Yarmouth Art Society

Reminder of YAS January meeting on Saturday, January 28th, at 2:00 at th’YARC on Parade Street in Yarmouth.

January 2017 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia

Yarmouth Branch activities

The Community

Creating an intergenerational dialogue through art 

Community Portrait Project participants will take part in a series of workshops which will include music, visual arts, creative writing and more.  Participants will share their skills with the group and take on leadership roles in the development of art-based programming which we will then share with the community.  Participants will also help develop an exhibition entitled “A Community Portrait” which will be displayed at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia-Yarmouth Branch. Program Sponsors

Funded by the Government of Canada’s New Horizons for Seniors Program, we are excited to offer this program free of charge.

See below

Open Arts Saturdays

In association with the New Horizons Program and the Friends of Yarmouth Art Gallery, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia- Yarmouth Branch is excited to host this Open Arts studio. This program is free to attend and will run every Saturday afternoon from 1:00 until 3:00pm. Participants are invited to contribute to the gallery’s upcoming Community Portrait exhibit.

Who: This event is open to everyone. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

What: An Open Arts Studio

When: Saturdays from 1:00 until 3:00pm.

Where: The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia- Yarmouth Branch, 341 Main Street Yarmouth

For more information please drop in at 341 Main Street or call (902) 749-2248.

Collaborative Live Art and Unplugged Open Stage

Calling all artists. Want more creative expression in your life? In association with the New Horizons Program, the Friends of Yarmouth Art Gallery are excited to invite you to this collaborative creative experience. For this free event art supplies and some musical instruments will be available. Join musicians, writers, and artists of all sorts in collaborative art making from 5:00 until 6:00 pm. At 6:00 pm, stay with us until 7:30 for our Unplugged Open Stage. Enjoy light refreshment and entertainment as local artists interested in sharing are given an opportunity to perform.

Who: This event is open to everyone. Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

What: A Live Art Event and Unplugged Open Stage

When: Thursday evenings from 5:00 to 7:30 starting January 12th

Where: The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia- Yarmouth Branch, 341 Main Street Yarmouth

For more information please drop in at 341 Main Street or call (902) 749-2248.

Seeking Submissions

In association with the New Horizons for Seniors Program, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia- Yarmouth Branch is seeking collaborative intergenerational artworks for our upcoming Community Portrait Exhibit.

Submission Guidelines

1. Piece is collaborative and completed by teams of two or more people.

2. Teams reflect a difference of 20+ years from youngest to oldest participant.

3. Submissions include a short letter reflecting on the collaborative process.

Submission Deadline

Art works and reflective letters should be submitted to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia at 341 Main Street Yarmouth by or before March 25th.

For more information please drop in at 341 Main Street or call (902) 749-2248.

Join us on Sunday, December 11th, 2016 at the Art Gallery of NS Western Branch for the opening of our latest show “UNKNOWN TO KNOWN” displayed in the Community Room.  This show celebrates the diversity, talent and uniqueness of people in our everyday lives.  This is a tip of the iceberg when it comes to local talent!  A truly fantastic show that is slated to be an annual occurrence.  Join us to meet the artists and for some light refreshments from 2pm to 4pm.  Hope to see you there!

On Saturday December 17th at 2 pm we will, instead of a monthly meeting, have a Christmas  tea at the lobby of Th’YARC on Parade Stree in Yarmouth. Feel free to bring a family member or a friend.
Please bring some refreshments, savory or sweet.

Hope you all can make it, would be a nice end of our artistic year!

These are recorded but not yet approved minutes.

Yarmouth Art Society Meeting

November 26, 2016 at the YARC

The meeting was called to order at 2:00 pm.

Minutes of the October meeting were read and approved.

Treasurer’s Report: For the period from October 29 to November 26, 2016 total funds carried forward was $2760.27, total funds balance was $2675.17. The treasurer’s report was approved as read.

Old Business:

 Lucky Choice: There are still tickets available for Lucky Choice. Margriet will send YAS members a description of the Lucky Choice event for us to share with Facebook friends.

Art Lessons for Children: These are free art lessons for children that the YAS is doing in conjunction with the YARC. Dave Gorman is doing one session soon and Anne LeBlanc will be doing a session in the Spring.

Spring Show: We have the YARC booked for the month of March 2016 for our Spring Show and we will be having a tea at some point during the month.

New Business:

December meeting: Margriet will check with Sandy to see if the YARC would be available on December 17 since the last Saturday of the month would be during the holidays. If the 17th is available, instead of a regular meeting, we would have a social gathering and request that members bring finger foods/sweets.

Other:

Murray Manor Art Gallery: This art gallery was mentioned at the meeting. It’s located at the corner of Main and Forest Streets in Yarmouth. Artists are chosen by invitation. Perhaps our members would be interested in visiting.

Location for Meetings: The topic of location and attendance of our meetings will be discussed at our AGA in February. We realize that stairs are a problem for some of our members. Margriet will check with Angela at the AGNS about the possibility of having our meetings there as they have an elevator in the building. If our meetings can be held at the AGNS and there is a cost, Josie Pid will look into government grants for operating expenses, which could be used for this and perhaps the yearly charge for the print shop.

Tentative date for next meeting: Saturday, December 17, 2016 at 2pm at Th’YARC

Respectfully submitted

Noella DeMille

Creative Minds at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth November 27, 2-4 p.m. (free)

The Creative Minds series features multi-talented artist and photographer Joseph Bengivenni on Sunday November 27, 2016 from 2-4 p.m. in the community room of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, located at 341 Main Street, Yarmouth, NS.  Joseph received his BFA from NSCAD University in 2004, where he studied drawing, printmaking, sculpture, photography, film, and performance art.  A passion for travel led him to form a more intimate relationship with photography, as he appreciated the realism and immediacy offered by the camera. For ten years, Bengivenni traveled throughout Asia, seeking sacred places, natural phenomena, and human interest. Recently, he’s returned to his roots in Nova Scotia, trading mountains and temples for coasts and lighthouses, seen with new eyes. His images tell stories of beauty, adventure or the unusual. His work is also on display as part of the AGNS “Take Your Best Shot” juried photography exhibit, which closes Nov. 27. For information call 902-749-2248.

Hope to see you there. Still time to contribute work. Just deliver small matted pieces to th’YARC on Parade Street in Yarmouth. Size about 12 x 12 inches. Value at least $40.

We are getting ready for the well attended Lucky Choice event fund raiser.  This the event where the artist donates a small work with value of $40 or so, unframed.  All work is hung and the public buys tickets for $30. At the night of the event the tickets are drawn. First draw get choice from of all work and so on down the line. If you donate two works you get one free ticket.

Please have your donated work to th’YARC on Parade Street in Yarmouth by the 13th for hanging on the 14th. The event is on December 3rd from 5:00-7:00 at th’YARC.