Sunbury Shores Arts and Nature CEntre
Danica Olders and Christopher Griffin at Sunbury Shores
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsOpening reception for Danica Olders: In my dream you were a dark black circle and Christopher Griffin: Old Souls on May 10 at Sunbury Shores. A multidisciplinary artist interested in the space between people or the distance from a person to their connected walls/objects, Montreal artist Danica Olders reflects on the ownership that is felt […]
Deanna Musgrave and Mimi Lucas 🌊
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsDeanna Musgrave: Water Witness The theme of celebrating and exploring water and weather has dominated the Saint John-based artist’s work for nearly 20 years. This new body of work uses a channelled language to give a voice to water, the sea, and the sky. When giving a voice to water, the artist highlights that water […]
The Abstracted Landscape with Jay Isaac 🌳🔽
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsThis 4-day acrylic painting and drawing workshop will focus on how an observed landscape can be abstracted through colour and form. Short field trips will guide participants to observe the landscape, make preliminary sketches in situ, and then develop paintings in the studio. This course is recommended for participants with experience working in acrylics or […]
Dear Dorothy, Photographer, Philanthropist, Collector and Founder of Sunbury Shores 🎤
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsAnn Thomas, retired Senior Curator of Photographs and Interim Chief Curator, National Gallery of Canada will present her research on Dorothy Meigs Eidlitz, the founder of Sunbury Shores. Eidlitz’s extraordinary life as a feminist, activist for people with mental illness, international traveller, photographer, art collector, philanthropist and summer resident in St Andrews will be presented […]
Sunbury Shores 60th Anniversary Exhibition
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsA celebratory group show, the 60th Anniversary Exhibition, of the work of artists, art instructors, artisans and former students who have been part of the Sunbury Shores story, will be launched Friday, September 6 at 5:00 pm. Special guest is John Leroux, Collections Manager at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and recipientof the 2024 Order of […]
Exploring Graphite and Charcoal with Stephen Hutchings ✏️
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsMaster drawer Stephen Hutchings uses drawing as an integral part of his daily art practice. His two-day workshop features demonstrations, one-on-one instruction, and supportive group discussions. Subject matter for both days will be in-studio still-lifes and huge nature photos as participants work on small- and large-scale drawings. You will take home two finished drawings and […]
Exploring Graphite and Charcoal with Stephen Hutchings ✏️
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsMaster drawer Stephen Hutchings uses drawing as an integral part of his daily art practice. His two-day workshop features demonstrations, one-on-one instruction, and supportive group discussions. Subject matter for both days will be in-studio still-lifes and huge nature photos as participants work on small- and large-scale drawings. You will take home two finished drawings and […]
Opening of Deck the Walls: Reflections of Time ⌛️
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsDeck the Walls is the highly anticipated annual Sunbury Shores’ tradition for local and regional artists and artisans to present one-of-a-kind holiday gifts for exhibition and sale. In recognition of our 60th Anniversary, our theme is Reflections of Time. Sunbury Shores’ annual holiday celebration of local artists, artisans and craftspeople who present their artwork and […]
Memories 1-6: Audrée Hamelin-St-Amour 💭
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsMemories 1-6, is a small collection of brooches on memory formation and transformation, and on themes of ephemerality, transformation and mindfulness. The pieces, made of found objects and constructed elements, have become for Audree a metaphor for memories and the way they get transformed through time. The constructed elements, and the adornment using traditional jewellery […]
Angel Commins: Postcards of Charlotte County at Sunbury Shores 🌅
Sunbury Shores Arts & Nature Centre St. AndrewsAs an artist, Angel Commins is passionate about capturing the essence of the landscape surrounding us - water, mountains, and woods. Her work is a celebration of the natural world and its ability to bring peace in an often challenging world, focusing on the interplay of colour and form. Ultimately, her goal is to create […]