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WATERIDO cm1m0Wodnad-y. November 10. 2010 . to BOXBd in O I Second-year art show presents work of 20 artists from across Waterloo Regwn BY WWW Special to the Chronicle ‘W W X I j ‘ w - . A an“, bred-media anist Cathy Farwell has “2"" ‘ " ' ‘ “" ' A ' M heard it said that a well-organized 7. .â€" . , . . .. ‘ artist is somewhat of an anomaly. .- , She doesn't mind being an anomaly. r'-,â€"‘ ‘ ., ' ' Farwell is founding organizer of Box 10. I, . an artist<run event showcasing original work . ' " created by local artists. This weekend, the _.._ _ t If". .; old Breithaupt Block heritage factory build- .. _ a: ' ‘ f ," ing will be transformed into an art exhibi- “2-5 . ' tion space, making it the second annual Box 7: - 3;; event, after the resounding success of Box 09 » & last November. YAMAHA 5! Bl ’ _,. ‘ “Last year, we hosted the first Box Art 4? " UL [PARS V show and sale in the Boehmer Box factory. “- ’ - A, ' ‘ ‘ and l was amazed beyond expectations by ' - the community support." said Farwell, sit- . * ,. ' , . ' ting in her sunlit studio on the second floor ‘ , I , ' . of the old Boehmer Box building. “The N -_ no 1' ‘ excitement around Box was really quite con- ‘ ' tagious, and for that reason we felt confident T in taking it regional this year.” - ' Box 10 has nearly three times the number ' of participants compared to last year. as a . group of 20 artists will be exhibiting and sell- , ‘.‘ C -' ing their work in a variety of media. \. ' . _ “lamsothrilled.Wehavepainterswork- ‘v‘ - I . _r ‘- .,. , ~ m ing in encaustics. acrylics and oils, print- ’ \g ' ‘ 7 . ' ' ‘ ' ' , . ' makers. mixed-media, photographers and ’ , 1 ‘ v » " ' _ ' one sculptor." Farwell said, beaming with ' ~- ‘ \ pride. . . ‘ _ _. “They're all from Watei' K) Region. rang- ' ' .- a. ‘“m [m $233123; fgsgegghgiitigiegl: 2:23;]: Work by local artists sudi as Mark Walton, whose work is shown above, will be part of the Box 10 art show. W70 “WWW arts in this area.” In addition to hosting an art show and indeed. Box 10 offers a unique and wel- an artist, but from a very business-like per- All 20 artists were juried in by artist lane sale, Box 10 has added an educational com- coming opportunity for visitors of all ages to spective." Farwell concludes Buyers, Robert langen Art Gallery curator ponent. On Saturday Nov. 13 at noon, Sonia learn about the visual arts in our oommuni~ “I'm continually considering ways to Suzanne Luke, and Cathy Brothers, guest Lewis, CEO of The Kitchener Public library. ty. Farwell believes using the old factory as a bring in new guests, and trying fresh ideas to curator for Box 10 and executive director-in- will present the history and times of the Box venue for Box artists to exhibit and sell their change it up. residence for this year's charity partner, 10 venue, complete with old photographs. work presents an inviting atmosphere for “So in regards to artists having a reputa- Capacity Waterloo Region. Their site, BoXArtShowca. says the facto- arts discussion and information sharing. tion for generally not being well»organized, 1 "People who came out to Box last year ry was originally home to The Dominion “The moment I saw (the Breithaupt guess I am that anomaly.“ really liked the unique approach we were Rubber Company and Merchant's Rubber Block), i thought, ‘This would be perfect for taking. and word got around to other peo- Company, and is now being developed as Box 10!" said Fame". 5; a.” ngjggfig 33;; . pie,” says Farwell.-“So we found it very easy the Breithaupt Block. A free tour of the fac- "The venue. heinga factory. is not intimi- fig: "“' é -* ”“' a, " :- ‘ " fl .. this year to get community partners on torywill follmv. dating in itself as it is neither an art gallery he?” ,2 Z.“i,"‘fԤ;fi.".£5,372? Q. .321?"er it! board. It's that old thing where you get a few On Sunday Nov. 14 at noon, well-known or someone’s home. it’s a common meeting _ 3’"? 4‘ ' '3 j i "" -' ’3. people supponing you, big-name business- painter and associate professor of fine arts area. so that defuses things right away. its 5‘" .. 7 . ' _’ fSe,g“.g:?§’~V-fi’¢ es with reputation supporting your cause, at the University of Waterloo, Doug Kirton, about as industrial as it gets. But the most 3‘- 7" 1 if”: “3"“; fig 3; and then things start snowballing beautiful will host an hour»long open critique session rewarding part for me is the people and col- . , ' V * J 1:1,! ly. That’s the big difference this year, we’re up on the Box 10 artwork. Senior art students laborative spirit of the event." ‘ 1,; ' ' ,- 7 g _ . ' . ‘ " V ;':fil'r,-‘;%§jt‘. to 13 sponsors. four donors. and 80 volun- and teachers from secondary and postsec- Clearly. Box 10 is a model based on * an“, I” 1 ‘ V w It“, 1&2 gi teers. it's become a huge undertaking. and ondary institutions are invited to partici- working together. “I think what makes this we; .. , “CH... ,r 13:: figmg 3“ 1m essentially mnning it out of my house.“ pate. along with the general public. show different is that I’m approaching it as ‘ awe. . m “2.4M bum . w , ;::. "-,¢.s"= 2} ' ’ ‘ he” ,~ " VHIGH QUALITY EASY LOCK 8mm DROP LOCK 10 MIL AC 4 , BERBER LAMINATE LAMINATE INCLUDING 2 MIL NOISEVBLOCK UNDERLAY ' A t ”:4, ‘1 _ C ' . I ’ 352' a! " il~l7‘99 «Hit "turggc .;’i irm‘1a99‘m’ _ ‘ . ‘ ' r 4 SIMPSONS FLOORING '0“!!th ‘ , m ” ”mammals;- ‘.