Guysborough Antigonish Pictou Arts & Culture Council

GAPACC and GATHERING OF THE ARTS present: Modern Art! Youth Workshops. These youth art workshops offer a chance to experience both traditional and high tech forms of art taught by professional artists. Workshops range from creating a traditional Chinese ceramic horse sculpture, learning how to make custom screen-prints with Ross Screen-Print, mastering a turntable with a local DJ, and an introduction to design through digital collages. All workshops run from 2pm to 4pm with registration at the door.

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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.

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