BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mccainartgallery.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Andrew and Laura McCain Art Gallery REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20250309T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20251102T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20260308T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20261101T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20270314T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20271107T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260214 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260322 DTSTAMP:20260503T043612 CREATED:20260210T222151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260328T192934Z UID:8997-1771027200-1774137599@mccainartgallery.com SUMMARY:Sarah Petite\, The Line is the Canon DESCRIPTION:“In 2015\, for the second time in my long practice\, I became impatient with the eternal rectangle. I began experimenting with shapes\, cut from plywood and intruded with meandering jigsaw ‘lines’. Everything the jigsaw does is like a line that can’t ever be erased. It’s the given\, the canon. The paint has to answer to it.\n\nA shape in my head becomes a sketch\, becomes a plywood cutout\, becomes a photograph\, becomes a more precise sketch\, printed out\, for plotting the painting – which sometimes takes a few days before I pounce. Gazing at the beautiful shape. The paint – its colours\, how it is applied\, how its expression responds to the shape\, is the project. \nIt’s true\, my paintings are about encaustic paint\, they reflect my fascination with its virtuosity\, and the beauty and richness to be found in its effects. The process itself is what has kept me loyal to this medium for many years.” Sarah Petite \nFor a YouTube introduction to Sarah\, Click Here \nBorn Pennsylvania\, U.S.A.\, Sarah grew up near Boston and then settled in Canada\, receiving Canadian citizenship in 1971. Sarah attended the Nova Scotia College of Art And Design\, graduating with a BFA in Painting and in 1985 she studied Art History (early Christian\, 12th century European\, 16th century Italian architecture)\, at the University of East Anglia\, Norwich\, England. Sarah is represented at Gallery on Queen\, Fredericton and is in major public and private collections in Canada. Having lived in various parts of Canada\, Singapore\, Italy\, and England\, she currently splits her time between Port Maitland\, Nova Scotia and Fredericton NB. \nSarah began encaustic painting\, and was largely self-taught. She won the Marie Hélène Allain Fellowship Award from the Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation  in 2022 for her encaustic work. As part of its mandate to promote the visual arts in New Brunswick\, the SHMF recognises the accomplishments of mid-career New Brunswick artists who are engaged in the exploration and deepening of their creative endeavour. The jury was convinced by the accomplishments and perseverance Sarah demonstrates in discovering new directions through considered engagement with her materials and process\, revealing a practice that contributes to and is in discourse with modernist painting traditions. \nYour Content Goes Here \n“With encaustic\, ‘hot’\, or melted\, means ‘wet’. Beeswax and pigment are combined in a small can (tomato paste\, actually)\, melted down and dipped into. I use natural-bristle brushes whose long handles have been sawn off\, to allow them to stand ready in the paint without tipping the can over. The paint stays ‘wet’ for about ten seconds\, after which I must dip again\, or may begin to cut and sculpt\, using a variety of tools. The heat gun allows me to re-melt the paint right on the panel\, making for textural enhancements like troweling\, stippling or puddling”. Sarah Petite URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/sarah-petite-the-line-is-the-canon/ CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Gallery Calendar,Past Exhibitions,Upcoming Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mccainartgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Petite-letter.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260228T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260228T160000 DTSTAMP:20260503T043612 CREATED:20260205T172521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260228T142255Z UID:8964-1772272800-1772294400@mccainartgallery.com SUMMARY:Creating a Body of Work: Workshop for Artists DESCRIPTION: \nWhether you are working in clay or paint\, making drawings or taking photographs\, how do you create a series of images or objects that successfully form a “body of work”? \nJoin artist Stephen Hutchings for this full-day workshop where you will be led through a discussion of content\, themes\, and graphic elements that are used to help make art and craft-work more unified. \nYou are encouraged to bring in some of your own works so that the concepts and discussions can be relevant to what you are currently working on. \nWhen: Saturday\, February 28 from 10AM-4PM \nWhere: River Art Centre\, Upstairs: 8746 Main St\, Florenceville-Bristol \nCost: $40 \nTo register or for questions: \n(506) 392-6769 or info@mccainartgallery.com URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/creating-a-body-of-work-workshop-for-artists/ LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick CATEGORIES:Adults,Gallery Calendar,Programs & Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mccainartgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Creating-a-Body-of-Work-Workshop-for-Artists.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260228T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260228T160000 DTSTAMP:20260503T043612 CREATED:20260131T194903Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260221T164742Z UID:8930-1772280000-1772294400@mccainartgallery.com SUMMARY:Raku Make-it Day DESCRIPTION:Join Jenna for a handbuilding session where you will be led through making pots using Raku clay! You will leave having completed a minimum of 3 pots which prepares you to sign up for the Raku firing this summer!\nIf you wish to make more pots for the Raku firing\, you can attend any clay drop-in until April 30th and ask for Raku Clay (drop-in pricing applies).\n\nDate: Saturday\, February 28 2026\nTime: 12pm-4pm\nLocation: River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St\, Florenceville Bristol\nCost: $40\n\nTo register: info@mccainartgallery.com or (506) 393-6769\n\n*Important note: The raku firing workshop is separate: June 13\, 9AM-5PM\, $60.\nRaku Firing Day Details URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/raku-make-it-day/ CATEGORIES:Adults,Gallery Calendar,Programs & Workshops ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mccainartgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Raku-Make-it-Day-Feb-28.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR