Canadian artist Jennifer Long has established an arts practice that addresses the complex role of women’s experiences, with its disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work, how care is given and its impact to those involved. Mended Leaves is a photographic series that references the impact of the Covid pandemic on caring for others, and the subsequent process of repair and renewal. Through large-scale images of hybrid botanicals which the artist created, she considers quiet moments and rituals of everyday life. Based in Toronto, Jennifer has participated in several residencies and contributed to scholarly presentations and panels, and received numerous grants; her work is in private and public collections in Canada and abroad.
Nat Cann: Commorant
Commorant is New Brunswick artist Natt Cann’s collection of housing centric artworks detailing a longing for hearth and home through printmaking methods, repetition, and the contrast between idealized narratives and factual outlooks.
Eleven second-year photography/videography students emerge from the walls of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design to exhibit new work as part of The View Finders photography exhibition at the Charlotte Street Art Centre on May 2, 2024.
Calvin Aranas, Connor Beers, Curtis Brewster, Alex Bustard, Andressa Cutini, Or David, Bella Doherty, Germán García, Fabián Otero, Cori Swan, and Eryn Trevors are the names behind the works, featuring individual perspectives through a variety of photographic media on display in the Charlotte Glencross Gallery and Penny Gallery at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. The title of the exhibition is a play on the word viewfinder, a small window on every camera that helps a photographer compose their view, their perspective, and ideas. The theme of this exhibition is the unique point of view that each photographer has developed and continues to explore.
Some techniques in this exhibition date back to the invention of photography in the mid-1800s, while others use modern technology. Throughout the year, photographers could be seen on campus and in other parts of our great country, and province, using a variety of cameras: large format (4”x5” sheet film), medium format (120 roll film), 35mm, digital cameras, and Polaroid. In this exhibition they’re exploring nature photography, landscapes, New Brunswick, still-life, fine art portraits, fashion, and more to tell stories as complex as life itself.
When they started their journey together in the fall of 2022, four of the eleven students arrived from Colombia, Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico, bringing unique experiences and perspectives. Two years later, many have had work published, created thematic series, explored techniques, been guest speakers at Photo Fredericton, been in group exhibitions, and many have created solo exhibitions at NBCCD. Now, they’re ready to meet the public.
The View Finders Photography Exhibition opens on May 2, 2024, from 4:30 to 6 pm and runs until June 17. The exhibition is free and open to everyone.
As part of the Art Dealer’s Association of Canada’s National Art Hop, join us for a curator’s talk with Gallery 78’s very own Véronique Thériault in the gallery’s group show, Paper | Papier on Saturday, April 27th at 3 pm.
Featuring work of over 15 artists, we celebrate the versatility and complexity of paper as the foundational material for watercolours, original multiples, photography, drawings, and more. Discover the fascinating history of this ancient material and learn about modern preservation techniques in this exciting talk. We look forward to welcoming your friends and family!
UNB Art Centre Celebrates World Water Day with Two Exhibitions.
The UNB Art Centre celebrates its 13th annual World Water Day with two exhibitions, Beachcomber by Gary Weekes and Aqua by Jean-Christophe Lemay. World Water Day (WWD) is an initiative of the United Nations to bring awareness to the importance of water resources and their sustainable management. This year’s exhibition represents two different perspectives on WWD. Weekes’ focus is less about environmental concerns and more about social ones — the use of water as a historic means of transportation as it relates particularly to the Black experience. Lemay on the other hand, presents a series of large-scale photographs that depict the power and beauty of our Canadian waters and its inhabitants. Through his camera, Lemay creates stunning documents of the great Canadian outdoors and invites the viewer on this passionate journey with him. The exhibits open Friday, March 8 at 5 p.m. and runs until April 26.
Weekes’ Beachcomber presents a perspective on Black Canadian history. On the walls are images of the Bay of Fundy’s New River Beach. As part of the North Atlantic, the waters of the Bay of Fundy, are those same waters that touch the shores of England and Africa providing the currents upon which 18th century sailing vessels plied their trade.
Photographer Jean-Christophe Lemay’s exhibition Aqua, directs his lens on Canada’s aquatic environments and the animals that inhabit them. His images are a means to discover the bounty that exists in this country but also to highlight the precariousness of these ecosystems. As a result of habitat degradation, pollution, over-hunting and over-fishing, the world is losing approximately 100 – 10,000 species a year. In Canada alone, it is currently estimated that more than 800 species are on the brink of extinction with over 4,000 more at risk.
This event will be a screening of the new documentary film, Freeman Patterson: the universe is unfolding as it should, featuring a talk and Q&A with Freeman Patterson, the Director, Scott Munn, and a performance by the film score composer, and New Brunswick born singer-songwriter/composer, Andrew Sisk.
There are no tickets necessary for this event. Seats are general admission.
This event will be a screening of the new documentary film, Freeman Patterson: the universe is unfolding as it should, featuring a talk and Q&A with Freeman Patterson, the Director, Scott Munn, and a performance by the film score composer, and New Brunswick born singer-songwriter/composer, Andrew Sisk.
There are no tickets necessary for this event. Seats are general admission.
Women have been shaping the world of photography for decades and actively working to reclaim how they are represented in film and media. NBCCD is thrilled to have such talented creators and minds soon entering the industry. To celebrate their all-female class, NBCCD’s graduating photography/videography students invite you to experience the opening of FEM: Photography Exhibition on April 13, 4:30-6pm, at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre in downtown Fredericton, N.B. Free and open to all.
Featured works include: Miriam Torres López – The Glamorous Life of a Photography Student Sylvia Loomis – Waiting for One More Grace Hallewell – Resilient Ivy Grenier – Knock on Wood
Due to weather, we’ve postponed our opening to February 2. Please join us at 4:30 pm for the opening of PHOTOGRAPH, FOTOGRAFIA, LITRATO, תמונה , NAPUIʼGIGN, the 2023 Studio Exhibition featuring work from the students, faculty and staff of the Photography/Videography Studio at NBCCD. Everyone Welcome!
This event now coincides with a Frostival Gallery Hop, so we’ll be open until 8 pm!
Join us at AX Arts and Culture Centre of Sussex as we welcome Len & Cub: A Queer History to the gallery. This photography exhibition features the photographs of Leonard “Len” Keith (1891-1950) and Joseph “Cub” Coates (1899-1965), two young men living in the rural village of Havelock, New Brunswick, who formed a relationship during the early 20th century.
While keeping their sexual identities and attraction for each other hidden, they privately captured their relationship via photographs – one of the oldest surviving photographic records of a same-sex couple in the Maritimes. These remarkable archival images are as important socially and historically as they are unique in the photographic canon of eastern Canada.
The curators of this exhibition, Meredith J. Batt and Dusty Green, have also written a book featuring the photographs in the exhibition and will attend the launch to read from their book and sign copies. Image
Photo Credit: Cub with his arm around Len at the Cranberry Lake Camp, Queens County, NB, c.1916-18. Collection of the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick PANB P27-MS101-140
