Join us on Thursday September 1, 2022 for the next Connexion Exchange artist talk via Zoom!
This is the fifth of 9 artist talks featuring mentees and their mentors from the Connexion Exchange mentorship program. Enjoy an hour long presentation and Q&A with Amy and Alana and learn about their 3-month collaboration through Connexion Exchange.
After rediscovering her love of bookbinding, Meghan Clark will use her week-long residency with the
Fredericton Arts Alliance to produce book covers using unconventional materials.
Clark’s residency, Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, will provide her the opportunity to take a break from her full-
time job and concentrate on her art and creative abilities. She often dedicates her time to marketing and graphic design.
Clark enjoys creating art in her own time and selling her hand-bound books at nearby art galleries
including the Andrew and Laura McCain Gallery.
Book binding is an obsession that arose in her one free elective class at the Nova Scotia College of
Art and Design (NSCAD). Although she had earlier experience with bookbinding, Clark said that she
“learned the rules and the tools at NSCAD.”
“I remember making handmade journals and fake books for school projects,” she said.
For more than five years, Clark has been making book covers. She says at one point in her life she
lost the passion for it. Her life’s circumstances have led her to return to the art. She purchased a
punch needle and felt inspired to use it to create a book cover. She remembered the joy that
creating covers brought her.
Clark is very interested in exploring different media and trying new techniques for her residency
project. She intends to make books this week using multiple materials, media, and recycled items.
“I want to create books that push the boundaries of conventional binding by using the skills I’ve
learnt,” she said.
For her pop-up event, Sept. 3, Clark hopes to display the books she has made so far, along with the
three new books she plans to do. This event will be held at the Fredericton Public Library from 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. She will take the opportunity to work on some nature inspired projects.
“I hope people will come see me, whether they are curious about me or have a project that they
want advice on.”
The Fredericton Arts Alliance is grateful for the support of the City of Fredericton and Downtown Fredericton in making these residencies possible.
Award-winning, platinum-selling musician Sarah Harmer makes a much-anticipated return to the stage in support of her 2020 album, Are You Gone.
Wednesday, September 21st, 7:30pm at the Fredericton Playhouse.
Thursday, September 22nd, 8pm at Moncton’s Capitol Theatre.
Harmer’s sixth album and first in a decade, Are You Gone is a deeply personal and political collection of songs motivated by the beauty of life, the urgency of the climate crisis, and the question of loss. She calls it a spiritual successor of sorts to her acclaimed 2000 debut, You Were Here, which TIME called the year’s best debut album. Nearly 20 years after that release, Are You Gone brought a close to Harmer’s period of musical quietude with a rousing artistic statement, rich in detail and emotion, from the heart and for the spirit.
Harmer has been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, garnered two JUNO Awards, and been widely praised for her “razor-sharp songwriting chops” (NPR Music) and “plainly hooky” melodic sensibility (Rolling Stone).Day of show tickets will be $44.70
Sponsored by the Fredericton Arts Alliance and Artsnb, a showcase of Bodies in Motion.
Works by Ysabelle Vautour. September 1-30, 2022 at the LĂ©on LĂ©ger Gallery in Grand Barachois, NB.
Vernissage September 2, 7pm.
Christmas Choice at Gallery 78 runs from November 25 to December 23, 2022.
Opening Friday, November 25, 5 – 7 pm
A Retrospective by Peter Powning and New Work by William Forrestall.
An exhibition at Gallery 78 running from October 28 – November 19.
50 Years of Painting by David McKay Celebrate this special milestone with the artist at the opening on Friday, October 28, from 5-7 pm.
Kim is spending two weeks at the Fredericton Region Museum as their Artist in Residence! You can find her working on batik & painting with natural dyes this week 1-4 pm until August 27.
September 30 – October 22, 2022
Opening Friday, Sept. 30, 5 – 7 pm at Gallery 78.
New Work by Cathy Ross
Landscapes by James Wilson
50th Anniversary Exhibition of Joe and Herzl Kashetsky.
September 2 – 24, 2022
Opening Friday, September 9, 5 – 7 pm at the Gallery 78.
The Harrison McCain Pavilion is opening on September 10th at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton!
An afternoon of celebrations will kick off on Saturday September 10th at 12 PM, free of charge, with:
12:00 – 12:30 PM: Muskrat Singers, Elder blessing with Maggie Paul, performance by Oromocto First Nation dancers
12:00 – 3:00 PM: BBQ on Queen Street (by donation). The Queen Street Creamery Ice Cream Truck will also be selling their delicious ice cream
12:30 – 1:00 PM: Fredericton High School Band, directed by Greg Webber
1:00 – 1:30 PM: Opening speeches and ribbon cutting1:30 & 2:30 PM: Frantically Atlantic performances in the Courtyard
2:00 – 2:30 PM: Multicultural performance in the Contemporary Gallery
2:00 – 4:00 PM: Meet the artists: James Wilson, Deanna Musgrave, Donald Stuart
2:00 & 4:00 PM: Guided tours in English
2:00 – 5:00: Art Activities in the Art
Education Centre with the following artists:
• Jennifer Pazienza and Paul Edouard Bourque: Exploring the Handmade – mixed media on paper
• I-Chun Jenkins: The art of creative textile weaving
• Brittany Schuler: Painting New Brunswick Trees – watercolours
• Natasha LeBlond: Art Buttons!
• Danielle Hogan: Culture looks like us / La culture nous ressemble – Clay installation
• Nicole Haché: Laisse ta trace/Leave your mark – Collaborative Installation
• Caitlin Wilson (Atelier d’estampe Imago Inc): Printmaking on paper
• Alisa Arsenault: Rug Hooking
2:00 – 5:00 PM: Artist in Residence Studio: Natasha Sacobie demonstrates quillwork
3:00 PM: Guided tour in French
3:00 PM: Dance Performance by Mi’kmaw and Ojibwe artist Kyana Kingbird in the McCain GalleryDusk: Light show by Mi’kmaq artist Alan Syliboy
Refreshments will be available for purchase throughout the day.