| Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre is pleased to host “St. George”, an exhibition of photographs by Susan Lapides, opening THIS Friday, July 7 from 5-7pm. We hope to see you there. Meet the artist, mingle with other arts enthusiasts, get to know the Centre and enjoy food and drink!
About Susan Lapides
The photographs of Susan Lapides focus on people, culture, and place. The rugged landscape of
the Bay of Fundy has inspired her three current bodies of work. They are Western Isles of the
Bay of Fundy, Crustaceans, and “turq”, a Meditation.
A fine art photographer with a strong background in editorial photography, Lapides has exhibited
her work widely throughout New England, including solo exhibits at Fidelity Investments
(Boston), and the Griffin Photography Museum (Boston), and in New Brunswick, Canada. Her
fine art work is held in corporations and private collections throughout the US, Canada and Paris.
Her editorial images have appeared in Life, Smithsonian and many other national periodicals.
Lapides graduated from Tufts University and the Museum of Fine Arts School. She resides in
Boston and in New Brunswick, Canada.About the Exhibition
St. George is a fishing town of 2,800 people and not a single traffic light. It is situated on the Bay of Fundy in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. The magnificent bay is known for the highest tides on earth, frigid waters, and dramatic skies. The short maritime summers with long evenings are cherished as a time for gathering around bonfires as they have been for generations.
St. George’s economy is based on its thriving farm raised salmon industry. To give you a sense of the scale, Cooke Aquaculture annually sells more than 160 million pounds of Atlantic Salmon. Because the traditional catch of herring or cod have diminished, independent fishermen now meet the demands of expanding global markets by scuba diving for sea urchins, harvesting periwinkles and seaweed, and hauling in lobsters.
Being a photographer and new to the Bay of Fundy, I documented our family adventures in this landscape. As friends and neighbors shared antidotes about their home, I recognized it was in flux, and decided to create a more enduring document to speak to the collective memory of the people and the industries of St. George and New Brunswick.
To read a Q&A with Susan Lapides and for more information, click here. |
