Last Sunday July 11 the GAPACC artists were demonstrating :

Abbey Allen in paintings, Helen Jones in wood carving, Nancy Stevens in people drawing, Felicity Redgrave in animal drawing, Bruce Campbell in canvas painting, Larche artists in papermaking, Michel de Noncourt in sculpture, Greg Melchin and his brother in a drumming workshop and Ann Comozzi in silk painting.

This is the first time ever that GAPACC artists have been formally invited to participate actively at an Highland Games cultural event. The invitation was brought to GAPACC by Ann Marie MacKenzie Secretary of the Games.

Thank you to the artists who took time to not only be present but to engage in demonstrating and asking participation from the visitors.

Art reaching the community at the ground level as our GAPACC mandate.

Thank you specially to Tila Kellman who coordinated this GAPACC  Exhibition Committee event. Let’s all be back next year !

Dear GAPACC members,                                    June 25 , 2010

Our 2010 AGM on Tuesday June 22 was very successful and well attended. Annual Chair reports were presented for acceptation and discussion by our eight different standing committees.

We presented a well structured 2010-2012 Strategic Plan for consideration to the members present. The explanation was followed by a question period.

One of the main activity of the evening was the presentation of a resolution to modify the GAPACC by-laws that read as such :

PROPOSED CHANGES TO THE MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION

In principle,  the name of the Society is Antigonish Culture Alive Association.

The objects of the Society are :

a)   To serve the artistic and cultural interests of the people in the Antigonish area.

b)  To offer programs and services for the education and training in, and appreciation of, the arts and culture for people in the Antigonish area.The vote was unanimous for the name change and the objectives.

The mandate of the Antigonish Culture alive (ACA) will now refer mostly to the surrounding Antigonish area.

It had become more and more difficult to meet our previous mandate to cover the three counties of Pictou, Antigonish and Guysborough area.We will still be active in Pictou and Guysborough but the Board focus and agenda will reflect more the local Antigonish area needs.

Michel de Noncourt

Chair

Antigonish Culture alive

Celebrate the shortest night of the year by watching cosmic fire play on the wall of the Antigonish Professional Building between the CIBC and St James United Church. Don’t miss a fired-up eclipse of the moon, shadow play between beanstalks and apple branches, a comet and other wondrous sights. Be prepared for wonder and laughs.

It’s free!  Just come to the parking lot or sidewalks in front of the Antigonish Professional Building, June 21st, Starting around 9:30pm.

For further information, contact Tila Kellman, 867-1852, or kellman@seasidehighspeed.com.

This outdoor event will feature a motley collection of video and photography stills as well as documentation of Time-based pieces. It aspires to be a bizarre amalgamation of the spiritual, the assinine, the celebration and the fire. There will be one video series relating to the archaic kabuki theatre, as well one piece harkening to the ritualistic primordial burning of  “Old Hay”

This one night project is under the guidance of Dr. Kellman, prominent local art critic and Contemporary Art teacher at St. Fx; she commented, “Tiger Tiger Burning bright”. One of the participants Helen Jones-Cockburn replied to this cryptic statement with  “Burn baby burn, When am I gonna get my turn?”

Ruben Irons in his shop

GAPACC Members Open Exhibit on Main Street, Antigonish.

Main Street,  Antigonish will be met with a torrent of new art works on Monday May the 3^rd with simultaneous openings at 5pm at the The Tall and Small Cafe as well as The Easting Bread and Honey Co.  GAPACC (Guysborough, Antigonish, Pictou Arts and Culture Council) proudly presents two local metal artists and two painters for the month of May.

The show includes John Levangie of Heatherton, known for his graceful lines within ornate rod iron arbors and Ruban Irons of Salt Springs, Pictou County, famous for his forged steel foliage and custom railings. Together they will transform the Tall and Small Cafe with their latest two dimentional metal sculptures.  The work of Levangie`s and Irons` will be intermingled by Lochaber oil painter Ron E. Hines, who focuses on vibrant colors and architecture, one particularly example is the St. Patrick’s Church in Lochaber.

"Trailer court on the #7" Example of Johnson's work

Nicholas William Johnson of Ohio Valley, a self described surrealist romantic will exhibit in the Easting Bakery with a work he promises to be “an extremely large surprise“.

The exhibition will be up until the end of May.    Everyone is invited to attend the opening on Monday May the 3^rd at 5pm for some complimentary snacks and refreshments provided at the Tall and Small.

Gillian McCulloch

Experience a Painting Workshop with Nova Scotia Painter Gillian McCullogh at Cabot Shores, Cape Breton Island

When: May 21-23, 2010

Where: At Cabot Shores Wilderness Resort at Indian Brook, Cape Breton Island

Who: Open to beginning & intermediate level painters

(only 10 accepted)

Click to Find out more…

What’s the Experience?

* Painting under the guidance of painter Gillian McCulloch, and connecting with other Artists

* Renewal in a stunning natural setting

* Fun and creative adventure

What You will Get:

* Enjoy time for painting with creature comforts all included–excellent meals, four star lodging, a relaxing setting on the Atlantic

* Be inspired and develop your painting skills

* Discover the natural beauty of Cape Breton Island at Cabot Shores stroll along Indian Brook.venture out to the beach.or simply observe eagles and thrush from the deck of Whiff’s Lodge

* Join us for a lobster feast on Saturday night followed by music

* Share and discuss your work during the Artists Receptions and during Happy Hour

And Remember

* Bring your kit & panels

* Participation is limited to 10 reserve your space!

* And Save with for early registration on this all-inclusive Package

Interested? Want More details?

See: Gillian McCulloch’s Work: http://www.auracom.com/gmcculloch/

Ready To Sign Up Now?

Workshop Fee + Lodging + Meals + Feast + Reception + Music + Adventures = All Inclusive $650 (not included: tax, alcohol, gratuity)

Early Bird Special –Apply here for $590 if you register by April 14th, 2010: To Reserve Your Place Call 866 929 2584 or write retreats@cabotshores.com

Early Bird Bonus: Third Night Free (first 3 people registered in full) and continue to paint with Gillian the next morning as part of her Artist in Residency at Cabot Shores.

Apply for Early Bird:

Send us now: Your Name, address, phone number and email address and please fill out an application (request at retreats@cabotshores.com)  For More Info visit our website.

There are two exciting exhibitions running this fall at Lyghtesome Gallery.

For three days in October the air will be filled with compelling scenes and true stories when the Antigonish International Film Festival presents 47 outstanding documentaries from award-winning film directors. Topics include dreams, war, music, peacemakers, poetry and medicine, rivers, activism, grizzly bears, prisoners and prisons, Sable Island, forestry, soldiers- and many others. Over three days viewers will have a choice of films, all within a short walk. Attendance figures last year increased by seventy-five percent and another increase is predicted this year.

Local sponsors and advertisers have made all this possible. Because of them the low three- day pass price is $20 regular, $5 for students and unwaged. The special catered Mexican dinner Saturday night is only $15.

For more information visit the website:   www.antigonishfilmfest.org

Five Screening Venues, all within a short walk, will allow patrons to see as many as seven or eight films in one day.

October 23, 24, 25

Friday, October 23:

Nicholson Hall, Room NH351 (formerly NH138) St. FX Campus

Saturday, Oct 24:

Legion Hall, 257 Main Street, Antigonish

Coady International Institute, Dennis Hall, St.F.X. Campus

Marjorie Desmond Oval Room, St FX Campus

Sunday Oct 25:

Nicholson Hall, Room NH 150 (formerly NH B21); Room  NH 351 (formerly NH 138)  Room NH 151 (formerly NH B3)   St. FX Campus

ESSENTIAL DETAILS

Each film will be shown only once, with pass holders given priority, seated five minutes before screening. Individuals without a pass will be accepted for a donation at the door if space permits. Screenings begin Friday afternoon at 2:15, continuing through Friday evening. Saturday the showings are from 9 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. with dinner at 7. Sunday’s schedule begins at 11 a.m. and run until 6.

Passes for all three days are just $20/regular, $5/  student and unwaged. Buy them at:

The passes for the Antigonish  International Film Festival and tickets for the closing day dinner are now for sale at the following venues: Brendan’s Fairway, Tall and Small Café, Antigonish Public Library and at the St FX Bloomfield Centre.

Special Dinner: Saturday night at 7. Our professional chef Miguel and his assistants will prepare authentic Mexican dishes to be enjoyed at the Legion Hall on Main Street.

Dinner tickets are $15. Buy early. Because of the limited number a sell-out is likely.

For the list of Films and other Info visit the website: www.antigonishfilmfest.org

The Antigonish Film Festival is Supported in part through GAPACC’s Culture Alive Program

The new GAPACC website has launched! Please have a look around and get a feel for our new digital home. This is a user friendly website and shortly we’ll be training all interested members how to contribute posts. If you can write emails you can help build our new page. The more we contribute the more up-to-date our website will be. The more involvement from members we can get, the more exciting, informative and useful this new site will be. So welcome, make yourself at home and explore a bit.

A few words of explanation:

The new GAPACC website is in blog format.  New posts appear chronologically on the front page and are archived as they become out-of-date.

As the website grows you can navigate old posts for info with the search function — over on the right — or the categories menu, and of course the archives.

Click on the Events page in the navigation section to see a calendar of upcoming events (listed monthly).  Also notice the handy Upcoming Events spot in the sidebar which shows everything that’s happening this week.

Also check out the Artists section and the new Photo Gallery.

We’ll be adding more features as we grow so stay tuned! Thanks for stopping by.