ARTS NEWS THE FREDERICTON ARTS ALLIANCE Serving the Arts in the Fredericton Region August 18, 2005, Volume 5, Issue 33
In This Issue
1. FAA News 2. Christ Church Summer Music Series Presents East Meets West August 18 3. Music At The Cathedral 2005 August 19 4. Under The Stars Classic Film Series – August 21, 2005 5. Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church Summer Concert Series 2005 6. New Brunswick Summer Music Festival August 17 – 27 7. Beaverbrook Art Gallery Arts Calendar 8. Coming up at the Fredericton Playhouse 9. Claude Giroux Appointed New Artistic Director of Theatre New Brunswick
Employment Opportunity Custodian at the Charlotte Street Art Centre
Galleries At A Glance
1. FAA News
Arts News Notice: Please note that the Arts News will be sent out next Wednesday morning, August 24, rather than the usual evening time. Notices must be received by 8 PM on Tuesday, August 23 to be included in the August 24 issue. The Arts News will return to its normal schedule on August 31.
Artists in Residence 2005 Summer Series: Tara Francis and William Forrestall August 20-26
Located in the Soldiers’ Barracks in downtown Fredericton, the series presents local professional artists and fine craftspeople for one- to two-week residencies in the Soldiers’ Barracks Casemates. Artists will create an outdoor studio space providing the public with a wonderful opportunity to talk with the artists, learn about their inspiration and creation, and witness professional art in the making. Each week two new artists will be on location to offer their expertise and ideas to the community.
William Forrestall has always painted. Since completing a fine arts degree at Mount Allison University, he has been in over 100 solo and group shows. His work is part of the permanent collections of the New Brunswick Art Bank, the University of New Brunswick, the Toronto Dominion Bank, the Nova Scotia Art Gallery, the Canada Council Art Bank, and the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. William, his wife Anne, and their daughters Bess and Rachel reside in Fredericton. He will be using his time in the casements to work on a series of egg tempera on paper paintings. The subjects will include both still life arrangements as well as landscape works.
Tara Francis received her diploma of Fine Craft in 2002 from the New Brunswick College of Craft and design where she majored in surface design. She will work on her silk paintings that have made it as far away as Mali, Africa. She also teaches quillwork as well as practicing this technique on her own in making porcupine quill baskets.
WhiteFeather and Shanie Stozek will continue their residency until August 19.
The Casemates are open daily from 10 am to 5 pm Monday to Saturday, and 12 to 5 pm on Sundays. All are welcome and there is no charge for admission. Donations are gratefully accepted.
2. Christ Church Summer Music Series Presents East Meets West August 18
On August 18 at 8 pm, Christ Church Cathedral Summer Music Series will present East Meets West, a cross-cultural musical collaboration between internationally celebrated musicians Wendy Nielsen, soprano; Robert Kortgaard, pianist and Wei-Liang Zhang, traditional Chinese flutes. The concert will include familiar selections by Beethoven, Brahms and Schumann as well as traditional Chinese music and Chinese poems set to music by Constant Lambert and Canadian John Beckwith. Tickets are $15 and are available at the Cathedral office, Westminster Books or Mazzuca's, as well as at the door. This concert is presented with the assistance of the Chinese Cultural Association of New Brunswick and support from the City of Fredericton and the New Brunswick Arts Board.
For information contact Carolyn Nielsen, 363-2814 or [email protected]
3. Music At The Cathedral 2005 August 19
In collaboration with the New Brunswick Summer Music Festival's Historic Church Series, pianist Peter Allen and soprano Amber Bishop will perform on August 19. Well-known to Fredericton audiences, Allen continues as UNB's musician-in-residence. Bishop has performed extensively throughout the US, Europe, the Middle East and Canada in opera and musical theatre, most recently heard in concert with Opera Nova Scotia, the Fredericton Music on the Hill Series, Schubertiad, and with the Fredericton Choral Society.
The recitals take place every Friday in July and August from 12:10 to 12:50 pm. Admission is free, with a voluntary offering collected afterwards to defray expenses.
The Cathedral is at the corner of Brunswick and Church Streets in Fredericton. Please call the Cathedral Office at 450-8500 or visit www.christchurchcathedral.com for a complete lineup. Join us for a noon-hour musical interlude!
4. Under The Stars Classic Film Series – August 21, 2005
Under the Stars Classic Film Series screenings begin at dusk every Sunday in the Barracks Square, Historic Garrison District. Admission is free.
August 21, 2005 Ocean’s Eleven (1960) 127 minutes “Something’s up...could be a heist!” The “Rat Pack”-- Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Joey Bishop--swings in the original caper comedy about a group of old Army buddies who plan to rip off five Vegas casinos in one night, faster than you can say, “Bingo, Dingo!” Look for cameos by Red Skelton, George Raft, Shirley MacLaine and others.
NB Short: 5 - Adam Cameron
The Series is presented by the New Brunswick Filmmakers’ Co-op, Downtown Fredericton, Fredericton Tourism and the Centre for Arts and Technology
5. Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church Summer Concert Series 2005
Wednesday, August 24: Rev. Paul Thompson, gospel recording artist with the Good News Quartet and Joan Harvey, accompanist.
Wednesday, August 31: An evening of trio music featuring Alexis Ervin, Carolyn Brown and Helen McKinnon singing folk, spiritual and sacred/classical selections accompanied by Lynn Mills and Jane Ogilvie.
All concerts begin at 7:30 pm. Good will donations welcome. All concerts will be followed by a refreshment time in the Church Hall.
Saint Andrew's Presbyterian Church is located at 512 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, N.B.
6. New Brunswick Summer Music Festival August 17 - 27
Fredericton will host the 2005 New Brunswick Summer Music Festival from Wednesday, August 17 to Saturday, August 27.
As part of the festival, a children’s workshop will be held from August 24 to 26, 9 am to noon daily at Memorial Hall, UNB. Katie Young, an innovative workshop leader will work with children to interpret the music of our festival composers through fine art activities. Children ages 5 –10. $40 per child.
The festival is broken up into two series: The Church Series and the Main Series.
The church series will consist of three concerts on August 17 featuring Graham St. Laurent, August 19 featuring Amber Bishop and Peter Allen, and August 22 featuring Maureen Batt and Julian LeBlanc. All concerts will be held at the Christ Church Cathedral in downtown Fredericton beginning at 12 noon. Good will donations welcome.
The second (main) series will showcase the music of two great composers, Johannas Brahms and Germaine Talleferre. The main series starts on Wednesday, August 24 through August 27 and will be held in Memorial Hall on UNB’s Fredericton campus. All concerts begin at 7:30 pm.
This years main series will include performances from some of Canada’s leading classical musicians such as Johnathan Crow, Peter Allan, Richard Hornsby, and Shauna Rolsten.
Festival tickets are available at Westminster Books, Mazucca’s, and the festival office at UNB's Memorial Hall or at the door.
For complete program information go to www.unb.ca/FineArts/Music/nbsmf or call 453-4697.
7. Beaverbrook Art Gallery Arts Calendar
Eleni Bakopoulos selected for Studio Watch – Emerging Artist Series 2005 The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, with presenting sponsor Greenarm, announces Eleni Bakopoulos as the artist selected for Studio Watch – Emerging Artist Series 2005. Eleni Bakopoulos, currently the Director of Gallery Connexion, an artist-run centre for contemporary art, was born in Toronto and received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Guelph and her Master of Fine Arts from York University. Her artistic vision evolves around the lives and status of contemporary women and finds expression through numerous media: photography, film and painting.
Bernard Riordon, Director & CEO of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, says about this year’s selected artist, “Eleni Bakopoulos is a fine choice for this year’s Studio Watch – Emerging Artist Series. Eleni uses images from art history and reinterprets them to add a feminist awareness. The Gallery offers its congratulations to Eleni and sincere thanks to all the artists who made a submission. I would like to thank Greenarm for partnering with the Gallery to foster emerging artists in New Brunswick.”
Studio Watch – Emerging Artist Series is a five-year series which exposes up-and-coming New Brunswick artists, working full-time at making art for at least five years, to a wider audience. Through donations from Greenarm, the Gallery is able to increase holdings of emerging artists. Studio Watch alternates its venue between the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton and the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John, the site of this year’s exhibition.
Studio Watch: Emerging Artist Series opens to the public at the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John on September 23, 2005 For more information about the Studio Watch Series, contact Laurie Glenn Norris at 458-2024 or [email protected]. For information about visiting the exhibition at the New Brunswick Museum, contact Wendy Martindale, Manager Interpretive Services, at 643-2338 or [email protected].
Thursday Summer Nights Art Workshops for Adults: Every Thursday night in August from 6 – 8 pm the Gallery offers art workshops for adults exploring various pastel techniques. The instructor is Frances Quinn, Art Program Instructor/Afterschool Art Program Coordinator. Workshop are $5 per person to cover art supplies. Registration is requested but not required. For more information contact Frances Quinn at 458-0973 or [email protected]. To register contact the Front Desk staff at 458-2028.
For the month of August the topics are: August 18 − Portraits with conté. August 25 − Drawing with pastels using chiaroscuro (the play of light and dark).
Children’s Summer Art Workshops: While our weekly art camp, Artistica, has full registration for the rest of the summer, your child can still have some fun at the Gallery. ArtWorks offers two workshops per day: children ages 5 – 8 years attend mornings from 10 am to 12 noon and ages 9 – 12 attend afternoons from 2 to 4 pm. Each week has different themes and/or techniques. The cost is $12 per workshop with a special rate of $50 for 5 classes of your choice. Contact the Front Desk staff at 458-2028 to register. For more information contact Francis Quinn, Art Program Instructor/Afterschool Art Program Coordinator at 458-0973 or [email protected].
8. Coming up at the Fredericton Playhouse
Tickets on sale now at the Playhouse box office, 686 Queen Street, 458-8344 or online at www.theplayhouse.ca
Wednesday, August 24, 2005—8 pm Sonic Entertainment Group presents Theresa Sokyrka with special guest Nathan Wiley Theresa Sokyrka released her national debut album These Old Charms in late April and it has already been certified gold (over 50,000 copies sold) in Canada. Blending elements of jazz and soul into her vocal delivery, These Old Charms features well-known classics such as “Summertime”, “Angel Eyes” and “God Bless the Child” as well as a few tracks written by Sokyrka herself. Hailing from Saskatoon, SK, Sokyrka auditioned for the Canadian Idol Contest in April of 2004. After 21 weeks of competition amongst over 9,000 contestants, she emerged as the runner-up to Kalan Porter. During those weeks, Sokyrka captivated the hearts of millions of Canadians with her vocal artistry, diversity, natural elegance and genuine modesty. Opening for Sokyrka’s Maritime tour is PEI singer songwriter Nathan Wiley, a 2005 ECMA award winner for his latest release High Low.
9. Claude Giroux Appointed New Artistic Director of Theatre New Brunswick
Bob Scott, Chair of Theatre New Brunswick’s Board of Governors, is pleased to announce the appointment of Claude A. Giroux as the company’s new Artistic Director, effective October 1, 2005. This decision was made by members of the Board’s selection committee.
“Claude was the unanimous choice of the selection committee because he was able to combine a strong entrepreneurial spirit with a vision for the future that will guarantee that TNB continues to provide theatre goers in New Brunswick with top-notch entertainment,” explained Mr. Scott.
Giroux is returning to his Canadian roots after five seasons as the Managing Artistic Director of Playhouse Merced in California. Born in Quebec City, Giroux holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A) from the University of Victoria and a Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A) from the University of Maine in Orono. He has since worked in every state of the union and all but one Canadian province.
During his four-year tenure at Playhouse Merced, Giroux directed over 20 productions from major musicals like Titanic and Cabaret to critically acclaimed dramas and comedies such as Nunsense A-Men and Glass Menagrie.
Giroux oversaw several initiatives that led to the growth of Playhouse Merced, which has blossomed from one to 17 full-time employees. Since his appointment, annual attendance increased from 7,000 in 2001 to over 30,000 in 2004, and the company benefited from vast increases in grants and individual donations. “Claude brings to TNB what it needs right now. He has a creative energy and drive that addresses the needs of this community and is very excited about the challenge of making TNB a premier theatre company in Canada,” says Mr. Scott.
As Theatre New Brunswick’s first French-Canadian Artistic Director, Giroux is committed to improving the theatre’s visibility by fostering its commitment to partnership and collaboration in each community it serves. He promises exciting changes in how TNB does business by making people his number one priority. Giroux will join the TNB team in time for the launch of its 2005-2006 season, which includes Here on the Flightpath by Canadian playwright Norm Foster, the holiday production of the family classic Pinnochio, the musical comedy I Love You, You’re Perfect Now Change and For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again by French Canadian playwright Michel Tremblay, in which Giroux will make his directing debut with TNB. Subscriptions are now available for the upcoming season.
For more information, please contact the box office toll-free at 1-800-442-9779 or visit our Website at www.tnb.nb.ca.
Employment Opportunity
Permanent Employment Opportunity Position: Custodian at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre
The Charlotte Street Arts Centre (CSAC) requires a custodian beginning early September. The position is part-time (20 to 30 hours per week negotiable) with the possibility of gradually increased hours depending on the applicant’s experience and skills. Hourly rate: $8 to $9.
Responsibilities: - Daily cleaning and general maintenance of the common areas of the CSAC. - Building security. - Assisting with auditorium set-up and exhibition installations. - Odd jobs and repairs as assigned by supervisor. - Occasional maintenance of the grounds and snow removal on steps.
Hours of work: Usually five days per week during the late afternoon to the evening. The position requires willingness to work a flexible schedule on occasion.
The CSAC is owned and operated by Fredericton Arts and Learning Incorporated (FAL), a registered charity.
For further information, please contact: Penny Ericson, President, FAL 458-5519 [email protected]
Charlotte Glencross, Chair of the Building Committee, FAL 455-9425 [email protected]
Galleries At A Glance
Acacia Gallery: Explore the gallery and grounds to view recent projects by Richard Flynn. Hours are 12 – 5 pm Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. Phone: 506 488-1119. The gallery is located at 1948 Lakeview Road, Cambridge Narrows. E4C 1N1. E-mail www.flynnfineart.com
ARTCONTACT: Opening Friday, June 10 ARTCONTACT features the recent paintings by Don Andrus of P.E.I. Andrus was a participant at last years McCain show at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and curator during the late sixties. Don Andrus’s mixed media works underline the triumph of painting in the contemporary art world.
The exhibit can also be viewed Saturday and Sunday from 2-5 pm or by special appointment (453-1856). By appointment phone Ingrid Mueller at 453-1856 or e-mail [email protected]
ARTGallery’Rat From June 25, ARTgallery'RAT is open daily (except non-holiday Mondays) between noon and 5 pm. However, as owner Anne Fawcett lives beside Ben Peters' massive old blacksmith shop, a toot of a horn just may find ARTgallery'RAT's doors will open to you. If you're planning a River Road drive or are even on the road, just pick up your cel and give 488-2673 a ring ahead of time to make sure someone will be there.
ARTGallery’Rat is located at 4616 Route 102, in Queenstown, almost at the head of the Queenstown Wharf Road
Beaverbrook Art Gallery: Continuing Exhibitions
Studio Watch – Emerging Artist Eleni Bakopoulos – please see item #7 above for details
art in dispute at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery: Until November 27, 2005 In 1959 Lord Beaverbrook opened the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, New Brunswick, to the applause of dignitaries from across Canada. Having built the Gallery, he established two foundations as caretakers for his philanthropic interests: the Beaverbrook Foundation (U.K.) and the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation. The exhibition art in dispute is the result of requests from Beaverbrook Art Gallery members and the public to learn more about artworks currently in dispute between the Beaverbrook Art Gallery and these foundations. Of the 211 works in dispute, four artworks from the disputed list were removed from the Gallery in the 1980’s and two works are on international tours. These two works will be represented in reproduction. Among the works on display are paintings by Botticelli, Sargent, Turner, Gainsborough, Krieghoff, Sutherland and Lucian Freud.
There is a special admission charge to see art in dispute for non-members of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in addition to our usual Gallery fee. For more information contact Kim Bent at 458-2028 or visit our website at www.beaverbrookartgallery.org
Piranesi: The Dark Prison (May 28 – Aug 28, 2005): A study in perspective, composition and tonal qualities, Piranesi: The Dark Prisons, is an exhibition of seventeen drawings by the Italian master, Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720-1778). This exhibition will be on loan to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery from the Arthur Ross Foundation in New York until August 28, 2005.
New Brunswick Collects (May 14 – September 6, 2005): The impressive art collection of Gary H. Stairs and Janet Stairs, featuring artists such as Miller Brittain, Joe Plaskett, Fred Ross, Jack Humphrey, Bruno Bobak, Molly Lamb Bobak, and various members of the Group of Seven, will be featured as the first in a series of New Bruns wick Collects exhibitions. Work by the artists featured in the Stairs collection will be complemented by works from the Beaverbrook Art Gallery’s own collection.
Fritz Brandtner (May 14 – September 6, 2005): Fritz Brandtner (1896-1969) immigrated to Canada in the late 1920s, bringing with him knowledge of Europe’s modern art movement that shaped the work he produced here. Marc Régnier and Claudette Picard donated this collection of 44 works to the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts in 2001. The Beaverbrook Art Gallery’s collection of Fritz Brandtner paintings will also be on display.
For more information phone Laurie Glenn Norris at 458-2024 or visit our website at www.beaverbrookartgallery.org
Fredericton Playhouse: Galleries closed until September 2005.
Gallery 78: The Best of Atlantic Canada – June 30 – September 4, 2005 Gallery 78 has a group exhibition commencing June 30 and continuing until September 4 entitled The Best Art of Atlantic Canada. The exhibition will include new and original artwork by over 50 well known and respected Atlantic Canadian artists working in diverse mediums such as painting, sculpture, print, photography and fine craft. Both established and emerging artist's work will be on display. Literature on the artists participating will be available upon request. The gallery is free and open to the public. Gallery 78 is the oldest and largest commercial art gallery in New Brunswick. Summer hours are Tuesday through Saturday 10- 5 pm, Sunday 1-4 pm. For further information please call 454-5192.
GALLERY 78 is located at 796 Queen Street, Fredericton, NB E3B 1C6. www.gallery78.com
Gallery Connexion: Faye Heavysheild Residency - August 13
Faye Heavyshield of the Blackfoot confederacy in Alberta is an artist of significance and her career is a notable one. The National Gallery of Canada has purchased her work and she recently completed a residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts. Her work uses a minimalist aesthetic and combines it with concerns related to her native culture. She produces dynamic, breathtaking installations.
Faye's presence in New Brunswick for a four-week residency will inspire both native and non-native artists. Her residency will provide an opportunity for interaction and dialogue. During her residency Faye will produce a new body of work, which will then be exhibited in September with an opening on Friday September 9, 2005.
Gallery Connexion is located at 453 Queen Street (Justice Building Annex). Phone 454-1433.
New Brunswick College of Craft and Design: Gallery Downstairs – The gallery is closed for renovations and will re-open in it’s new location in September 2005. The college is located at 457 Queen Street – next to the Justice Building. For more information please call (506) 453-2305.
String Fever: String Fever is open for another season featuring new and wonderful textile artists. String Fever is located in the York Sunbury Museum on Queen Street in Officer's Square and is open Monday - Saturday 10 am-5 pm and Sundays 12-5 pm. Phone 443-9119, e-mail [email protected].
Old Government House: Opening July 27 until September 26, 2005: Emerge presents SEMINAL SEMINAL the latest exhibition by local art collective Emerge, will be showing at the Old Government House Gallery from July 27 - September 26th. Founded one year ago, Emerge is dedicated to the promotion and exposure of Fredericton-based emerging artists. This is the group's fourth show, and features the work of 11 artists from varying disciplines - from pottery, painting and sculpture to metalwork and multi-media installations.
Featured artists include Pierre-Luc Arseneau, Mark Cameron, Adam Clowater, Michael McEwing, Janet Miller, Joss Richer, Silas Robinson, Mark Stoke, Shanie Stozek, Michelle Lovegrove Thomson (NBFC Member), and Gibson Twist.
For more info please contact [email protected]
Old Government House Gallery is located at 51 Woodstock Road, Fredericton. The galleries are open 7 days a week - Monday to Saturday - 10 am to 5 pm, and Sundays 12 noon to 5 pm.
UNB Art Centre: Opening July 8: SilverFish: Required Reading A series of photographic interpretations of texts ranging from classical to contemporary, children's literature to poetry, fiction to religious treatise, this show explores the medium of photography itself, highlighting portraiture, black and white production, digital manipulation, landscape, and sepia processing. A brilliant, challenging and engaging presentation, 'Required Reading' is both an exploration of traditional and modern photographic techniques, and a portal into each artist's interpretation of their chosen text.
Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive on the UNB Fredericton campus. Open 9 am - 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Admission is free. All are welcome. For information: 453-4623.
The Arts News is a free service of the Fredericton Arts Alliance. It is a weekly electronic calendar of events distributed each Thursday. If you have a community arts announcement that you would like included in the Arts News, please send it to Amani Wassef Arts News Editor, at [email protected]
Deadlines: Please send entries for Thursday’s Arts News by the Tuesday prior to issue.
Would you like more information about the FAA? Would you like to get involved? To reach the FAA: Fredericton Arts Alliance, P.O. Box 1303, Station A, Fredericton, NB, E3B 5C8 Phone: (506) 443-9900
How to contact us: Coordinator Maria Bourgeois Phone: 506 443-9900 Fax: 506 443-9900 Email: [email protected]
Executive Members Board Members George Strunz President Andrea Crabbe Steven Peacock, Vice President Dan Gleason Renée Davis, Corresponding Secretary Brigid Toole Grant Karen LeBlanc, Treasurer Russ Hunt George Fry, Past President Neil MacGill Roslyn Rosenfeld, Recording Secretary