ARTS NEWS THE FREDERICTON ARTS ALLIANCE Serving the Arts in the Fredericton Region February 24, 2005, Volume 5, Issue 8
In This Issue
1. Theatre UNB Presents George F. Walker's The End of Civilization 2. Theatre St Thomas To Perform The Crucible 3. Coming Up At The Monday Night Film Series 4. Award-Winning Author Gary Geddes To Read At UNBF 5. Symphony New Brunswick Presents Broadway Spectacular 6. The Stepping-Stone Forum Presents OB ABERNETHY 7. UNB/STU's Music On The Hill Series Presents 20th Century Greats 8. Royden’s Memories Exhibition And Opening In Playhouse West Gallery 9. Christ Church Choral Evensong On March 6 10. Gallery 78 Presents Young At Art 11. Music On The Hill Reschedules Music to the Dance 12. Call For Submissions: Studio Watch: Emerging Artist Series 13. Medium Blend at the UNB Art Centre 14. Extended Winter Courses Through UNB Art Centre 15. Community Events At The Beaverbrook Art Gallery 16. Coming Up At The Fredericton Playhouse 17. Historic York House In Peril 18. Contact East Performing Arts Showcase And Conference 19. Province-Wide Playwriting Contest Launched
Galleries At A Glance
1. Theatre UNB Presents George F. Walker's The End of Civilization
Theatre UNB will present The End of Civilization, one of the six plays in acclaimed Canadian playwright and screenwriter George F. Walker's award-winning Suburban Motel series, February 23-26 at Memorial Hall. Fredericton audiences had a chance to see Adult Entertainment, one of the earlier plays in this gritty series, last fall. The End of Civilization, set in the same seedy motel on the outskirts of Toronto, features Adult Entertainment's pair of earnest but slightly crooked cops, Max and Donny, on the case of a serial murderer who seems to be driven by the desperate, simple need to make a living in a country that has turned its back on the downtrodden. The play's formula of film noir meets Mike Harris's Ontario will be familiar to those who are fans of Walker's current CBC series, This is Wonderland.
The End of Civilization is being produced as a thesis production by graduating UNB theatre students Nicholas Cole, Yang Li, Ginny Steeves, and Zita Nyarady. Performances are 8 pm nightly, with tickets ($8 regular, $6 student) available at the door. The play carries a language and content warning. For further information, contact Theatre UNB at 447-3078.
2. Theatre St Thomas To Perform The Crucible
Theatre St Thomas presents Arthur Miller's classic The Crucible from Wednesday, February 23 - Saturday, February 26 at 8 pm in the Black Box Theatre at St Thomas University. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for students and seniors and are available at the door. The play will be performed in the round. Ilkay Silk directs a cast of 20 with music by Michael Doherty and lights by Chris Saad.
3. Coming Up At The Monday Night Film Series
Feb 28, 2005 Lightning in a Bottle USA, 106 min http://www.sonyclassics.com/lightninginabottle/trailer-open.html
A one night, one time only concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in which some of the greatest performers in the history of blues music, including BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Steven Tyler and Macy Gray performed together. Captures the emotional spontaneity that only live performances of the Blues can. Interviews with BB King, Bonnie Raitt, Buddy Guy, Chris Thomas King, Dr. John, Jimmie Vaughn, Honeyboy Edwards, Ruth Brown, Shemekia Copeland, Solomon Burke, Steve Jordan, and Vernon Reid.
Tickets and memberships for the Monday Night Film Series are available at the door, Tilley Hall, Room 102. Regular admission is $7 per screening, $3 for members. Regular half-year memberships are available for $20; students, seniors and NB Film Co-op members for $12. If you are interested in becoming a Film Series Member call: 455-1632 or email: [email protected]
Check out the new Monday Night Film Series website at: www.nbfilmcoop.com/FS.htm
4. Award-Winning Author Gary Geddes To Read At UNBF
Well-known Canadian poet and author Gary Geddes will read from his latest works on Tuesday, March 1, at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton.
The reading, which is free of charge and open to the public, will be held at 8 pm in the auditorium of Memorial Hall.
Mr. Geddes’s latest poetry collection, Skaldance, was published in 2000 by Fredericton’s Goose Lane Editions. Set among the sea-shaped Orkney Islands, the poems seek to connect to the land and people of Geddes’ ancestors, as he skilfully interweaves myth and history with the reality of individual lives. His most recent work is Kingdom of Ten Thousand Things: An Impossible Journey from Kabul to Chiapas is the story of a 5th-century Buddhist monk from Kabul reported to have travelled from China to the Americas in 458AD, returning in 499AD to tell his story to the court historians.
Gary Geddes has edited and published more than thirty other works in a wide variety of genres, including poetry, fiction, drama, translation, criticism, and non-fiction. He is the winner of multiple awards—the E. J. Pratt Medal, the Canadian Author’s Association National Poetry Prize, the Archibald Lampman Poetry Prize —and a nominee for the prestigious Gabriela Mistral Prize, offered by the Organization of American States for service to Latin America.
Born in Vancouver in 1940, Geddes studied at the University of British Columbia (B.A., 1962) and at the University of Toronto (M.A., 1966; PhD., 1975). He is currently Distinguished Professor of Canadian Culture at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.
The reading is sponsored by the UNBF department of English and the Canada Council for the Arts. For further information, contact Edith Snook at 458-7397.
5. Symphony New Brunswick Presents Broadway Spectacular
Symphony New Brunswick returns to The Playhouse on Tuesday, March 1 at 8 pm with a concert of great music from the shows: Oklahoma; Brigadoon; South Pacific; Les Mis. and more. The singers are soprano Paula Rockwell and baritone Ross Thompson, and Gregory Burton is the guest conductor. For tickets, phone The Playhouse at 458-8344. Contact: Neil MacGill at 453-7762.
6. The Stepping-Stone Forum Presents OB ABERNETHY
Wednesday, March 2 at 2 pm. We’ll talk about and do some “Fiddling" with other fiddlers, accompanied by Roy Melanson on keyboards. Ob took up fiddling after he retired: He is a River Valley Fiddler and a member of the Maritime Fiddlers' Association
Contact: Neil MacGill (453-7762)
The forum meets every Wednesday at two at the Stepping-Stone Centre, 15 Saunders St, opposite the YMCA. It's free, and open to all. If the schools close due to weather, the centre closes as well. 7. UNB/STU's Music On The Hill Series Presents 20th Century Greats
Thursday, March 3, 2005, 8 pm- Memorial Hall, UNB Join pianist Peter Allen as he takes us on a tour through some of the greatest music of the 20th century, including works by Debussy, Rachmaninoff, Mussorgsky and Michael Miller.
Admission is $20/adults, $18/seniors and $6/students. Tickets are available at the door.
For more information, please call 453-4697 or email [email protected]
8. Royden’s Memories Exhibition And Opening In Playhouse West Gallery
Michael J. McEwing's latest body of artwork, Royden's Memories, will be showing at the Fredericton Playhouse, West Gallery from March 4 to 31, 2005. Royden's Memories is a series of large conté drawings based on a collection of old black & white photographs belonging to artist's grandfather, Royden D. Morgan [1903-1999]. These drawings celebrate memories of New Brunswick life during the Depression era.
There will be an informal opening reception on Friday, March 4 from 7 to 9 pm in the West Gallery of the Playhouse. All are welcome to attend. For more information, please call 459-3964 or visit the website, www.mcewing.ca.
9. Christ Church Choral Evensong On March 6
Christ Church Cathedral will hold a service of Choral Evensong on Sunday March 6 at 4 pm. The Cathedral Choir, directed by Michael Capon, will sing music by Gibbons, Shephard, and Paul Murray. Visitors most welcome. For more information, call the Cathedral office at 450-8500 or visit http://www.christchurchcathedral.com . The Cathedral is at the corner of Church and Brunswick streets.
10. Gallery 78 Presents Young At Art
…or why viewing a work of art is like choosing a pizza
Thursday , March 10, 5 - 7 pm. An introduction and initiation for young professionals, (between the ages of 20 and 40), into art appreciation and collecting. (ID 's will not be checked at the door) Unfortunately, art galleries can be intimidating places for many people, old and young alike. In this brief informal introduction to Atlantic Canadian art, Gallery 78 aims to make a gallery visit as comfortable and enjoyable as a visit to the local pizzeria or pub. All who are young at heart are welcome to attend and enjoy a sneak preview of the four magnificent March exhibitions, Alexandrya Eaton, Anna Torma and Istvan Zsako: Textile Drawings and Bronze Idols and the Hawkes Juried Silver Award.
Sponsored by Picaroons Traditional Ales, Greco Pizza, Pizza Hut and Jack’s Pizza.
11. Music On The Hill Reschedules Music to the Dance
Enjoy an innovative evening that blends modern dance with a mix of 20th-century classical works (especially those with a Spanish flavour), jazz standards, and original settings of songs by Kurt Weill, Sting and Loreena McKennit. Music on the Hill proudly presents Music to the Dance at 8 pm on Monday, March 14 at the Centre communautaire Sainte-Anne. This concert was originally scheduled for February 10 but had to be postponed because of blizzard conditions.
Modern dancer/choreographer Sue Lambropoulos is joined by colleagues Ginny Steeves and Rebecca Thomas in six new dance sequences, all accompanied by the wide-ranging musical artistry of classical guitarist Steven Peacock, keyboardist/percussionist Mike Doherty, jazz vocalist Tania Breen, Symphony New Brunswick principal flute Sally Wright, and Hot Toddy bassist Tom Easley.
Single tickets for this performance are available in advance at Mazzuca's, Westminster Books and The Paper Trial, as well as at the door (for reservations, leave a message at 457-2233). Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, and $7 for students. 12. Call For Submissions: Studio Watch: Emerging Artist Series
The Beaverbrook Art Gallery is calling for submissions for the second Studio Watch: Emerging Artist Exhibition Series. Sponsored by Greenarm, this innovative series provides artists in the early stages of their career with the opportunity for a solo exhibition, the publication of an exhibition brochure, and the purchase of one of their works by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. One of the commitments Bernard Riordon made when he became director of the Gallery was to support young artists. “It is critically important for the Beaverbrook Art Gallery to recognize New Brunswick artists at the early stages of their career as was the vision of Lord Beaverbrook.”
Last year’s Emerging Artist, Jonathan Johnson, had his painting, Port City, added to the Beaverbrook Art Gallery’s permanent collection through the funding support of Greenarm. The acquisition of this artwork, and the work of other young artists selected for this series, is one component of the Gallery’s strategy to build an exciting and innovative permanent collection.
Artist in any media who fit the following criteria may apply: . Living and working in New Brunswick. . At least five years experience in art making. . This will be the artist’s first exhibition in a major public gallery. . Has a particular body of work ready for exhibition in the autumn of 2005.
To have your work considered for this exhibition, please submit your curriculum vitae, your artist statement and visuals of your work (either in electronic or slide form) to the curator of the exhibition, Bernard Riordon O.C., Director and CEO, The Beaverbrook Art Gallery, P.O. Box 605, Fredericton, NB, E3B 1C4. The deadline for applications is March 15, 2005.
In September 2005, Studio Watch: Emerging Artist Series exhibition will be hosted by the New Brunswick Museum in Saint John.
For further information please contact Laurie Glenn Norris at (506) 458-2024 or email her at [email protected]
13. Medium Blend at the UNB Art Centre
This March 18 at 7 pm, the UNB student collective ArtZone, in conjunction with the UNB Midi Band, will be opening their exhibition Medium Blend. An installation composed of 14 individual works, this opening event at the UNB Art Centre will create a live media coffee house atmosphere in the East and West Galleries of Memorial Hall. Visual art and soundscape come together in a sensorium guaranteed to offer something for all tastes. Sculpture, textiles, photography and mixed media are the blend of the evening. Come and enjoy this collage of experiences and get acquainted with some of Fredericton's up-and-coming young artists.
For information call: 452-6360
14. Extended Winter Courses Through UNB Art Centre
Personal & Cultural Development Program
Beat those late winter blues and rush into spring! Expand your interests, extend your knowledge and excite your mind! Sign up now for any of the following and give in to your sense of adventure.
The Personal & Cultural Development Program, offered through UNB’s College of Extended Learning, is dedicated to providing unique, interesting and dynamic non-credit courses. If you are looking to broaden your horizons, try something new and satisfy your curiosities, our Extended Winter Courses will run from early March to mid April. Offered in the evenings for your convenience by established individual instructors, these courses will fill fast so don’t wait to register! Call 453-4646 to register or for more information, or drop in at the UNB Art Centre in Memorial Hall on the University of New Brunswick campus. Sketchbook Exploration: Drawing & Binding Lori P. Morse (Visual artist, photographer, book binder, Grand Mananer) Mon. 7-9 $100 +HST March 14 - April 11
Basics of Photography Chris Giles (Photographer, musician, year-round cyclist) Wed. 7-9 $100 +HST (plus $15 lab fee) March 16 - April 13
Rudiments of Snare Drumming Pat Pelletier (Cymbalist, human pyrotechnic, drum machine) Thurs. 6:30 – 8:30 $100 +HST March 15 - April 12
Play that Acoustic Guitar! Nick deVries (Musician, advocate for the Arts, embodiment of local colour) Wed. 7 - 8:30 $65 +HST March 16 - April 13
Fly-tying Danny Bird (Fisherman, conservationist, teller of big fish tales) Mon. 7-9 $70 +HST March 14 - April 4
15. Community Events At The Beaverbrook Art Gallery
Ex Libris: The Gallery Reading Group: Ex Libris is your chance to read and discuss some great books about art and to meet new people!! This month’s novel to be discussed, on Thursday March 10 at 7 pm, is Significant Things by Helen McLean. The moderator for the evening will be Bernard Riordon, O.C., Director/CEO of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Ex Libris is held the second Thursday of every month until April. Need further information or have a book idea for the group? Contact Laurie Glenn Norris at (506) 458- 2024 or [email protected]. While it is not mandatory to do the readings, it is encouraged and will certainly enhance the sessions. Contact the Gallery Shop at 458-2028 or [email protected] for information and book availability.
Saturday March 5 Member’s Opening of Caught in the Presence of Dreams and André Biéler: Draftsman and Printmaker : Caught in the Presence of Dreams features the work of five New Brunswick artists who were all winners (between 1996 and 2000) of the much-coveted Strathbutler Award. The five artists represented in this show are sculptor Marie Hélène Allain of Ste-Marie-de–Kent; photographer Freeman Patterson of Shampers Bluff; painter, poet, set designer, and performance designer Romeo Savoie of Robichaud; painter and collage artist Suzanne Hill of Rothesay; and the late Rick Burns of Fredericton who was a sculptor, painter, author, and playwright.
André Biéler: Draftsman and Printmaker showcases the artist’s collection of works on paper from the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. This exhibition brings together some sixty drawings and prints produced by the artist between 1920 and 1970 from his early works to his interest in things rural and picturesque.
On the afternoon of Saturday March 6 from 3 to 5 pm, Mr. Tom Smart, curator of Caught in the Presence of Dreams, will moderate a Round Table discussion with Suzanne Hill, Romeo Savoie, and Marie Hélène Allain, and later field questions from the audience. This event is free and open to the public. From 5 to 7 pm there will be an Opening Reception with refreshments served for members of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery. Memberships are available at a cost of $40/year for individuals. For more information phone Laurie Glenn Norris at 458-2024 or visit our website at www.beaverbrookartgallery.org.
March Break Art Camps: Programs for kids ages 5 - 12 who like adventures in art! Kids will explore their artistic potential through guided hands-on studio discoveries. All materials provided for your day-long adventure in art-making, storytelling, gallery visits, and lots more. Dress for mess and fun! All day camps are 8:30 to 4:30 PM. Campers need lunch and two snacks, drinks, painting smock and indoor shoes (non- marking). Parents are kindly asked to pick up campers by 4:30 pm as a charge of $5 will apply for all late pick-ups.
March 7 “Clay Play” (ages 5 – 6): Explore new media and create your own unique art. March 8 “Ready, Set, Paint!” (ages 7 – 8): Creative fun with watercolor, tempera and acrylic paints. March 9 “Sculpture anyone?” (ages 9 – 12): Adventures with sculpture in clay, found objects, soap and other materials. Oh, and mask-making, too! March 10 “Exploring Paint” (ages 5 – 6): Discover color, shape and texture in paint! March 11 “Art: A Mixed Bag!” (ages 7 – 8): Drawing, sculpture, beading and mask-making inspire children to create, explore and play.
The price is $30 for members and $35 for non-members. Please note that refunds are possible only with a 48-hour cancellation notice. For more information phone Adda Mihailescu at 458-2032. To register phone the Front Desk at 458- 2078.
“Wise and Witty Women” Presented for International Women’s Day Celebrations: On March 8 from 12:15 to 1:15 pm, Dr. Margaret Conrad from the UNB History Department will present “Wise and Witty Women,” offering quotations of women’s from all walks of life. Prof. Conrad and colleagues will perform a skit on the life of Muriel McQueen Ferguson, first woman member of the City Council of Fredericton, and former President of the New Brunswick Council of Women. Senator Muriel McQueen Fergusson, the first woman to hold the position of Speaker of the Senate in 1972, spent her life dedicated to improving the legal status of women and to aid the weak and afflicted everywhere.
Admission is free but there will be a “pass-the-hat” for donations to Women in Transition House Inc. Donations provide extra activities for children during their stay at the House and “Start-up Kits” for women as they move into their new apartments. For more information please phone Laurie Glenn Norris at 458-2024.
Brown Bag It! Film Series: Held every Thursday from 12:30 to 1:30 pm coffee is provided and donations are accepted. You are welcome to “Brown Bag It!”
March 3 - Great Masters: Raphael 10 - Great Masters: Michelangelo 17 - Great Masters: Fra Angelico 24 - Great Masters: Piero della Francesca 31 - Great Masters: Caravaggio
For more information please phone Adda Mihailescu at 458-2032 or visit our Calendar of Events at www.beaverbrookartgallery.org.
The Seventh Annual Christina Sabat Memorial Lecture: It will now be held on Thursday March 17, 2005 at 7 pm. Philosopher and cultural theorist Mark Kingwell’s lecture is “Who Owns Art?” Born in Toronto in 1963 and educated at the University of Toronto, Edinburgh University and Yale University, Mr. Kingwell is the author of many acclaimed books including Practical Judgment (2002) and Catch and Release (2003). He is also co-author of the best-selling photographic history of the twentieth-century, Canada: Our Century. He has lectured extensively to academic and popular audiences throughout the world and speaks frequently on cultural issues for television and radio. He is currently at work on a book examining the relationship between cities and consciousness.
This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information please phone Laurie Glenn Norris at 458- 2024 or visit our Calendar of Events at www.beaverbrookartgallery.org.
16. Coming Up At The Fredericton Playhouse
Don’t miss these exciting performances coming up at Fredericton’s premiere performing arts venue! For tickets or more information, call the Playhouse Box Office at (506) 458-8344 or visit http://www.theplayhouse.ca Friday, February 25, 8 pm @theplayhouse BRAVO ATLANTIC Series presents… Beolach Cape Breton’s hottest new young band! Beòlach (a Gaelic word meaning “lively youth”) performs an energetic mix of Cape Breton, Scottish and Irish tunes featuring piano, pipes, whistles, drums, guitar and two fiddles. What started as an impromptu jam session with six young musicians at a music festival in 1998, quickly turned to something magical. Since then, Beòlach has thrilled audiences with their spirited, contemporary Cape Breton sound. Dancers from the Fredericton based Stanford School of Irish Dance will be joining Beòlach on stage for some foot-stomping, full-out fun. Sponsored by Scotiabank
Sunday, February 27, 3 pm Playhouse Family Series presents… Frog and his Friends The beloved, award-winning Frog series of picture books by Max Velthuijs comes to life with this delightful production by the Netherlands’s internationally acclaimed Theatre Terra. Little Max the Frog is moving tomorrow to a new house, but he’s terribly frightened. Max hopes his favourite friends, Duck, Pig, Hare and Rat, will be able to calm his fears. With creative scenic inventions, life-sized puppets and captivating music, Frog and his Friends is a tender exploration of love, sorrow and friendship. A visual feast for everyone! Sponsored by: York Credit Union
Tuesday, March 1, 8 pm Symphony New Brunswick presents… Broadway Spectacular Can't get to New York this year? No worries! Because SNB is bringing Broadway to YOU. Come hear all of your favourite show tunes, led by guest conductor Gregory Burton. With star-studded soloists Paula Rockwell and Ross Thompson, this show will be BROADWAY SPECTACULAR!
Wednesday, March 2, 7 pm Fredericton Playhouse presents… Ballet Jörgen’s The Velveteen Rabbit Ballet Jörgen presents The Velveteen Rabbit -- Choreographed by Kathleen Rea, six dancers bring to life this narrated children's story of a young boy and his love for a stuffed rabbit, which magically comes to life. Written by Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit was the most popular of her thirty novels. The central theme is the importance of friendship, love and the discovery of what is real.
Thursday, March 3, 8 pm The Fredericton Playhouse presents… April Wine Since forming in 1969, April Wine has become one of the most renowned and best-selling groups in Canadian rock music history, with and incredible 17 albums and thousands of concerts to their credit. With a slew of Top-40 hits like Sign of the Gypsy Queen, Just Between You and Me and Oowatanite, April Wine has produced some of the most well-known songs of the ‘70s and ‘80s, securing their place on the international rock scene. You won’t want to miss this performance!
Wednesday, March 9, 7 pm The Fredericton Playhouse presents… Motus O Dance Theatre’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” With innovative costuming, props, sets and music, Motus O Dance Theatre presents this classic, beautiful story of love and lunacy combined with themes of passionate youthful love versus mature love and responsibilities. Add a mischievous fairy named Puck, a flower with magical powers, a dancing Ass and a lot of fantasy and you’ve got a fun, whimsical, and stunning dance performance. So join us, as warriors become lovers, lovers become dreamers and dreams become reality. This special performance will also feature over 40 local dance students who will study with Motus O in a four-day residency.
17. Historic York House In Peril
Brunswick St. Baptist Church is proposing demolition of York House, one of Fredericton's first high schools presently owned by the Church at the corner of York and George Streets. The heritage building is 112 years old and was built by an architect named Dumaresq, the same individual who designed and built the Legislative Building and Charlotte St. School, among other distinguished buildings in Atlantic Canada. It presently has no historic protection or designation.
Fredericton Heritage Trust is encouraging any individual who supports retaining the York St. heritage structure to sign a petition presently circulating in town. Copies may be found at the following community outlets: Radical Edge; True Food Organics; Aura Whole Foods; Sue Lawrence Hair; Magic Forest; M&T Deli; Morrison Building; Joy of Framing and a few others. We need your support now! For more information or to get a copy of the petition contact Ian Robertson, President, Fredericton Heritage Trust at 452-1993 or [email protected].
18. Contact East Performing Arts Showcase And Conference
Contact East Performing Arts Showcase and Conference is coming to Prince Edward Island in October 2005.
We are currently trying to reach as many music, dance and theatre performers as we can to give then information about this event. We will also forward application packages to those performers wishing to apply for showcase spots during the event.
Joady Walton Artist Coordinator Contact East 2005 The Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre, Summerside, P.E.I. 902 436 1566
19. Province-Wide Playwriting Contest Launched
As part of its continuing commitment to developing homegrown theatre in New Brunswick, the NotaBle Acts Theatre Company is once again sponsoring a province-wide playwriting competition. Contest winners will have their work featured as part of the 2005 Summer Theatre Festival held in Fredericton, July 27-August 7, 2005.
This year, playwrights have the opportunity to submit work in 2 categories of competition. “Taking it to the Street” is the short play portion of the contest. Scripts submitted for consideration in this category should be 5-7 minutes in length. Five winners will be selected to have their work produced as free public theatre in downtown Fredericton.
“Acting Out” is the second category of competition. Entrants in this category should submit one-act plays having a length of no more than 30-50 minutes, and requiring no more than 4 actors. 2 winning scripts will be showcased as part of the festival’s main stage bill at the Black Box Theatre on the St. Thomas University campus.
In addition to having their work produced at the festival, all winning playwrights will receive script support from an established Canadian playwright and a cash prize.
Copies of the contest rules and regulations are available at www.unbf.ca/nbacts or can be requested via email from [email protected]. Questions about the contest or next year’s festival can be directed to Sue Fisher at (506) 455-5609 or [email protected].
The deadline for entry is April 23, 2005.
Galleries At A Glance
Acacia Gallery: Foundations and Pond Studies. Pond studies: Richard Flynn's latest series of summer landscapes. Foundations: come on a short woodland walk at the gallery to view the beautiful earth sculptures by Meghan Barton. The Gallery is open by appointment. Contact 506 488-1119. Address: 1948 Lakeview Road, Cambridge Narrows. E4C 1N1. E-mail www.flynnfineart.com Art Contact: ARTCONTACT is featuring Sarah Petite's latest series, predominated by historically inspired pieces about Champlain and the landing of the first French settlers in North America. Sarah is one of the few Canadian artists who have mastered the ancient technique of using encaustic material (mixing beeswax with paint). The works include unique and fascinating replications of Champlain's maps of New France, a page of his journal, maps of the Annapolis Basin and Ste. Croix Island as well as a contemporary navigational chart of St. Andrews showing St. Croix as it is today, complete with flashing red light.
Also on display at ARTCONTACT are works by Philip Iverson, Gerard Collins, Brigitte Brieu, Alexandra Flood, Darren Emenau, Judy Blake, Carol Collicutt, Silas Robinson, don Andrus and Wayne Boucher.
By appointment - 453-1856 (Ingrid Mueller) Phone: 453-1856 or e-mail [email protected]
ARTGallery’Rat: ARTGallery’Rat is closed for the season and looks forward to seeing everyone when it reopens.
Beaverbrook Art Gallery: Please see item # 15 above for community events. For a complete listing of exhibitions please go to http://www.beaverbrookartgallery.org or call 506 458-8545.
Fredericton Playhouse: Auspices February 3 – March 2, 2005. The public is invited to attend the opening of the Emerge group exhibit Auspices featuring the paintings of Silas Robinson, Pierre Luc Arseneau, Michael McEwing, and Adam Clowater, the metal and mixed media works of Janet Miller, and the photography of Mark Stokoe. On display in the West and East Galleries of the Fredericton Playhouse.
Coming up in the West Gallery: Michael McEwings’s Royden’s Memories. March 4 – 31.
Gallery 78: Pegi Nicol Macleod Centenary Exhibition Love2 Squared - Group Exhibition February 11 - March 6
Gallery 78 has represented the estate of the late artist Pegi Nicol Macleod since the 1980's and is paying tribute to this significant Canadian artist by honouring her with a small exhibition of her work, 101 years after her birth. Pegi Nicol Macleod spent many summers in Fredericton and founded the UNB Art Center with Lucy Jarvis.
Love2 Squared or Love to the Power of Two is a group exhibition of artwork on the theme of love for Valentines Day. Artists such as Muriel Bell, Bruno Bobak, Cheryl Bogart, Monica Macdonald, David Mckay, Carolyn Purdy, and Stephen Scott will be participating.
Coming up: Young At Art. Thursday , March 10, 5 - 7 pm
Gallery Connexion: The Doll Mouth Series - Recent Work by Diana Thorneycroft, will be on view at Gallery Connexion from January 14 until February 25, 2005.
New Brunswick College of Craft and Design: Gallery Downstairs: Self: New Photography Works at NBCCD
New work by the second year Photography Studio at the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design will be on display in the Gallery Downstairs from February 18 - March 3. The show entitled Self: New Photography Works, expresses the ideas of emerging photographic artists Lynn Corbett, Karen Casey, Garett McIntosh, Amber Friedman, Sara Comier, Celine Dupuis, Nicole McGuigan, Lizz Pratt, and Jack Oudemans. The title of the show was chosen by the late Rick Burns and reflects the photographer’s unique visions in an eclectic mix of anonymous bodies.
Gallery Downstairs is located in the basement of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design at 457 Queen Street, adjacent to the Justice Building. The gallery hours are 9 am to 4 pm daily.
For more information please call (506)453-2305.
String Fever: Closed for the season.
Old Government House: Building Bridges - an exhibit from young volunteers with the New Brunswick Lung Association on environmental responsibility. These high school students have constructed a model of a 17th century Acadian house, to show ways we can incorporate energy conservation into our own homes. January 17 to February 25, 2005
The exhibit is free of charge, and is open weekdays from 10 am until 4 pm. Group tours are welcomed, and can be arranged through the Office of the Lieutenant Governor. For more information, please call 453-2505.
UNB Art Centre: Coming up - Medium Blend. Opening March 18 at 7 pm
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 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
E-mail: Naushaba Khurshid [email protected]
Executive Members: Board Members: George Strunz, President Andrea Crabbe Vice President, Steven Peacock Dan Gleason Acting Secretary, Renée Davis Brigid Toole Grant Karen LeBlanc, Treasurer Russ Hunt George Fry, Past President Neil MacGill Roslyn Roselfeld
Naushaba Khurshid, Acting Coordinator