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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 16 Aug 1995, p. 16

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a‘; Industrial rockers to play The Volcano Based in London, Ont., H began as a oneâ€"man studio production operaâ€" tion but has evolved this year into a fourâ€"man "industrial menace." H was founded in 1992 by Anthony H (voice, programming, samples, drums, keyboards). With two CDs and a nineâ€"track vinyl 12â€"inch to its credit, H is no newcomer to the field. The band has o 99 se toured Canada o & three times, and %@ has traveled to o _ Chicago to flf‘ remix the nineâ€" | track vinyl H” Hln recording with Wax Trax Canada‘s newest industrial ambasâ€" sador, H, will be setting up shop at The Volcano in Kitchener Aug. 19. recording artists Die Warzau. Earlier this year, H released Stabilâ€" ity‘s End, its debut fullâ€"length CD. The disc features guest vocals by Maria Del Mar of National Velvet fame, was produced by Anthony H, and was engineered by Dan Brodâ€" beck (Morganfields, Gandharvas). After its first week of release, Stabilâ€" ity‘s End was in the top 50 on national charts. Busker Carnival takes it to the streets The Waterloo Busker Carnival will be "Taking it to the Streets" Aug. 24 through Aug. 27 with a dazzling array ot live, outdoor family entertainment. The fourâ€"day carnival will feature perâ€" tformances by jugglers, musicians, acrobats, and escape artists. Opening ceremonies will be held Aug. 24 at 6:30 p.m. in uptown Waterloo, followed by live busker acts until 11 p.m. Live busker acts will be held along King Street between, William and Erb Streets Aug. 25 and 26 from 12 to 11:30 p.m. Also on Aug. 26 beginning at 11:30 p.m., a "Late Night Adult Show" will feaâ€" ture adultâ€"oriented entertainment proâ€" duced by the buskers themselves. On Aug. 27, buskers will perform from 12 to 4 p.m., and a grand finale "Vaudeville Show" will be presented by all of the buskers at 4:30 p.m. Admission to the Waterloo Busker Carnival is free. SummeY is like a Steak _« 2 _ *4 T Lh B item at the @rand ion will recei F trhcohar‘ wmmmmgw i reele've 2980 King St. E. Kitchener Expiry August 314, 1995 â€" Valid Sun. to Thurs. _ _ _ 893â€"6570 =â€" = Eat it Ub! hanks to Ernest Muise and his partner Minh Nguyen, upâ€"andâ€"coming artists in Waterloo and surrounding area have a place to call their own. Last month, Muise and Nguyen began operating Gallery Ellipâ€" sis: A Space For Emerging Artists in the mezzanine in the Mayan Crafts store in uptown Waterloo. In doing so, they are helping yetâ€"unestablished contemporary artists to promote their work, and, at the same time, are introducing art enthusiasts to a host of local artistic talent. - "I‘ve always admired and envied the art work being produced by a lot of people in the commuâ€" nity," Muise says. "I first became aware of it through the students at University of Waterloo‘s it fine arts program, and | always felt very sad for them that they really didn‘t have their own permaâ€" _ (Wh nent space to exhibit their works. There‘s a wealth of talent, not only at the university, but in the comâ€" munity at large: And | felt someone should take a chance and give them their own space. There have been coâ€"op or artistâ€"run galleries in the past, but they met with limited success. So we felt opening a gallery as a commercial venture and running it like a business, we may have greater success." GIVING A LEG UP TO EMERGING ARTISTS By Deborah Crandall . Artists who exhibit at Gallery Ellipsis are encouraged to particâ€" ipate in other functions of the gallery. Some give inâ€"store ’rhanks to Ernest Muise and his partner Minh Nguyen, demonstrations of their work, and some make up a selection upâ€"andâ€"comine artists in Waterloo and surrounding committee that determines which works will be exhibited. Francisco Mansilla, owner of Mayan Crafts, helped to make the gallery a reality by generously offering Muise and Nguyen space in his store at a reasonable rate. "Francisco is himself a tremendous supporter of - the arts and crafts community. He had this space available, and we discussed over a period of a few months difâ€" ferent types of things that might work in here," Muise says. "He gave us a really good deal and made it possible for us to open the gallery. They‘ve been very helpful and very supportive." Muise says he and Nguyen were a bit apprehensive about establishing Gallery Ellipsis because there are a number of other galleries in the area, and because they weren‘t sure how the community would respond to the gallery‘s "contemporary" works. But, after only a few weeks in operation, the partners are encouraged by positive response from both artists and art enthuâ€" siasts. "We‘ve had numerous, numerous compliments on the gallery â€" on the space itself and the selection of works we‘re exhibitâ€" ing," Muise says. "And the artists are very happy. It‘s encourâ€" aged a lot of them to get very productive in doing their art. Many of them had gone on to other activities in order to make a living. But the fact that we‘re here and that we are moving works for them has encouraged a lot of them to really get back into proâ€" ducing their art." F Gallery Ellipsis Since the gallery opened on July 8, Muise says an average of two to three local artists per day have been expressing interest in exhibiting their works. The only criteria and artist must to exhibit works in the gallery is that he or she not be "too well estabâ€" lished." "So it really is a space for emerging artists," Muise says. CLIP AND SAVE COUPON "The selection committee is made up of artists who are presently exhibiting," Muise says. "So it takes it out of my hands and my partner‘s hands entirely, andmumhaflmw be involved in the process as much as they like to be. We have people who wish just to submit their works for exhibition and not really have any involvement (in the selection commitâ€" tee), and that‘s fine as well. Muise says Gallery Ellipsis will support local and national charitable organizations through several special events held throughout the year. o L. 4 e 6 "Essentially, what we will be doing is offering them the entire gallery space for their own art auction or artâ€"related events," Muise says. "The first such event was a photographic juried competition for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. We invited the community at Iar?e to send their photos, and all the photos that are exhibited will be auctioned at aâ€"silent auction, with all the proceeds going to the C.N.1.B. We‘re planning sevâ€" eral (fundraising) events a year. We, as a gallery» very much want to be a part of the community, and the artists themselves want to be more involved in the community." â€" The photography competition closed Aug. 14. An exhibition of the competing photos will be on display at the gallery from Aug., > 20 through Aug. 26, and silent bids will be accepted throughout the exhibition. Gallery Ellipsis: A Space For Emerging Artists, 120 King Street S., Waterloo, is open 10 a.m. to 6ng.m. Mondays through Wednesdays, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m. (ofG p.m. on Saturdays, and 12 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free. Te ow n in m awer martini‘s 1

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