Coming Soon to the FEG: April 2011

March 2011 at the FEG: Carlos Da Rosa

Tree at Blomidon Cliffs

Carlos Da Rosa notes the scenic beauty of Nova Scotia, particularly the red cliffs of Blomidon and the tides of the Minas Basin, as sources of inspiration for his paintings.

 

Recent trips to Europe and Italy have also served as inspiration, evident in his various bold and colourful tributes to Tuscany.

 

“To my eye, the most important aspect of every creation is the sense of light, especially at different times of the day and seasons. The acrylic medium on larger canvasses allows me to express these subtleties in landscapes as well as exploring human form (nudes).”

 

Tuscan Hills

Carlos has had the good fortune to distribute his work through the former Utata Gallery in Windsor NS as well as the "Art Sales and Rental” Gallery located at the Art Gallery of NS. He regularly participates in the "Great Little Art Show" held each year at Newport Landing, Hants County Arts Council’s annual “Festival of Art” in Windsor and this is his second time showing at the Fort Edward Gallery.

 

Carlos and his wife now call Falmouth, Nova Scotia their home after relocating from Ontario in 2001.

Call to Artists - Fiber Arts Group Show

Coming Soon to the FEG: March 2011

A Belated Congratulations to our Raffle Winners and Volunteers

Adding a festive touch to  our last group show opening in December the FEG committee organized a raffle to raise funds to help support the gallery.  

Up for the draw were 5 separate  baskets containing an assortment of donations from members of the group show and a few additional members of the arts council. 

A large selection of notes cards and prints, jewelry, ornaments and other creative bits and bobs were all generously donated by  Artists Dora Davis, Terrie Greencorn, Tacha Reed, June Brown, David Howells, Andrew Harvie, Sue Robinson, Karen Harvie and Jaki Durocher

On December 18th we invited members of Home Furniture to draw 5 names at random, we now send our belated congratulations out to winners who all went home with a selection of creative and locally handmade items - just in time for Christmas! 


Lisa Church • Donna Slaunwhite • Dora Davis • Terrie Greencorn • Claire Surette 

Thanks again to everyone who contributed to the gift baskets and a special thank you to Kristie Sheehy, Tacha Reed and Dora Davis for volunteering their time, a lot of work went into this fundraiser and it certainly showed. 

June Brown Opening Postponed due to Snow Storm!

Due to the current snow storm we have decided to postpone the celebrations for June Brown's opening to next Thursday, February the 10th between 7 & 8 o'clock.

Her work will still be appearing in Home Furniture later this week, just as soon as the weather and roads have cleared up.

We thought it best to save the festivities until we can all make it in.

Hope to see you there, until then stay warm and safe.

Hants County Arts Council Newsletter: January 2011

The latest issue of the Hants County Arts Council Newsletter is in with a ton of updates on Fort Edward Gallery, The Festival of Art, the 2012 Arts Digest, the date for our next social - plus more!

You can check it out here:  http://hantscountyartscouncil.blogspot.com/