Every Thing Has Its Time - Andrea Pottyondy - Saint John Arts Centre

August 19th - October 22nd, 2011

This exhibit features mostly abandoned homes in rural and city settings in Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. They are not just dilapidated empty structures but receptacles that contain history of place, and narratives of family that we can only imagine.

Subconsciously I was provoked into painting this series during the time that my parents had to sell and move from their home of over fifty years (my childhood home). At the same time our daughters were leaving our home to attend university so I was experiencing “empty nest” syndrome!

Through this artwork I hope to convey a sense of nostalgia and passage of time. The song that Pete Seeger adapted from Ecclesiastes 3:1-18;NRSV is the mantra of this series:

To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)

There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)

And a time for every purpose, under Heaven

Judy MacIntosh

You are invited to

the reception and opening

of the show on Friday August 19 2011 7 PM - 9 pm

Original paintings

by

Judy MacIntosh

at

Fraser Cultural Center

Main Street , Tatamagouche

Show runs from

August 19 - September 15 2011

Jonathan Otter, Furniture Maker will also be showing along with Judy

Halls Harbour Plein Air Outing

What a great time we all had. Here are some photos of artists in action! The fog kept rolling in so by noon we packed up and headed for a wonderful lunch at the Lobster Pound and then visits to galleries as well as a special visit with Bob Hainstock. He was gracious and full of art knowledge that he easily dispensed for our eager ears! Judy and Bob have a great studio overlooking the valley.

ARTSPA PLEIN AIR HALL'S HARBOUR

MARK TUESDAY, JULY 19TH ON YOUR CALENDAR FOR AN ARTSPA PLEIN AIR IN HALL'S HARBOUR.

Details to follow by email!

SWOON

Please join us for our next Opening Reception: Saturday July 9th, 2011 from 2pm-5pm.

Showing will be:

Petting Zoo: papier mache sculptures by Susan Paczek with mixed media works by Deborah Nicholson,

Happy Hour: paintings by Brandt Eisner

Of Gods and Men and Angels, Where Wild-Flowers Cluster: works of wax-oil crayon and paint on carved board by Michael Stowe

Improviso: paintings by Andrea Pottyondy.

Shows will continue until July 31, 2011.

Also, as part of the Halifax Pride Festivities join us on Tuesday, July 19th from 2pm-7pm for an artist meet and greet reception with Brandt Eisner and Michael Stowe.

If you are unable to attend, all the work will be on the website once the shows open!

See you Swoon!

Swoon - Fine Art, Antiques & Fashion

1410 Hammonds Plains Road, Hammonds Plains NS

Tel: (902) 444-8279

Email: info@swoonfineart.com

www.swoonfineart.com

Mon-Fri: 12-6, Sat: 10-6, Sun: 12-6

HALIFAX ART MAP EXHIBIT @ FRED

DON'T FORGET TO VISIT FRED TO SEE THE ART OFF THE MAP EXHIBIT UNTIL JUNE 25TH, 2011.

Artspa members exhibiting are: Sarah Jane Conklin, Andrea Pottyondy and Monika Wright!

CBC Radio Calendar Contest

Sharing the View 2012

Announcing the Final Eight!

Wow, what a challenge, to choose eight painters from among the 137 imaginative submissions! Thanks to our Marquee Artists for the time and care they dedicated to the selection process.

The eight artists chosen to take part in Information Mornings 2012 Sharing the View Calendar are:

Virgina McCoy, painting the Inverness racetrack.
Wayne Boucher painting an Annapolis Royal sunrise.
Al Chaddock painting Mahone Bay
Renee Forrestall painting Peggy's Cove.
Sarah Jane Conklin painting a fall landscape.
Alan Bateman painting the fields of the Annapolis Valley.
Carol Pye painting the church at Grand Pre.
Darren Bateman painting the Commercial Cable Office in Canso.