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WATERimamfllCll-Wedncldny.Mayll.20|l-25 ‘ All art movement I C C I . ArtAllres stage first major publw show at Button Factory m support of local artists 31(30an until May 28. ‘ in!" ’ ‘ -‘- . Chronicle Sta!)r “The artists are so responsive to p , .W ’ E," i , it. i can‘t believe the artists coming . a; a g ‘ 0 see the quality of artists out of the woodwork," said Mur- , i" . . . - I that Art Allies is exhibiting phy. “initially I had to look under 1‘s, i y ‘ for their first major show stones and try to find where the “a; 1 ;i ’ . called Art Movement at the Button studios are. 5 “His- ‘ Factory you would have to visit a “But now they know who i am ., ’ :gifi‘a i gallery in Toronto. ' and I've built a level of trust with .3 g. I In fact some of the 19 regional the artists. and they recognize that 't‘ . r . as artists assembled for the show that l have a fairly good network in the ‘ j - i ' I" ' . kicks off this week at the Waterloo community” -. ‘ 7 '1‘ . ’ Community Arts Centre have Murphy isn't not onlyan anchi- ‘53:“ . S .. g.» \ never had a local show and had to tect of this new ans infrastructure, ‘ 5'“;- ' ”‘5“ . . x 3‘ ' ., display their work in Toronto and she believes so much in the Art , g M ’ i it; l other places to get exposure. Allies motto of “buy original” that “ii-14$" ' - g - ,' Jacqui Murphy. the driving she’s running out ofspace for it in ‘ ‘ , ‘ , ‘ force behind herown home. ‘. ‘ . Arts Allies, “ T h e r e ' s g 1 . . wants to change nothing like 3 _ . ;. . . that state of having original ~ g 5" “.3 my; l affairs by build- art in your own ,. . . '- ' g :14“ ' ing bridges home.” she said. ' 11% '1 _ J g a”; 33: between the Murphy had : : 531:3 ‘ x i 5* l local arts com- her eye on some {11" i _ ,... if. a it‘s" munity and the prized pieces 5 3 , _ i a fig 3 l high-tech sector during the i. r ‘ 7- E in hopesofcre» upcoming "g ‘ if}? r ating a mutually showcase that ii}: .i 1- 1-395 supportive cre- featured a pri- E? g; . 3",. ’ fifig ' ‘ ative environ- vate showing "55 33%.: } ment. with the tech “ 75:. . , i» l f? 1 Her group community last ' 7. M“ :5 $15.3 T; has already Saturday and a ' " '1 ,7»; ‘ ) started that by public reception 1% 3 > exhibiting works this Friday from ' "“ ', ‘1. } at Waterloo‘s Accelerator Centre 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. " - and the Communitech Hub in She doesn't want to tell any- ] Kitchener. body what her favourite pieces are ] fab‘ffju’su‘21efinzv3yafaiegggg 3:; n‘mgzz‘gtizfzgfigggg 13:; Art Allies founder Jacqui Murphy stands in front of some of the orginal work that is on display and sale from 19 region," said Murphy. who is also a already been snooping around. local artists during the Art Movement show being put on by the group at the Button Factory. .0. m partner in Tech Capital Partners and Murphy expects most of the that supports emerging high-tech artists on display will sell out the opportunity. by putting them on canvas it can "I’m getting exposure to a companies. “I don't think people highly original work all at reason- "It’s fabulous.” said Jennifer only continue the success he's had whole group of people I would realize what a strong artistic com- able prices Depencier who returned to art full~ since he almost sold out a recent never have got exposure to." munity we have. "Work doesn't sell in coffee time in the last few years "it's hard show. That's the goal. said Murphy. “My mission is to make people shops." said Murphy. “You have to to find a place to show and even “it kind of feels like there is a lit- “We’re hoping to build this aware that we do have these fabu- have your work in an environment harder to get into galleries. tle bit more support." said Hoover ecosystem that is so supportive of lnus artists right in our own back- where people are there to buy the “This is bringing a lot of great about the Arts Movement show. ‘it this creative class that people yard." work. that's why we're doing these artists into one place and showcas- feels like all the hard work is finally can’t help but come here." said She's starting to get local artists receptions. ing all of our work. and it's exciting paying off. 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