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March Family Art Day

It is Family Art Day at the Beaverbrook Gallery on March 29th! Bring the whole family from 12-5 for a fun day filled with musical performances, multiple artist workshops and more. This event is FREE, no tickets are required. For more information call 506.458.2028 or visit beaverbrookartgallery.org/

A panel discussion: “Indigenous representation in Emily Carr’s art: Appropriation or Documentation?”

At the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, on March 26th at 7 pm, join us for “Indigenous representation in Emily Carr’s art: Appropriation or Documentation?”, a panel discussion moderated by Emma Hassencahl – Perley.   This panel discussion is in conjunction with the exhibit Emily Carr: Fresh Seeing – French Modernism on the West Coast which runs from February 29 to March 31, 2020. This discussion focuses on Carr’s controversial depictions of Indigenous iconography as well as cultural appropriation and the effects on Indigenous communities.  This event is FREE, no tickets are required. For more information call 506.458.2028 or visit beaverbrookartgallery.org/

A lecture: “Canada’s War Horses and Drivers from 1914-18”

On March 19th, at 7 pm, Dr. Lee Windsor will be giving a lecture at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery on Canada’s War Horses and Drivers from 1914-18. Lee Windsor will present a look back on the central role of the horse in the Great War Canadian Corps, in the Canadian Cavalry Brigade and especially as the principle transportation power for the Canadian Field and Garrison Artillery and the massive Corps supply chain. This event is FREE, no tickets are required. For more information call 506.458.2028 or visit beaverbrookartgallery.org/

March Curator Crunch: “Cuts like a knife! The real Lucretia”

On March 11, at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, at 12:15pm ,  join Manager of Collections and Exhibitions John Leroux for an exciting, intimate, and fast-paced look at artworks on display, designed to comfortably fit in your lunch break.  Learn more about 16th century artist Lucas Cranach the Elder in this March session “Cuts like a knife! The real Lucretia”. This event is FREE, no tickets are required. For more information call 506.458.2028 or visit beaverbrookartgallery.org/

TRACE: Tracing the Space of the Refugee Crisis

TRACE: Tracing the Space of the Refugee Crisis runs through February 14 at the UNB Art Centre. The exhibition features 14 large format digital prints and a documentary film that examine the 2015 European refugee crisis. The film was awarded Best Feature Documentary at the Santorini International Film Festival in 2019. A panel discussion will accompany the exhibit. It will be held on February 5 at 7:00 pm in Memorial Hall’s auditorium (details to follow.)

A complementary exhibit of TRACE: Tracing the Space of the Refugee Crisis continues at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in the Bruno Bobak Artist-in-Residence studio from January 14- February 7.