In 2015, SJAC instituted a new tradition of honouring a local military veteran with a display case featuring photos, artifacts, and memorabilia from their service. This year, we recognize the contributions of William Harris, who served in the First World War as a boy signaller onboard a ship that was on patrol at the mouth
As we work to repair our website menus, please use this handy guide to our exhibits opening Friday, Nov. 2nd! Frazee Gallery: Kathy Hooper City Gallery: Ian McEachern Canada Games Gallery: Kyla Chung Library Gallery: Karen Knight and Helen Stanley Rotunda Gallery: Francis Riley
Francis Riley: Paintings, Drawings, and Prints Francis was born in Sheffield, England in 1936. He loved painting and drawing from an early age, but first studied part time at the Sheffield College of Art. He soon became a full time student, and upon his graduation, won a place in the Slade School of Fine Art,
Shop Talk Artists' Statement Two artists meet over tea in handmade pottery mugs, of course, for a never-long-enough conversation about life with clay. For fifteen years these two friends have shared their passion for creating in the same medium while expressing that passion in contrasting ways. A second cup is filled to celebrate a brilliant
The Lost City "For the first time, a Beaverbrook Art Gallery touring exhibition opens in Saint John – and for good reason. Seventy-five black-and-white photographs drawn from the artist’s exceptional archive are presented, depicting 1960s life along Main Street in the city’s North End before ‘urban renewal.' Poignant and sublime, these narrative photographs are among
What goes on in my head and lands up on paper Frazee Gallery, November 2 - December 21, 2018 Artist's Statement I grew up on a small farm in South Africa. It was beautiful and because it was so far away from a town my sister and I could not be sent to school. We
exposed Artist Statement I see pottery as a journey. I am constantly learning about life and my place in it through the tactile expression of clay. Being close to the Bay of Fundy and the St. John River is my main source of inspiration. Life can be hectic and I enjoy the serenity of the outdoors. I
Where I Live Artist’s Statement Familiarity can blind us to the beauty around us. After decades living in one area it is easy to take for granted; even in a place like Saint John with an abundance of interesting geography and architecture. I become much more aware when I pick up a camera and go
Origins Artist's Statement This show will challenge your perception and definition of “imperfections”. Are imperfections rare or common, negative or positive, to be covered up or embraced and embellished? I find natural objects like trees, stone and people grow richer with age. They have more bumps and scars which, to me, makes them more interesting
Landscape Interactions Artist’s Statement I love playing with colour and shapes, I love experimenting with perspectives and horizon lines. For me the fun of creating a painting is “playing” with the landscape. I paint the landscape as I see it, the sky, the ground and the water are constantly moving and always changing, forever interacting
Tue-Sat: 9 am – 5 pm
Sun-Mon: Closed
