Events
Our first group show of the year opens in the Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre on April 8th and runs until May 7th. The show features works from more than 15 artists from across the South Shore, both established and emerging, some of whom are exhibiting in the Town Hall for the first time.
Join us on Thursday April 7th for an opening reception, 6pm – 8pm.
Our first group show of the year opens in the Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre on April 8th and runs until May 7th. The show features works from more than 15 artists from across the South Shore, both established and emerging, some of whom are exhibiting in the Town Hall for the first time.
Join us on Thursday April 7th for an opening reception, 6pm – 8pm.
Our first group show of the year opens in the Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre on April 8th and runs until May 7th. The show features works from more than 15 artists from across the South Shore, both established and emerging, some of whom are exhibiting in the Town Hall for the first time.
Join us on Thursday April 7th for an opening reception, 6pm – 8pm.
Our first group show of the year opens in the Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre on April 8th and runs until May 7th. The show features works from more than 15 artists from across the South Shore, both established and emerging, some of whom are exhibiting in the Town Hall for the first time.
Join us on Thursday April 7th for an opening reception, 6pm – 8pm.
Our first group show of the year opens in the Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre on April 8th and runs until May 7th. The show features works from more than 15 artists from across the South Shore, both established and emerging, some of whom are exhibiting in the Town Hall for the first time.
Join us on Thursday April 7th for an opening reception, 6pm – 8pm.
Our first group show of the year opens in the Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre on April 8th and runs until May 7th. The show features works from more than 15 artists from across the South Shore, both established and emerging, some of whom are exhibiting in the Town Hall for the first time.
Join us on Thursday April 7th for an opening reception, 6pm – 8pm.
Our first group show of the year opens in the Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre on April 8th and runs until May 7th. The show features works from more than 15 artists from across the South Shore, both established and emerging, some of whom are exhibiting in the Town Hall for the first time.
Join us on Thursday April 7th for an opening reception, 6pm – 8pm.
Our first group show of the year opens in the Town Hall Arts & Cultural Centre on April 8th and runs until May 7th. The show features works from more than 15 artists from across the South Shore, both established and emerging, some of whom are exhibiting in the Town Hall for the first time.
Join us on Thursday April 7th for an opening reception, 6pm – 8pm.
Original works by more than 20 Nova Scotian artists will be exhibited this summer at the Town Hall Arts and Cultural Centre in Liverpool’. The “Views from Here” show features images that reflect the natural world experienced on the South Shore, in all its diversity and seasons.
“The response from artists for this show is exceptional,” said Cathy Pincombe, show organizer. “‘Views from Here’ has attracted the largest number of artists we have ever exhibited in a group show. Among them are 12 who are showing their work at THACC for the first time.”
The “Views from Here” show will be displayed in THACC’s two gallery spaces. Images include original paintings in a variety of media, as well as photography and fibre art. Prints and cards by a number of the artists will also be available in the Astor Theatre’s art shop.
The “Views from Here” art show is open 11 a.m. – 4 p.m., Wednesday to Saturday, until September 10.
Explore the genre of physical comedy and learn how to make an audience laugh without using words. This workshop explores physical techniques that support comic performance, with exercises in stillness, focus, reaction, status, the inclusion of the audience and theatrical clowning. Students develop an understanding of the importance of timing in comedy…and of course, no physical comedy workshop would be complete without learning a bit of Slapstick, without getting hurt!
Mark Jaster draws on his training with Étienne Decroux and Marcel Marceau. Sabrina draws on her training in the LeCoq pedagogy with Dody DiSanto with concentration in the realm of the theatrical clown. Their complementary approaches combine to address nuts-and-bolts physical, technical and structural skills and the more esoteric issues of honesty, presence and accessibility.
The workshop will take place at 10am, prior to Pinot & Augustine’s show on the Astor stage at 3pm. For ages 8-15 it will last approximately 2 hours. Priced at $10.
HAPPENSTANCE THEATER is an award-winning, professional company committed to devising, producing and touring original, performer-created visual, poetic Theater. With the simplest means – movement, silence, theatrical clown, music, text, physical comedy and beauty – we seek to elevate the moment when the performers and audience meet, to lift the encounter beyond the daily and pedestrian into the realms of dreams, poetry, and art. Meaning is often discovered by happenstance.
www.HappenstanceTheater.com
Registration required, at the Astor box office (11am – 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday). (902) 354-5250 or boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca
Stained glass painting (11-16 years)
2.5 – 3 hours – max 5 participants, $30
Workshops run by Scot Slessor of SAS Glass.
Each participant will make two painted pieces of stained glass and learn about the history of glass and see many examples of stained, fused and casted glass.
History of glass – What is glass made of? Is there natural glass? How do we join glass pieces? What is glass paint? Painting techniques.
Activity: Removal technique – each participant will prepare a piece of glass and remove paint with sticks and brushes to create an image such as their name, flowers, an animal, a building, etc. Participants will learn to lay a base of paint and trace a design onto glass. Each participant will bring or select a design to trace.
Pieces will be fired at SAS Glass and returned the next day to the Astor for participant/parent pickup.
Registration required, at the Astor box office (11am – 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday). (902) 354-5250 or boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca
Workshops are run by Scot Slessor of SAS Glass, Liverpool
Suncatcher and Kiln Carving (11 to 16 years)
3 hours – max. 6
Each participant will make two pieces – one Suncatcher and one coaster/tile and learn about the history of glass and see many examples of stained glass and see many examples of stained, fused and casted glass.
History of glass – what is glass made of? Is there natural glass? How do we join glass pieces? What is kiln carving?
Activity: Cut, grind and foil stained glass pieces and participate in soldering together.
Activity: Cut fire-proof paper into multi-layered maple leaf, animal, or fish…
Both items are fired at SAS Glass and returned to the Astor the next day for pickup by parents or students.
Registration required, at the Astor box office (11am – 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday). (902) 354-5250 or boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca
Workshops are run by Scot Slessor of SAS Glass, Liverpool
Each participant will make two pieces – one Suncatcher and one coaster/tile and learn about the history of glass and see many examples of stained, fused and casted glass.
History of glass – What is glass made of? Is there natural glass? How do we join glass pieces? What is kiln carving?
Activity: Foil two stained glass pieces (others will be pre-foiled) and place into a design and tape together. Soldering will be done by SAS Glass.
Soldering demonstration.
Activity: Trace design on to fire-proof paper, cut fire-proof paper into maple leaf, animal, or fish…
Both items are fired at SAS Glas and returned to the Astor the next day for pickup by students/parents.
Registration required, at the Astor box office (11am – 4pm, Tuesday to Saturday). (902) 354-5250 or boxoffice@astortheatre.ns.ca
Workshops are run by Scot Slessor of SAS Glass, Liverpool
Each student will select pieces of glass to make a fusing design (pieces will be ground in advance so they are not sharp). Participants learn about the history of glass and see many examples of stained, fused and casted glass. They will have the opportunity to cut glass.
History of glass – What is glass made of? Is there natural glass? How do we join glass pieces? What is fusing glass?
Activity: pick out glass pieces to make a design (boat, sun or abstract) and glue pieces in place for fusing.
Pieces will be fused overnight and returned to the Astor for students/parents to pick up the next day.
**April 19th workshop is full! Second workshop added on 18th May**
What better way to celebrate the return of spring than to create a pine needle basket with local artisan Willo Treschow?
The needles used in the workshop are from the Ponderosa Pine found in the interior of British Columbia; a long-needle pine that is stronger than our native Nova Scotian pines.
Join Willo as she shares the pine needle weaving skills she learned during her time in BC.
Let’s celebrate spring and learn the traditional art of pine needle basket weaving!
Registrations open now – $60 per participant – all materials included.
Artist Willo Treschow is excited to lead a Spirit Doll workshop that dives into self-exploration, creative expression, and an inspired community! For thousands of years, people have created and used dolls as sacred objects for healing, transformation, empowerment, and ritual.
In this workshop, we will create our own Spirit Dolls with simple materials and heartfelt purpose in the manner of the figure-makers of every age and culture. We will each set an intention for our doll, and as we construct it, we will make artistic and intuitive choices that result in a cherished possession.
Participants may bring small, meaningful objects to add to their Spirit Doll. The workshop is three hours, so please bring a light refreshment to keep the energy going.
Sign up quickly for this empowering workshop, as places are limited.
$120 per person, all materials provided.
Liz Vitols is a lifelong creator of art. Her experiences living around the globe, and her passion for people and places, are the inspiration for her colourful, playful works that tell a story.
We are proud to present a collection of Liz’s pieces in our gallery for the month of May. We are open Tuesday to Saturday from 11am to 4pm.
Join us for an opening reception on Thursday May 4th from 6-8pm.
**Workshop on May 10th is FULL! But we have added a second on June 14th – register in the box office now**
Needle felting is a fun way to turn wool into 3D objects by poking it with a needle. Join Amber Connolly-Purdy on May 10th (6-8pm) for this two hour beginners workshop, and feel your stress drain away as you create a cute little sheep!
The workshop is open to anyone who is 12 or older, but places are limited so don’t delay.
Register through the box office, Tuesday to Saturday 11am-4pm, (902) 354-5250
$30 per person and all materials are included.
**April 19th workshop is full! Second workshop added on 18th May**
What better way to celebrate the return of spring than to create a pine needle basket with local artisan Willo Treschow?
The needles used in the workshop are from the Ponderosa Pine found in the interior of British Columbia; a long-needle pine that is stronger than our native Nova Scotian pines.
Join Willo as she shares the pine needle weaving skills she learned during her time in BC.
Let’s celebrate spring and learn the traditional art of pine needle basket weaving!
Registrations open now – $60 per participant – all materials included.
