On March 12 at 7pm, join us at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery for the screening of “Searching for Emily”, a documentary on the work of Canadian painter Manon Elder retracing the life and footsteps of Canadian icon artist Emily Carr. This event is FREE, no tickets are required. For more information call 506.458.2028 or visit beaverbrookartgallery.org/
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 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.
Art Kitchen is a radically transparent and participatory approach to arts funding. Connexion ARC invites patrons to gather over a communal meal – a delicious soup prepared by a guest chef and beer from Picaroons Traditional Ales – and hear local artists present their work. Each patron is given a ballot to vote for one of four art projects they would like to see happen in Fredericton. A popular vote determines the grant recipient. The selected artist will receive a grant from the evening’s profits, providing a local artist or curator with un-bureaucratic funding for artistic creation, research, and experimentation.
Tickets are now on sale and can be purchased for $20 online on Eventbrite or in person at Connexion ARC’s offices (Charlotte Street Arts Centre room 130, office hours Mon-Thurs 12-6pm). Please consider purchasing your tickets well in advance. A limited number of tickets will also be available for $25 at the door. For more information, see www.connexionarc.org
In the spirit of Christmas, for our next exhibition we are featuring over 70 maritime artists and over 200 artworks!
A contemporary art show inspired by femininity.
Showcasing artworks by, Alison Veino, Brittany Schuler, Debb Ferris Bates, Laura Forrester, Penny Heather, and Sarah Sarty. Opening Reception Friday, Oct. 19th at 7:00 pm, exhibiting Oct. 20th 10:00am-7: 00 pm, October 21st 12:00-5: 00 pm. Free to the public and free refreshments opening night with the opportunity to meet with the artists. Silent Auction.
Fourth annual drawing and painting symposium featuring guest and juried artists, and presenters from the NB arts world.
Kickstarting on September 13th Government house in Fredericton will be host to The Seeing Beyond vision loss Art show. The Exhibit features artistic talents from among the NB CNIB clients and is a stunning example of perseverance and hours of dedication. It features artists from around the province and spans many different mediums and experience levels. The exhibit is open to the public throughout the months of September and October.
Exploring the Surface: painting with Cold Wax & oil
Ancient and intriguing, this luscious and tactile medium fosters versatility. Its translucent qualities allow light to penetrate into the surface, emphasizing rich and vibrant colour, depth and tone. Cold wax medium can be used to collage found natural materials (leaves, bark, wildflowers) as well as photos and paper.
Texture, mark-making, relief and stencilling will be explored by utilising cold wax medium, oil pigment, drawing materials and tools including brayers, brushes, knives, scrapers and squeegees. No previous art-making experience needed-just an open mind
Wet felting is the bonding of loose wool fibres through the use of friction and heat to create wool felt. You will learn the basics of wet felting, and three dimensional wet felting.