Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - August 26, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba T yourself show expresses artists laments Fred Howorth left and Chris finn Are about to give their responsibility wheel a spin at the fund yourself reunion new notch in old family tree Patterson clan gathers at peace Garden for Celebration of Century by Andy Blicq Ever wondered what happened to Uncle howards clan Gladys Hammond for a year she was the driving Force behind a successful reunion of one Branch of the Patterson Clah held last month at the International peace Gar Dens in southwestern from across the continent and As far away As 151 people came july 10 for a reunion 100 years after a Homestead was established in the area by James theres nothing that ties a family together like getting together and Shar music and she but before the reunion months of preparation were the Celebration coincided with Bois Serai Norton so the Pat persons entered a float in the a granddaughter of James got the idea for a family gathering from people she knew in a neighbouring Community who had held in letters sent out to information on the family tree was solicited and included in a thick Book then sold for it contains descriptions of Home Stead life and information and Pic old and of the Many decent family blossomed much of the Early information about the Patterson family was compiled by Hammonds late the Book contains interesting anecdotes and events spanning the last 100 As shirts were made Avail Able and buttons handed out to Regis James and Elizabeth Patterson had 10 children and the family has since blossomed to about 180 defendants of which More than 160 Are still Hammond said after she mulled Over the idea she asked the local descendants of James Patterson whether they though a reunion was a Good the relatives liked it and letters were sent out to the third which were passed on to children and a committee of five relatives from each Branch of the family attended 10 meetings to organize the get prepare the Book and Send out but Hammond said the most exciting part of the preparations was a trip to Toronto where she met with some of the Patterson who live in Hammond said had she not visited the Ontario they May not have made the Effort to come i found it took a lot of Energy to carry it through to the very she the celebrations began at 1 on july 10 with this was followed by photo dinner and More socializing and who lives in said 140 of the 151 who attended the Celebration were actually consid ered to be part of the Patterson the youngest persons at the Gath ering was six weeks the oldest at the end of the relatives began asking when the next gathering will be to keep the family ties Hammond said it could be As soon As five by Dennis Kucherawy Crown and Anchor wheels and ring toss games Are usually the stuff of carnivals and but Are they Art Winnipeg printmakers Chris finn and Ted Howorth think they Are using these and other objects not usually associated with Fine Art to express the frustration they experienced negotiating a show last year with the Winnipeg Art t finn Ana Howorth were invited last summer to participate with four other Winnipeg area printmakers in a show titled artists proof at the but when the gallery told them it didst have the budget to pay for the matting an framing of their prints and that the artists had to Bear the Cost the pair efforts to negotiate a Settle an Oner by the Gal Lery to provide standardize frames which did not fit their prints the two artists withdrew from the show in leaving the other four artists still in the january the tangled web of correspondence debating the funding policies of the the Manitoba arts Council and the Canada As Well As the rights of the exhibiting have become the Core of the fund yourself exhibition on until saturday at the University of Manitoba Janet Ian Cameron bureaucratic game the site has been comically renamed the vanity Art gallery for the letters outlining the bureaucratic Tennis As Well As newspaper line the gallery All that missing is the original contract Between the artists and the City Art satirical carnival games Lam Poon the relationship Between govern arts institutions and the for the ring toss allegorically shows How difficult it is for an artist to get an the pegs at the labelled group Are straight and Long and easy to More slanted Are the one person regional and National the Peg for a one person inter National touring show has a severe while the juried biennial show Peg is broken off 1 got a group cackled one player reflecting the Lief that its All Winnipeg and Canadian artists can realistically Hope to exhibition goers also receive free kits which include an artists statement explaining the intent of the show and a headband with a triangular shape of suggestive of the Winnipeg Art gallery corporate cookies served the gallery triangles appear on the Crown and Anchor along with hearts representing the heart and cookies Are also served to visitors As a kind of Fortune pieces of paper with quotes relating to definitions of finn said he and Howorth mounted fund yourself because the Issue has never been its a Way of presenting everything to the Public so they can make their own decision about who is right or if its that finn or they can decided what the issues really lawyers for both artists and the University saw the material in the show monday and cleared satisfied it contained no libellous Only one change was of the shape of the vanity Art gallery logo which parodied that of the City the lawyers advised that it could be construed As violating copy Ernie executive director of the Manitoba arts said at the exhibition last night that fund yourself was a legitimate expression of artists its a Good show and it highlights a situation which exists in our commune he its legitimate for Art to make that social if we can keep these fundamental issues in front of the i think its Valu the Art gallery has a role beyond that of a these Are breathing artists in the Community who require tourist Alert Ron Seamark of driving from Las vegas to Winnipeg in a 1978 Chrysler with Manitoba licence is asked to Contact the nearest ramp detachment concerning an urgent weather Tow cold front worm front Winnipeg area forecast mostly sunny today except for Early morning Cloudy periods and fog High today near Clear tonight with a Low near sunny tomorrow with a High near extended weather Outlook Southern Manitoba sunny and warm Friday and saturday with possible thundershowers saturday Cloudy periods sunday with temperatures returning to near Normal readings of 23 and Northern Manitoba sunny with above Normal temperatures a few showers and cooler variable cloudiness with temperatures near Normal readings of 19 and 7 Northwestern Ontario mostly sunny with temperatures above Normal readings of 21 and 10 All 3 Days except for possible thundershowers temperatures Canada and the world rival Metis leaders agree to continue peace talks preliminary peace talks Between leaders of the two rival Metis organizations in the province yesterday led Only to an agreement for a further meeting Manitoba Metis federation president Don Milvor said Walter president of the rival Metis confederacy of and two associates did not bring a list of issues they want settled so no substantive talks could we have to have some positive things they want to Milvor adding he is confident this will happen Milvor said he alone represented the emf at the meeting in Winnipeg yesterday because he didst want to alien ate the confederacy delegation by having other federation people disputes Between former emf president John Morrisseau and Menard led to formation of the confederacy in the Spring of 1979 after Menard was expelled from the larger City Calendar dal Navert Macdonald House 61 Carlton will return to its Winter hours of operation beginning hours Are noon to 5 tuesday to thursday and group Tours must be booked two weeks in our mistake v a recipe for Jerome Carrot 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