneice a graphite drawing by steve noorhof and a tea pot cream sugar and mug set by jen nifer creeggan have been donated tickets are available at the gallery at 6240 mainst in stouffville or by calling 9056408954 the gallery is open from tuesday to saturday between 10 am and 5 pm 6425111 zttnam 8526711 loose rugs br0adl00m im spgr upholstery 3m scotchquard over age 55 living need a little help chats community v- home assistance i to seniors l057136596 or 18774524281 enbridge gas distribution a proud founding benefactor of york region community foundation phil mannell general manager enbridge gina rosen executive director yrcf rob parypa vicechair yrcf rosemary park chair of the york region community foundation proudly welcomes enbridge pas distribu tion as a founding benefactor of york region commu nity foundation enbridge is proud to be a founding benefactor of the york region community foundation this new founda tion shares our goal of supporting initiatives that help build sustainable and vibrant communities in york re gion says phil mannell general manager for enbridge at enbridge mr mannell continues we believe it is our responsibility to conduct business in a socially responsible way this includes engaging and supporting the communities where we live and work its part of our history and tradition since 1848 york region community foundation yrcf is a lo callyrun public foundation and registered charity that builds and manages endowment funds to support local charities and community priorities currently there are 155 community foundations across canada with 27 billion in endowed funds which in turn provided 137 million in grants last year to their local charities when philanthropic corporations such as enbridge support the community through yrcf their generosity enhances our quality of life and creates a lasting legacy for more information on the york region community foundation contact gina rosen executive director at 9059407899 or email rosenyrcfca media sponsor yrmg