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W. .7 II! “N“ “not: CHRONICLE ' Wednesday, September 2|.20ll O , ARTi act ory O O I O C O U New Waterloo Museum exhibit portrays local historical SlteS m a whole new light BYBOBVRBANAC a.“ -., , , . (fliruiiiele Stuff " ~“ “‘ " W ‘ t’ " i” - __ .. 1 ,M 5 . ____.__.‘ ,-;. W;.___._-_;~____ N . .. _ . l hen people think art they often WW 5 . :1 i don’t think architecture. but the . , D (1in of Waterloo has designated 38 ”7"” i ”was,” I unique historical buildings as places of -. ‘ 1 beauty and cultural significance " " " "‘ " ‘ . : the problem is that a lot of people are . . ‘ é . . lilinltered to buildings like the Molsons Bank M.“ i . 5 , g ' i 33%; . I at the center oi King and Erb Streets closing , ‘ -.- if"; » 1: a “’ J: E i? in on a (‘(‘l‘lltll’\ of existence. Its current . ’ , _ ‘ '- ‘ tr 3.7-.» ' .3 if , a i" ()txritpilnl. the Bank of Montreal. is doing 9/ _ _ ‘2’”? by“ a 3; A: . . . ,1 -«_. I; \ioik to preserve the bank‘s impressive , f‘ . f’ ”g3 r a” '. ‘ :7, . *5 T FF fig: :3, iamde and interior and ensure it doesn’t . > .6, 2‘ 7‘, . ~ 5'3 . , - ‘ ' ladi- into memory. hut how many people _, 7 . g i” .. ‘ . ‘ 3 .2 . ‘ if a still knowit'stht-re" ' “4 “ "'"" 2 f ‘ 'x . 3:51 fox-"kw ‘ Â¥ ’ ‘5 P " ' “ ' » 243' .1 ’ ' :35“; ’l he (2in of “alt-don once employed an » 5 f i g?“ .» ' . ff: . a “f v? - _ .1 . ”E fi‘ MEirhT‘JI‘S-‘i artist named “out: St‘liafer to help eapture .......--~ - I J j ‘5‘” W? «gm ' :3 ~’_ " *3“ ,5“ '3 '"rwz, the essence ofthese buildings. He was com. s- ‘ j l 3' _ ‘ fl ‘1' ~‘ ’ j , ‘ . ’I i in - 32’ lg? mefii iiiissioiied to paiiit art image of these struc- ' , _ 3-27 .7' n , g ' " .. ~ ' a. N. .- .~ . titres as they were added to the historical .3 k, i " I" Q ‘3 m; ' 7 :t we inventory. The paintings remain as part of II p“ v.” *" 'Z~>.â€" ' V _ ”I: . ‘ 3'- tlie eity's permanent collection. M "‘ * 1'"; 3? ‘ 1» Ii \lt ) a a . " llut while that practice has lapsed. the Deborah Pryce's acrylic painting of the Molâ€" “, . 5 5 Waterloo Museum and the Waterloo Com- 50'“ 330k. pictured right. is one of the her- ‘ > 7: 7, f g . ' , . intitttty Arts (Lentre have launched an ”399 buildings (aim-"9 in ARthac‘t(ory). : ‘. g { unique project called ARIâ€"ilacttoryl. It asked ., 2%., ii 4': lt)l"<ll artists to interpret these landmarks in it did their very own different interpretation.” . 3” .31. J tit-sh new way and protide the public with 3 Deborah Pryce. a local freelance artist for i; . " . nets perspective on tliecity's growingculturâ€" the past 20 years and a member (it an " . 1-. .tl intentory oi “hiterloo's built heritage. uptown artists collective, captured the More . gb - I “We challenged the Button Factory and mentioned Molsons Bank in an acrylic a: V its artists to tome up Wllh something. and painting called Security“! Twilight. It shows E I _ the\ just happened to he housed in one til the warm glow tillighls at the hank bringing . 5 a l not designated landmarks. " said Karen \‘.ur life to the old stone edifice. M . l denllriiili. the i tt\‘s manager (it heritage In an artist's statement on the piece she i " st'l\l( is "We had il great response. and we wrote: "(treat buildings surround us, but we \\I'll’ pleased “llli the number of artists who get so an instituted to their presence that we ' "N. paint Ipilll'll iii the proiett " often don't see the details and the beauty in \liire than it! local artists responded. them," : priiiltit in); pit-(es in all sorts of ineditiitt ()ther plt't‘c‘s that capture the eye at the -‘ troni oil on t'llllsits. to t lay and WHO ”to exhibit include a mixed media piet e by artist results of those tails for entry are now dis- Nicole Battista of the Button l-at‘tory at 25 . _ . ~ - plated at the Waterloo Museum, located at Regina si s , that uses actual buttons in her adults called Chrysalides House, Vandeannk said the exhibit \‘flll really i titii‘sltigtt Mall. from now until l-ehruary work, In her artist statement about the Button change people's perspectives of these her. with a little synopsis of the building. the “I am always Intl‘resu‘d in combining dif: Factory she said: “In this mixed media oil “itage 5m: ' artist represented and the inspiration for the {emu materials and "gunned ”f the suh- painting I wanted to capture the lively spirit ‘There is always another story and p.” v 1..“ find myselfexperimenting Wm, pattern. the building and the surrounding neigh- another layer that goes With these deSIgiiatâ€" " they (host- a building or those a site. repetition and texture." said the Waterloo hotirhood has. To express the playful nature ed landmarks.‘ she said. . and they went out and captured it in their native who has a Masters in line Ans from and nostalgia of the Button Factory; l have "We have a real range of interesting own unique way.“ said VandenBrink. “It was the university of Brighton. ineluded vintage vegetable ivory and mother buildings' ' _ a great way to inventory what we have and a the University ofWaterloo grad llN mm. of pearl buttons similar to those that might The Waterloo Museum Will extend its great way to bring it all together pleted a year-long artist in residency at 1st have been made in the building's manufac- normal operating hours. for the public to see "Not all the sites were represented. and Paul's University College. and recently luring days amongst more modern buttons the show. 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