Arts at the Center

Access Art is a framework for the sharing of ideas, skills and techniques amongst the many creative people on the South Shore.  Everyone from seasoned professionals to novice artists are welcome to join us. Develop your current practice or try something completely new - in good company.  From open, life drawing sessions to workshops in drawing, painting, printmaking and a myriad of other media, there are so many opportunities to get involved. Groups are small.  Fees are modest. Registration for all workshops is required. If you have a technique or skill to share - please contact us about leading a workshop!

January 30: Intro to Etching with Ed Porter
February 20: Chinese Brush Painting with Ann Hart
March 6: Image Transfer with Beverley McInnes
March 27: Intro to Papermaking with Sally Warren
April 24: Watercolour Textures with Twila Robar-DeCoste
May 29: Polymer Clay makes an impression with Kate Church

**Pre-Registration Required!! Spaces are limited**

To register: Email sallywarren@eastlink.ca or phone 902-531-2161

Click here for more details and check the MB Centre calendar for dates and times

Weekly "Open" Session (non instructed)

Each week a model is hired and the studio is available for individuals to develop their figure drawing practice with their peers. All levels are welcome and basic materials are available for sale. (not during the summer months)

*Life Drawing Courses and Workshops

*Each year there are opportunities to study figure drawing with qualified
instructors.

For more information please contact Sally Warren at 902-531-2161 or e-mail
sallywarren@eastlink.ca

The 2nd Floor Gallery is a non-profit exhibition space run by volunteers of the Mahone Bay Centre. Its mandate is to provide artists at all levels of development an opportunity to submit their work to peer review using curatorial standards.

The gallery's mission is to exhibit work encompasing a wide range of perspectives and vision in order to stimulate dialogue and interest in the visual arts; to encourage public exposure to the variety and quality of art work in the vacinity; and, stimulate the public's awareness of the value of the arts for society.

The Double Dragon Dance Studio offers dance classes and a space for dancers to use right here in our community. The space is bright with high ceilings, a wooden floor, mirrors and a dance barre; dancers who use the space say it's an enjoyable space in which to dance.

Dance is a wonderful way to get fit, flexible and strong without bulking up; another side benefit is that good posture and awareness of what our bodies are doing becomes part of our everyday life. At present, the Dance Studio offers a variety of dance classes:

This weekly studio access is an opportunity for individuals who have an interest in printmaking and some previous basic experience to make prints in a small supportive group atmosphere.

This is a working studio that incorporates a sharing of experience and ideas among the individuals present, rather than a course that has a teaching-based structure. Individuals can use this time to develop their visual concepts and to explore the personal expressive potential that exists for them in printmaking media. Work can be pursued in this studio space with the etching press and basic materials that are available.
For further information, call Ed Porter at 634-3497 (evenings are best).

Membership in the South Shore Players has advantages for members as well as for the local community. Please consider supporting your community theatre by attending the plays and by offering to work in production. Learn about theatre from the inside out, gain experience on stage and off, and make new friends – all while supporting an organization that greatly enhances the cultural richness and liveliness of our area.
Membership dues are $10 a year.

Contact: Paula Berringer mtipert@ns.sympatico.ca