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CBC
3 days ago
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- CBC
Saint John Arts Centre hosts exhibition to celebrate painter's 90th birthday
The Saint John Arts Centre is holding a summer-long exhibit to mark the upcoming 90th birthday of local artist Peggy Smith, who's been painting Saint John people and scenes for 60 years. Smith was born in Prince Edward Island in 1935 and studied fine arts at Mount Allison University under acclaimed artists such as Lawren P. Harris, Alex Colville and Ted Pulford, according to her website. Smith said John Hooper, the acclaimed sculptor of the Terry Fox statue in Ottawa and the staple People Waiting pieces of Market Square, brought her from Prince Edward Island to Saint John to teach art in 1965. She now lives — and paints — in a cottage nestled on a little road named after her. Peggy's Lane curls down to the Shoreline Trail near Duck Cove on Saint John's west side. Smith said she started painting in Grade 8, when a teacher made the class "listen to music on a Friday afternoon" and paint while listening. The painting Smith did then won a competition, "which encouraged me to paint to music and imagine what I can see listening to music, and it continued forever after that." Andrew Kierstead, executive director of the Saint John Arts Centre, said Smith's body of work is "historically important." "The depth of her work — the body, the sheer weight and number of the works that she has created — is just astounding," he said, "and, again, a testament to the dedication she has to being an artist." He said Smith "was kind of an artist in residence" at Symphony New Brunswick, often painting at rehearsals and performances. Smith said the "shape" and the "colour" of the music continue to influence her as she paints today. "I'm hearing the theme and I'm hearing where it's going and it influences the way my hand goes, influences my mind, influences my emotions, influences my choices," she said. Because she has to Smith resists calling herself a professional artist. "I paint like I eat," she said. "I eat because I need to, I paint because I need to, but I don't eat professionally." Smith said she has always painted. "When I had a child, I painted. And when I had two children or four children, I painted. And when I had four children and a job, I painted. When I was a single parent with four children and a dog, I painted. I always worked it in." When asked how long she plans to continue painting, she said she doesn't know. "I only make a commitment for the day or maybe the hour." On her website, Smith divides her paintings into three categories: portraits, musicians and landscapes. Most are listed under musicians because Smith admires them so much — especially their discipline. "I was so impressed with musicians because they're so dedicated and they're so disciplined and artists are not disciplined." Smith regularly opens her sanctuary to the public for art sales. The events are simply advertised by hand-painted signs reading "Art Mart" that are posted along waterfront trails. During these sales, her home becomes a gathering space and Smith loves to sit, chat and meet people as they wander freely through her gallery.
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Gold award for Jersey Museum exhibit about island
A museum exhibit looking at life in Jersey throughout the years has won an award. Jersey Museum's La Tèrr'rie d'Jèrri - which translates to Being Jersey - received a gold award in the Interior Design Galley category at the Better Future London Design Awards 2025. The exhibit opened in September last year and includes displays of prehistoric mammoth skulls, royal charters and items from 1781's Battle of Jersey between Britain and France and the Nazi occupation during World War Two. Louise Downie, director of curation and experience at Jersey Heritage, who runs the museum in St Helier, said a lot of hard work had gone into setting up the exhibit. Ms Downie added: "The gold award from the London Design Awards is the icing on the cake and is richly deserved by everyone involved in the project." More news stories for Jersey Listen to the latest news for Jersey Follow BBC Jersey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Liberation: 80 years since the Germans left Jersey Battle of Jersey: Events to mark 244th anniversary Victorian Christmas brought to life at museum Story of Jersey exhibition to close after 31 years Jersey Heritage
BBC News
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Gold award for Jersey Museum exhibit about island
A museum exhibit looking at life in Jersey throughout the years has won an Museum's La Tèrr'rie d'Jèrri - which translates to Being Jersey - received a gold award in the Interior Design Galley category at the Better Future London Design Awards exhibit opened in September last year and includes displays of prehistoric mammoth skulls, royal charters and items from 1781's Battle of Jersey between Britain and France and the Nazi occupation during World War Downie, director of curation and experience at Jersey Heritage, who runs the museum in St Helier, said a lot of hard work had gone into setting up the exhibit. Ms Downie added: "The gold award from the London Design Awards is the icing on the cake and is richly deserved by everyone involved in the project."
South China Morning Post
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South China Morning Post
In pictures: Cristiano Ronaldo's Hong Kong museum opens its doors to public
An exhibit featuring statues of Cristiano Ronaldo on display. Photo: Sam Tsang An exhibit featuring statues of Cristiano Ronaldo on display. Photo: Sam Tsang share
CBC
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- CBC
Yukon exhibit shows how art can be 'the great equalizer'
A Whitehorse art exhibit is showcasing two artists and highlighting the differences and similarities in their abstract works. Ernest Chua and Colin Dorward are the artists behind exhibit Without Saying, which is running at the Whitehorse Teegatha'Oh Zheh art studio until Aug. 29. Chua is a self-taught artist, has autism and is mostly non-verbal. Dorward has a PhD in art, and is neurotypical. Studio co-ordinator Phoebe Gonzales Rohrbacher said the exhibit shows how art can be "the great equalizer." "So somebody with the highest level of art education and somebody with no formal arts education," Gonzales Rohrbacher said. "Their work is having a silent conversation between itself." Dorward's work features psychedelic scenes full of colour and details while Chua's pieces uses text, figures and symbols. When asked about how he feels having his art in the gallery and representing the autistic community in the process, Chua gave an energetic thumbs up. Gonzales Rohrbacher said the studio helps support artists with developmental and intellectual disabilities with access to art space and materials to pursue their craft. "It's not instructive, we're not teaching him how to paint. We're not teaching him how to draw. We're not telling him what to do. We're just there to support," she said, adding that Chua is one of the most prolific artists who use those supports. Chua and Dorward put the gallery together earlier this year. Dorward says not knowing the motivation behind Chua's work makes the interpretation feel all the more interesting. "I don't know the details of the motive, but it's very clear that it's there," he said.
