Openings

Danica Olders: In my dream, you were a dark black circle. A multidisciplinary artist interested in the space between people or the distance from a person to their connected walls/objects, Montreal artist Danica Olders reflects on the ownership that is felt of said spaces and the interactive energy possessed by them. Christopher Griffin: Old Souls In December 2023, the artist created 7 elephant snow sculptures along Passamaquoddy Bay he’s back with an exhibition of paintings, continuing to focus on visual communication and birds, fish and animal motifs.

CLASS of 2024: Art by Charlotte County Students The annual group exhibition of work by students who participate in Sunbury Shores programs that take place in elementary and high schools and at the Centre, including for example, Afterschool Art and C.L.A.S.S.

Deanna Musgrave: Water Witness The theme of celebrating and exploring water and weather has dominated the Saint John-based artist’s work for nearly 20 years. This new body of work uses a channelled language to give a voice to water, the sea, and the sky. When giving a voice to water, the artist highlights that water is a consciousness, thus bringing into question how we treat it and environmental concerns around it. This language is meant to be transpersonal so that it will connect with anyone and engage them with a unique message for each viewer. Mimi Lucas: The weather was important. In this series of artworks, the Saint John artist’s ultimate painting goals are to compose happy, yet serious and ambiguous work. This exhibition consists of small- and large-scale paintings that consider how our environment significantly controls our lives. With the current prevailing tendency toward extreme weather, our world has experienced diverse displays of excess rain and flooding, wildfires, hurricanes, and rising temperatures. Lucas’ paintings evoke rather than describe. They are presented in an abstracted landscape that is more a personal narrative than a perceived truth.

Flora: Ralph Simpson, Caoife Garvey, Claire Bridge, Heather McCaig, David Eeles, Judy Blake and Alexa Jaffurs Seven award-winning artists from New Brunswick and Nova Scotia working in diverse disciplines create artistic connections in their work by addressing one theme - that of nature and plants in wood, iron, plant fibre, clay, glass, textiles, and fine metals.  Flora illustrates the social and artistic connections between the artists, their inspiration, and their collective reverence of the natural world.   The View from Here Felicia Norris Bartlett: Felicia Norris Bartlett paints in oil with most of her work representing open spaces and idyllic landscapes. Her signature style mixes detailed clouds and skies with a touch of whimsy. The rugged cliffs of Fundy, picturesque lighthouses dotting the coastline, and the ever-changing moods of Passamaquoddy Bay and the Atlantic Ocean are all presented in delicate and serene paintings. Theresa MacKnight: In this new work, Theresa MacKnight has created drawings and paintings of the interior of Sunbury Shores in a direct response to the Centre from the point of view of an artist, and longtime user of the studio areas. Theresa approaches her work in acrylic from many perspectives, always with consideration, thoughtfulness, and an openness to […]

Thaddeus Holownia: of a feather In memory of his late partner, Gay Hansen, well-known and highly respected photographer Thaddeus Holownia has created a body of work celebrating beauty in the natural world through bird plumage. Gay’s long professional career in the Biology Department at Mount Allison University included amassing a collection of study skins, mounted birds, nests and eggs that reflect her love of ornithology. From this collection, Holownia has put together a photographic print tribute. After a long and distinguished career as Professor and Department Head at Mount A, Holownia is continuing his work as an artist. He has participated in many solo and group exhibitions in Canada and internationally and he has received many grants and awards. His work has been part of numerous collaborations, bookwork and portfolios and is in many public and private collections.   Brigitte Clavette: Vessel forms and other Curiosities A personal selection of sterling silver, bronze and copper objects created by acclaimed artist Brigitte Clavette during the past 44 years, and part of her private collection. Along with more recent work, this singular exhibition of hollowware metal objects provides a glimpse of the award-winning artist’s innate creativity, curiosity, and excellence as an outstanding contemporary metalsmith. […]

Celebrating 60 Years + 60+ Artists This milestone exhibition is a celebration of sixty years of creative inspiration, artistic excellence, and cultural diversity. Sunbury Shores has been a meeting place for professional and emerging artists, and for art and nature lovers of all ages. In this singular exhibition, sixty plus artists present their explorations and discoveries achieved while working and exhibiting at Sunbury Shores. Join us as we celebrate an exceptional community treasure and the artists and creators who have defined and enriched it.

Jennifer Long: Mended Leaves Canadian artist Jennifer Long has established an arts practice that addresses the complex role of women’s experiences, with its disproportionate responsibility for unpaid care work, how care is given and its impact to those involved. Mended Leaves is a photographic series that references the impact of the Covid pandemic on caring for others, and the subsequent process of repair and renewal. Through large-scale images of hybrid botanicals which the artist created, she considers quiet moments and rituals of everyday life. Based in Toronto, Jennifer has participated in several residencies and contributed to scholarly presentations and panels, and received numerous grants; her work is in private and public collections in Canada and abroad.   Nat Cann: Commorant Commorant is New Brunswick artist Natt Cann's collection of housing centric artworks detailing a longing for hearth and home through printmaking methods, repetition, and the contrast between idealized narratives and factual outlooks.

Art in Mind The fifth annual exhibition organized by Sunbury Shores with the support of the Canadian Mental Health Association of New Brunswick, that highlights the work of Charlotte County artists and makers who address mental wellness through creativity.

Deck the Walls Sunbury Shores’ annual holiday celebration of local artists, artisans and craftspeople who present their artwork and creations in many different mediums, including painting, drawing, ceramics, woodwork, metalwork, jewelry, knitting, weaving and much more.