Gallery / Exhibit
harvestgallery@gmail.com
9025427093
Join us for an enchanting exhibition showcasing the masterful talents of some of Nova Scotia’s finest artisans/craftspeople, including:
Marla Benton (ceramicist); Terry Lee Bourgeois-King (ceramicist); Berkeley Brown (jewelry artisan); Marianne Brown (jewelry artisan); Holly Carr (silk painter); Merril Cox (woodcarver); Del DesRoches (woodturner); Douglas Drdul (woodcarver); Ian Gilson (sculptor); Brad Hall (blacksmith/sculptor); Deb Kuzyk & Ray Mackie (ceramicists); Sydney Lancaster (mixed media artist); Peter Lawrence (goldsmith); Mary Jane Lundy (ceramicist); Dawn MacNutt (natural material sculptor); Rion Microys (paper mâché/mixed media sculptor); Mindy Moore (ceramicist); Nistal Prem de Boer (bronze sculptor); Sanna Rahola (fibre artist); Julie Rosvall (textile artist); Al Simm (welder/metal sculptor) and Ralph Simpson (plant fibre artist/weaver).
This is not your grandmother’s craft group (not that there’s anything wrong with that). These are Artists/Artisans with a capital “A” – masters in their class.
“Arts & Crafts”, we’ve all heard the vernacular. But what is it? What is Art and what is Craft? Why the distinction? In Medieval Europe, the concept of ‘artist’ hardly existed all. In workshops, apprentices and journeymen under the direction of a Master (whether stonemason, goldsmith or fresco painter), worked their way up the ranks over many years and well-defined stages of accomplishment. Then a book, published around 1550, by Giorgio Vasari entitled “The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects”, changed all of that – within a generation, painting, sculpture and architecture were elevated to Art and their makers to Artists. The rest were considered Artisans and their work, decorative and relegated to a minor or inferior status.
With WhichCraft?, we aim to challenge and redefine this narrative. We’d rather cast off the ‘art’ and ‘craft’ labels as vague and embrace the full spectrum of it as ‘visual art’ and the wider array of aesthetic production that it encompasses.
Join us for the exhibition running from October 12th to November 3rd, 2024, in the main level gallery of Harvest Gallery. Mingle with the artists, enjoy craft beer and cider (from The Church Brewing Company and Annapolis Cider), and immerse yourself in the magic of the artistry that surrounds us.
harvestgallery@gmail.com
9025427093
Join us for an enchanting exhibition showcasing the masterful talents of some of Nova Scotia’s finest artisans/craftspeople, including:
Marla Benton (ceramicist); Terry Lee Bourgeois-King (ceramicist); Berkeley Brown (jewelry artisan); Marianne Brown (jewelry artisan); Holly Carr (silk painter); Merril Cox (woodcarver); Del DesRoches (woodturner); Douglas Drdul (woodcarver); Ian Gilson (sculptor); Brad Hall (blacksmith/sculptor); Deb Kuzyk & Ray Mackie (ceramicists); Sydney Lancaster (mixed media artist); Peter Lawrence (goldsmith); Mary Jane Lundy (ceramicist); Dawn MacNutt (natural material sculptor); Rion Microys (paper mâché/mixed media sculptor); Mindy Moore (ceramicist); Nistal Prem de Boer (bronze sculptor); Sanna Rahola (fibre artist); Julie Rosvall (textile artist); Al Simm (welder/metal sculptor) and Ralph Simpson (plant fibre artist/weaver).
This is not your grandmother’s craft group (not that there’s anything wrong with that). These are Artists/Artisans with a capital “A” – masters in their class.
“Arts & Crafts”, we’ve all heard the vernacular. But what is it? What is Art and what is Craft? Why the distinction? In Medieval Europe, the concept of ‘artist’ hardly existed all. In workshops, apprentices and journeymen under the direction of a Master (whether stonemason, goldsmith or fresco painter), worked their way up the ranks over many years and well-defined stages of accomplishment. Then a book, published around 1550, by Giorgio Vasari entitled “The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects”, changed all of that – within a generation, painting, sculpture and architecture were elevated to Art and their makers to Artists. The rest were considered Artisans and their work, decorative and relegated to a minor or inferior status.
With WhichCraft?, we aim to challenge and redefine this narrative. We’d rather cast off the ‘art’ and ‘craft’ labels as vague and embrace the full spectrum of it as ‘visual art’ and the wider array of aesthetic production that it encompasses.
Join us for the exhibition running from October 12th to November 3rd, 2024, in the main level gallery of Harvest Gallery. Mingle with the artists, enjoy craft beer and cider (from The Church Brewing Company and Annapolis Cider), and immerse yourself in the magic of the artistry that surrounds us.
Pricing & Tickets
Pricing: Free
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