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visual October 7, 1988 "I have been to Osaka maybe five times, but never once did I go to sec Osaka Castle. Ten years ago. on the island of Shodoshima, I did a painting of huge squared granite rocks, each covered with the seal of the general in charge of The Seymour Art Gallery is hosting a Toni quarrying them. A sign read "Rocks, sorry Onley exhibition beginning December 9th. for not being on time for the building of Over the yean, the artist has made several Osaka Castle." Today I saw it for the first trips to Japan, and the exhibit will feature time, the great fortress walls built from work created during his travels. Below are Shodoshima's granite that made it on time. excerpts from Mr. Onley's journal, written "I wanted to paint In the enclosure but while he was overseas. hundreds of schoolchildren had beaten me to it, all with drawing boards and October 6, 1988 watercolours, they covered every inch "We have arrived in Japan to find a country of available space. I had a great time on hold. Emperor Hirohito lingers on his inspecting their work and I must say I deathbed. T V news pictures the royal leamt a thing or two from their ii family members coming and going in Toni Onley Brings Hint of Japan to Seymour Art Gallery Young Artist Explores Canadian Perceptions of Chinese Culture Khai Foo. a young recognized North Vancouver painter who addresses the perceptions of Chinese culture within Canadian society, will be showing recent works at North Vancouver City Hall until November 17th through the Art in Public Places Program. Khai's paintings are documents of his experiences growing up in his community. [Readers may recall seeing a photo of his Pender and Gore painting in the last issue of Arts Access.] A s Foo states, "I am interpreting the prevalent values presented to me at home and with my family, contrasted by the cultural values prevalent in both North Vancouver and in Canadian society. The conceptions of Chinese culture within Canada construct a view continuously reinforced by popular black limos, while white-coated medical attendants hurry back and forth through the ancient palace gates. A stem palace spokesman reads from a prepared statement. The Emperor's temperature rises and falls, and so docs the nation's. He is the longest reigning monarch in the world today. "Much has happened since he sat in that sacred hut as a boy and was turned into a woman to then have intercourse with the spirits, become pregnant, and be re bom as a god. In the eyes of an older generation he is compared more with the Dalai Lama than with kings. Most young people here are cynical and cannot picture Prince Akihito going through the exacting imperial investiture ceremony (daijosai) to become a priesl-king-god. There are of course the ultra-nationalists who would tear up the 19-17 constitution and restore Japan to a military power with a god-emperor at its head. But they are in the minority. The stage is set now for the great Shinto drama, the burial of an emperor." A recent grad of the U B C Fine Arts program, Foo's works were selected for the 1993 Images & Objects exhibition, a province-wide juried showing of emerging artists. His painting. Ptosperiiy. Happiness, Longevity. Fortune, appeared on both the poster of the exhibition and the catalogue front cover. The works exhibited at Images & Objects will be among those in the North Vancouver showing. Foo.also has a piece at Artropolis 93, on display at the old Woodward's building until November 20th. In September. Khai was elected to the board of the North Vancouver Community Arts Council. music Carols for Kids by Damian Inwood The North Shore Chorus will be host to a Christmas carols extras agon/a in December featuring 12 choirs and more than 500 singers. And it's all for a good cause, raising money for the Canuck Place Children's Hospice and to collect food for the North Shore Harvest Food Bank. The event is called Carols for Ktdt and it takes place at the Capilano College Sportsplex on Sunday, December 5th, at 3 pm. So far. a number of Lower Mainland choirs have agreed to perform at this unique lundraising event. ihe> are the host choir, the North Shore Chorus. Amabilis Singers. Vancouver City Singers. Richmond Singers, Upper L \ n n Elementary School Handbell Choir, Genesis Too. Spirit Singers. Argyle Secondary School Choir, the Coquitlam Children and Youth Choirs and the Capilano Community Choir. The program will have each choir singing two carols, plus a finale of three songs sung by all 500-plus singers. The audience will also be invited to sing along. The North Shore Chorus aims to raise SI0,000 for Canuck Place. Tickets for the event are going fast. They cost S8 for adults and $5 for children, students and seniors. Please bring a nonperishable food item for the North Shore Harvest Food Bank as part o f your admission. Choir members and the audience can also purchase a $ 10 T-shirt as a souvenir of the event Net proceeds from ticket and The Vancouver City Singers will take part in the choral extravaganza-cum-fundraiser for Canuck Place T-shirt sales will go to Canuck Place. Tickets are available from Ticketmaster at 280-4444 or from the North Shore Chorus at 929-2146. A m Acce.. N o w D = c l 9 9 3 11