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SUMMARY:Beginner Printmaking with Natt Cann
DESCRIPTION:The Workshop will he held in the Print Shop at the River Art Centre\, 8746 Main Street\, Florenceville-Bristol\, NB \n$65\, all materials provided\nJoin New Brunswick artist and printmaking aficionado Natt Cann for an introduction into all the possibilities the Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery’s print studio can offer. Over the course of a day\, attendees will learn the technical aspects of working in a print studio including the possibilities for art making that can be accomplished with a press. This session will cover scaled down forms of professional-level printmaking techniques and help you to take advantage of a well-equipped studio\, while giving you the confidence and knowledge to embark on these methods without assistance. \nIndividuals who have taken this class will be able to join Print Making Drop-in that will start in February 2025 because you will be able to work independently to realise your idea. \nTechniques:\nRelief Printing and pin & tab registration \nA variety of Monotype & Monoprint methods; Photo Transfers \nand if there is time\, Intaglio through Drypoint with Tetrapak \nPress safety\, studio maintenance\, and ink etiquette \nWhat you can bring to the workshop:\nAn apron \nLunch \nA design for a 4″ x 6″ lino \nCome with some ideas or sketches for the various prints so you don’t use up valuable time during the workshop coming up with an image. \nBring a photograph that you might want to use a copy of in a print – any kind of photo\, but it can’t be on your phone \nA few tips for preparing your design for the 4″ x 6″ lino print:\nDraw a 4″ x 6″ rectangle to frame your drawing and to make sure it is the correct size to match your lino block \nUse a pencil to fill in the black or solid areas\, trying to keep a 50/50 balance of light area and dark areas \nKeep outlines to a minimum and think about shapes more than lines \n_______________________________________________ \nSorry\, your browser doesn't support embedded videos.Meet the artist Natt Cann\nNatt Cann (he/him) is a Canadian visual artist whose projects of print hone upon the haunting of lands – ideologies and industries keeping afloat Canadian notions of colonial heritage and their subsequent degradations. Natt has ventured across Canada through numerous residencies and exhibitions\, and his recent print projects have been intertwined with a variety of publications\, expositions\, and research grants. His work has been consistently supported by both ArtsNB’s funding programs and the Canada Council for the Arts\, and has provided grant assistance to countless peers. Nat received his BFA from Mount Allison University (2012) and now resides in Moncton\, New Brunswick\, an Acadian colonial city which sits on the unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) and Mi’kmaq Peoples \nHere are some examples of Natt’s prints. Natt works out of the Print Shop at the Aberdeen Cultural Centre in Moncton\, NB.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/beginner-printmaking-with-natt-cann/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events
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SUMMARY:Indigo & Shibori Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join Rothesay NB artist Tzigane Caddell and discover the art of Indigo dyeing and the Shibori resist  technique in this one day workshop at the River Art Centre. Students will learn the fundamentals of these two traditional processes while working with a hand woven linen scarf and an organic cotton bandana. This is a unique opportunity to work with Tzigane so close to home. Registration is full. \nPlease let the gallery know f you would be interested in taking this workshop in the future – thanks! \nMany thanks to he Carleton North Community Centre for making opportunities ike this workshop possible in our community.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/indigo-shibori-workshop/
CATEGORIES:Adults
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SUMMARY:Thaddeus Holownia: of a Feather
DESCRIPTION:The Andrew & Laura McCain Gallery welcomes Thaddeus Holownia back to exhibit a body of work inspired by birds. Timed to open on the weekend of pARTicipate Arts & Nature Festival\, the works in the exhibition bring together not only science and the arts\, but feature a long time creative collaboration by the photographer with his friend and fellow artist\, Nova Scotia poet\, Harry Thurston. \nOpening\, artists’ talk and book launch\nThursday\, September 5\, 2024\, 5:30-7:30 pm\nEveryone is welcome\, admission is free.\nThe artists will  give an informal talk about their collaboration\, \ntheir art and the third collaborator\, Gay Hansen. \n\nBLUE JAY\n   Cyanocitta cristata\nUnseen in summer\, woods-deep\,\ncome fall\, you return\,\ncasting voices\, your own\nand others you mimic.\nNot blue at all\,\nyour feathers\nbequeath only blue\nlight to the eye.\nClever corvid\,\nyou may change a life!\n— with a beat of your wing\,\na call we must heed.\nBook Launch\nof a feather is the third book in a trilogy that includes Ova Aves and Icarus\, Falling of Birds. Conceived as a tribute to the teacher\, naturalist\, and ornithologist Gay Hansen — Holownia’s late partner and Thurston’s long-time friend\, the collection combines Thaddeus Holownia’s photography of bird feathers with the poetry of Harry Thurston. \nHeart of the Bird \nThese photographs are of study mounts prepared by Gay Hansen—teacher\, naturalist and ornithologist\, and the late partner and muse of Thaddeus Holownia.  \nA graduate of Acadia\, Gay was a lecturer and lab instructor in biology at Mount Allison University\, in Sackville\, New Brunswick\, for 39 years (1979–2018). During this time\, she conducted labs in multiple fields. Her great passion\, however\, was Ornithology.  \n“I think that it is essential to educate people about birds—they are extremely important in ecological\, environmental\, cultural and recreational realms\,” she once said. “Ornithology is one of the few fields of Biology where citizen science makes significant contributions.”  \nGay was also a talented craftsperson\, notably as a weaver\, and she combined her scientific expertise and her artistic skills in taxidermy\, to create a collection of study mounts.  \nThere is an assumption in our time that there is an unbridgeable gap between the Arts and the Sciences. \nIn fact\, there is compatibility\, even interdependence\, between these two spheres of human endeavour. As Harvard biologist\, Edward O. Wilson\, observes in Consilience\, The Unity of Knowledge: “Neither science nor the arts can be complete without combining their separate strengths. Science needs the intuition and metaphorical power of the arts\, and the arts need the fresh blood of the sciences.”  \nThese photographs would not have been created without Gay’s skills as an ornithologist and taxidermist deployed originally for the purpose of passing on her knowledge and love of birds to her students\, and generations of students to follow.  \nThe feather—described as “a remarkably refined and complex apparatus … that\, among other uses\, enabled highly sophisticated flight”—besides its functionality is unarguably beautiful. That is what one feels when first looking at these photographs\, ‘How beautiful they are!’  \nIt seems no accident that Holownia’s photographs are of breast feathers—of the heart of the bird. 
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/thaddeus-holownia-of-a-feather/
LOCATION:Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery\, 8 McCain Street\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick\, E7L 3H6\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Working With Clay: McCullough\, Wood\, Valiñas
DESCRIPTION:The Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery is pleased to be hosting an exhibition of works from New Brunswick ceramicists Andrew McCullough\, Michael Wood\, and Elsa Valiñas.\nTheir exhibition will be concurrent with an exhibition of the paintings of Ted Michener.\nThe Opening will be on July 13\, 2024\, 2-4 pm. The artists will be in attendance & introductions start at 2:30.\nEveryone is welcome\, admission is free and there is an elevator.\nArtist Statements\nAndrew McCullough\nAs a potter\, I capture the magical possibilities of working with clay by using contrasting elements of striking modern designs and the raw natural qualities of the material. For me\, my pieces to act as a time capsule\, sharing with others a little bit about me and the how I see the world.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/working-with-clay-mccullough-wood-valinas/
CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Ted Michener
DESCRIPTION:The Andrew & Laura McCain Art Gallery is pleased to be hosting a solo exhibition of New Brunswick artist\, Ted Michener. \nMichener has been painting for seven decades and currently has his seaside studio in St Andrews\, New Brunswick. His exhibition will be concurrent with exhibition “Working With Clay”\, three ceramic artists\, Andrew McCullough\, Michael Wood\, and Elsa Valiñas.\nThe Opening will be on July 13\, 2024\, 2-4 pm. The artists will be in attendance & introductions start at 2:30.\nEveryone is welcome\, admission is free and there is an elevator.\n \n\nMeet the artist\n \n   Ted Michener has had a daily painting practice for most of his life. The vitality and colourful images found in his work reflect his surroundings and for many years\, his seaside home. Trained as a teenager at the Doon School of Fine Arts in Kitchener\, Ontario during six summers\, he was fortunate to have studied with several renowned artists including A.J.Casson\, Jock Macdonald and Carl Schaeffer.  \nAfter graduating with honours from the Ontario College of Art and Design\, he free-lanced out of Toronto\, and collaborated with Mendola Ltd. an artist’s agency in New York City for many years. For some time Ted taught at his Alma Mater in the evenings as well as Central Tech and Sheridan College in Etobicoke. \nMichener was an illustrator for many years\, working for The Toronto Star\, The Globe and Mail\, TV Guide\, and Readers Digest. Aside from being the recipient of many editorial and commercial art awards\, Ted has received a Canada Council Grant to teach in Bacalar\, Mexico and also received an Artist in Residency through The Masterworks program in Bermuda.  \nHe is currently represented by the Cobalt Gallery in St. John\, The Breakwater gallery in Eastport Maine\, and also shows many works through The Gables Restaurant and Gallery in St Andrews. Ted is a member of the Ontario Society of Artists\, The Federation of Canadian Artists\, The Association of Canadian Cartoonists  and a creative fine arts  group dubbed “Dash”\, which consists of eight New Brunswick artists working in a variety of mediums. Just to keep his hand in and the pressure on\, he gleefully draws editorial cartoons for The St Croix Courier\, a local community paper\, and has been doing so for three decades.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/ted-michener/
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Collage Workshop with Chelsea Gauvin
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URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/collage-workshop-with-chelsea-gauvin/
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SUMMARY:Summer Art Camps
DESCRIPTION:Summer Art Camps are back for 2024! \nLocated at the River Art Centre at 8746 Main St. Florenceville-Bristol\, our summer art camps are offered for age groups of 5-6 years\, 7-9 years\, and 10-14 years\, and we are thrilled to have Brandon McDougall teaching again this year. \nRead further below for more details on the themes\, mediums\, and projects of each camp. \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! \n  \nStorytelling Camp\, July 2-4\n\nAges 7-9 / 3-Day Camp / 9:30am-11:30am daily / $45\nAges 10-14 / 3-Day Camp / 1:00pm-4:00pm daily / $60\nExplore storytelling in art as you craft an accordian book\, create your own puppets and needle-felted creatures\, write silly poems and learn about stop-motion animation. \nLet’s Make Art #1 July 5\nAges 5-6 / 1-Day Camp / 9:30-11:30am / $20\nDo a little bit of everything as you play around with a variety of art mediums including paint\, pastel\, and clay. \n  \n\n\n\n\nSTEAM Camp\, July 9-11\nAges 7-9 / 3-Day Camp / 9:30am-11:30am daily / $45\nAges 10-14 / 3-Day Camp / 1:00pm-4pm daily / $60\nHarness the power of the sun and the sky as your create kites\, paper planes\, sunprints\, working pinhole cameras\, and faux stained-glass windows. \nLet’s Make Art #2\, July 12\nAges 5-6 / 1-Day Camp / 1:00pm-3:00pm / $20\nDo a little bit of everything as you play around with a variety of art mediums including watercolor\, collage\, and printmaking. \nSculpture Camp July 16-19\nAges 7-9 / 3-Day Camp / 9:30am-11:30am daily / $45\nAges 10-14 / 4-Day Camp / 1:00pm-4:00pm daily / $75\nMake art in 3 dimensions as you create sculptures in 3 different mediums inspired by the works of 3 different artists. \nPeople and Places\, July 23-25\nAges 7-9 / 3-Day Camp / 9:30am-11:30am daily / $45\nAges 10-14 / 4-Day Camp / 1:00pm-4:00pm daily / $60\nThis camp is all about exploring the self as well as the art styles of various cultures with a focus on patterns. Projects will include abstract portraits\, figures\, Australian dot paintings\, and Japanese-inspired prints. \nPainting and Drawing Camp\, July 30-August 2\nAges 7-9 / 3-Day Camp / 9:30am-11:30am daily / $45 – this camp is full but we have a waiting list on the go and may run a second one\, so please let us know if you are interested (22 June 2024)\nAges 10-14 / 4-Day Camp / 1:00pm-4:00pm daily / $75 – as of today\, 22 June\, 2024\, there are three more spaces in this camp\nInspired by the works of Ted Michener which will be on display at the gallery during this time\, improve your painting and drawing skills by working on a variety of projects such as plein air paintings\, still-life sketches\, and expressionist portraits. You will also design\, illustrate and bind a fold-up book with guest artist Meg Clark. \nClay + Collage Camp August 13-16\nAges 7-9 / 3-Day Camp / 9:30am-11:30am daily / $45\nAges 10-14 / 4-Day Camp / 1:00pm-4:00pm daily / $75\nCombine 2 and 3 dimensional art by exploring introductory techniques with clay\, and producing different styles of collage. Projects will include pinch pots\, figurative sculptures\, Matisse-inspired paper cutouts\, and creating an idealized space through the use of paint and repurposed media.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/summer-art-camps-2024/
CATEGORIES:Kids,Programs & Workshops,Teens
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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:Clay Drop-In dates:
DESCRIPTION:Veteran dates: \nUsually on the last Thursday of the month\, 6-8 pm \nMay 30\, 2024 will be the Smash Art workshop with visiting artist Giorgio Azzaretti.\nPre-registration is required\, $20 for the session – call the Gallery – there are a few spaces left! \nBeginner dates: \nUsually the first Thursday of the month\, 6-8 pm. See the posters below for specific dates and please note that there is no “Newbie’s Night” in June! \n\nWhich session should go go to?\n-If you have made at least 1 piece to completion (handbuilding\, first firing\, glazing\, second firing\, and then you took home your pot) you are a VETERAN!\n-If you have not yet completed this full cycle\, please join us at our NEWBIE class!\n\n\nCost\n\nFee to attend each Drop-in is $5 per person.\nThe first (bisque) firing of any pot you decide to keep – $15 each piece.\nGlazing costs an additional $15 each piece.\n\n\nEvent for ages 15+. (Children aged 7-14 welcome to participate if accompanied by an adult).\nNo experience necessary\, just an openness to try!
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/new-clay-drop-in-dates/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240302T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240330T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041242
CREATED:20240307T183520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T201339Z
UID:6854-1709366400-1711818000@mccainartgallery.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240126T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240126T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20240111T210745Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T210745Z
UID:6777-1706295600-1706299200@mccainartgallery.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240120T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240224T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20240116T221321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T201400Z
UID:6783-1705737600-1708794000@mccainartgallery.com
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231130T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231130T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20230927T160143Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T165440Z
UID:6663-1701367200-1701374400@mccainartgallery.com
SUMMARY:Clay Drop-in November
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!\nNovember 30\, 6-8pm at RAC\nfor more information contact the Gallery. info@mccainartgallery.com 506-392-6769
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/clay-drop-in-november/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Programs & Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231122T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231122T210000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20231004T195838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231004T200112Z
UID:6690-1700676000-1700686800@mccainartgallery.com
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231114T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231114T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20231028T195902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231028T195902Z
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SUMMARY:Glaze Night Drop-In
DESCRIPTION:Join instructor Jenna Ross for a night of glazing your created pieces! Drop-in style\, payment at event. \nFor more info call or email the Gallery 506-392-6769 info@mccainartgallery.com
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/glaze-night-drop-in/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Programs & Workshops,Teens
ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231109T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20230901T215205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T151847Z
UID:2281-1699552800-1700164800@mccainartgallery.com
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231104T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231104T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20231104T170806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231104T170806Z
UID:6734-1699084800-1699117200@mccainartgallery.com
SUMMARY:Glaze Drop-In November 14
DESCRIPTION:November 14 from 6-8pm is Glaze Night at RAC! No registration required\, adult class and 15+ with a guardian.
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/glaze-drop-in-november-14/
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Programs & Workshops,Teens
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231102T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231102T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20230922T164525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T165345Z
UID:6614-1698948000-1698955200@mccainartgallery.com
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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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231028T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231028T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20230922T190118Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231024T200531Z
UID:6621-1698494400-1698512400@mccainartgallery.com
SUMMARY:Throwing Clay on the Wheel
DESCRIPTION:Join instructor Jenna Ross and learn how to throw clay on the wheel. Class is suitable for all levels; adult class. \nTow classes on October 28th\, from either 12-2 or 3-5 at the River Art Centre. Four people per class\, lots of one-on-one time with the instructor. \n$40 payment reserves your space. Don’t hesitate\, these classes fill up fast! \nFor more info or to reserve your space call or email the Gallery at 506-392-6769 or info@mccainartgallery.com
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/throwing-clay-on-the-wheel-2/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Professional Development Arts
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231026T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231026T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20230927T155006Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T165719Z
UID:6658-1698343200-1698350400@mccainartgallery.com
SUMMARY:Clay Drop-in October
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!\nOctober 26\, 6-8pm at RAC\nfor more information contact the Gallery. info@mccainartgallery.com 506-392-6769
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/clay-drop-in-october/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231119
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20231024T213253Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T162653Z
UID:6320-1697846400-1700351999@mccainartgallery.com
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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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231021
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231119
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20231024T212258Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250207T162823Z
UID:6324-1697846400-1700351999@mccainartgallery.com
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231019T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231019T200000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20230927T161324Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230927T161324Z
UID:6666-1697738400-1697745600@mccainartgallery.com
SUMMARY:Glaze Night with Jenna Ross
DESCRIPTION:Glaze night is back! Join instructor Jenna Ross and learn glazing techniques to finish your clay piece in your own style! \nRegistration required\, please contact the Gallery. 506-392-6769 info@mccainartgallery.com
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/glaze-night-with-jenna-ross/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Events,Professional Development Arts,Programs & Workshops,Teens
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231014T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231014T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20230922T184611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T184611Z
UID:6618-1697284800-1697302800@mccainartgallery.com
SUMMARY:Throwing Clay on the Wheel
DESCRIPTION:Join instructor Jenna Ross and learn how to throw clay on the wheel! Class is $40 and spaces are limited so dont hesitate on this one! \nClasses are 4 people and either 12-2pm or 3-5pm on October 14 at the RAC \nPayment reserves your space and can be paid at the Gallery in any format\, via phone with credit card\, or etransfer to jennifer@mccainartgallery.com
URL:https://mccainartgallery.com/exhibitions/throwing-clay-on-the-wheel/
LOCATION:River Art Centre\, 8746 Main St.\, Florenceville-Bristol\, New Brunswick
CATEGORIES:Adults,Education programming for schools,Events,Professional Development Arts,Programs & Workshops
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jennifer Stead":MAILTO:info@mccainartgallery.com
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20231012T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20231012T170000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20231012T161657Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231012T163351Z
UID:6695-1697097600-1697130000@mccainartgallery.com
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20230930T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20230930T140000
DTSTAMP:20260504T041243
CREATED:20230928T212136Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240803T162434Z
UID:6682-1696068000-1696082400@mccainartgallery.com
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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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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