Yarmouth Art Society

FAMILY SUNDAYS

Come and have fun learning how a camera works. We’ll start with interactively learning how light travels and how a camera turns that light into a picture. Then we’ll have some fun making photographs that freeze motion then learn how to use a camera to paint with light.

FEES AND REGISTRATION

General admission. Members free.
All materials supplied.

Registration is required and space is limited so please call 902-749-2248 or email agnsyarmouth@novascotia.ca to register.

This workshop has been made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Yarmouth.
The Gallery is located at 341 Main Street, Yarmouth Nova Scotia.

Collecting has been characterized as a passion, a fever, even an addiction. It is a creative venture that requires the curiosity of an artist and the sleuthing skills of a detective. Come hear about Bryan Rice’s adventures and encounters, triumphs and disappointments, as he chases down leads to build a personal collection of paintings, with a primary focus on works by Maud Lewis. Visitors are welcome to bring along their own Mauds and, although not an appraiser, Bryan would be happy to offer opinions on the works.

This program is in conjunction with the John Risley collection of Maud Lewis, currently on display at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, located at 341 Main Street, Yarmouth. Regular admission. Members free. Creative Minds is supported by the Friends of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Yarmouth. For more information, please call (902) 749-2248 or email agnsyarmouth@novascotia.ca

These are the yet to be approved Minutes of the April meeting

Yarmouth Art Society

Minutes of April 21 2018 Meeting

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia,Yarmouth

Meeting called to order at 1:00 PM

Minutes of March 24th 2018 Meeting were approved as read.

Treasurer’s Report

Dan presented documentation from Angela Collier that YAS finances for 2017 were reviewed; no errors noted.The financial statement for the period from March 24th 2018 to April 21st 2018 shows opening balance of 1322.03 and balance forward of 1755.83.This is less the Garson reserve forward of 1755.83.

Old Business :

Show Garson Sisters:Virginia Stoddard gave an update.The Lauren Walker Workshop on March 31st went well. A reception with  Lauren was well attended that evening.

Beth Sweeney a former student now has two pieces of Art in the Garson Exhibit.She will be taking part in the show at a later date.

Next event is the reception with Erin Morton as guest speaker on April 28th .This reception is being catered by YAS members. Please bring sweets or savories for refreshments, wine and beer will be served. Erin’s book For Folk’s Sake will be for sale by Cole Books that evening.

On April 29th Sharing your Stories, a Creative Minds Series, AGNS will be taking place from 2-4.Students and others who knew Trudy and Paula are encouraged to come and share their stories.Burton Leblanc head of the Makeup Department,’The Handmaid,s Tale’ will be the special guest.

Small Pieces Show at Bread and Olives : is up till end of April .The artwork will be brought back to artists at next YAS meeting on May 26th. A discussion with owners will take place re ongoing exhibit.

Show with Write Away Group: artists need to bring in artwork or send images to Margriet for the meeting of May 26th 2018.The artwork will be placed in a room downstairs at the AGNS and the members of the Write Away Group will spend alone time with the pieces to make their choices.

YAS Membership th’YARC : we are awaitng response to our letter asking for more information about the benefits of YAS being  a member.

New Business :

Holy Trinity Arts Activites: Kellianne Land, artist in residence Holy Trinity Church spoke to activities.

Figure drawing classes sessions Wednesday evenings July and August, $8.00 a night with a half hour of getting ready and sharing and two hours of drawing. Register by June 29th 2018.

Call to Artists for an Exhibit inspired by themes related to GODSPELL.The show is in June 2018 at Holy Trinity Church. Delivery of art to Holy Trinity May 26th 2018. Any size,one artwork per artist, 30% commission goes to Holy Trinity Arts.

The Altered Book exhibit a call to artists to create altered books for an exhibit September 2018. More info to come.

Kellianne passed out a Holy Trinity Arts Curated Show Info Sheet.

Plein Air Festival : suggestion of having a festival with artists interested in doing outdoor painting.The Plein Air page on facebook can be used for dialogue. More discussion needs to happen.

A motion was passed to purchase a book for the Western Counties Regional Library, Adopt-A Book Campaign.Virginia brought four Art themed books.The one chosen was the Beaver Hall Group and Its Legacy by Evelyn Walters.YAS member David Mahoney generously provided a donation to cover the cost of the book.

The next meeting of the Yarmouth Art Society will be at 1 pm, May 26th 2018, AGNS Community Room.

Respectfully  submitted

Paulette Babin

Family Sunday: Drawing to Imply Motion, 1-3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, 2018 at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 341 Main Street, Yarmouth, NS. Please join artist Jay LeBlanc to learn drawing to imply motion: playing with repetition and variation. Participants will create flip books that look like a small movie and/or create drawings that imply recorded motion by using self-created stencils.

This workshop is inspired by the stop-motion effects of Harold Edgerton on display at the AGNS-Yarmouth. Pre-registration is recommended. Regular admission. No charge for program. This event is supported by the Friends of the Art Galley of Nova Scotia -Yarmouth. For more information or to register call 902-749-2248 or email agnsyarmouth@gov.ns.ca

Erin Morton will be the guest speaker at a reception for our exhibit “Influence: the lessons of Trudy and Paula Garson “ on Saturday, April 28, from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Yarmouth.

Erin was one of the kids growing up in Yarmouth who took group art lessons with the Garsons . She is now a professor at UNB, teaching courses that use art and cultural practice   “ as a launching pad to think about history as both an intellectual practice and a lived experience”.   Her new book “ For Folk’s Sake” looks at art and economy in 20^th century Nova Scotia, and is dedicated, in part, to “Trudy and Paula Garson who inspired generations of weird art kids in Yarmouth”. Copies of her book will be available for purchase, courtesy of Coles in Yarmouth.   (Price is $45.00; cash only.)

Also, the following day , there will be an afternoon program from 2 until 4,”‘Sharing the Stories”. Former students and others who knew Trudy and Paula are invited to share their memories.   One special guest will be Burton LeBlanc, now the head of the make-up department for “The Handmaid’s Tale” .   Burton credits childhood classes with the Garsons for wakening and encouraging his artistic development.

People are also encouraged to bring artwork—either paintings by Trudy or Paula, or student work of their own, to show and talk about.   It will be an interesting and entertaining afternoon!

Hope to see you at one or both events!

We have been hearing requests for Figure Drawinf sessions for some time. OKAY… It is here now. Just $8 per session.

Register by June 29th with:

kellianne.fleming.land@gmail.com

1-519-993-8739

Godspell: Deadline for image e-mail: May 22nd. Delivery of Art to Holy Trinity: May 26th. Exhibit: June 1 – 16, 2018. Pick-up work: June 17-19.

1 piece per artist. 2 and 3 dimension. Ready to hang, and/or with specific hanging/arranging instructions. For sale or nfs. 30% commission. Delivery to buyer responsibility of artist. Artist responsible for insuring work.

August is Painting at The Yellow Door and Schoolhouse Studio

This facility is in St. Bernard, Nova Scotia. Yellow Door House (where students can stay overnight, eat meals, hang out) is:
3503 Highway 1 St. Bernard.
The school house studio is directly behind The Yellow Door House.

Interior Exterior

Ann Glover, renowned painter and sculptor from Roanoke, VA. Ann has exhibited paintings and sculptures throughout the U.S. in solo and group shows including UCLA, The Pauley Center, and The Taubman Museum.  Come spend 5 days with Ann.

Technique:  Working in oils

Contact:  gloverstudio@cox.net

July 30 – August 3, 2018: Arrive Sunday after 3PM, Depart Saturday morning

Tuition:  $550.00

A statement by the artist:  “My painting is about choosing subjects and objects from everyday life and honoring them through close and sustained observation. I use high key color and theatrically lit subject matter, whether through my art direction or as it occurs in nature. “

Ann is preparing a five day workshop.  Our format:  Introductions to the course and faculty happen during our pre-meeting time.  Two weeks before the workshop you will enjoy hearing from Sam and your faculty via email.  During this time you will be introduced to our area, our facilities and specifics about your workshop, including any pre-work or exercises.  Next you will come study right on the shore in our one room School House.   Stay at The Yellow Door House (steps away from the School House) or come daily.  We are right on the water and have worked on the house for years.  We feel you will be comfortable with our Nova Scotia quilts, sunsets from the deck, short path to the beach and flowers from the garden.

Accommodations at The Yellow Door:

The Large Room (Three beds):  $55 per person per night                                                    Blue Room:  (Two twin sized beds)  $60 per person per night                                         

Food: $240.00

Covers breakfast and lunch, dinners are not included. Breakfast foods will be available and we try to accommodate requests.  Lunch will be prepared and we typically have local cooks preparing local foods.  For dinners we have lined up a number of venues, that we know you will love!  You can join the group or explore on your own. Rosa will be in residence to assist.  The studio will be open from 9 am – 9 pm.

Workshop Capacity:

The package is only available for 5 students.  Reserve your space as soon as possible as, workshop is on first come first served basis.  ½ cost is due June 1, 2018.  Balance due June 20, 2018.  Refunds are only refundable if a student takes your place.  (We will keep a Wish List).  We have five more spaces available for the workshop only option.

To register:  Contact Sam through this website or:  karensamnorgard@mac.com

Plein Air Painting

Michel Gerard Doucet , Assistant Sam Norgard

Technique:  Working in oils or your choice.

Contact:  karensamnorgard@mac.com  or see Michel on FB

Come for a long weekend.  Arrive Thursday afternoon or evening Aug. 9, paint 10, 11, 12, leave morning of Aug 13.

Tuition:  $325.00

Michel is preparing a three day workshop focusing on composition, color and value.  Michel will share with you his life in painting and his personal palette exploring primary color with warm and cool variations of each hue.  Come leave the interior of your studio and work in the open air under the guidance of Michel Doucet, renowned Nova Scotia landscape painter.   Prof. Sam Norgard from The Savannah College of Art and Design, will join in with supporting the students through critique and conversation.

Our format:  Introductions to the course and faculty happen during our pre-meeting time.  Two weeks before the workshop you will enjoy hearing from Sam and your faculty via email.  During this time you will be introduced to our area, our facilities and specifics about your workshop, including any pre-work or exercises.  Next you will come study right on the shore in our one room School House.   Stay at The Yellow Door House (steps away from the School House) or come daily.  We are right on the water and have worked on the house for years.  We feel you will be comfortable with our Nova Scotia quilts, sunsets from the deck, short path to the beach and flowers from the garden.

Accommodations at The Yellow Door:

The Large Room (Three beds):  $55 per person per night                                                    Blue Room:  (Two twin sized beds)  $60 per person per night                                       Green Room:  (Double bed)  $65 per night                                       

Food: $140.00

Covers breakfast and lunch, dinners are not included. Breakfast foods will be available and we try to accommodate requests.  Lunch will be prepared and we typically have local cooks preparing local foods.  For dinners we have lined up a number of venues, that we know you will love!  You can join the group or explore on your own. Rosa will be in residence to assist.  The studio will be open from 9 am – 9 pm.

Workshop Capacity:

The package is only available for 6 students staying at the Yellow Door House.  Reserve your space as soon as possible as, workshop is on first come first served basis.  ½ cost is due June 1, 2018.  Field easels are available for the first 10 students. Balance due June 20, 2018.  Refunds are only refundable if a student takes your place.  (We will keep a Wish List).  We have six more spaces available for the workshop only option.

To register:  Contact Sam through this website or:  karensamnorgard@mac.com

Influence:Trudy and Paula Garson and Their Lasting Legacy

                                   Summary of Events

1. Workshop with Lauren Walker Saturday March 31 2018, a free introductory workshop in abstract and mixed media painting techniques from 1 to 4 pm at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Ages 16 and up.

2. Reception at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia from 6-8 pm on March 31, 2018. Meet Lauren Walker she will give an Art Talk ;   and will run through the work on display, and talk about process, concept and inspiration etc. , this will be followed by refreshments.

3. Opening Reception for ‘Influence’ at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia from 6-8pm on Saturday April 28th 2018. Guest Speaker is Erin Morton she will talk about Trudy and Paula Garson; being a student in their art classes,their place in the art and economy of 20th century N.S. Erin’s book, For Folk’s Sake (2016) will be on sale.

4. “Sharing Your Stories” a Creative Mind program wiil be held 2 to 4 pm on Sunday April 29th 2018 at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia .Students and others who knew Trudy and Paula are encouraged to share their stories.Special guest  is Burton Leblanc Head of Makeup Department ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’

5. Workshop with David Gorman, Saturday June 16, 2018 .The lesson will be ‘Scratch Art ‘and the free workshop will be held from 2 to 4pm at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia for ages 13 and up.

6. Workshop with Andre Haines, Wednesday July 4 2018, ‘Theatre and Art ‘ a free workshop with theatre, games and related art activities.From 1 to 4 pm at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Ages 7 to 10.

7. Workshop with Laura Hatfield, Friday July 27 2018, Still Life drawing ; an event based work.This session is based on the still life lesson that began each term with the Garsons.From 6 to 8pm at the Art Gallery  of Nova Scotia, Ages 16 and up.