Main Gallery
Tree Fibres:
May 6 - September 1, 2010
Facilitated by the Acadia University Art Gallery, Tree Fibres is a community activated textile project in conjunction with Alliance of Kings Artists, Uncommon Common Art project (http://web.me.com/tdrahos/UncommonCommonArt/home.html).
This is an on-going community project that celebrates the importance of textile art in
the Annapolis Valley. This project aims to open conversations surrounding textiles
public art, and community engagement. The Acadia
University Art Gallery invites participants to contribute a
textile work to be installed on the trees by the Art Gallery.
The textile project can involve knitting, embroidery, felting,
weaving, quilting etc. All works will be returned at the end
of the project, but please note that the works will be
exhibited outside in various weather conditions. This project
takes its inspiration from urban knitting activist
projects as well as large-scale environmental art. Tree Fibres
seeks to infuse textiles within the natural environment,
creating a continuous dialogue between the practices
of making art, community engagement and visual expression.
To Submit:
Any form of textile art will be accepted starting May 7th, 2010. Work must not exceed dimensions of 10 x 20”. Think of your submission as a ‘scarf’ that will be wrapped around a tree. Participants may submit their work to the Acadia University Art Gallery during gallery hours (Tuesdays – Sundays 12-4pm).
Community Textile Gatherings: will be held on the second Wednesday of each month as a collaborative gathering of those interested in textile art. Some materials will be provided, participants are also encouraged to bring their own materials and projects to work on. We will also be installing textiles pieces on these days as well. The ‘textile’ meetings will be led by artist Kathleen Hull.
Please join us in the gallery starting at 1pm on the following dates:
May 12th/ June 9th/ July 14th /August 11th
FrancisDaSilva
July 17 – September 1st, 2010
Opening reception: July 17, 2pm
In conjunction with the Hantsport Memorial Community
Centre this exhibition presents the work of DaSilva
(1841-1920) a Portuguese sailor who in the early 1860s,
settled in Hantsport, NS. The works on view at
Acadia showcase DaSilva’s early paintings of
landscapes and animals, but also his interest in the
political climate of the period, when Confederation and other political issues were debated across communities in the region.
