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In this issue Upcoming Events
1. New Brunswick College of Craft and Design Three-‐studio Exhibition opening Jan 16 2. Business Basics Information Sessions 3. Two Print Making exhibitions open at Gallery 78 Jan 17 4. Photography exhibition Redeemed re-‐creation of Fred Ross Mural opens at City of Saint John Gallery Jan 17 5. Cinema Politica presents City of Borders Jan 17 6. Tay Creek Folk Festival Turn Up The Heat fundraiser Jan 17 7. Art Battle Canada visits Fredericton Jan 18 8. RedOwl Treasures of Venice Jan 19 at Gallery 78 9. odd Sundays at molly’s presents Lynn Davies and Gerard Collins Jan 19 10. Monday Night Film Series presents WADJDA Jan 20 11. French Movie Amitiés sincères at Cineplex Cinemas Jan 20 12. Fredericton Children’s Choir begins Jan 22 13. CONSUME by Allison Green opens at Charlotte Glencross Gallery Jan 24 14. Coming up at the Fredericton Playhouse 15. FROSTival Winter Celebration Jan 24 – Feb 16 16. Warm up with the NB Country Showcase Jan 25 17. Comedy show La Revue acadienne at Centre communautaire Sainte-‐Anne Jan 26 18. Chinese New Year at Shannex Parkland Fredericton Jan 28 19. Fredericton Arts Alliance Annual General Meeting Feb 24
Workshops | Classes
1. Figure Drawing Studio resumes at NBCCD Jan 15 2. UNB Conservatory Beginner Adult Band and Adult Band 2 3. UNB Recreation Dance offers Beginner I and II Latin Dance beginning Jan 17 4. Carole Forbes Thursday Night Art Class 5. Ongoing Children’s Art Classes Sat Mornings 6. edVentures offers FROSTival Workshops 7. Start the New Year off with a Leisure Learning Course! 8. Carole Forbes Learn to Draw and Paint Workshop Feb 2
Auditions | Call for Submissions & Awards
1. Emerging artists wanted for Captivate at Capital Theatre in Moncton 2. Theatre New Brunswick seeking Three Theatre School Instructors 3. Maritime Countryfest Calling All Local Musicians 4. City Accepting Applications for Annual Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Program 5. Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation Annual Programs
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Upcoming Events 1. New Brunswick College of Craft and Design Three-‐studio Exhibition opening Jan 16 Join us at The Gallery of the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design on Thursday, January 16 from 4:30-‐6pm for a reception for the three-‐studio alumni exhibition, Momentum. Come meet the artists and see their latest works: from Jewellery/Metal -‐ Christian Demmings, Patty Belyea Goodine, and Audree H. St-‐Amour; Ceramics -‐ Suzanne Babineau, Lee Horus Clark, and Darren Emenau; and Textiles -‐ Erin Hamilton, Christopher Harding, and Alexandra Keely. Everyone Welcome. Contact: Karen Ruet at [email protected]| 457.6805 2. Business Basics Information Sessions Have a business idea? Have you thought about starting your own business? Enterprise Fredericton is offering FREE: Business Basics Information Sessions You will learn about: starting your own business; available business planning tools and funding resources; and ongoing access to business counselling advice and support services. Business Basics will be offered several times a month. You can select one of the upcoming sessions as follows: Bi-‐weekly Thursdays, 12-‐1pm at Enterprise Fredericton, 10 Knowledge Park Drive (please bring your lunch) January 16, February 13, February 27. Evenings, 6:30-‐8:30pm at the Fredericton Public Library on Wednesday, January 15 and Thursday, February 20 Pre-‐registration is required and space is limited – contact: info@ent-‐fredericton.ca | 444.4686 Information: http://www.enterprisefredericton.ca/calendar/254910 3. Two Print Making exhibitions open at Gallery 78 Jan 17 Paintings from the estate of Dawn McCracken celebrates the high realism paintings of Dawn McCracken. Born in Fredericton, Dawn McCracken studied painting at the Art School of the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and through summer school sessions at UNB and Queen's University with a number of important Canadian painters. Dawn devoted her later years to working in her studio at Young's Cove Road in Grand Lake where she painted the landscape of Southern New Brunswick with remarkable detail and passion. Dawn described her love of nature as, “an urgent message in an unknown language which I try to transcribe faithfully and objectively without interposing my own personality." Dawn McCracken passed away in January 2013. Print Making presents a wide variety of print making techniques by gallery artists including Vicki MacLean, Susan Paterson, Ann Manuel and Paul Miller. Both exhibitions will be on view during Fredericton’s “Frostival” Gallery Hop: Friday, January 24, 5-‐7pm We welcome your visit at Gallery 78, 796 Queen St. (corner of Church and Queen), Fredericton. Open: Tues to Fri 10am-‐5pm, Sat 10am-‐3pm, Sun 1-‐4pm or visit virtually at: www.gallery78.com 4. Photography exhibition Redeemed re-‐creation of Fred Ross Mural opens at City of Saint John Gallery Jan 17 The City of Saint John Gallery, located in the Saint John Arts Centre is proud to present Redeemed – a 7-‐week exhibition of photographs by New Brunswick artist James Wilson documenting the re-‐creation of the Fred Ross Mural at UNB Fredericton. The exhibition opens Friday January 17 from 5:30-‐7:30pm. The exhibition, organized by the Fredericton’s UNB Art Centre, is a photographic account of the re-‐creation of The Destruction of War and Rebuilding the World through Education, a mural originally painted by Fred Ross in 1948 at Fredericton High School. The murals were subsequently destroyed and lost over time, though the original cartoons were held in the collection of the National Gallery of Canada. The new work can now be seen in the Richard J. Currie Center at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton. Work on the re-‐creation began early in 2011 at the Saint John Arts Centre and was undertaken by Amy Ash, Sara Griffin, and Fred Willar under the direction of Fred Ross. Saint John photographer James Wilson captured this process in an exciting series of black and white images.
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There will also be a book launch of Redeemed published by Gooselane and edited by William Forrestall. James Wilson, a long-‐standing friend of Fred Ross, documented the restoration from its earliest stages, bringing to the reader an immediate sense of the process through his revealing photographic essay. Featured in this book are five essays exploring different aspects of one of the most unique art restoration projects in Canadian art history. The contributors include artist and writer Virgil Hammock, Art Critic and Professor Emeritus at Mount Allison University; Charles Hill, Curator of Canadian Art at the National Gallery of Canada; John Leroux, Architect and Art Historian; Tom Smart, Curator and Writer; and William Forrestall. As well, Fred Ross offers his first-‐hand recollections in an interview covering the development of the project from its inception in 1946 to its re-‐animation and final unveiling in 2011. Redeemed will be on view from January 17 through March 8, 2014 at the City of Saint John Gallery located in the Saint John Arts Centre, 20 Peel Plaza. The Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday from 9am to 5pm, and for special events. Admission is free. Everyone welcome! The City of Saint John Gallery is a program of the City’s Cultural Affairs Office. It is Atlantic Canada’s first municipal gallery, established in 1980. 5. Cinema Politica presents City of Borders Jan 17 Cinema Politica Fredericton is back this winter with thought-‐provoking films on Friday nights. Cinema Politica believes in the power of art to not only entertain but also to engage, inform, inspire and provoke social change. City of Borders Friday, January 17 at 7pm, Conserver House, 180 Saint John St., Fredericton. Directed by Emmy-‐nominated U.S. director Yun Suh, this award-‐winning film follows the daily lives of five Israelis and Palestinians at Jerusalem’s only gay bar as they navigate the minefield of politics, religion and discrimination to live and love openly. Set against the construction of the separation wall between Israel and the Palestinian territories and the struggle for a gay pride parade in Jerusalem, these inter-‐woven stories reveal the contradictions and complexity of the struggle for acceptance. This 69 min. film is shown in Hebrew and Arabic with English subtitles. Discussion to follow with the Fredericton Palestine Solidarity and Jews for Just Peace Fredericton Chapter. Free film. Donations welcome to pay for filmmaking. Trailer: http://www.cinemapolitica.org/screening/fredericton/city-‐borders Our Winter 2014 includes many thought-‐provoking films you won't want to miss. Check out our website for films and dates: www.cinemapolitica.org Cinema Politica Fredericton is supported by UNB's Dept. of Culture & Language Studies and the Conservation Council of New Brunswick. Follow us on Facebook at Cinema Politica Fredericton | Contact: [email protected] 6. Tay Creek Folk Festival Turn Up The Heat fundraiser Jan 17 The Tay Creek Folk Festival presents Turn Up The Heat, our first musical showcase in the New Year, Friday January 17 at Wilser’s Room (Capitol Complex King St). Show starts at 7:30pm with the soulful Georges Denning warming things up with some great blues and originals. Somerville is next up and they are sure to wow you with their unique style and original songs! Our final act is Paula Tozer & Co. Many years of playing experience will be on stage for this set with friends Mark Fisher, Murray Shiels, Tim Gullison and Gerald Fortin joining Paula as she showcases songs from her new CD! This is going to be a really fine evening of musical offerings as a fundraiser to help support the festival for another weekend of great music July 25-‐27. Tickets just $10 as a suggested donation – must be over 19yrs. TCFF is located at Tay Ridge Farm, Tay Creek NB and run by Pax (peace~arts~excellence) a not-‐for-‐profit organization promoting independent and collaborative artistic efforts in the realm of visual arts, fine crafts, music and literature. For more info please contact TCFF music director Marianne Glover 506-‐440.5556 | email [email protected]
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7. Art Battle Canada visits Fredericton Jan 18 Art Battle holds monthly events in more than a dozen cities from coast to coast. It’s always an inspiring night of talent, courage and community. We can’t wait to meet the wonderful people and painters of Fredericton! To paint with Art Battle in Freddy or another city, please visit our application page at http://artbattle.ca/register. 12 professional and emerging painters will compete to become the next Art Battle champion, the winner earning a cash prize and a spot in the New Brunswick Championship in June 2014. The winner of the NB Finals will compete in the 2014 National Championship. WHAT IS ART BATTLE? Art Battle is live competitive painting. Painters create the best work they can in 20 minutes. As they work, patrons move around the easels, closely watching the creative process. The medium is acrylic paint and the tools allowed are brushes, palette knives or any non-‐mechanical implements. At the end of the round, the audience votes democratically for their favourite painting and bids in silent auction to take the work home. This is Art Battle Canada’s 5th season. Art Battle 90 – Fredericton Saturday January 18 7:30pm Charlotte Street Arts Centre 732 Charlotte St, Fredericton Tickets $15 | $10 Limited Advance Check out the event on facebook! https://www.facebook.com/events/1425494421015339 8. RedOwl Treasures of Venice Jan 19 at Gallery 78 Join harpsichordist Jonathan Addleman and baroque violinist Sari Tsuji for two centuries of music from La Serenissima Repubblica. Works by Claudio Merulo, Dario Castello, Biagio Marini, Bernardo Storace, Tomaso Albinoni and of course, Antonio Vivaldi. 2pm Sunday January 19, 2014 Gallery 78, 796 Queen Street, Fredericton, NB Pay what you can, suggested contribution $20. Details about the rest of our season can be found at www.redowl.ca 9. odd Sundays at molly’s presents Lynn Davies and Gerard Collins Jan 19 Fredericton’s longest-‐running, semi-‐monthly, moderately-‐hyphenated, poetry-‐reading series presents featured readers Gerard Collins, novelist from St. John’s, NL, and Lynn Davies, local poet. Lynn Davies | Gerard Collins Open Set | Book Draw Sunday, January 19, 2pm 554 Queen Street (Molly’s Coffee House) The afternoon program includes a book draw and an open set, for those among us who wish to share our writing at the mic (three minutes each). Buy a drink and/or lunch from our eclectic hosts Molly and Daryl, find a place at one of our friendly and sometimes crowded tables, and enjoy an afternoon dedicated to literature that entertains, soothes, and/or makes one glad to be alive, in Fredericton. *** Gerard Collins is a St. John’s-‐based author, born in Placentia, NL. He did a conjoint BA/B.Ed. at Memorial University, and, after dabbling in the painful art of substitute teaching, did a MA in English, then Ph.D. in ghost fictions at Acadia. He has been a landscaper, garbage collector, agricultural inspector, writing tutor, musician, university lecturer, Spinal Tap drummer, and penitentiary guard in the premiere episode of Republic of Doyle. Gerard's first book of fiction, Moonlight Sketches, won the 2012 Ches Crosbie Barristers Awards for outstanding work of fiction; his first novel, Finton Moon, won the Percy Janes First Novel Award—both by Killick Press. Also, and holy cow, Finton Moon has been nominated for the 2014 IMPAC Dublin Literary Award. Lynn Davies (accidental poet) was born in Moncton, lived part of her childhood in Newcastle, and spent 16 years in Dartmouth, NS. She has traveled extensively in the world, and now lives in Fredericton. Her 1999 book of poetry, The Bridge that Carries the Road, was a finalist for the Governor General’s Award, and short-‐listed for the Gerald Lampert Award. Individual poems have been broadcast on the CBC and included in a number of anthologies and literary magazines, such as The Fiddlehead, The Malahat Review, and The New Brunswick Reader. Other books are Where Sound Pools (2005) and How the God’s Pour Tea (2013). Davies’s interest in place,
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relationships between people, nature, and family are prominent themes. Her essays and non-‐fiction pieces have been printed in a variety of magazines and newspapers across Canada, including Canadian Geographic and the Globe and Mail. 10. Monday Night Film Series presents WADJDA Jan 20 WADJDA January 20, 2014, 7:30pm at Tilley Hall, UNB Campus Director: Haifaa Al-‐Mansour Saudi Arabia/Germany, 2013 Arabic with English subtitles 98 minutes Principal Cast: Waad Mohammed, Reem Abdullah, Abdullrahman Al Gohani Saudi Arabia’s first-‐ever submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Academy Award, Haifaa Al-‐Mansour’s Wadjda—which is not only the country’s first film by a female director, but one of the first features ever shot in Saudi Arabia—is a deceptively simple story about a determined 10-‐year-‐old girl who dreams of owning a bicycle, and is willing to do just about anything to obtain it. An energetic, fun-‐loving, and entrepreneurial girl living in a suburb of the Saudi capital of Riyadh, Wadjda (newcomer Waad Mohammed) constantly pushes against the boundaries of her conservative community, wearing high-‐top Converse sneakers under the long-‐robed abaya uniform forced upon her by her strict religious school, and clandestinely listening to underground pop–music stations in her equally strict home. After a fight with her friend Abdullah, Wadjda sees a beautiful green bicycle for sale and becomes determined to buy it in order to beat Abdullah in a race. However, Wadjda’s mother (Reem Abdullah), fearing repercussions from a society that sees bicycles as dangerous to a girl’s virtue, forbids her. Undeterred, Wadjda decides to try and raise the required 800 riyals herself by entering a Qur’an contest at her school that offers a cash prize. Cinemas have been banned in Saudi Arabia since the 1980s, and it is only recently that this policy has been relaxed (and then only for special holidays). As with such celebrated directors of the Iranian New Wave as Abbas Kiarostami and Jafar Panahi, who used stories about children to obliquely critique and comment upon their comparably repressive society, Al-‐Mansour employs Wadjda’s quest to offer a window into women’s lives under an authoritarian regime—and in her high-‐spirited heroine’s resourcefulness and determination, she shows the irresistible yearning for change that emerges from even the most seemingly hopeless situation. Charming, touching and inspirational, Wadjda is a must-‐see. ____________________ This term, 13 limited release, independent foreign & Canadian films will be shown. The film series is open to everyone. Regular admission is $7 / Member’s admission is $4. Jan-‐April Memberships are $20 (regular), and $12 (Students/Seniors (65 years and up)/NBFC Members). Memberships available at the door. For further info, contact NB Film Co-‐op 455-‐1632 [email protected] | http://www.nbfilmcoop.com/fs/welcome___.html The NB Film Co-‐op in partnership with the UNB Faculty of Arts and the Toronto Film Festival presents the series. 11. French Movie Amitiés sincères at Cineplex Cinemas Jan 20 Walter Orsini loves fishing. He also enjoys great food and fine wines, and he also loves Paul and Jacques, his friends, but especially Clemence, his 20-‐year old daughter. But he does not like lies at all. Walter thinks that friendship is just like love—we must say everything. He does not know it yet, but he is wrong. Amitiés sincères is a comedy that will be shown on Monday January 20 at 7pm at Cineplex Cinemas located at the Regent Mall. In French without English subtitles. Classified General. Tickets are sold only at the Cineplex box-‐office and at www.cineplex.com. Sneak peak: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zid-‐uAYGkHM 12. Fredericton Children’s Choir begins Jan 22 Are you between the ages of 5 and 12 and love to sing? Join the Fredericton Children’s Choir. The Fredericton Children’s Choir is an exciting new choral ensemble open to children between the ages of 5 and 12.
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The choir’s musical education structure includes instruction in sight-‐singing, ear-‐training, rhythmic reading, as well as Master Classes, and workshops with Drama Coaches, Choreographers, and Choral Experts. Repertoire ranges from folk to classical to pop and musical theatre, and includes original compositions by Musical Director and Composer, Anne Marie Murphy. Location: Charlotte Street Arts Center, (multi-‐purpose room) Wednesdays, 5:30-‐6:30pm Term: January 22, 2014 -‐ June 11, 2014 (Final Concert Date TBA) Cost: $125 for the term To register, contact Musical Director, Anne Marie Murphy at: [email protected] 13. CONSUME by Allison Green opens at Charlotte Glencross Gallery Jan 24 The Charlotte Street Arts Centre presents CONSUME by Fredericton-‐based artist, Allison Green, a solo exhibition of mixed media portraits discussing the power of vice to mould identity. Consume opens in the Charlotte Glencross Gallery on Friday January 24 from 5:30-‐7pm and runs until March 3, 2014. Green describes the concept behind the exhibition by explaining that, “In pursuit of our wants, we undercut our needs. Our identities and motivations are hijacked for one goal: to consume.” About the works, she describes, “Each piece is a portrait of an individual with a past or present addiction. They are constructed entirely of objects related to that particular vice. I’ve worn all these faces too. They are not hard to find… Addiction comes for each of us: the TV watcher, the shopper, the compulsive eater. It is a thing inside.” The found object portraits in Consume are a departure from Allison Green’s usual textile-‐based work. Green’s art practice has incorporated a number of technical approaches, such as free motion machine quilting (stitch drawing), silk painting, felting, drawing and more, in the production of wearable art, textile objects, illustrations and sculpture. As well, she recently completed an internship at Sculpture Saint John that gave her an opportunity to work with granite, fuelling a passion for merging textile, stone and the natural world. Green holds a diploma in Fashion: Textile Design from the New Brunswick College of Craft and Design and is currently continuing at NBCCD in the Graduate Studies certificate program. Her notable accomplishments as a student include the Governor General’s Academic Medal, the Duffie-‐Crowell Award, the Nel Oudemans Scholarship and a multitude of other scholarships and awards recognizing her academic achievements. Green has shown her work in group exhibitions throughout the Atlantic provinces. Consume is her first solo exhibition. The Charlotte Street Arts Centre opens the doors of creative expression to all. Admission to the Charlotte Glencross Gallery is always free, and all are welcome to join us for the opening reception on January 24, beginning at 5:30pm. 14. Coming up at the Fredericton Playhouse January 24, 7:30pm Spotlight Series presents Late Nite Catechism: Summer School Sister knows you haven’t learned your lesson, and she’s returning for some remedial summer school. Back by popular demand, Summer School marks the 4th installment of the hilarious Late Nite Catechism series to grace the Playhouse stage. Sister will discuss summertime classics like baseball, summer movie blockbusters, the latest trashy summer reading, staycations on a budget versus vacation if you live in the rectory, and the best way to make use of your summer season. This is a class you do not want to miss! January 25, 7:30pm NBCS presents NB Country Showcase January 29, 7:30pm Spotlight Series presents Toronto Dance Theatre Toronto Dance Theatre presents a bold new work by Christopher House set to Rivers, the beloved masterpiece of Canadian composer Ann Southam, which will be played live by virtuoso pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico. House, a choreographer of rare musicality, along with TDT’s 10 amazing dancers, has created a fluid and unpredictable counterpoint to this sublime music, reflecting its rushing cascades, luxuriant eddies and quiet islands of calm. There will be a pre-‐show talk with Christopher House at 6:30pm. 15. FROSTival Winter Celebration Jan 24 – Feb 16 New Brunswick’s most anticipated winter celebration announced its full schedule January 7 that includes more than 80 events over four jam-‐packed weekends. Entering its second year, FROSTival takes place January 24 – February 16 and includes the area’s best outdoor festivals, events, and indoor cultural experiences.
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Managed by Fredericton Tourism, FROSTival is headlined by the greater Fredericton area’s major winter festivals including; Winterfesthiver, the Shivering Songs Festival, Kingswood Cup Youth Pond Hockey Tournament, a host of events at Crabbe Mountain, and Snowfest. A full schedule of FROSTival events can be found at www.frostival.ca or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FrederictonFrostival. Click here to read the full release and see the FROSTival schedule | www.tourismfredericton.ca/en/FROSTivalRelease2014.asp 16. Warm up with the NB Country Showcase Jan 25 On January 25, 2014, the New Brunswick Country Showcase will be presenting a production at the Fredericton Playhouse that is sure to warm your heart in this cold, frosty weather featuring Minto’s favourite entertainer, Dave McNeil. Dave will be joined by the rest of his group, Brianne Chase, Courtney Busson and Lonnie McNeil. Making his Showcase debut will be Eastern Canada’s stellar country-‐songwriter, Ivan Daigle. Ivan was thrust in the National Spotlight when he was the only representative from Country Music to make the finals in 2012 on Canada’s Got Talent. Originating from Minto, Carla Bonnell has toured Canada with several of her hits. She settled in North Bay, Ontario but will be in Fredericton on January 25 to perform in the Showcase. Rounding out the group of mixed artists will be Plaster Rock native, Mallory Parsons, newcomer Sarah Story, fan favourites’ Wanda Cook, Wanda Grant and Teresa Tompkins. What a great way to kick off Fredericton’s FROSTival! 17. Comedy show La Revue acadienne at Centre communautaire Sainte-‐Anne Jan 26 The 4 comedians are back with a new show and a new formula. With a musician on stage (Kevin McIntyre), la Revue acadienne is a comedy show that will both surprise you and make you laugh! On Sunday January 26 at 8pm at the Bernard-‐Poirier Theater of the Centre communautaire Sainte-‐Anne (CCSA), 715, Priestman St. Tickets are sold at the front desk of the CCSA and at www.centre-‐sainte-‐anne.nb.ca. The opening of Josette Mallet’s art exhibition will take place the same evening at 7pm at the Galerie des Bâtisseurs of the CCSA. Information: 453-‐2731 or info@centre-‐sainte-‐anne.nb.ca 18. Chinese New Year at Shannex Parkland Fredericton Jan 28 Shannex Parkland Fredericton is celebrating the Chinese New Year on January 28 at 7pm in the Fiddlehead Lounge at Governor Hall, in partnership with the Chinese Cultural Association of New Brunswick. Chinese New Year is the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. The event will feature traditional songs dances, costumes and rituals from Chinese culture. A highlight will be the lion dance that invites good luck. This event is part of the Shannex Parkland Cultural Appreciation series and is free and open to all older adults. Please RSVP or more information, contact Penny Pacey at 460.8546 | Shannex Parkland Fredericton, 35 Patience Lane 19. Fredericton Arts Alliance Annual General Meeting Feb 24 The Annual General Meeting (AGM) for the Fredericton Arts Alliance will take place on Monday, February 24 at 6pm in the Auditorium at the Charlotte Street Arts Centre. All current members are welcome to attend the meeting, vote, and have your say on arts-‐related issues. Beer and pizza will be offered after the formal meeting. Current paid-‐up memberships are valid until the end of January 2015, as the FAA switches to an annual membership renewal procedure. If you wish to become a member to enjoy privileges at the upcoming AGM, to: http://www.frederictonartsalliance.ca/ and click on the link JOIN. Payments can be made using Paypal, mailing a cheque, or in person at the AGM. Annual rates are $20 individual |$40 non-‐profit organization | $60 commercial. Not sure if you have a current membership? Email: [email protected] The FAA looks forward to a good turnout on the 24th
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Workshops | Classes 1. Figure Drawing Studio resumes at NBCCD Jan 15 The Figure Drawing Studio resumes at New Brunswick College of Craft and Design on Wednesday January 15, 2014. Details:
• The Figure Drawing Studio is held on Wednesdays from 6:30-‐9pm; • The Winter program will run from Jan. 15 to Feb. 26 (7-‐weeks); • Sessions take place in the 3rd floor studio of the NB College of Craft & Design on Queen Street (across from Boom and the Palate
Restaurant); • The door will be locked, so you must arrive at 6:30 sharp; someone will be there to open the door at that time only; • The fee for this 7-‐week program is $50; walk-‐ins will be charged $10 per night (cash preferred); • Full-‐time NBCCD students can participate free of charge; • No instruction is provided; this is self-‐directed program; everyone does their own thing; • You need to bring your own media, although chairs, easels, boards, and –of course— a model will be provided; • PLEASE: no strong chemicals, solvents, turpentine, spray-‐on fixative allowed! However, wet media like ink and watercolours are
allowed. If you have questions, please contact: Joss Richer, [email protected] | 452.6338 (work) | 454.5214 (home) 2. UNB Conservatory Beginner Adult Band and Adult Band 2 Beginner Adult Band Never played a band instrument but always wanted to learn? Played in your high school band and want to pick it up again. Adults with little to no experience will have the opportunity to play in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. Director: Heather Dunham Dates: January 15 -‐ April 30 Time: Wednesdays, 5:45 – 6:45pm Fee: $180 Adult Band 2 If you have a good foundation with your band instrument, this is the group for you. You will develop your skills in a supportive and engaging environment. Director: Heather Dunham Dates: January 14 – April 29 Time: Tuesdays, 5:30 – 6:45pm Fee: $190 To register, please visit http://www.unb.ca/cel/programs/creative/conservatory/index.html, call 453.4697, or drop by Memorial Hall Music Office. 3. UNB Recreation Dance offers Beginner I and II Latin Dance beginning Jan 17 After years of offering Beginner I and II Latin Dance classes, URec is pleased to offer an Intermediate Latin Dance program with Otto & Saba Morales. If you've taken dance with them in the past and are looking to add spins and dips to your routine, then come try our Latin Dance program on Friday nights from 7-‐815pm starting January 17. All are welcome to attend. Programs are available for registration in person at the Richard J. CURRIE CENTER, over the phone (453.4579) or online at https://recreation.unbf.ca. For further information please contact Lauren Rogers at 447.3104 | email [email protected] 4. Carole Forbes Thursday Night Art Class Carole Forbes Techniques now offers a drop-‐in Thursday Night Art Class. Do you have a painting or drawing you need help with? Where: 787 Union Street When: Thursday evenings 6:30-‐9 (ages 12 to 90) Cost: $20 per lesson (please call Carole at 206.4492 to register)
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5. Ongoing Children’s Art Classes Sat Mornings Children’s Art Classes-‐-‐Ages 6 to 11 Saturday mornings Time: 9:30 to 11am Where: 787 Union Street Cost $80 for 4 lessons, (on going). We are seeking children who want to learn drawing, acrylic, watercolour and more. All supplies are included. We now offer space for art birthday parties, showers, etc. NEW: Fun Workshops, Feb: Mardi Gras, March: Celtic. New dates have been added. Please contact Carole Forbes for information: 206.4492 | email [email protected] | www.caroleforbes.com 6. edVentures offers FROSTival Workshops During FROSTival, January 24-‐February 16, edVentures Fredericton will be offering one-‐day, weekend workshops in basketry, knitting, textiles, jewellery and painting! Our renowned, skilled instructors will lead you in a ½ day or full day experience – brightening even the dreariest days of winter! Limited space available, all workshop fees include materials and HST. Silk Scarf Painting (Jan 25 or Feb 8) Instructor Melanie Mitchell, instructor in Foundation of Visual Arts, Surface Design and Fashion at the NBCCD will lead you through this two-‐hour workshop guiding you in the proper techniques for painting silk scarves. By the end of the workshop you will have created a beautiful one-‐of-‐a-‐kind scarf that you can take home! Cost: $40 per person Knitting -‐Growler Bag (Jan 26) Instructor Trish Campbell, the operator of Yarn’s on York with over 15 years experience instructing all levels of knitting, will teach you how to knit a growler bag – to carry home your growler of beer in style! Cost: $50 per person Wire and Bead Bracelet (Feb 16) Trudy Gallagher, instructor in Metal/Jewellery Arts at NBCCD, will help brighten your winter blues with a colourful beaded bracelet, handmade by YOU! With beautifully coloured wire and glimmering glass beads, Trudy will guide you through some insider tips and techniques to custom design and hand build your very own Wire Artistry bracelet. Cost: $40 per person Egg Tempera Painting (Feb 2) William Forrestall, one of Atlantic Canada’s leading artists, will introduce you to egg tempera paint and its various applications on heavy stock paper. Participants will critique and discuss individual paintings. Cost: $80 per person Knitting – Headband (Feb 9) Instructor Trish Campbell, the operator of Yarn’s on York with over 15 years experience instructing all levels of knitting, will teach you how to knit a quick and easy headband with fashionable embellishment! Cost: $40 per person Basketry (Feb 15) Join professional basket weaver Jasmine Cull, as she teaches the basics of basket making. By the end of the day you will have learned how to twine & wale, making a basket from base to finished border! Cost: $95 per person Call or Click Today! 506.460.2233 | [email protected] | www.edVentures.ca 7. Start the New Year off with a Leisure Learning Course! Engage, enrich, enjoy! Begin the New Year with a fun, educational and creative Leisure Learning course offered by UNB’s College of Extended Learning (CEL). Beginning the week of January 27, try evening and weekend courses like Writing Hurts, Upholstery Made Easy or digital photography. Learn a new language with the popular Travellers Italian, French or Spanish courses. If you’re looking for something shorter, consider weekend workshops on weaving, felting, printmaking, and even wine appreciation! Whatever your tastes, there’s something for you! Check out courses at www.unb.ca/cel/Leisurelearning
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8. Carole Forbes Learn to Draw and Paint Workshop Feb 2 One Day workshop-‐-‐Learn to Draw and Paint with Ink and Inktense using the Carole Forbes Technique Sunday February 2 Time: 10-‐4 Where: 787 Union Street Cost: $50 supplies included Please contact Carole at 206.4492 | email [email protected] | www.caroleforbes.com Auditions | Call for Submissions & Awards 1. Emerging artists wanted for Captivate at Capital Theatre in Moncton The Capitol Theatre is pleased to announce the beginning of a new project for emerging artists in both English and French entitled Captivate. Emerging artists are asked to submit their name for an opportunity to participate in this new project. Using an ‘incubator’ style approach, the creative process in various arts disciplines will be explored as part of an artists’ collective. The Creation Group will be comprised of roughly 9-‐10 members who are presently emerging artists with multidisciplinary backgrounds who will work once a week for three or four months with no set goal other than to produce a bilingual presentation. The focus will be on process and artistic incubation. The group will have access to facilitation by the Capitol Theatre personnel (professional support, space and technicians). The group will work Tuesdays from 6-‐10pm beginning January 28 until the beginning of May. It is imperative that all members are able to fully commit to be present at all sessions. Please do not submit if you are unable to commit to the time required. Please note that this opportunity to collaborate with other emerging artists does not have a fee, but is also non-‐paying. Please submit to the Capitol Theatre, attention of Tim Borlase, Lynne Surette or Marshall Button if you:
• Are available every Tuesday from 6-‐10pm beginning January 28 until May 6, 2014; • Self-‐identify as an emerging artist; • Are interested and able to work in various aspects of the theatrical process (ie: directing, acting, writing, stage managing, design
etc.); • Work well with others, as an ensemble, and are respectful of the diversity of others and are willing to work co-‐lingually (English
and French). Audition information Please prepare 5 minutes of any arts practice you have been involved in. If you are a writer, you can read a sample. If you are a stage manager or designer you can show us some work you have been involved with. If you are a musician, sing an original composition. If you are an actor perform a monologue of your choice etc. Show us who you are, what you’re about, and what you’d like to bring to the group. All submissions are due January 22, 2014. Auditions will be held January 28 at 7pm For further information, please contact one of the following: Lynne Surette at 383.6200 | [email protected], Marshall Button at 383.6203 | [email protected], or Tim Borlase at 384.4460 | [email protected] 2. Theatre New Brunswick seeking three Theatre School instructors The Theatre New Brunswick theatre school is currently seeking to fill three positions for the winter term (February to May 2014): Choreographer/Dance Instructor for Junior Musical Theatre, Choral Director for Junior Musical Theatre, and Class Instructor for Playtime Theatre. For full job descriptions and qualification requirements for the three positions, please visit www.tnb.nb.ca/career-‐opportunities. Qualified applicants should submit a CV and cover letter to [email protected] by Friday January 24. 3. Maritime Countryfest Calling All Local Musicians Interested in performing at Maritime Countryfest 2014? MCF is now accepting submissions for experienced, entertaining, energetic country acts. Please submit your Electronic Press Kit to our Maritime Countryfest gig listing at SonicBids (http://www.sonicbids.com/) Please do not consider an email link to your website as a submission. Submissions will only be accepted online at SonicBids starting now until February 14, 2014. Please note that only those selected will be contacted. Thanks for your interest & we sure do look forward to hearing from you all!
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4. City Accepting Applications for Annual Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Program Applications are now being accepted for the 2014 City of Fredericton Arts, Culture and Heritage Funding Program. This is an annual juried program designed to encourage new projects or activities in the creative arts, culture and heritage sectors. Non-‐profit organizations in arts, culture and heritage organizations are eligible for small grants to assist with festivals, events, series, projects, and shared equipment. Applications will be accepted until Friday February 14 at 4:30pm. Application forms and guidelines are available online at: www.fredericton.ca, search: “Grants”. For more information: [email protected]. 5. Sheila Hugh MacKay Foundation Annual Programs The SHMF invites applications for the following annual programs: 2014 Fred Ross Scholarship: http://sheilahughmackay.com/shmf/2013/11/2014-‐fred-‐ross-‐scholarship-‐guidelines/ 2014 Advanced Studies Scholarship: http://sheilahughmackay.com/shmf/2013/11/2014-‐sm-‐advanced-‐studies/ 2014 Special Project Funding Program: http://sheilahughmackay.com/shmf/2014/01/special-‐project-‐funding-‐2014/ Please take note of applicable deadlines. Read more online at: www.sheilahughmackay.com. Galleries at a Glance Acacia Gallery: Hours are Saturday and Sunday. 12-‐ 5pm or by appointment. Phone 488.1119 | www.flynnfineart.com. 1948 Lakeview Road, Cambridge-‐Narrows, E4C 1N2 Artful Persuasion: 79 York St. Fredericton. Phone: 450.0464 Mon -‐ Fri, 10-‐6 and Saturday 10-‐5. www.facebook.com/ArtfulPersuasion | http://www.facebook.com/ArtfulPersuasion Beaverbrook Art Gallery: 703 Queen Street, Fredericton, E3B 5A6. Phone: 458-‐2028. Email: [email protected] | www.beaverbrookartgallery.org Botinicals Gift Shop Inc.: 610 Queen Street, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 1C2. Phone: 454-‐6101. Email: [email protected]. Hours: Monday – Friday 10-‐6, Saturday 10-‐4. www.botinicalsgiftshop.com. Like us on Facebook for all the latest updates & specials in the shop. Brookside Gallery (located within the Brookside Mall): Open Monday-‐Friday 10am-‐9pm, Saturday 10am-‐6pm, Closed Sunday. This is an artist-‐run gallery currently representing 14 local artists. [email protected] Charlotte Glencross Gallery, Charlotte Street Arts Centre: 732 Charlotte Street, Fredericton, E3B 5C8. Phone: 454.6952. Email: [email protected] | www.charlottestreetarts.ca. Fredericton Region Museum: 571 Queen St., Fredericton. Phone: 455.6041. Email: [email protected] | www.yorksunburymuseum.com. Hours: Monday – Saturday 10-‐5, Sunday Fredericton Playhouse Annex Gallery: Gallery Connexion's Annex Gallery at the Playhouse, 686 Queen Street, Fredericton, E3B 1C2. Phone: 454.1433. Email: [email protected] |www.galleryconnexion.ca/programming/annex-‐gallery/ Galerie des Bâtisseurs: Centre communautaire Sainte-‐Anne, 715, Priestman Street. Phone: 453.2731 Gallery 78: 796 Queen St., Fredericton. Tues-‐Fri 10-‐5, Sat 10-‐3, Sun 1-‐4. Phone: 454.5192. Email: [email protected] www.gallery78.com. Gallery Connexion: 440 York Street — Chestnut Complex, Fredericton, New Brunswick. Phone: 454.1433. Email: [email protected]. www.galleryconnexion.ca Ingrid Mueller Art + Concepts: 98 Regent Street, Fredericton. Phone: 454.2278. Email: [email protected] | www.ingridmuellerartandconcepts.com.
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Isaac's Way Restaurant Art Gallery: 649 Queen Street, Fredericton. Phone 474.7222. Email: [email protected] | http://isaacsway.ca Open Mon-‐Fri 11am; Sat-‐Sun 8am| Closing Hours Sun-‐Wed 10pm, Thurs-‐Sat 11pm Government House: 51 Woodstock Road, Fredericton. Phone: 453.2505. Email: [email protected]. Hours: Monday – Friday 10-‐5. Little Brown Jug Antiques: 540 Route 105, Maugerville. Phone: 459.4416. www.littlebrownjugantiques.com. Hours: Monday – Friday 9-‐5. M&T Deli Art Gallery: 546 Queen Street, Fredericton. Phone: 458.9068. Email: [email protected] | http://mtdeli.com Hours: Mon-‐Thurs 7:30-‐5, Fridays 7:30-‐4:30, Saturdays 10-‐3 New Brunswick Sports Hall of Fame: 503 Queen Street, Fredericton. Phone: 453.3747. Email: [email protected] |Website: www.nbsportshalloffame.com Hours: Individual and group tours by appointment during the fall and winter seasons. The Gallery: New Brunswick College of Craft and Design 457 Queen Street, Fredericton, N.B. E3B 5H1. Phone: 453-‐2305. Email: [email protected]. www.nbccd.ca/en/home/default.aspx. Hours: Monday – Friday 8:15-‐4:30. Saunders Studio Art Gallery: 29 Route 616, Keswick Ridge, N.B. 363.2917. UNB Art Centre: Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, UNB Campus. Phone 453.4623. www.cel.unb.ca/pce. Hours: 9-‐4, Monday – Friday.
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2013-‐14 Fredericton Arts Alliance Board Members EXECUTIVE MEMBERS
Jean Rooney -‐ President Penny Pacey -‐ Vice President Cynthia Ryder -‐ Treasurer Russ Hunt -‐ Secretary Katie FitzRandolph -‐ Past President George Fry, emeritus
BOARD MEMBERS Allen Bentley Sabine Campbell Renee Davis Bill Johnson Marie Maltais Susan Pierce Barbara Roberts
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