Opinion

Pacific Rim shows interest
in ‘the little town that did’

VICTORIA — Karl Schutz is
one step closer to seeing his
second dream come true, and the
first one was no mean feat.

Karl was the driving force
behind the murals in Chemainus,
the little Vancouver Island town
that almost died when the local
lumber mill shut down in 1982.

Karl’s idea of having artists tell
the town’s history in giant murals
gave Chemainus a new lease on
life. The community’s future sud-
denly looked bright and secure
again.

But Karl wanted Chemainus to
be more than the town with those
interesting murals. He envisaged a
vibrant community where art was
not just an exhibit but an activity.

His dream of a Pacific Rim
Artisan Village was born.

The concept is challenging. It
calls for a community of artists
from every Pacific Rim nation to
create, exhibit and sell their works
at a village to be established at
Chemainus.

National pavilions at the village
would show the best their artists
have to offer.

There would be lodging where,
as Karl once put it to me, “visitors
could book an experience rather
than just a room.”

For a couple of years now, Karl
has doggedly pursued his dream,
and at long last, things are begin-
ning to fall in place.

Last week, I received a letter
from Karl. It had been written
during a whirlwind tour of half a
dozen Asian countries.

The purpose of the trip was to
promote the concept of the Pacific
Rim Artisan Village.

‘lf calls for a
community of
artists from every
Pacific Rim nation
to create, exhibit
and sell their works
at a village to be
established at
Chemainus’

In his letter, Karl said every-
body he talked to during the tip
was impressed by the concept of
an international cultural village.
He said, at times he felt like being
on a crusade spreading the mes-

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building hotels and restaurants.
“Indeed, the renaissance of the
arts, predicted and started in Che-

mainus in 1982, is on the move
and will be a major economic
factor in our lifetime.”

Back from his trip, Karl said,
“our first objective to introduce
our endeavor to establishing an
International Artisan Village in
Canada was realized. Over a two-
month period, we were able to
introduce Chemainus, Vancouver
Island and the artisan village to six
Asian countries and their respec-
tive agencies,” Karl said in his
report.

“More than 300 individuals
have been introduced to the project
and in addition we were able to

establish a working relationship
with approximately 100 individu-
als, private, artists, entrepreneurs,
as well as government officials,”
he said.

One of the most fascinating
experience of his Asia tour was a
visit to the “Shigaraki Ceramic
Cultural Park,” dedicated solely to
the 1,200 years of the history of
ceramics of the town if Shiga.

The facilities consist of a
museum, an exhibition hall of
industrial ceramics, ceramic stu-
dios with ultra-modern as well as
traditional kilns, a research centre,
offices, a restaurant and dormitor-
ies.

“Other than its modem architec-
ture, which we prefer to be tradi-
tional, it is a role model for a
segment of our intemational arti-
san village,” Karl said.

Well, the 50-acre site is there to
accommodate a proposed 120-
room lodge, a 250-seat outdoor
theatre, the national pavilions and
the studios for artists to: work in.
What it takes now is a financial
commitment by all the countries
involved. Karl thinks it’s close at
hand.

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By Echo Eburne

RAINY DAY PLAY

Now that summer is behind us and the cool, wet days of autumn keep
kids indoors, many parents look for activities that will entertain children
as well as broaden their horizons.

Three exceptional books are spotlighted in this week's review —
these are sure to inspire the younger set. All are from the people at
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“Kids Songs Jubilee” by Nancy Cassidy is a book/cassette combina-
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Most of us have played jacks at one time during our lives. | didn’t
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Last, but not least, “The Klutz Book of Magic” by John Cassidy and
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Affordable, durable, entertaining and stimulating. Four attributes that

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