YAS monthly meeting announced

Posted on May 18, 2012 by admin

The next Yarmouth Art Society meeting will be held on:

Saturday, May 26th
2:00 p.m. in the Art Studio at Th’YARC.

This is the closing date for our Spring Show, so members can pick up their works. And they can also pick up tickets for the Spring Lottery—Prize is one of Cecil Day’s etchings from her Tidelines series: Sandylands Pond.

Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5.

We’ve printed just 300 tickets, so winning odds are good!

We’ll be talking about the summer show, and also thinking ahead to the fall and winter…We have courses and exhibits coming up; we’d like to plan activities for our meetings, so all ideas are welcome!

 

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YAS spring art drawing

Posted on May 17, 2012 by admin

Tickets are now available for THE Art Society’s first Spring Draw.

Cecil Day has generously donated an etching from her Tidelines series; this one is Sandyland Ponds (Port Maitland beach).

We’re selling 300 tickets at $2 each or 3 for $5.

The etching is on display atTh’YARC for the month; the draw will be held Saturday, June 9th, at the Yarmouth County Museum as part of the opening for our summer exhibit.

Tickets are available at Th’YARC Box Office. Tickets will also be sold at Spears & MacLeod Pharmacy this Friday (May 18th), from 9 until 3. They will also be at the Farmers’ Market on June 2nd.

If anyone would like to take tickets to sell to friends and fans, or order tickets for themselves, please call Virginia at 742-4182 or email at [email protected]

Proceeds of the draw will be used to help with our program costs and purchase of art supplies and equipment.

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Jay LeBlanc @ La Galerie Détraqué

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

 You can see few of Jay LeBlanc’s works exposed at La Galerie Détraqué located in the corridor leading to La Manivelle.

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Art Society at the Yarmouth Farmer’s Market

Posted on May 16, 2012 by admin

The Art Society has a table at the Farmers’ Market on June 2nd. Virginia is looking after it, but would welcome company!

The Market is a good opportunity to display and sell small pieces of work at reasonable prices. If any member has work to include, you could bring it to our next meeting on May 26th, or leave it at Th’YARC Print Shop before June 1st. Make sure that your name, title of work , and price are included!

The Market is also a great place to promote the Art Society and talk about our exhibits and events.

We’ll be at the Market the first Saturday of every month all summer. See you there!

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A show of interest in Lunenburg

Posted on May 14, 2012 by admin

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Important show at Sign of the Whale

Posted on May 6, 2012 by admin

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Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School art exhibition

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin

May 4 to August 1, 2012

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia’s Western Branch in Yarmouth invites visitors to an exhibition of art produced by students in David Baldwin’s IB Visual Arts 11 and Art 12 class at Yarmouth Consolidated Memorial High School, sponsored by the Gallery’s ArtReach program.  ArtReach establishes exciting arts connections in Nova Scotia schools by providing opportunities for artists to work with students and teachers. Special workshops and students exhibitions celebrate the creative expression of children and youth across the province. The exhibition will feature thirty works of art that range from abstraction to realism, with a focus on pencil, painting and sculptural art pieces.

An opening reception will be held at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Western Branch in Yarmouth, 341 Main Street, on May 9th at 6:30 pm. The exhibition will be on display until August 1, 2012

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Mural unveiling on Earth Day, Saturday, April 21st

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

There was an unveiling of the Earth Day mural done by students at Meadowfields Community School at 11 am, April 21st, at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Western Branch. This mural was sponsored by Waste Check and the AGNS. Ten elementary school students under the artistic guidance of Dan Earle worked after school for five sessions to create and complete the work. It will be on exhibit for the rest of the month at the AGNS and become a fixed feature at the Waste Check offices after that.

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YAS monthly meeting reminder

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

The next meeting of the Art Society will be on April 28th at 2:00 pm at th’YARC,  Parade Street, Yarmouth. The main focus at the April meeting will be our upcoming shows, the May Spring Show and Sale, the Pairings at the Museum and more news about the Communities in Bloom arrangements.  See already posted notices about the Spring Show and Pairings. Hope to see you there

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Dan Earle – beginner watercolour course announced

Posted on April 19, 2012 by admin

Dan Earle will present a beginner watercolour workshop from August 3rd to September 15th (Friday afternoons) from 2 until 4 at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia,
Western Branch. It’s specifically designed for beginners and those who haven’t had a lot of experience using watercolours.

Fee is $80 for Art Society members, $120 for non-members. As we get closer to the time of the course more information will be available. To sign-up with initial interest please contact Virginia Stoddard. [email protected]

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