Saturday, April 8, 1972

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THE MICHIGAN DAILY


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Union
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By SHERRY COTTIER
A short woman approximately
22 years old with wire rim glass-
es and long hair loosely pulled
back walked into the UAC Art
Gallery asking for information
on batiking. She was doing a
group project with a class of
sixth graders and needed to
know how to mix the waxes,
stretch the cloth and stop the
penciled design from disappear-
ing after the first dying.
She found Don Mattson
thin, dark, with smoothly carved
features - the manager of the
Student Gallery. Explaining the
problems of- such a project he
suggested that each student do
an individual project to save
time and tempers.
Before she had left they had
discussed children, group dyna-
mics and organization and the
projects for the gallerys chil-
drens' workshops to be opened
this summer.
Mattson sat smiling as she
left and then went to investi-
gate another group of children
standing outside the door seem-
ing hesitant to come in.
The cooperation and encour-
agement of that encounter per-
fectly illustrates the main goal
of the student gallery: to supply
a place and materials to stimu-
late creativity and find new
ideas.
Located on the first floor of
tlhe Michigan Union, the gallery
has displayed over 80 artists
since it opened January 16. Be-
Students
lead eU
orchestra
By DONALD SOSIN
Three different conductors
led the University Philharmonia
Thursday night in Hill Audi-
torium. The program consisted
of Schubert's Rosamunde Over-
ture, Ravel's Alborada Del Gra-
oloso, and Shostakovitch's Sym-
phony No. 5.
Grover Wilkins III and Max
Bragado-Darman took turns in
the first half of the program.
Both graduate students in con-
ducting, they shared the po-
dium with Theo Alcantara, the
orchestra's regular director.
Wilkins' Schubert was grace-
ful for the most part. The open-
ing Andante seemed to drag,
and the Allegro had some prob-
lems getting started, but other-
wise went smoothly. The music
is not spectacular, simply good
theater music (classical radio
stations have long used is for a
theme song) and was treated
with appropriate candor.
The Ravel piece suffered, I
felt, from a tempo which was
too slow to hold it together. In
orchestral or piano version, it
is a showpiece which depends on
Many dazzling effects for its
success. The sum total must be
one cohesive work, which was
not the case here. Bragado kept
 the. group together and bal-
anced the sections of the or-
chestra, but the piece ended up
sounding choppy, moving from
one place to another in a stilted
fashion.
As for Shostakovitch, I am

not as fond of it as I used to
be. What doesn't sound like
poorly-written Mahler sounds
like poor Prokofiev, and the
harmonies that used to tantalize
seem now rather hackneyed.
Perhaps they always were. Al-
cantara took rather slow tempos
in the first two movements; if
it was just to be on the safe
side, at least he was successful
there. The orchestra sounded
in excellent shape, with only
one or two shaky spots on those
devilishly high notes in the first
violin part.

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sides the 4000 square feet of
floor space and 3000 square feet
of wall space, the artists have
eight foot high moveable dis-
play units, print racks, a move-
able stage and spotlights to
highlight their work.
Displays range from pottery,
jewelry, medeival dresses and
swirling colourful hand wovent
banners to photography, etch-
ings, wire sculpture and blown
glass. And the collection is ex-
panding, as any form of art
or craft is acceptable. The gal-
lery would particularly like more
sculpture and leather work.
Mattson says that another
primary objedtive of the gallery
"is to make the Union more of
a student union," by supplying
a gathering place for students
to enjoy.
From now to the 16th of Ap-
ril the gallery also has a chil-
drens' art show on display.
Many of the works, whose cre-
ators range in age from two to
twelve show remarkable origi-
nality and control.
And if viewing the exhibit
doesn't entertain other children
who might come to- see it, an
aquarium of tropical fish is be-
ing set up. "You know, color.
form, movement," Mattson
smiled.
Mattson himself has a B.A. in
Art History and lived as an ar-
tist for six months in Ann Ar-
bor before getting involved in
starting the gallery.
It all began when a number
of galleries in the community
expressed an interest in seeing
an outlet for student artists.
Student art was too risky for
them to handle, they said, be-
cause they could never count
on its repeatable value. A stu-
dent may do one oil painting
but when finished never use
oils again.
So the University Activities
Center began trying to find
places for a gallery and event-
ually got a spot in the Union. A
number of people pitched in to
help with construction, but with
so much ground breaking work
to do the opening had to be de-
layed twice.
Now the gallery is quickly
moving ahead - and almost
breaking even, an incredible feat
for any gallery four months old.
Besides the normal displays
they have had demonstrations
For The Student Body:
LEVIS
Corduroy
Bells
Twelve Colors

on the potters wheel, and wuod
lathe, and in batiking and glass
bloiving.
For a ceramics workshop
this summer, the students will
build their own kiln outdoors
from' fresh clay and do all their
firing there.rs
The Art Print Loan whichhas
beers moving around the campus
for the past 25 years will now
also be permanently installed in
the Student Gallery. Through
this system reproductions of well
known works of art can be rent-
ed for a semester at a price
ranging from 25c to $3.00. 500
prints are available and 400 of
them are in now.
The displays are open to any-
one who fills in an applicationr
form and submits their work to
the five member review board.
Or you can do volunteer work
at the gallery, accepting and
checking applications, display-
ing the art work, and hopefully
learning such skills as matting
and framing. As the financial
situation improves the gallery
hopes to train their help in
many of the displaying skills.
Upcoming demonstrations will
be in propane and oxygen blow- SOME
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