Thu 18 Jun 2009
Go ARTS: Press Release
Posted by Nicholas Johnson under Gathering of the Arts
Antigonish, NS . . . The 12th Annual Gathering of the Arts began to take shape into another exciting showcase of local talent as jurying commenced on Thursday, June 18, at the St. Francis Xavier University Art Department.
The annual Guysborough Antigonish Pictou Arts and Culture Council (GAPACC) art exhibition received over 100 submissions this year, a record showing of support representing over 35 local artists who are involved with the community-based organization of the arts. The turn-out impressed the jury of peers who reviewed the submissions from the Nova Scotia arts community, expressing it was difficult to make the final selections to be exhibited during the show.