Strathbutler Gala 2011
The Foundation will honour Herzl Kashetsky this September Please join us for the Strathbutler Gala in honour of Herzl Kashetsky September 9th, 2011 at the Beaverbrook Art Gallery in Fredericton, NB.
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Information on general happenings (past, present and future) from the Foundation
Paper Doll with Anna Torma
New exhibition Paper Doll opens at the Owens Art Gallery Friday 16 September 7:30 pm Which two dimensional toy has entertained generations of children, inspired a 1943 hit song by the Mills Brothers, and is the title of a new exhibit at The Owens Art Gallery? The Paper Doll! A new exhibit entitled Paper Doll, at the Owens Art[…]
Beaverbrook Art Gallery to Release Publication
Glitter and Gloom: The Sketchbooks of Herzl Kashetsky This eagerly anticipated hardcover publication will be launched at the Strathbutler Gala on Sepember 9, 2011 This major, profusely illustrated, book highlights select works represented in the exhibition Glitter and Gloom: The Sketchbooks of Herzl Kashetsky. Like the exhibition, it features four distinct sections, three of which[…]
2011 Strathbutler Jury Statement
Herzl Kashetsky Named 2011 Strathbutler Recipient It is with pleasure that the members of the jury have selected Herzl Kashetsky as the recipient of the 2011 Strathbutler Award for excellence in the visual arts. With a career spanning over thirty-five years, Kashetsky’s oeuvre has had a profound impact on the cultural fabric of New Brunswick.[…]
Sketching His Life Story
by Marty Klinkenberg Published Saturday July 9th, 2011 in the Telegraph-Journal An artist whose work is in collections across Canada, Kashetsky has spent more than four decades painting pathos and pain, from Holocaust victims to family tragedies and his own many battles with illness. For more of Sketching his life story
Dornan at OK.Quoi?!
A new performance art work by Linda Rae Dornan Wednesday, July 27th, 8 pm Sackville Music Hall 4 Bridge Street This is part of OK.Quoi?! Contemporary Art Festival, Struts Gallery & Faucet Media Arts Centre supported by artsnb
The official unveiling of Mural Re-creation
The official unveiling of the re-creation of the 1948 War Memorial Mural by New Brunswick artist Fred Ross and the presentation of the 2011 Fred Ross Scholarship to Alex Francheville will take place on Monday June 27th at 4 pm. Under the direction of Mr. Ross, artists Amy Ash, Sarah Griffin and Fred Willar have[…]
Project produces ‘a happy ending’
Monday, the revered 84-year-old Saint John painter watched as his reanimated murals were officially unveiled at The Richard J. Currie Center at the University of New Brunswick Fredericton. “I am delighted to see it recreated in such a beautiful way, and the fact the whole incident, the whole story, has quite a happy ending,” said[…]