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SUMMARY:Plein Air Watercolour Class
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URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/plein-air-watercolour-class/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events
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SUMMARY:Raku Workshop with Giorgio Azzaretti
DESCRIPTION:The Andrew & Laura McCAin Art Gallery is thrilled to be hosting visiting artist Giorgio Azzaretti.\nGiorgio Azzaretti is visiting Carleton County  for the month of June 2024\, from his ceramic studio in Ravenna\, Italy. He shared his knowledge and expertise through a series of workshops for all levels of interest and experience. With assistance from Jenna Ross\, he has been an enormous help setting up the gallery’s new Raku kilns\, helping Jenna learn a bit more about the process and what is possible. The Gallery looks forward to hosting more Raku instructors in the future. \n \nA bit about RAKU:\nRaku is an exciting pottery technique involving red hot pots and combustible materials which can create dramatic\neffects. Raku dates back to 16th century Japan\, although “Western-style raku” has put its own variations on the\ntechnique. Raku firing is known for its unpredictability\, and each piece is one-of-a-kind! Raku firing is one of the\nmost natural pottery techniques\, embracing imperfection and employing all of nature’s elements: earth\, fire\, air\,\nand water. \nThe word raku translated to English means: ‘happiness in the accident’\, pleasure\, enjoyment\, delight! \n\n\n\nThe RAKU Workshop with Giorgio Azzaretti\nThe workshop is over four days\, June 1\, 8\,15 & 16. It included all materials\, and everyone made pots to take home. \nMeet Giorgio at Clay Drop-In on May 30\, 6-8pm for a clay “Smash”. Registration required that day\, $20\, all inclusive\, “newbies” welcome! \nIf you’d like to see the beautiful objects everyone made\, drop in to the  River Art Centre in Florenceville-Bristol on June 15\, 2024 from 6-7:30 pm. \nThe students and Giorgio will be there to explain the various processes they used to ry their hands at three different Raku styles. Everyone is welcome.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/raku-workshop-with-giorgio-azzaretti/
CATEGORIES:Events
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SUMMARY:Shadows and Tall Trees\, Stephen Hutchings
DESCRIPTION:Opening 31 May\, 2024 from 5-7 pm \nArtist Stephen Hutchings will give a talk starting at 5:15 about his art practice and answer questions about the work in the gallery.  Everyone is welcome\,  admission is always free and refreshments will be served. \nArtist statement  \nMy landscape paintings and drawings and prints are\, in equal measures\, both objective and subjective: they not only describe the world I know\, but they also describe the world as I want it to be. I combine a resemblance to the external world we live in with the inner world of my emotions\, my expectations and my hopes. \nIn my work\, I engage with ideas about personal identity\, mystery\, revelation\, and the infinite. Areas of rich dark are combined with areas of intense light\, playing off of each other\, acting as larger metaphors that refer to both ourselves\, (as individuals and as part of a society) as well as to the world around us. \nThis exhibition brings together recent and new work representing a range of subjects\, from trees to clouds\, as well as extremes of sizes: Theatre of Trees is massive at 8’ x 40’ while the four Ghost Tree paintings are much more intimate at 12” x 12” each. Stephen Hutchings
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/7128/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Collections: Petit Mode and Sherman Jewellery
DESCRIPTION:Opening Saturday April 6\, 2-4pm.\nIntroductions at 2:30 by Clare McCain\, Trudy Gallagher and Tracy Austin. Everyone is invited to drop by\, admission is free and there is an elevator.\nThis exhibition brings together the art work of alumni and faculty from the fashion department of the New Brunswick College of Craft & Design and an exquisite private collection of costume jewellery by the mid-century Montreal designer\, Gustave Sherman.\nThe Designers\nLaura Macfarlane\nNightfall\,  2023\nTaffeta\, cotton fabric for the vest\, taffeta ribbon\, chain\, and buttons \nEcho (Jing) Chen\nLonely Planet\, 2023 Echo (Jing) Chen\nHorsehair canvas\, bemberg lining \nNicole Daigle\nThe Meadows Road\, 2023\nSilk brocade\, cotton\, velvet\, kasha lining \nSherry Kinnear\nAsymptomatic\, 2023\nSynthetic fabrics\, leather\, metal\, paint\, beads\, sequins\, thread\, wire\, human hair \nGustave Sherman\nGustave Sherman\, Jewels of Elegance \n“Costume” or “Fashion” Jewellery was popularised in the 18th century with the development of a hard lead glass called paste and marcasite\, small cut pieces of faceted steel or pyrite set in silver\, which became affordable alternatives to precious stones. By the mid 20th century\, French designer Coco Chanel declared “that really elegant women were those who could mix together different jewellery\, real and fake\, suitable for each occasion … with the aim to complete an outfit.” This lent greater legitimacy to non-precious jewellery\, with designers conceiving new styles\, using new materials and discovering new possibilities with colour. Restrictions during WWII to certain metals changed the production of jewellery as much as it did fashion. Changing lifestyles for women\, who were increasingly part of the workforce\, the influence of Hollywood glamour and the weakening of European influences in general during the war years\, led to the production of the first completely American look of dressy costume jewellery. \nBetween 1947 and 1982\, Canada’s most renowned costume jeweller\, Gustave Sherman\, pioneered the manufacturing of high quality\, Canadian made costume jewellery that rivalled the best being made at that time. Using the finest Swarovski crystals and later their beads and plating he became known for his sophisticated three dimensional designs\, unexpected colour combinations\, shape and style of crystal\, and quality settings. \nSherman Jewellery has always been synonymous with quality. Sherman designed styles which were intricate and complex\, full of contrasting lines\, shapes and colour. His pieces required large numbers of crystals all of which were prong set by hand and the settings double plated. Another characteristic of Sherman design is the three-dimensionality achieved through his use of layers and domed structures.  He offered a range of prices by creating different sized pieces and it isn’t uncommon to have one item from a set signed and the others left unsigned.  The cuff bracelet was a unique Sherman design\, there are three in Clare McCain’s collection\, and they have always been the most desirable pieces.  \nOne of the reasons he was so well known across Canada was because he sold his work through all the large department and luxury jewellery stores like Birks\, Eatons and Peoples but also in jewellery stores in smaller centres across the country. \nGustave Sherman was a son of first-generation parents who fled Lithuania to escape persecution. Although he had no formal creative training\, in 1947 he worked as a jewellery salesman\, eventually opening Sherman Costume Jewellery in Outremont\, Montreal. By the 1950s the company was thriving and Sherman was Canada’s most recognized costume jeweller.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/collections-petit-mode-and-sherman-jewellery/
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:New Brunswick Art Collecion 2023 Acquisitions
DESCRIPTION:Opening March 2\, 2-4 pm\nFormerly known as the New Brunswick Art Bank\, and renamed Collection Art NB\, the provincial art collection was started in 1968 and is a permanent collection of art by New Brunswick artists belonging to the province. There are currently 906 artworks by 395 artists and this exhibition features the most recent acquisitions purchased in 2023. If you’d like to browse the full collection\, go to Collection ArtNB. Like other provincial collections\, the art is shown in New Brunswick government buildings\, offices\, schools and other public buildings. \nTwenty one artists from around the province are represented in the 2023 Acquisitions show. \nAudrey Arsenault \nMaryse Arsenault \nAlanna Baird \nRemi Belliveau \nJon Claytor \nNate Gaffney \nChelsea Gauvin \nMario LeBlanc \nFabiola Martinez \nAnnie France Noel \nMaja Padrov \nRoula Patheniou \nMelanie Parent \nShane Perly-Dutcher \nJared Peters \nGarry Sanipass \nRalph Simpson \nColin Smith \nDawn Steeves \nAnna Torma \nJanice Wright-Cheney \nDavid Szako
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/new-brunswick-art-collecion-2023-acquisitions/
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240126T200000
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SUMMARY:Branch out and weave for climate change - workshop
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to immerse yourself in the exciting event\, "Branch Out and Weave for Climate Change\," proudly presented by our Community Engaged Artist in Residence and Mentorship Program\, From Harm to Harmony. \nRenowned artist Karen LeBlanc will be your guide on this hands-on exploration of branch weaving\, where you'll uncover techniques that transform nature's elements into expressive works of art. As we delve into this unique art form\, Karen LeBlanc's expertise will illuminate the process of crafting beautiful branch weavings. Each creation becomes a powerful metaphor\, illustrating our interconnectedness with nature and emphasizing the delicate balance essential for a sustainable future. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Note: A $10 registration fee will be required to cover the cost of materials.\n\n\n\n\nThis fee will be paid to the artist at the event.\nSee link below for more info and to register \n\nBranch Out
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/branch-out-and-weave-for-climate-change-workshop/
LOCATION:Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery\, 8 McCain Street\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick\, E7L 3H6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adults,Professional Development Arts,Programs & Workshops,Teens
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240224T170000
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SUMMARY:Mountain of Wonder and Tangles of Truth: Kathy Hooper\, a retrospective
DESCRIPTION:Kathy Hooper’s remarkable career spans six decades of curiosity and creation\, and demonstrates what it means to confront our fear and our delight in equal measure. Leading by example\, she bravely honours the fullness of life\, including the winding pathways where life’s joy and distress intermingle. Across her prolific multi-disciplinary art practice\, social and environmental activism\, and in her personal life\, she approaches the world with earnest integrity and wonder.  \nHooper’s imprint on the New Brunswick arts ecosystem has been revolutionary. A highly acclaimed multidisciplinary artist\, she has been awarded the province’s highest honours in the visual arts\, and her work can be found in public and private collections around the world—she has eight works in the National Art Bank alone. \nIn art and activism she meaningfully delves into often-overlapping explorations of identity\, feminism\, multi-species entanglements\, socio-political structures\, climate crisis and violence. Unbound by any one media\, Hooper moves fluidly between painting\, clay sculpture and functional ceramics\, various forms of printmaking\, wood carving\, embroidery\, poetry and prose. She lives art; nurturing her incredible gardens\, and enlivening her domestic spaces.  \nYet\, it is her ritual of drawing which propels her creative process. Often beginning with just a line\, her drawings are largely unplanned and spark with immediacy. She refers to the powerful moment the artwork takes over\, as though she becomes a conduit for creativity\, rather than its author. \nIn an artist statement for a 1969 solo exhibition which toured the Atlantic provinces\, Kathy Hooper wrote:  \n“I want to say how infinitely beautiful\, how ugly\, how funny\, and how exciting the world is. I want to stretch as far\, and dig as deep as I can. I want to say that there is nothing I know for sure except that — there is nothing I know for sure.” “I would love to reach the land and trees I love so much from where they are\, not always from where I happen to be.” \nKathy Hooper\, 1979 \n“Often we feel that we can impose on the landscape\, but in fact we make very little impression in the end.” \n“What happens behind the land\, trees\, and water we ‘see’ so easily? We don’t ‘see’ what is really there” \nKathy Hooper\, 2010 \n“The special moments —when your best work happens— is when you allow the painting to take over. The painting becomes you.”\n \nKathy Hooper\, Sept 13th 1995\, Times Globe
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/mountain-of-wonder-and-tangles-of-truth-kathy-hooper-a-retrospective/
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Holiday watercolour cards
DESCRIPTION:Holiday Watercolour Cards Workshop\n\nNovember 22\, 2023 6-9pm River Art Centre\n\n\n\n\n\nLearn 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/6690/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Professional Development Arts,Programs & Workshops
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SUMMARY:Lino Print Card Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Instructor: Jennifer Stead \nThursday November 9\, 6-8pm at the Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery (ALMAG)\nPrepare your drawing and carve your lino block! Come with a design in mind\, or carve from selected designs by Jennifer Stead. \nThursday November 16\, 6-8pm at the River Art Centre (RAC)\nPrinting a proof…or two!\nPrinting your 4.5 x 6″ cards \nCost: $45.00 per person\, all supplies provided. \nCall or email the Gallery to register 506-92-6769 info@mccainartgallery.com \nPayment secures your spot. Open to ages 15 plus. \n\nA Carl Schaeffer ink design for a Christmas card in the National Gallery of Canada Collection\nThe tradition of Christmas card giving started in Britain in the 1840s. By the 1860s developments in printing techniques allowed it to become a tradition so that by 1900 Christmas cards were popular all over Europe as well as in Canada and were mass produced. In the first half of the 20th century\, Canadian artists started their own tradition of making unique\, hand printed cards with linoleum\, woodblock or silk screen\, sometimes hand tinting each card individually. Carl Schaefer made many black and white card designs which are the simplest to do and are still elegant and festive. Here are some other examples.\n\nThis card of the family cutting a Christmas tree uses 5 colours and is called a Reduction Print\, which is a bit more complicated with a few more stages ( 1 per colour) and requires more preparation in the drawing stage. Making a reduction print is bit like solving a puzzle –  good for your brain\, fun and you’ll feel very pleased with yourself.\n \nThis card by  A. Y. Jackson\, another prolific card maker and sender like many of the Group of Seven\, printed the black and then hand painted the colour after the ink had dried. Easy\, quick and satisfying.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/lino-print-card-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Professional Development Arts,Programs & Workshops,Teens
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SUMMARY:Drawing Class with Coloured Pencils
DESCRIPTION:Join instructor Grace Nickerson and learn to create depth\, shadow\, and tone by layering coloured pencils! \n$35 reserves your space \nPayment available at the gallery in any format\, credit card over the phone\, or etransfer to jennifer@mccainartgallery.com
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/drawing-class-with-coloured-pencils/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Programs & Workshops
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231119
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SUMMARY:Mel Hamilton: Reframing Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:Opening celebration: Friday\, 10 November 2023 5 – 7 pm. \n  \nReframing Perspective is about creating work from an authentic female experience. My previous furniture work was informed by the male woodworking perspective shown in books exhibitions and other collections. I was taught that woven elements were used to add comfort. For this body of work I purposely looked to women for design inspiration and to reclaim the use of soft sculptural materials. \nOver 100 years ago Annie Albers\, Benita Otte\, Gunta Stolzl and Otte Berger were weaving students at the Bauhaus in Germany. Their use of pattern\, color and commitment to experimentation pave the way for Modern Art and Design. Works by these four artists directly inspired each piece in this series. \nWeaving techniques and designs have been reimagined here in three-dimensional furniture pieces where the wood structures support the patterns and lines of soft material. These works illustrate the dynamic motion of a woven line and show that material can have both a physical and emotional weight. \nMelanie Hamilton is an Atlantic Canadian craftsperson in visual artist. She specializes in finely crafted objects using solid wood and woven materials she studied at the center for furniture craftsmanship in Maine and Sheridan College in Ontario. She also holds a fine arts degree from Mount Allison University majoring in photography. Wooden leg Studio has been featured in such Publications as Home and Cabin\,  East Coast Living\, Popular Woodworking and Canadian Woodworking.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/mel-hamilton-reframing-perspectives/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past Exhibitions
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DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231119
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SUMMARY:Brigitte Clavette: The Mysterious Soul of Objects
DESCRIPTION:Opening celebrations of The Mysterious Soul of Objects scheduled 10 November  2023\, 5 – 7 pm \n \n \n \nThe artworks in The Mysterious Soul of Objects are from a series  created over the past few years under the name of “futile abundance”. “I cast in sterling silver or bronze discarded foodstuff\, found animal parts\, and along with these I hammer or “raise” small vessel forms that I call skins. These become the palette or inventory that I use to create still lives or tableaux that invite the gourmand to the table. I am interested in the tension between attraction and repulsion. These platters or tableaux give a living space to the mysterious objects I create. Objects whose function is not always clear. Objects that invite the viewer for some kind of connection or communion. These objects may invite contemplation or curiosity”. Brigitte Clavette \nHead of Jewellery and Metal Arts\, and an instructor at the New Brunswick College of Art and Design from 1985 to 2017\, Brigitte Clavette currently teaches part-time and devotes herself to her artistic practice. She is the 2022 winner of the Governor General Saidye Bronfman Award for excellence in fine crafts\, and is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of the Arts. She received the Excellence Award and the Strathbutler Award from the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation of New Brunswick in 2006. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Canada\, Ottawa\, the Royal Ontario Museum\, Toronto\, The Victoria & Albert Museum\, London England\, the New Brunswick Museum\, Saint John as well as being included in the contemporary silversmithing collection of the Art Gallery of Guelph\, Ontario
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/brigitte-clavette-the-mysterious-soul-of-objects/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions,Past Exhibitions
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231012T170000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230930T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230930T140000
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230916T103000
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,Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230727T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230909T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T035329
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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:20230623T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230623T170000
DTSTAMP:20260525T035329
CREATED:20230623T184620Z
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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:20260525T035329
CREATED:20230624T134125Z
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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
DTSTAMP:20260525T035329
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230505T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230505T120000
DTSTAMP:20260525T035329
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:20260525T035329
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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:20260525T035329
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230325T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230325T160000
DTSTAMP:20260525T035329
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
DTSTAMP:20260525T035329
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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:20260525T035329
CREATED:20221208T215854Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230325T162520Z
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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:20260525T035329
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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:20260525T035329
CREATED:20230207T174134Z
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:20260525T035329
CREATED:20230207T164758Z
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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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230106T120000
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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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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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