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"The first Festival exhibit inspired us to begin The
Orme School Fine Arts Collection. The following are
those works which have been selected each year and
purchased through funds raised by students, faculty,
parents and other friends." DSL (from the 1977 FAF Program . . . ) NOTE: The Collection has not been properly documented, and I was unable to take pictures of all the works, some of which were stored somewhat carefully in the Philips Library. It is my hope that this will be corrected soon, and that the Collection, which was always an important part of each Festival will be again honored, displayed appropriately, and will be added to by new purchases, by those who might attempt to continue this important ORME TRADITION, sometimes ignored by those who see the Orme motto yet do not realize what it truly means . . . .
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" During the Festival Week, the Phillips Library is transformed into the Art Gallery. Through the kindness and cooperation of many outstanding artists, along with our own workshop leaders, we are able to exhibit a variety of trends in contemporary art. In addition, The Orme School is proud to present Raising Cane, an exciting show of a successful blending of form and function by artist designer, craftsperson, and professor, Esther Ratner. The collection of canes provides an alternative to the canes currently available to the elderly and others who require their use. The canes are visually diverse, crafted from a variety of materials such as wood, machined aluminum, leather, rubber, and plastic. The forms are sometimes whimsical metaphors, explorations of geometry, or organic abstractions. The diversity of the work is a direct result of different users' requirements and personal tastes. There is a strong concern to provide an object that reflects and satisfies the needs of the individual. By elevating the cane from a negative stereotype to a position of prized possession, it can provide both physical and psychological support. These canes improve motion arid emotion. The canes in this exhibit transcends the boundaries between art, craft and design. They work as sculptural forms, but never forget that they must serve as the link between the person and the environment."
Copyright 2004, 2018 Albert Z Lewis Jr. / Estate of Dorothy Swain Lewis - All rights reserved.
