Nestled into one of the most picturesque locations along the Bay of Fundy, the landscape surrounding Parrsboro, Nova Scotia has proven to be a dream for visiting artists. Since 2017, the community there has officially embraced their status as a getaway destination for artists when Parrsboro Creative organized the Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival, the largest plein air art festival in Canada. Continue reading Meet the Winners of the 2021 Parrsboro International Plein Air Festival
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Theresa MacKnight Is the Artist Who Comes Out at Night
Theresa MacKnight has always had a healthy respect for nature. Her connection to it—and more specifically, to her home in New Brunswick’s Charlotte County—stems back to her time as a little girl, to spending time in the woods with her grandmother and learning to respect animals. Continue reading Theresa MacKnight Is the Artist Who Comes Out at Night
Prince Edward Island’s ‘Angel of the Arts’ Hilda Woolnough Honoured With Gallery Dedication
In honour of the internationally acclaimed Prince Edward Island artist, Hilda Woolnough (1934–2007), The Gallery at the Guild in Charlottetown has been officially renamed the Hilda Woolnough Gallery. On November 18, there will be a special celebration and grand opening of the first exhibition in the new space titled All Things Hilda: A Retrospective, which will be on view from November 17 to December 31. A long-time friend of the artist and former director of the Confederation Centre Art Gallery, Terry Graff, provides the following overview of Woolnough’s remarkable legacy. Continue reading Prince Edward Island’s ‘Angel of the Arts’ Hilda Woolnough Honoured With Gallery Dedication
Q&A: Jill Higgins on Capturing the Beauty of New Brunswick for Icons Series
The artwork of Jill Higgins is just as iconic as the landscapes she paints. Utilizing a bright palette–often dancing well into neon territory–along with the punch of high contrast, her style is as immediately recognizable as her subject matters of New Brunswick’s beaches and landmarks. Her series, titled Icons: New Brunswick, which she has revisited for a special event, captures the province with all the same allure that the Canadian Pacific Railway had a century ago. Continue reading Q&A: Jill Higgins on Capturing the Beauty of New Brunswick for Icons Series
Glass Roots to Open Saint John Public Glassworks After Successful Kickstarter
After an extended residency in Ontario, a pair of glassblowers will be returning to their home province of New Brunswick to open a glass-blowing studio in Uptown Saint John. Curtis Dione and Charlotte Macleod of Glass Roots have received an outpouring of support through a Kickstarter campaign to secure a studio and equipment for their continued creation of artistic glassworks, to the tune of nearly $75,000. Continue reading Glass Roots to Open Saint John Public Glassworks After Successful Kickstarter