European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 26, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse August 1977 the stars and Gale re end Iblis draw then Terein of two in Fiji and Cratti Aldel hdm display at Jim Cole ref need to is ploy now theres a gallery just for Soldier artists Stuttgart Bureau Chloel Germany Stisi what do you do if the military and a Painter or a photographer or a jewelry maker in your spare time where do you show your work where do you go to see the work of others like you the possibilities have own limited to special contests or special weeks of the recreation services arts and crafts shop in Sheridan Cavern Here has an Art gallery just for the Soldier who Aji Amateur Calvin a crafts instructor from san said when i was in the army several years we rent inter ested in we just wanted to go drinking and have a Good army people today Arent the when i arrived a year 1 Wai surprised to see the really Artis tic these people were i could see there was a real need for a place to Dis play their travelling Art Illius Grung explained that an Art gallery serves Bath the artist and the Community us artist because it a important to to development la be Able to show till Vowk and the Community because they can see and enjoy what others around them Are he added while the army arts and crafts people frequently Send travel ing Art allows wherever americans Are Sta these displays Are Seldom taken out the biggest problem is he most places dont have a facility where such things can be displayed and we now have one there no funds available from offi Cial Chung went to the local officers and civilian wives club with his they immediately donated Rutig and his crafts Helen went having a background in the i knew How a gallery should be put Ogeth said some materials we others we the work was All self help the most important material salvaged was the Glass in the windows in several sets of quarters were being re with the old ones being thrown we got a Bunch of removed the Glass from the frames and Cut it to the sin we said it was a lot of hard but we saved Over 800 by doing for the they selected varied of work by people within the comm among them were Oil paint stained Glass mid leather the selection was aimed is showing exam plus of the types of things thai could Grung plans to have monthlong starting l the number of people showing their work in each show will depend on How much material each person definitely different so since the opening in late 2b2s people wanting to participate have added their names to the Laid he Many More have called expressing interest and a along questions about he re Many of these people have done their work in the Craft nearly All of them have gotten their initial instruction and materials from the crafts instructors according to Hedrick this a not a said it was our and we made it a is other Usa eur communities dont took at it and take advantage of there miss ing out on Good has pipes his bag Story and photo by Rock Maze Saff wow Germany his roommates think its far and those in the billets who dont like it can always drown him out with their a Young Xhu inf Oil Soldier Here said of his bagpipe 4 Kenneth of the 13th started playing the bagpipe about three years ago while a member of Reserve unit in new he said of die it is definitely there Arent a lot of other people playing so that makes me almost but of said he is almost too unique for his own id like to be Able to take lessons from but t cant even find anyone Over Here who plays the u Catalon he also has trouble getting the instrument repaired and getting new Reeds i end up ordering them from a Catalon be cause 1 cant find a shop thai Selu them in the he said in the past year he has had Little Opportunity to play and that he is practice ing now to Back to the stage in was at Twu years ago he cot interested in the pipes through several afew members of the re serve who were studying scottish Cul he they formed a group of about a dozen musicians who performed in parades end at festivals a the we earned a Little Money from our appearances we pooled uie Money to buy Kilts and other items for the he Learned the basics of the instrument while attending a two week about one year ago Welsby bagpipes were he said he haunt played them for awhile and was looking for them just before returning to the on i find and 1 didst have any idea Otto took them or be when he came Back from they had been although he still Doest know what happened to i prayed they would be returned and they Welsby my roommates like to sit around listen ing to me they say it really freaks them the other people Don i appear to mind my and if they do they can always turn their stereos up and drown me he Kenneth Welsh practices on Bis bagpipes to mixed Fra Hli go
