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SUMMARY:Handstitched Ornaments
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a cozy\, crafty afternoon learning basic embroidery stitches and take home a handstitched ornament. You will learn how to transfer a pattern\, sew satin stitch to fill in blocks of colour\, French knots to add texture and frame your piece in a little wooden hoop. No experience necessary\, you can design your own or chose to copy one of the examples.\nExtra kits will be available for purchase\,  should you get inspired to make more.\n\n\nAge range adult or 12-16 with adult supervision\nmaximum 8 participants\, sign up while you get a chance!\n\n\nCall or email the Gallery to reserve your space\, payment secures your spot. $35 all materials included.\n506-392-6769 info@mccainartgallery.com\npayment can be made at the Gallery in any format\, via phone with credit card or by etransfer to jennifer@mccainartgallery.com
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/handstitched-ornaments/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Professional Development Arts,Programs & Workshops,Teens
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SUMMARY:Truth & Reconciliation Day at the Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Join us on September 30th for National Day of Truth & Reconciliation at the Gallery. Starting at 10am we will be here to learn\, experience\, and become better allies to our Indigenous family. All are welcome with openness.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/truth-reconciliation-day-at-the-gallery/
LOCATION:Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery\, 8 McCain Street\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick\, E7L 3H6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230927T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230927T170000
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SUMMARY:Clay Drop-in
DESCRIPTION:Whether you’ve got a current project or are a brand-newbie join instructor Jenna Ross & other friendly clay-lovers for a casual evening of creativity at the River Art Centre & Studios. No registration required (drop on in). Basic instruction is provided to get you started. ….Bring your ideas\, gusto\, project dreams & we’ll see what happens!\n\n *Kindly note that some prices have changed in an attempt to cover costs*: Fee to attend each Drop-in is $5 per person. The first (bisque) firing of any pot you decide to keep costs $10 each piece. Then Glazing costs an additional $10 each piece. Event for ages 15+. (Children aged 7-14 welcome to participate if accompanied by an adult).\n\n No experience necessary\, just an openness to try! See you there!\nSeptember 28\, 6-8pm at RAC\nfor more information contact the Gallery. info@mccainartgallery.com 506-392-6769
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/clay-drop-in/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Professional Development Arts,Teens
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231014T170000
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SUMMARY:Napoigagenn: Brian Francis\, Tara Francis\, Starlit Simon
DESCRIPTION:Brian Francis\nAuthor\, Poet\, Photographer\, Director-Producer Brian Francis of Elsipogtog First Nation is painting his visions\, dream images that come to him and he is compelled to embody them with paint. Well known as an international award winning filmmaker and musical entrepreneur\, he has produced\, directed and has written over 70 award winning documentaries.  Most recently Brian released his first book\, Between Two Worlds- Spiritual Writings and Photographs. \n“I think my work in The Sacred Space goes  beyond being Indigenous or non-Indigenous. It  goes deeper into the heart of who\nwe all are as people. It goes beyond historical and political rhetoric\, it isn’t about Indigenous rights or Native politics. My artwork serves\nto unite ancient souls that dwell within all of us that oftentimes get bogged down by daily stresses of life\, regardless of who we are as people. The ancestorial space that is occupied by the ones who were here before us \,It is up to us to acknowledge and honour them and it is where we must seek guidance whilst here in this plane. The Sacred Space is within our hearts a place we often forget to look when we seek answer. Perhaps the lesson in that may be that we may be afraid of what it is we will find when we look deep within the confines of our souls. But reality is \, these are the answers we need.” \nTara Francis\n\n\n“My work is a form of prayer\, and it’s healing for me just in the very act of doing it\,” says Tara Francis\, a contemporary Mi’kmaw artist from the Elsipogtog First Nation\, now based in Shediac\, N.B. \n“A youthful portrait taken from a black and white photo of my Maternal Grandmother Lucretia McLaughlin.  This is one of two portraits I have created\, the first being a portrait of my Paternal Grandmother Louise Francis. (which is now part of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery’s permanent collection)  The stories of these women’s lives and the legacy of their dedication and nurturing kindness to their families and communities are truly an inspiration.   \nI grew up next door to my Granny Lucretia  and it was her support and encouragement that led me to pursue a career in art.  These portraits are part of a series entitled That Which has Shaped me. Made possible in part by a Creation Grant from ArtsNB. \n\nStarlit Simon\nStarlit Simon is Mi’kmaw from Elsipogtog First Nation and a full-time PhD candidate at the University of New Brunswick in the Faculty of Education.  She can often be found highway hunting for porcupine roadkill where she harvests the porcupine quills to create her art. “As I continue through the process of research and academia\, I am often grappling with myself\, my Indigenous world view\, my Mi’kmaq language\, and with the western world view and the English language.  It often takes me a significant amount of time to operate and understand how to walk\, work and communicate in the western world\, because when I do\, I abandon who I am at my core\, a Mi’kmaq woman from Elsipogtog [The River of Fire].  This art piece is symbolic of that internal struggle that many Indigenous scholars can attest to also feeling\, not just in their graduate studies but throughout their undergrads and in high schools as well.  This piece is a reminder that there is a way to apply two eyed seeing as is the term that was in our language and world view from very long ago.  Where you walk with one foot in both worlds. “\, Starlit Simon.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/napoigagenn-brian-francis-tara-francis-starlit-simon/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Clay Drop-In August 10\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Jenna is back from Italy! Join us on August 10 from 6-8pm at the River Art Centre for clay drop-in. This week there will be special information on how you can create pieces for a future event. Join us for more info.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/clay-drop-in-august-10-2023/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Professional Development Arts,Programs & Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230727T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230909T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T212324Z
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SUMMARY:Altered Land\, paintings by Judith Berry
DESCRIPTION:Opening Thursday July 27\, 5:30-7:30 \n\n\nArtist Statement\n\n\n\n\n\nI consider these paintings to be landscapes\, although the objects in them often appear more manufactured than organic. Each work employs an aspect of illusion\, a reference to three-dimensional space. Yet\, upon examination\, the forms depicted seem to be composed of nothing other than paint itself\, or perhaps a related material\, such as modeling clay. Appearing tactile\, elements of the paintings twist and transform\, becoming buildings\, targets\, ropes\, sticks\, bubbles\, and areas of flat colour. There is a sense of movement that challenges the weight and solidity of the objects depicted. Larger forms are often composed of a multitude of small\, repeated elements\, creating works that are both detailed and minimalist. \nA few of the paintings in this show came from a recent experiment in which I made very small works\, then used them as templates for larger paintings. This led me into new territory. While I was working on them\, the small paintings hung next to the larger ones\, creating a back-and-forth dialogue between the larger and smaller images. The small paintings function as identification cards\, or explanations\, for the larger ones. I am presenting these pairs as asymmetrical diptychs to create a slightly humorous relationship between the pieces\, inviting comparison and scrutiny. \nThe paintings also contain references to portraits and still lives. Many of the forms depicted are ambiguous\, both in reference and in scale. A vegetal form might represent a tree\, a plant\, a gesture in paint\, or a small part of someone’s face. For me\, this preoccupation with shifting\nscale is parallel to the experience of life\, in which our routines and surroundings may be relatively simple\, but they cannot be disentangled from the larger picture of climate crisis\, inequality\, and disintegrating social structure. \nThe themes visited in this show stem from a desire to extend the vocabulary of my painting while forming a metaphor for the chaos of contemporary life. Along with an inevitable blend of my daily perceptions and preoccupations\, the works contain a contemplation of the larger period in which I paint. It is my hope that\, when looking at the paintings\, the viewer retains a sense of both scales\, of our intimate lives against the macrocosm of our times. \n\n\n\nBiography \nJudith Berry lives and works in Montreal. She studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in Halifax and spent one year in the Studio Program at the Banff Centre School of Fine Arts. She has had solo exhibitions across Canada in Montreal\, Toronto\, Calgary and Ottawa. Judith has also shown in numerous group exhibitions including exhibitions at the Musée du Québec and the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Her work is in various collections including: the City of Ottawa\, the Musée du Québec and the Art Bank of the Canada Council. She has served as a jury member for the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec and the City of Ottawa. She is represented by Galerie Art Mûr in Montreal. \nJudith Berry\, Hand to Hand\, 2022
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/judith-berry/
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230627T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230817T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
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SUMMARY:Summer Art Camps 2023
DESCRIPTION:Summer Art Camps 2023 are back! \nJoin our instructor Brandon to create art\, learn\, and share ideas at our River Art Centre located at 8746 Main St. Florenceville-Bristol. \nCamps run by age groups of 5-6 years\, 7-9 years\, and 10-14 years. \nCall or email the Gallery to register. Payment secures your spot. Space is limited. \n506-392-6769 – to register.  \ninfo@mccainartgallery.com – to register.  \nPayment info – all forms of payment accepted at the Gallery\, 1-8 McCain St. Florenceville-Bristol\, or via etransfer to jennifer@mccainartgallery.com \nWe thank CNCF for their support in helping these art camps thrive in our community! \nAges 5-6 \n2 day camp $30 \nJuly 4-5 In Your Imagination 1-4pm \nCreating art with different mediums. A brand new class with fresh and fun activities! \nAges 5-6 \n2 day camp $30 \nJuly 25-26 Wild About Animals 9:30-11:30am \nA fun couple days creating and learning about our favourite animal friends \nAges 7-9  \n3 day camp $45 \nJune 27-29 Crafty With Nature 9:30-11:30am \nCome forage in nature and create original art pieces from multiple mediums \nAges 7-9 \n3 day camp $45 \nJuly 4-6 Art Around the World 9:30-11:30am \nExperience a different artistic culture each day and learn fun techniques \nAges 7-9  \n3 day camp $45 \nJuly 11-13 Meeting Me 9:30-11:30am \nFind the artist in you and your inspiration through multiple mediums \nAges 7-9  \n3 day camp $45 \nJuly 18-20 Our Stories\, Our Community 9:30-11:30am \nWorking with our instructor Brandon and local artist Jenn C to have fun with the art of storytelling by making it personal to the artist! \nAges 7-9  \n3 day camp $45 \nAugust 1-3 Mad Scientist STEAM Camp 9:30-11:30am \nExploring the many ways arts and Science interact \nAges 7-9  \n3 day camp $45 \nAugust 8-10 Creating Friends 9:30-11:30am \nLet’s talk about some interesting characters and ways to bring more of them into our day! Multiple mediums such as textile\, paint\, pastels\, etc. \nAges 7-9  \n3 day camp $45 \nAugust 15-17 Adventures in Art 9:30-11:30am \nA jam packed final camp full of new and exciting adventures! \nAges 10-14  \n3 day camp $60 \nJune 27-29 Crafty With Nature 1:00-4:00 pm \nCome forage in nature and create original art pieces from multiple mediums \nAges 10-14  \n3 day camp $60 \nJuly 11-13 Meeting Me 1:00-4:00 pm \nFind the artist in you and your inspiration through multiple mediums \nAges 10-14 \n3 day camp $60 \nJuly 18-20 Our Stories\, Our Community 1:00-4:00 pm \nWorking with our instructor Brandon and local artist Jenn C to have fun with the art of storytelling by making it personal to the artist! \nAges 10-14  \n2 day camp $40 \nJuly 25-26 Nesting in Nature 1:00-4:00 pm \nFinding treasures in nature and ways we want to preserve and house them through artistic measures \nAges 10-14  \n3 day camp $60 \nAugust 1-3 Mad Scientist STEAM Camp 1:00-4:00 pm \nExploring the many ways arts and Science interact \nAges 10-14  \n3 day camp $60 \nAugust 8-10 Creating Friends 1:00-4:00 pm \nLet’s talk about some interesting characters and ways to bring more of them into our day! Multiple mediums such as textile\, paint\, pastels\, etc. \nAges 10-14  \n3 day camp $60 \nAugust 15-17 Adventures in Art 1:00-4:00 pm \nA jam packed final camp full of new and exciting adventures!
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/summer-art-camps-2023/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Events,Kids,Programs & Workshops,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230623T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230623T170000
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SUMMARY:Self Portrait Workshop - Adult
DESCRIPTION:Join us on July 15 from 1-4pm at the River Art Centre for a class in self-portrait acrylic painting. Learn technique\, perspective\, and have a great time. \n$35 payment reserves your space \nPayable at ALMAG or by etransfer to jennifer@mccainartgallery.com \nAll materials provided
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/self-portrait-workshop-adult/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Programs & Workshops,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230603T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230722T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20230624T134125Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230823T190246Z
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SUMMARY:Tell me a Story: Five Acadian Artists
DESCRIPTION:The Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery is full of spring colour and summer joy this month as the exhibition of five renowned and celebrated Acadian artists – one sculptor and four painters – share their art with our community. The art works are on loan to the gallery through their art dealer\, Daniel Chaisson\, of the gallery ART/ARTIST in Dieppe. From the playful descriptions of life on the Acadian shore in the work of Yvon Gallant\, to the vibrant dynamism of the palette knife abstractions by Louise LeBlanc\, stories abound in the art of these five artists. Together their narratives explore and describe humorous moments\, acknowledge history\, ephemeral states\, balancing acts and decisive moments. The power and impact of colour\, textures and gesture are vital means of expression for the artists\, whether they are investigating their world\, their imagination or their process. The only sculptor in the show\, Marie Hélène Allain\,most famous for her monumental stone works\, is presenting six sculptures from a series of 35\, that are assembled from rock\, alder wood\, copper and bronze. Tall\, figure-like constructions\, acknowledge the history of the alder tree in the development of Acadian society while talking about her faith and the place of the individual in community. \n6.G.Goguen_Fond_orange_ligne_bleueGeorge Goguen Louise LeBlanc\, Cndn\, UP_TIMIST\, Sans titre #1\, 2020\, oil on canvas11.Y.Gallant_Drapeaux_en_berne2.M.Parent_Ce_long_voyage_a_l’interieur17.M.H.Allain_Altruisme
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/tell-me-a-story-five-acadian-artists/
LOCATION:Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery\, 8 McCain Street\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick\, E7L 3H6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230513T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230513T160000
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CREATED:20230331T162518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230331T191801Z
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SUMMARY:Bookmaking Workshop
DESCRIPTION:BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! \nCreate a sketchbook with artist Meg Clark\nMeg Clark’s last sketchbook workshop was a sold out success and Meg is coming back! \nLearn bookbinding techniques and take home a sketchbook for drawing\, painting\, or watercolour. \nSketchbook cover size will be 6″ x 8″\, inside paper will be 5.5″ x 7″. The sketchbook will feature exposed binding (Coptic Stitch) and Decaled edge. \nCost: $35 for sketchbook paper / $45 for watercolour paper \nAll materials provided \nSpace is limited. Call the Gallery\, 392-6769\, or email info@mccainartgallery.com to register. \nPayment secures registration. No refunds for cancellations less than 7 days before workshops. \nClass will be held at the River Art Centre\, 8746 Main Street\, Florenceville-Bristol. \nPayments can be made through e-transfer or at the Gallery with your chosen method of payment. \nALMAG thanks the Carleton North Community Foundation whose support helps us to offer these workshops to our community. \nFor more information visit www.cncfdn.com
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/6126/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Professional Development Arts,Programs & Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230505T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230505T120000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20230228T185412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T172526Z
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SUMMARY:School's Out! May 5
DESCRIPTION:April 14 10-12\nDoodle Drawing\n\n\nCome learn how to doodle draw with Susanne Hansen\nMake your own design or follow along from some of Susannes numerous creations\nAll materials provided \nAges 7-12 \n$25 Payment secures registration \nPlease call or email the gallery at 506-392-6769 or info@mccainartgallery.com to reserve your spot \nOur thanks to CNCF for helping our workshops happen. Our community thanks you! \nAll materials provided \nAges 7-12 \n$25 Payment secures registration \nPlease call or email the gallery at 506-392-6769 or info@mccainartgallery.com to reserve your spot \nJoin us for a fun PD Day morning of action painting at RAC! Drip\, splatter\, and more to create your own art.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/schools-out/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Education programming for schools,Events,Kids,Programs & Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230504T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230803T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20230428T182528Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230428T182528Z
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SUMMARY:Fibre Nights at the Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery for the first Thursday of the month during May-August for fibre night! Lynn Piercey will be here to answer your questions about knitting\, crochet\, weaving\, and spinning. Drop-in 6-8pm. 1+8 McCain St. Florenceville-Bristol \nMay 4\, 6-8pm \nJune 1\, 6-8pm \nJuly 6\, 6-8pm \nAugust 3\, 6-8pm
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/fibre-nights-at-the-gallery/
LOCATION:Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery\, 8 McCain Street\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick\, E7L 3H6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Professional Development Arts
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230429T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230429T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20230428T173559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230722T190559Z
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SUMMARY:May Day Baskets at the Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Gallery from 3-4pm on Saturday\, April 29 to make May Day baskets with Julie! All materials provided and all are welcome!
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/may-day-baskets-at-the-gallery/
LOCATION:Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery\, 8 McCain Street\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick\, E7L 3H6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Kids,Programs & Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230325T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230325T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20230217T155431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230325T161440Z
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SUMMARY:Wet Felting with Janice Bridges
DESCRIPTION:Wet Felting with Janice Bridges…. Learn wet felting techniques with Janice at RAC!\nJanice will be instructing the class on wet felting technique\,\nusing landscapes as inspiration. \n$40 \nThe gallery has a waiting list for the next class so call now! \nPlease bring an old beach or large towel to transport your work! All other materials provided. \nPayment secures registration. If you have not paid\, hurry before the spaces fill up!
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/wet-felting-with-janice-bridges-sold-out/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230325
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230423
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SUMMARY:Other Worlds
DESCRIPTION:Jean-Paul Riopelle\, Works on paper\nThe exhibition Other Worlds brings together two bodies of work from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery’s permanent collection. Five landscapes fill the west gallery with one work each by Canadian artists Miller Gore Brittain\, Carol Fraser\, William Goodridge Roberts\, Robin Collyer\, and John Hartman. The five landscapes – four paintings and one photograph – demonstrate the expressive potential of landscape subjects\, referencing natural cycles\, renewal and growth\, and pointing to aspects of the relationship we have with nature. Disparate in style and medium\, the five landscapes in the exhibition share an impulse to reimagine the natural world rather than mirror it.  \nA collection of works on paper by Quebec artist Jean Paul Riopelle fill the east gallery. Riopelle emerged in the 1940s as an artist interested in expressions of an inner reality and the language of abstraction. The works in the BAG collection are mostly from later in his life and some of these images may have been Inspired by the large flocks of snow geese that landed annually in the Bas St. Laurent region where he settled after returning to Quebec.  \nWhile contrasting in approach\, the landscapes and Riopelle share strong formal antecedents and all of the artists explore varying degrees of abstraction\, conceptually and figuratively. In 1952 the American critic Rosenberg called an empty canvas “an arena in which to act..what was to go on the canvas was not a picture but an event”\, articulating a significant break with history in ceasing to regard the surface as a support for a picture\, but to see it as a record of an action or an event. The leap Rosenberg articulated is manifested here between William Goodridge Roberts Field in Summer and Riopelle’s prints across the room. \nBorn in 1923 in Montreal\, Jean Paul Riopelle became an artist in post WWII Quebec\, and under the influence of Paul Emile Borduas\, rejected the traditional representational language of painting in favour of an internal and emotive form of expression. He and a group of seven painters calling themselves Les Automatistes\, rejected not only representation in painting\, but also the French Modern traditions of Picasso and Matisse in pursuit of a unique abstract art embracing unconscious spontaneous expression. Continuing to push the limits and conventions of their art\, Les Automatistes were vocal in their struggle against the socially repressive and authoritarian Quebec society upheld by then Premier Duplessis and the Catholic Church. Idealist social theories\, psychoanalysis\, and in particular surrealism inspired Riopelle to find in abstraction a means to liberate his art from the socially oppressive culture of the time.The first exhibition of abstract art in Canada was held by Les Automatistes in Montreal in 1946. \nStruggling in such a restrictive environment\, Les Automatistes eventually all signed the manifesto Refus Global\, written by Paul Emile Borduas\, that condemned the stranglehold over individual freedom\, called for the liberation of the individual and helped launch the Quiet Revolution in Quebec. The manifesto caused many artists great hardship and with a resistance to abstraction evident in Canada\, Riopelle soon left to live and work in Paris. \nRiopelle spent many years in Paris and Giverny\, a respected artist who developed an international career. Riopelle’s works on paper in this collection that date from the 1980s\, were created after his return to Canada. While some have strong representational references\, many do not. With no centre of interest\, no representation of the real world they layer gestures\, movement\, marks and colour\, reflecting the artist’s subconscious in unexpected juxtapositions and reveal a few of the methods Riopelle developed to liberate his imagination. He died in Quebec in 2002.  \nFive Landscapes from the Beaverbrook Collection
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/other-worlds/
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230318T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230318T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
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SUMMARY:Sketchbook Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Create a sketchbook with artist Meg Clark – SOLD OUT\nLearn bookbinding techniques and take home a sketchbook for drawing or painting. \nSketchbook cover size will be 6″ x 8″\, inside paper will be 5.5″ x 7″. Choice of drawing paper or\, for $10 more\, watercolour paper. The sketchbook will feature exposed binding (Coptic Stich) and Decaled edge. \nCost: $35 (drawing paper) or $45 (watercolour paper) \nSpace is limited. Call the Gallery\, 392-6769\, or email info@mccainartgallery.com to register. \nPayment secures registration. No refunds for cancellations less than 7 days before workshops. \nClass will be held at the River Art Centre\, 8746 Main Street\, Florenceville-Bristol.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/sketchbook-workshop/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230209
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230305
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20230207T204551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230325T162539Z
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SUMMARY:Drawing Drop-In Workshops
DESCRIPTION:Thursday February 9\, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm @ the Gallery \nDrawing Drop-In with Colin Smith \nPencils & Paper \n$5\, all materials provided – everyone welcome. \nThursday February 16\, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm @ the Gallery \nDrawing Drop-In with Nick Walsh \nBotanical Studies \n$5\, all materials provided – everyone welcome. \nSaturday February 25\, 11:00 am – noon @ the Gallery \nDrawing Drop-In with Will Forrestall \nString Perspective \n$5\, all materials provided – everyone welcome. \nSaturday March 4\, 11:00 am - noon @ the Gallery \nDrawing Drop-In with Jennifer Stead \nCharcoal & Stencils \n$5\, all materials provided - everyone welcome. \nThursday March 9th\, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm @ the Gallery \nDrawing Drop-In with Stephen Hutchings \nStephen will be instructing on how to sketch and draw with tone \n$5\, all materials provided - everyone welcome.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/drawing-drop-in-workshops/
LOCATION:Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery\, 8 McCain Street\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick\, E7L 3H6\, Canada
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230312
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230325T202237Z
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SUMMARY:The Sketchbooks of Tom Forrestall
DESCRIPTION:The Tom Forrestall sketchbook collection offers a unique insight into an artist’s working life\, a visual and written diary spanning a creative lifetime. The collection now approaching 400 volumes covers over 70 years of the artist’s creative explorations and development. As a daily creative record of observation\, reflection and exploration it documents the passions and interests of an observant and creative  individual who doodles\, sketches and details the people\, animals\, ideas and places he visits\, both literally and imaginatively. Everyday few days the pages of his sketchbooks will be turned so there will be new images to see each time you drop in between now and March 11. \nTom Forrestall Bio.\nThomas DeVany Forrestall\, C.M.\, O.N.S.\, B.F.A. LL.D.\, RCA is one of Canada’s leading realist artists. He was born in Middleton Nova Scotia\, in 1936. In 1954\, Forrestall was awarded a scholarship to the Fine Arts department at Mount Allison University\, where he studied with Lawren P. Harris\, Ted Pulford and Alex Colville. Graduating in 1958 he received one of the first Canada Council grants for independent study which provided him with the opportunity to travel throughout Europe. Upon their return to Canada they moved to New Brunswick where Tom became assistant curator of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. He has been a full time artist since 1960.  His artwork has been exhibited internationally and is held in major public collection in Canada.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/the-sketchbooks-of-tom-forrestall/
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230204
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230312
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230325T162807Z
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SUMMARY:the gallery as a studio
DESCRIPTION:Until March 11\, eight artists are effectively turning the gallery into a drawing studio. There is something new to see everyday as the artists make decisions\, change directions and make progress on their art. \nThe Closing Celebration will be held March 11\, 2023\, from 2-4 pm with as many artists present as can make it. \nArtists schedules:  Vicky Lentz and Francine Martin will be in the gallery most Wednesdays and Fridays until mid-afternoon. Nick Walsh will be here February 2nd\,  9th\, 16th and most likely the 24th. Stephen Hutchings will be here midday many days\, as will Colin Smith. Jennifer Stead is always here\, occasionally drawing but always happy to say hi. Amanda Balestreri will be here February 17 and 18. \nNick Walsh is an emerging illustrator from Fredericton\, NB. Nick loves exploring the magic hidden in the forests and his work dives deep into the mystical\, spiritual\, and cultural myths of the natural world around us. His aim is to rekindle the imagination by weaving strange stories into his surreal art pieces that remind us of our role in mother nature's cosmic wheel. \nColin Smith draws constantly\, doodles on paper\, in books\, over shopping lists and has done it since grade one. The landscape is a living\, moving entity\, a series of slow undulations\, studded with trees and potato fields. \nVicky Lentz's practice is exploratory and diverse as she move between materials\, mediums and processes. In her art ideas\, images\, materials are always reconfigured through the process of art making\, transformed during creation to be records of the creative experience. \nStephen Hutchings is working on a future exhibition  and "Fallen Tree" is a study for a large painting in the series “Theatre of Trees”. The final painting\, of which this is a to-scale drawing\, will be approximately 8’ high and 40’ across. \n\nAmanda Balestreri enjoys incorporating nature into all of  her work.  She is interested in observing how humans interact with nature and how our actions have been affecting the natural world over time.  Sometimes her work can be a serious commentary or satire on where we may be heading if we continue to disrespect nature. \nAmanda will be drawing at the gallery starting Saturday Feb 18. The 18th will be the only day to visit her as she is working through the family day weekend. Drop in tomorrow to say hi. \nWilliam Forrestall's subject is time and in his art he preserves moments by painting the shapes and textures of objects that interest him in that most basic of compositions: the still life. In his practice drawing is a means and a place to work out ideas for a future or concurrent painting. \nJennifer Stead drew the first of a series of long drawings\, called "Meander" in 2007. 100' long\, it is a landscape of the Canadian Rockies where she lived at the time. In this drawing she is working from memory and responding to all the landscapes she has cultivated and observed from many parts of the country. \nFrancine Martin is a painter from a small community in northwest New Brunswick. Known for her use of Chiaroscuro\, a technique that has a strong contrast between lights and darks. Her still lifes and landscapes have been shown all over the St-John Valley in New Brunswick in auctions\, festivals\, group and solo shows. In 2018 she had a solo show at ALMAG.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/the-gallery-as-a-studio/
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230105T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230406T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20220122T233753Z
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SUMMARY:Clay Nights
DESCRIPTION:First Thursday evening of each month September – April from 6 – 8 pm at the River Art Centre \nSeptember 1 – Drop In\nOctober 6 – Drop In\nNovember 3 – Drop In\nDecember 1 – Drop In\nJanuary 5 – Drop In\nFebruary 2 – Drop In\nMarch 2 – Drop In\nApril 6 – Drop In \nClay Saturday\nJanuary 21\, 1-4 pm\n \nGlazing Nights\nNovember 24\, 6-8 pm\nFebruary 23\, 6-8 pm \nChildren under 15 must be accompanied by an adult. \nBasic instruction is provided to get you started. \n$5 to attend each Clay Drop-In.\nFiring each piece costs $5.\nGlazing each piece is an additional $5. \nThe next Wheel Pottery workshops will be August 2023.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/clay-night/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Programs & Workshops,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230105T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20221208T221248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221209T170004Z
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SUMMARY:Winter Break Art Camp
DESCRIPTION:January 5-6\, 10 am – 12 Noon\nAges 7-12\nCost $40\nExplore art with Brandon! Painting\, drawing\, sculpture\, collage and more. Dress for mess! \n  \nSpace is limited. Call the Gallery\, 392-6769\, or email info@mccainartgallery.com to register. \nPayment secures registration. No refunds for cancellations less than 7 days before workshops. \nClass will be held at the River Art Centre\, 8746 Main Street\, Florenceville-Bristol.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/winter-break-art-camp/
CATEGORIES:Events,Kids
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221203T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221203T160000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20221015T132318Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221015T132415Z
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SUMMARY:Holiday Watercolour Cards Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Learn watercolour techniques while creating holiday cards and envelopes with artist Susanne Hansen.\nCost: $50\, Materials included. \nSpace is limited. Call the Gallery\, 392-6769\, or email info@mccainartgallery.com to register. \nPayment secures registration. No refunds for cancellations less than 7 days before workshops. \nClass will be held at the River Art Centre\, 8746 Main Street\, Florenceville-Bristol.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/holiday-watercolour-cards/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221118T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221209T120000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20220826T200431Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221015T135606Z
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SUMMARY:School's Out! Art Workshops for Children
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a selection of School’s Out! Specials this school year. \nCost: $20 per workshop \nAcrylic Pour Painting with Ann White\nFriday\, November 18\, 10 am – Noon\nAges: 7-12\nLearn Balloon Dip and Flip Cup techniques to make abstract paintings. Sample images were created by a 9 year-old. \nBird Feeders: Create and Decorate\nFriday\, December 2\, 10 am – Noon\nAges: 7-12 \nSTEAM: Circuit Sewing\nFriday\, December 9\, 9 am – Noon\nAges: 9-14\nUse circuit thread to make bracelets that light up when snapped together. Embellish with beads\, embroidery\, and more. \n 
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/schools-out-kids-art/
CATEGORIES:Kids,Programs & Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221020T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221020T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20220802T173737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220903T121320Z
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SUMMARY:Fibre Arts Night with Lynn Piercey
DESCRIPTION:Come to the Gallery for a relaxing evening working on your current fibre arts project(s). Lynn Piercey of Where the Wildflowers Grow will be available to answer questions you may have knitting\, crochet\, weaving\, or spinning. \nThe exhibit\, Violet A. Gillet: Fine Art and Original Craft\, including several of Violet’s handpainted fabrics\, will be in the Gallery at the time. Lynn’s store\, Where the Wildflowers Grow\, was in Violet’s former residence. \nNo cost to attend.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/fibre-arts-night-with-lynn-piercey/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Programs & Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221014T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221014T210000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20220702T154802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220806T150527Z
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SUMMARY:Sip and Paint: Balloon Dip Acrylic Pour
DESCRIPTION:Cost: $40 \nEnjoy a relaxing evening while learning a new painting technique with instructor Ann White. Acrylic fluid art is a very satisfying form of abstract art. There are many techniques in this form of art with unlimited combinations of colours. On October 14 we will be completing a “Balloon Dip.” \nSpace is limited. Call the Gallery\, 392-6769\, or email info@mccainartgallery.com to register. \nClass will be held at the River Art Centre\, 8746 Main Street\, Florenceville-Bristol \nNo refunds for cancellations less than 7 days prior to the workshop.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/sip-and-paint-balloon-dip-acrylic-pour/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Programs & Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221008
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221113
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20220219T134713Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230207T221443Z
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SUMMARY:Violet A. Gillett: Fine Art and Original Craft
DESCRIPTION:“My aims – what they are – are not perhaps high. I do not think of my art works – as it seems is the fashion nowadays – as having a socially significant message – unless [it is] in trying to tell in my work\, of beauty I have felt or observed\, and so to bring it to the attention of others\, [so it] does good to mankind and has some social value. If what I have said in my art\, or have fostered in my teaching\, carries into the world a sense of greater happiness and beauty in my day\, then all my aims will be gratified.”\nViolet Gillett \nOpening and Book Launch\nSaturday\, October 8\, 2-4 pm at the Gallery \nViolet A. Gillett\, Painting With Words\nArtist\, Author and Educator \nAuthor JoAnne Rivers\, in collaboration with all the descendants of Violet Gillett\, has penned a life story\nabout this important\, multi-talented Maritimer that will kindle a glorious and lasting impression for everyone.\n“A number of accolades\, including becoming a Member of the Order of Canada in 1976\, reflects the great esteem in\nwhich both she and her work were held over the course of an active\, influential\, and distinguished career. Ultimately\, Vi Gillett’s hard work and quiet determination fundamentally reshaped art in New Brunswick; a remarkable\naccomplishment and enduring legacy.” \nPeter J. Larocque Art Curator\, New Brunswick Museum \nAs the founding director of Fine Art at the Saint John Vocational School\, Gillett gave influential guidance to young Fred Ross and many others. With Walter Abell and Miller Brittain she was a pivotal force in the Maritime Push. Upon\nretirement Violet Gillett returned to her family home in Perth-Andover\, New Brunswick where\, with her sister Beatrice Rivers they developed a highly successful arts and crafts business catering to visitors from across Canada and the United States. Little has been written about this East Coast renaissance artist. “Painting With Words” tells the inspirational story\, from her childhood memories arriving at Market Slip in Saint John in 1909\, her early employment with Banting and Best at the time of their insulin discovery\, through the many\, and variety of artworks she created – even after losing her sight. By combining personal correspondence with published stories from the Atlantic Advocate and a generous collection of images\, Painting With Words chronicles a life well lived. For those who know Violet Gillett’s work\, this book will enhance their appreciation of her life’s many accomplishments. For those meeting her for the first time\, many delightful and surprising encounters await within this book’s covers. JoAnne Rivers
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/violet-gillett/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220917T100000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220917T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20220604T185712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220702T194427Z
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Etching
DESCRIPTION:Learn to etch with non-toxic materials. 2022 Artist in Residence Diana Baldwin will teach plate preparation through printing. All levels welcome. \nCost: $50 \nSpace is limited. Call the Gallery\, 392-6769\, or email info@mccainartgallery.com to register. \nClass will be held at the River Art Centre\, 8746 Main Street\, Florenceville-Bristol. \nNo refunds for cancellations less than 7 days prior to the workshop.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/introduction-to-etching/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Programs & Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220915T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220916T173000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20220604T190721Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220702T200252Z
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SUMMARY:Pool Noodle Printing
DESCRIPTION:Children will learn to create cut paper monotype prints using pool noodles with 2022 Artist in Residence Diana Baldwin. \nCost: $15 \nAges 5-8: Wednesday\, September 15\, 4 – 5:30 pm\nAges 9-12: Thursday\, September 16\, 4 – 5:30 pm \nSpace is limited. Call the Gallery\, 392-6769\, or email info@mccainartgallery.com to register. \nClass will be held at the River Art Centre\, 8746 Main Street\, Florenceville-Bristol. \nNo refunds for cancellations less than 7 days prior to the workshop.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/pool-noodle-printing/
CATEGORIES:Kids,Programs & Workshops
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221002
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20220802T144442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220804T184227Z
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SUMMARY:Miniature Worlds - Sara Brinkhurst
DESCRIPTION:What is the fascination with the world of miniatures? There is something so compelling about tiny objects – not just the skill involved in making something so small and detailed\, but the complete uselessness of them determines them as objects of desire for purely ornamental reasons. The possibility to make or own a tiny piece of furniture or art that we would never normally have room for\, or possibly afford\, allows us to create our own perfect worlds. Worlds that can be packed up and fit in one box! \nAfter retiring in 2021\, I revisited an old hobby. Exploring and unpacking boxes of minis that I had collected over the years brought back a rush of desire to start creating again. These pieces are the results of explorations into different scales and effects\, ranging from 1:12 to 1:144 (a dollhouse for a dolls house). Some contain a mixture of made and bought items (many of which have been adapted); others contain all original items made by my own hand using wood\, metals\, fabrics\, clays\, paint and a lot of glue! \n\n  \n\nSara Brinkhurst\nBorn in England\, Sara graduated from the University College for the Creative Arts in Kent. She won several competitions and awards before graduating with a BA First Class Honours in Silver/Gold Smithing and Jewellery Design in 2007. \nShe emigrated to Canada in 2008\, where she has continued to explore creative pursuits. These include working in precious metals\, theatre costume design and making\, writing and anything else that involves research and hand skills. After retiring as Director of Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre in 2021\, she revisited a life-long passion for miniatures. Inspiration to finish some old projects quickly led to the creation of several new explorations in the world of mini. Sara is a Juried Member of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council and Craft New Brunswick. \nArtist Statement\nMy journey through the mini world started when I was around 10. I loved finding small objects and turning them into something else\, and could spend hours making little pieces of furniture or accessories – from toothpaste cap vases\, to string-framed paintings\, to toothpick and jam jar lid tables. I have always enjoyed researching history around furnishings\, clothing\, household objects and living styles. As an adult\, a degree in jewellery design and making vastly improved my hand skills. Finally all these elements have come together to allow me to create and build as I have always been driven too. The focus required to work at this scale is all engrossing and addictive. For me\, it is playing at its finest – and an escape to fascinating little worlds where anything can happen.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/small-worlds-sara-brinkhurst/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Upcoming Exhibitions
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220903
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221002
DTSTAMP:20260504T041240
CREATED:20220514T184158Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221011T204144Z
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SUMMARY:Shared Shots: A Community Photography Show
DESCRIPTION:The Opening will be on Saturday September 3\, 2022 from 2 – 4 pm \nIntroductions at 2:30 \nAll welcome \n  \nMade possible through the generous support of the
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/shared-shots/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past Exhibitions
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