Oakville Resident to Be Honoured As Pioneer Amateur Film Maker
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30 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday September 20, 2006 www.oakvillebeaver.com Halton Museum fundraiser Saturday The Halton Museum Foundation kicks off its Halton Region Museum, located in Kelso Oakville resident to be eighth year of the Hearthside Dinner & Music Series Conservation Area in Milton. Proceeds will go on Saturday, Sept. 23. towards the construction of a new Artifact Centre to The series will feature an evening of food and house the Museum’s 35,000 artifacts. honoured as pioneer great jazz in the historic Hearth Room at the Halton Doors to The Hearthside Dinner & Music Series Region Museum. Mood Indigo performs a mix of on Sept. 23 open at 6 p.m., with dinner at 7 p.m. fol- light jazz and pop sung by Monika Burany accom- lowed by Mood Indigo’s performance until 11 p.m. amateur film maker panied by Brent Setterington on keyboard and Peter Tickets cost $45, and are available by calling the Smith on sax. Museum at 905-875-2200 ext. 21. Advance sales John Straiton, long regarded as a The Hearthside Dinner & Music series is one of only. pioneer in Canada’s independent ani- the fundraising initiatives that the Halton Museum For more on Hearthside evenings and other spe- mation scene, is in Ottawa showing Foundation has developed to support the second cial events, visit Halton Region’s Website at eight of his short films at this week’s phase of a multi-phase improvement plan for the www.halton.ca/museum/. 30th annual Ottawa International Animation Festival. “I’m being presented as a pioneer of The Regional amateur film-making in the world,” said Straiton, 84, a retired advertising executive who counts filmmaking Municipality of Halton among his artistic endeavours. The others include painting – he’s Expropriations Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. E.26. donated paintings for Oakville Symphony Orchestra raffles – and mak- NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL ing his own family Christmas cards. He has also written a book titled Of Women TO EXPROPRIATE LAND and Advertising in 1984 about the psy- chology of advertising to women. IN THE MATTER OF an application by The Regional Municipality of Halton for approval to Straiton’s films will be shown on expropriate the lands as described here in and being in the Town of Milton, Regional Thursday and Saturday at the National Gallery Auditorium. Municipality of Halton, registered in the Land Registry Office for the Land Titles Division of “A pioneer in the Canadian inde- John Straiton Halton Region (No. 20), for the purposes of construction of Regional Road No. 7 (Derry Road) pendent animation scene from 1964 to (1982). from Regional Road No. 4 (James Snow Parkway) easterly to Ninth Line and works ancillary 1987, John Straiton’s technically inno- Straiton was recently discovered by thereto. vative films explore depictions of psy- Chuck Gammage, another local anima- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that application has been made for approval to expropriate a fee chology, sexuality and myth,” wrote tor. Patrick Jenkins in ASIFA News, a trade simple interest in the lands described as follows: “We met at a Christmas party and I magazine published by the Association loaned him a tape of my films. That led 1. Part Lots 10 and 11, Concessions 5 and 6, (Trafalgar) New Survey, Town of Milton, Internationale du Film d’Animation. to a showing of my films in Toronto Regional Municipality of Halton, designated as Parts 1 through 6, inclusive, on Plan “Now age 84, Straiton has produced where they caught the attention of 20R-16615, being Part of PINs 24940-2718, 24936-0084, 24940-0072, 24940-0075 and an astonishing body of short animated Patrick Jenkins, an animator and films using animation techniques like 24937-0006, respectively; writer, who took me on as a project and plasticine, rotoscoping, cut outs and cel now I’m going to Ottawa.” 2. Part Lots 10 and 11, Concession 6, (Trafalgar) New Survey, Town of Milton, Regional animation. Straiton explored depictions of psy- Municipality of Halton, designated as Parts 1 through 5, inclusive, and Part 7 on Plan “His films won over 80 awards at chology, sexuality and myth in the 10 20R-16616, being Part of PINs 24940-0074, 24940-0076, 24940-0077, 24939-0027 and film festivals throughout the world, different 16-millimetre films he pro- 24937-0009, respectively; including a Genie Award (Canada’s ver- duced evenings and weekends in his sion of the Oscars) for his film home studio. 3. Part Lots 10 and 11, Concession 7, (Trafalgar) New Survey, Town of Milton, Regional Horseplay,” wrote Jenkins. Days were spent creating advertis- Municipality of Halton, designated as Parts 1 through 7, inclusive, on Plan 20R-16624, The repertoire of Straiton films to ing campaigns to sell anything from being Part of PINs 24939-0023, 24939-0024, 24939-0110, 24937-0010, 24937-0015 and be shown include his first film, Portrait Campbell’s Soup and J Cloths. 24937-0074, respectively; of Lydia created in 1964 and his last, The retired advertising executive Rock Video, made in 1987. Also includ- got interested in filmmaking while 4. Part Lots 10 and 11, Concession 8 and 9, (Trafalgar) New Survey, Town of Milton, Regional ed are Animals In Motion (1968, working on a campaign to promote the Municipality of Halton, designated as Parts 1 through 8, inclusive, and Parts 10, Eurynome (1970), Horseplay (1972), Argus movie camera. Straiton has 11 & 12 on Plan 20R-16627, being Part of PINs 24939-0135, 24939-0055, 24939-0057, MM Myth Myth-A Collage (1985), always considered himself to be an 24938-0005, 24938-0007, 24938-0053, 24938-0054, 24939-0082, and 24939-0083, Banshees (1966) and Picture Show amateur filmmaker. respectively. Any owner of lands in respect of which notice is given who desires an inquiry into whether the taking of such land is fair, sound and reasonably necessary in the achievement of the objectives A Life in Art opens at of the expropriating authority shall so notify the approving authority in writing, Beckett Fine Art Gallery (a) in the case of a registered owner, served personally or by registered mail within thirty (30) Joe Rosenthal’s A Life in Art opens Canadian Army and during his service days after the registered owner is served with the notice, or, when the registered owner is Saturday at Oakville’s Beckett Fine won first prize in the Canadian Army served by publication, within thirty (30) days after the first publication of the notice; Art. Exhibition. (b) in the case of an owner who is not a registered owner, within thirty (30) days after the first The 85-year-old Canadian artist’s When he returned to Toronto, publication of the notice. sculptures, paintings and drawings Rosenthal studied at the Ontario will be showcased in this second of College of Art and in the years after, The approving authority is: two-part retrospective exhibition, became known for his printmaking, The Council of The Regional Municipality of Halton which opened at the Beckett Toronto drawing, painting and sculpture. His gallery on Sept. 16. figurative sculptures have won praise The expropriating authority is: A native of Romania, Rosenthal both nationally and internationally. The Regional Municipality of Halton came to Toronto as a child and began Rosenthal has received numerous c/o Monica Wallenfels, Regional Clerk showing unusual artistic talent. By awards including first prize in the age 14, he was studying art at Central National Open Sculpture Competition For further information, please contact: Don Williams, Manager of Realty Services, The Regional Technical School in Toronto. for the Dr. Sun Yat Sen Monument. Municipality of Halton, Ext. 7238. At age 20, Rosenthal won a nation- A Life in Art opens Saturday, Sept. This Notice first published on the 20th day of September, 2006. al poster competition put on by the 23 from 1 – 4 p.m. at Oakville’s Art Gallery of Toronto in 1942 for his Beckett Fine Art Gallery, 41 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville, Ontario L6M 3L1 poster of a war image entitled, All Out Lakeshore Rd. W. Rosenthal will be Tel: 905-825-6000 • Toll Free: 1-866-4HALTON • TTY: 905-827-9833 • www.halton.ca for Victory. present at the opening. The show From 1942 – 1945, he joined the runs to Oct. 14. .