2008 MINI DESK CALENDARS FOR SALE - Henry Dunsmore, PEI, has produced a series of calendars featuring 13 paintings by a number of Maritime artists. These calendars will be sold at the Halifax Airport, Pier 21, The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and a number of other stores and galleries throughout the region.
REMEMBERING
Audrey Garwood, artist and art teacher - 1927 - 2004
Virginia Luz, artist and art teacher - 1911 - 2005
Jean Weir, art history professor - 1927 - 2007
Kay Murray-Weber, artist - 1919 - 2007
2003 - 2010 - Barbara is producing a body of work that incorporates a variety of her art making over the last eighteen years: landscape, figurative, still life, newspaper and textual paintings. Titled Birthmarks/Landmarks, an exhibition of this work will be shown in 2010.
Two major paintings (portraits), will face each other (on opposite walls) in a large gallery connected by one long row of smaller newspaper paintings on all four walls. These small paintings are works in progress and will reflect the cultural, political and social events in Canada and around the world during the 20th century.
Thousands of art lovers came out for the first annual Nocturne Art at Night event held on Saturday October 18 2008 from 6 pm until midnight. Barbara Bickle, Marc Brzustowski and Barbara Lock participated at 1313 Hollis, a new music and gallery space in Halifax. 1313 Hollis stopped counting after 850 visitors passed through the gallery. It was a wonderful and well received event. Plans are already under way for October 2009.
JANUARY TO DECEMBER- Re-Shaping. Barbara is exercising.
Her strength and conditioning program is directed by trainer, Thomas,
at St. Mary's University.
Holiday in VICTORIA, PEI - July 31st - Ashley MacIsaac, accompanied by Maybelle, played the fiddle for a sold-out concert of 150 lucky ticket holders. His bad boy image was completely dismantled as he demonstrated his brilliance playing reels, jigs and marches while using a subtle sense of humour to politely respond to his appreciative audience, who awarded him with two standing ovations. The town of Victoria is planning another visit by these gifted Canadian musicians in 2009.
