Workshop Description Join renowned ceramicists for our Pottery Intensive Workshops! These workshops are designed for participants who are experienced and comfortable with centering and throwing on the wheel. Each intensive workshop offers a focused, expert-driven experience to perfect your technique. Participants are guaranteed ample time on the wheel, guided by individualized instruction. Each Pottery Intensive workshop includes a day dedicated to …
Port Saint John Residency 2024-25
2024-2025 Artist Residency with Port Saint John and Saint John Arts Centre: Applications open to Indigenous Artists of Wabanaki territory Port Saint John is excited to announce the third biennial artist residency for 2024-2025! The residency will include unique access to the Port as a means to inspire a new body of work, culminating in an exhibit at the sponsored …
Place in Perspective
Exhibition Statement There is a story to every place and every place can tell many stories. Places are imbued with meaning, be it through personal memories, defining events, or the landscape itself. For this exhibition three artists explore their connections to three provinces they have in common: Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan and Alberta. Each artist considers the fundamental meaning of “place” …
Doris Chesley
(Thanks to Kelly Galbraith for the wonderful interview!) Artist Statement I have always had a strong interest in art and have been painting as a hobby intermittently since the 1970s. Instruction in art has provided me with the knowledge to progress in my work. My medium of choice is oils and each painting evolves over several weeks as I try …
Andrea Butler
Artist Statement Much of my tapestry work is based on emotion and perception. I strive to produce compositions that give glimpses of impressions of the natural world around me, attempting to make connection with the observer through sentiments and personal experience. Biography Textile artist Andrea Butler has been honing her weaving skills for many years. Andrea likes to explore the …
Jeunesse Créative NB Artful Youth
This exhibition presents the artworks created by participants from the Jeuness créative NB Artful Youth program, a provincial high school arts program sponsored by the Sheila Hugh Mackay Foundation. The participating Saint John artists are Alyssa Callaghan, Myriam Charrois, Sasha Carhart, Diana Bilokon, and Sarah Elshazli. Offered through the nine provincial arts centres and the Neqotkuk Art Studio, each location provided five …
Ian MacEachern
Biography Ian MacEachern was born in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, in 1942. He worked as a TV cameraman in Sydney and Moncton and, in 1962, moved to Saint John to work for CHSJ-TV. Soon after, he began taking photographs in his spare time. Prompted by the many fires and impending urban renewal, his camera turned to documenting the changing face …
Maria Doering & Fiona Clark
Shared Energies: The Universe Within / City Gallery / March 15 – April 26, 2024 You can learn more about the artists and see their work here: http://shared-energies.com Shared Energies: The Universe Within is a collaborative project between New Jersey, USA based artist Fiona Clark and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia based artist Maria Doering. Having known each other for over 20 …
Rebecca Belliveau
Couleurs / Port Saint John Gallery / March 15 – April 26, 2024 MOT DU COMMISSAIRE COULEURS consiste en une série de douze tableaux par l’artiste visuelle Rebecca Belliveau, dans laquelle elle combine des giclées, photomontages, médiums et pig-ments, afin d’exprimer les éléments poétiques et spirituels présents dans la nature. Elle explore ces matériaux et techniques depuis une décennie et …
Indigo and Stitched Shibori – Intermediate Workshop (April 2024)
IMPORTANT COVID POLICY UPDATE Please note that while masks are not mandatory, they are highly encouraged. Please do not attend classes if you are unwell. Workshop Description Join Tzigane Caddell, for a new Indigo Workshop that specifically explores Shibori Stitching. Create a striking linen scarf with nature’s only natural blue. Week 1: You will learn about stitched Shibori resist techniques; choose …