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"We were coming up on our week as executive director of the 7 2" ' ”A“? lOth anniversary and we decided Button Factory. . ‘fig ‘ we wanted to tour tan exhibit . “It was tough because when 7 a -; : ‘ called Grand View). We literally . you’ve been somewhere like that so a. z... ‘33 . ' packed 26 pieces into my van and long and you‘ve made hundreds of if. i , saw». ‘ kept changing it from place to connections you feel like you‘re :5? at , .. I r ““" ‘1 " place." moving out of your family," said ’2“ > . ‘ i . '. ‘ - The tour went from Windsor to DiCioccio. “But it was time for me ' . 2 . 2 Simcoe, and they hung the show to move on to a new challenge." . ; ' \ . " , wherever they could get space on Roger Montgomery, president of " ’2 “ .y 15.? »_.2 .122? the trip. In one gallery fresh paint the Button Factory, said she's going 5 i " , g ' «iii. ‘ ' s1 7 _ 23;}, J, , was drying on the wall when they to betough to replace. " ‘ ‘ .__ ‘ g * ' {van showed up. Unperturbed they just “The one thing we're going to ‘ -. '2 2 .. fakii‘it» waited until it was dry so they have trouble replacing is her com- 2 a” 7 ‘2 ‘ ”'22- ' could mount the Show. passion for people and the com~ ” " ‘2 .. 2. “We arrived in Simcoe and they munjty," he said. “There area lot of were painting the gallery walls executive directors around, but not because they decided to touch all of them have the compassion for 5 them up." said DiCioccio. “We went a community organization," . . ‘afiggw , to lunch for two hours and when DiCioccio said she's had a pas- ; ' "mgmaé’figfif we came back the paint was dry sion for the arts ever since she was _ 1 ; g _ ‘ ’ and we put the show up." a little girl and the Button Factory, ‘53 I“ ‘ DiCioccio admits the people named after its historic location on ”a, _ who came through the doors of the Regina Street. helped promote that K . ( Button Factory became an extend- love affair to the rest ofthe commu- it, 7 ~ ,2, ed family for her. especially some of oily. She said she came from blue ' .; ' 2,325: the students she mentored along . collar roots and remembered how . » {$3 the way. She said 96 co»0p educa: her parents managed to scrimp 2 Y" [ion students are now making their and save for a secondhand piano ' mm contributions to the commu2 when she was l2 so she could learn 2 _ nity, and they all tell her how they to play. ‘ were inspired by the space. q've been paSsionate about The Button Factory’s former executive director Sher DiCioccio reminisces about her time at the uptown arts centre. u” they could explain their music as early as I could remem~ Although she's ended her 15-year term at the centre she said the connections she made reach deep into the com- dream in any way. I could help bet,” said DiCioccio. “I remember I mum“; ammo them keep them moving forward.” was always begging for a guitar or a ences 15 years ago when a friend So when the board thought a the leader the Button Factory need» said DiCioccio. piano and they finally gave in when asked her to volunteer some of her more permanent director was ed. fighting for funding for the proj- The connections to the arts lwas 12." expertise to a new project at the needed to runthe day-to-day oper- act that kept growing and sitting on community also extends to her The love of music and every- Button Factory. ations of the Button Factory in 1995 city hall committees to give the arts new role as an administrator at the thing she calls “artsy" has been sec- She started out writing for the there was only one choice - Sher. a voice. University of Waterloo School of and nature to her ever since. centre's newsletter put soon found "By that time we were collecting “What I’m most proud of is very Computer Science. She said the "Music has always been No. l but herselftaking on much bigger roles all these resident groups â€" differ- early on in 1993 when there were arts and culture add to the quality We always had a passion for any “It started from small begin- ent arts groups that wanted to use over 100 of us sitting in that build» of community life in Waterloo. and kind of artsy fun stuff.” she said. nings." said DiCioccio. "They said if the space on a regular basis.” said ing freezing we were talking about helps keep and retain the talent That experience helped shape you're really going to write about DiCiocci'o “They looked at me and how we wanted it to be a home for that is vital to this area. 2 her vision to provide a community what's going on you really need to said everybody seems to get along the arts,” said DiCioccio. “We want: “It's is part of the whole quality space for the local arts scene when beon the steeringoommittee," with you and we think you should ed it to be mum-disciplined â€" of life of a community to have a she join? the Button Factory. She went from the steering do it. therewere some hattlesearlyon. strongartsand culturesector.'said Whether was rooms for classes. committee to a seat on‘the execu: "I said no at first .. but my own “Should it just be visual ans or a DiCioccio. “i think that‘s what the or exhibitions for local fine artists tive, her passion for promotion of personal strengths and my back: theatre space But those people Button Factory does. ‘ or performance space for musi: the arts always cited as a reason ground were leading me that way were passionate that this should be ‘lt has writers bumping into cians, it was always meant to why she should take on a bigger “It was the arts background plus a home for all the arts and that's artists who bump into actors, and encourage local artists. role. “l thought I was just here to the business background mixed what's been driving me for l5 whole new projects get launched. 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