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24 . wueuoo CHRONICLE - l'HURSDAi N()\/LMBl-;R 24. 2016 f ,. â€"â€"â€"7â€"â€"~ v_. ~- â€"â€" fl f V? â€"fi An inspiration to be creative . O O 0 Up Town Gallery celebrates 10th anniversary with specml celebration show 811 L0: ill-mac o in the collective have inspired him Chmmdc $wa to step up his game and explore new " "’i'f’ 'ii” ' ' ' "’ vistas in his oil painting. it art gallery in the middle of a > “With all the great work on dis Adowntown mall might sound . 7 ' ° ° _ play. it elevates you to want to a little out of the ordinary. , , achieve better,” said Mullin. “it's an And there is nothing ordinary \ ‘ ._-, ' 5 incentive to be creative and to try about the UpTown Gallery in The \ ‘ 'F ‘ 2 new things" Shops at Waterloo Town Square in .; ‘ _ f ,. ; Hiller said it's done the same for the city core. " ’ ‘ m g her since she retired from teaching Since artist Podi Lawrence, 0: . a , y a, an in 1998 and has pursued it as a famous for her paintings produced ' ’ - gt " v. j? personal passion ever since. for the annual UpTown Waterloo . "‘ . . N 7 f "When i retired in ‘98 i thought Jazz Festival, was approached to set ' ’i t ' ' .l_“.".. i 2; now i get to do my own an; said tip an ans space in the redeveloped ') ‘ ‘ K,- ' a; Hiller, who is alsoa painter "I did an mail a decade ago, local artists have . fl " works along the way. but it was mostâ€" also found a home in the city‘s comâ€" k' - g lyas demonstrations tor teaching. mercial core f““f“ , _, -. ' 7 , _ "i never had the time and energy "She was doing some art dem- ”53”. 4 '_ ‘ f "7 to do it on myown. nowl have.” onstrations out in atrium here and ' »- . ’ 1; Hiller points to some of the mall management saw that she was 5: . streetscapes she's captured of liesâ€" attracting a lot of attention,” said peler. with the familiar recycling blue Mary Lou Hiller, a longtime mem- boxes giving itasense ofplace. her of the artist's collective that has 'That's why I called it urban formed around the surprising store- decor,’ she said with a laugh.” front space. “They asked her if she a". The gallery space is much bigger would like to have an empty store- "" m that one would suspect upon first front to work in for a while. and she entering Down the hallway that asked a couple of artists to join her displays select works are two other and it all grew from there.” show spaces. At the back of the gal» Now more than 24 local artists lery is a teaching area filled with have joined together to show their some ofthe work of the students who works in a variety of mediums, each have participated in the three differ? taking turns on staffing the space. ent clam the gallery's artists ofler. they’ve all become “pens on each The UpTown Gallery at the Shops at Waterloo Town Square marked its 10th anniversary last Friday with a special Getting the next generation inter» ”(her-s wom' presenting ”as. bios show called Celebration. The works of the gallery‘s 24 local artists will be on display for sale until January. ested in art and developing their tal- for people interested in purchasing a “A" w” "l" mm ents has also been another way to get piece or finding out more about the holding art classes and other events way to show some pieces, but they’ve The focus is also on local artists. the gallery’s name out in the com- originator of each art object. to bring people in. made it work while also giving mern- Miller said it is difficult for them to munity. Miller. a retired local high school The latest was their 10th anniver» bers of the public ideas about dis find places to show, and this allows "Those classes are pretty popular arts teacher and one of the execu» sary celebration last Friday night that playing some of the pieces that they them display locally instead of hav- and we have a lot of children signing rive members who has helped build included displays of works from each purchase. ing to go to other centres to get their up," said Hiller. the gallery‘s exposure, said it started of the contributing artists. “it's great for smaller pieces and worked noticed. The gallery has extended hours out organically and has since found “Anything we do in here we have we've got plenty of space for the William Mullin, comes in from during the Christmas season and has a way to sustain itsell That's not to do ourselves,’ said Hiller, as felr smaller pieces,’ said Hiller. “That's Stratford to show his paintings. and that unique piece orgiftfor someone always easy to do for an arts group low artist William Mullin pushed a helped us get a wide variety of am said he was grateful for the oppor- special. A lot of the artists also pro? In today's funding climate, but it's wet mop around the back hallway to ists.’ tunity. duce holiday cards for people look been helped by the fact that all the keep things ship shape. "We all had That includes gallery members 'Without it we wouldn't have as ing to send something different this members have a collective stake in in come in and put this wall up. and who produce mosaics. stained glass, much of: chance to show our work. year. the success olthe gallery we did the lighting and repainting jewelry and paintings in various and places to do a show.“ said Mul~ A sample of the artists' works. They've also worked at it. build because it was lime green when were styles, as well as gifted photogra- lin. “Some of us only do a few shows. and their biographies, are available mg special displays, (hanging how first came in,' phers who will make you question if so it's great.’ on the UpTown Gallery's website at shows are lit and mounted and by Shelving might not be the ideal itsaphotognphw oradrawlng Mullin also said the other artists www.uptowngallerywaterl(m.com. 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