ALL UPCOMING EVENTS


Festival of Trees
Dec.
3
to Dec. 9

Festival of Trees

From the Festival of Trees planning committee:

Hey there! We've had some people wondering who's behind the Inverness Festival of Trees, so we thought we'd take a moment and introduce ourselves and share our story.
We are family and friends:
Bethany and Dylan Parkhurst
Kevin and Jill Musgrave
Janet Palmer.
For four years, Bethany and I dreamed of re-inventing a favourite holiday event from our hometown in our new home of Inverness.
We snagged a couple of Christmas-loving friends and formed a committee.
With lots of brainstorming, planning, and some disappointments, we finally get to see this event come to life! We are beyond excited about bringing our community together in creating and enjoying some festivities! Our vision is BIG! We’d love to see this grow into a week filled with activities and fun things for all ages!
Hoping for a great first annual Inverness Festival of Trees--and many more to come--with the indispensable help of our wonderful town! It could not happen without all of you ❤️

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A.J. AuCoin: Dare to be Different
Oct.
6
to Nov. 5

A.J. AuCoin: Dare to be Different

A poet first and foremost, AJ AuCoin’s evocative multi-layered paintings on cardboard and canvas are designed to enhance and adorn his sonnets. Growing up with French spoken at home, English in school, and Gaelic gleaned “on the streets” of his largely Scottish hometown, language has always been crucial to AuCoin. Poetry in the form of sonnets began pouring out of AuCoin as a teenager, utilizing all three languages, but he only started painting at the age of 66 after retiring from his job as a “raker man” paving roads. AuCoin’s passion for the natural beauty around him is palpable, noting that he never truly appreciated the exquisite scenery until he began painting it.g

Featuring paintings created with his fingers in lieu of brushes and using a palette of red, white, green, blue and black paint procured from a dollar store, AuCoin’s work often references images from the local newspaper. Remarkable sunsets, however, are so ubiquitous on Cape Breton Island that AuCoin paints them from memory.

An avid harness racing devotee (a form of horse racing in which horses pull a two-wheeled cart), AuCoin never misses a race during the season and the racing slips later make an appearance as the lettering for his poems and text. Using layers of found cardboard to create the structure of his artwork, AuCoin also constructs masterful hanging apparatus for the back, adding both sculptural and practical aspects to his work. Signing his art AJ/AJ, AuCoin explains that the first AJ represents the Id which creates, while the second AJ represents the Ego which achieves.

“Dare to be Different” will also be exhibiting works from members of the Colour Blind Collective, a local artist group who gathered weekly throughout the winter months over several years. Please find names of members of the Colour Blind Collective below:

Virginia McCoy

A.J. AuCoin

Tom Ryan

Terry MacDonald

Dave MacGregor

Colonel MacLellan

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"Assemblages" by Daniel Kazimierski
Aug.
3
to Sep. 3

"Assemblages" by Daniel Kazimierski

Inverness County Centre for the Arts is excited to announce the opening of our first Cabinet Gallery exhibit of the year, titled “Assembleges”.
We are highlighting work by part time Cape Breton resident Daniel Kazimierski, who works with structural compositions, printmaking, photography, and more. The show will run from August 3 - September 3, 2023.

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The Good Brothers
May
14

The Good Brothers

The Good Brothers who won eight Juno awards for Best Country Group and headlined gigs at Massey Hall, Roy Thompson Hall, The National Art Centre and performed countless shows at L.A.'s Universal Amphitheatre with (their mentor) Gordon Lightfoot have gained a worldwide audience over the course of their accomplished career. The Goods' were honoured by being the 2004 inductees into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame as well as two nominations for Country Group and Roots Artist of the year at the Canadian Country Music Awards. They have toured in Europe 40 times, where their loyal legion of fans embrace them time and time again.

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Christmas Plate Painting Workshop w/ Kelsey Watson
Dec.
11

Christmas Plate Painting Workshop w/ Kelsey Watson

Christmas Plate Painting with Kelsey Watson for ages 12 and under.

Dec. 11, from noon - 1:30PM

Tickets are $25 available here - SOLD OUT

Kelsey Watson is a ceramic artist from Inverness.

In Kelsey's Christmas Plate Workshop participants will use a variety of coloured glazes and stamps to decorate a cookie plate for Santa! Finished ceramic plates will be fired in Kelsey's studio and ready for pick up the following week.

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Catherine MacLellan - Holiday Tour
Dec.
2

Catherine MacLellan - Holiday Tour

Catherine MacLellan - Holiday Tour

Friday December 2, 2022

8:00PM, Doors open 7:00PM

Tickets are $40 plus taxes

JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter Catherine MacLellan is bringing her Christmas Show to the Maritimes this year. Sharing beloved classics, self-penned holiday songs and some rare gems, Catherine will be joined on stage by her long-time guitarist Nick Gauthier. 

Catherine says, “I’ve always loved the music of Christmas, and the fun times singing in kitchens with friends and family over a glass of eggnog. That is the energy I’ll be bringing with me, hoping that people sing along and catch some of that holiday spirit!”

Last year, Catherine released her first Christmas album, a self-engineered and self-produced EP, which includes the original single ("Calling You Home (for the Holidays)") and three beloved classics ("In The Bleak Midwinter", "Blue Christmas", and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas").

"I love the coziness of winter, it’s a time for introspection but also a time for gathering around fires and feasts. Christmas shows bring in all of that for me, the balance between joyful silliness and the sacred. It makes me feel like a child again," says Catherine.


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When Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Hidden History of Orangeism in Inverness
Nov.
26
to Jan. 21

When Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Hidden History of Orangeism in Inverness

When Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Hidden History of Orangeism in Inverness exhibition opens November 26

 

NEW EXHIBITION: When Walls Come Tumbling Down

Opening: Saturday, November 26, 2022 from 2:00PM - 5:00PM

Until: Thursday, January 21, 2022

Artist Talk: Monday, November 28, 2022 at 7:00PM, doors at 6:00PM

 

(Inverness NS, Nov. 17, 2022)  The Inverness County Centre for the Arts is pleased to announce When Walls Come Tumbling Down: The Hidden History of Orangeism in Inverness.  An exhibition by Karly Kehoe and Tim Brennan opens on Saturday November 26 at 2:00PM.  

In the summer of 2020, as the Shean Co-op storage building in Inverness was being demolished, a secret room was discovered.  This room housed a hidden history of the Orange Order in Inverness.  A collection of artifacts dating back to 1903 was uncovered which included ceremonial items, membership log books, meeting minutes, sashes, and a Union flag.

This exhibition shares some of these discovered items, including the fourteen-foot archway with the words “In God Is My Trust” written across the top. These artifacts are blended with a dark, intense, series of photographs from Tim Brennan that were produced in response to what was brought to light from behind the walls of the hidden room.

Research for the exhibition was led and completed by Saint Mary’s University professor, Karly Kehoe, and research assistant, Kit Cowper, whose boards at the entrance of the show explain sectarianism and the history of Orangeism, what the Order’s early years in Inverness looked like, and various aspects of its membership such as members’ countries of origin, their church of affiliation, and their occupations between 1903 and 1920. 

  

About Karly Kehoe:

 Karly Kehoe from Margaree Forks, Cape Breton, and is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Atlantic Canada Communities at Saint Mary’s University. Her research considers settler colonialism, Catholicism, and anti-Catholicism in the north Atlantic world. Her most recent book, Empire and Emancipation: Scottish and Irish Catholics at the Atlantic Fringe, was published by the University of Toronto Press in 2022.

 

About Tim Brennan:

 Tim Brennan is from Inverness, Cape Breton. He graduated from high school there and later graduated from NSCAD with a BFA and from York University with an MFA. He began photographing in his early teens and has had exhibits here and there. Some people have bought his pictures and given him grants. He taught photography at NSCAD for more than fifteen years. His first photograph was of a train down at the railway station in Inverness. He stole his mothers’ camera for the shot. He has been looking for that picture ever since.

 

Tim Brennan Statement:

 What drives me to photograph is the desire to see the transformation that occurs and what remains of its effects. The way that light collides with the negative and unequivocally transforms it, just as we transform our landscapes as we exist within our environments. My photographs are the result of such altercations. The emulsion on the negative does not exist in a vacuum; it is corruptible and susceptible to damage. The light travelling through the atmospheric spectrum bends, splits, fades and fogs and is rarely ever seen the same way twice. The Photographs in the Orange Order exhibition are an effort to reflect and invigorate the mystery, energy and aura that these objects evoke today, as well as historically.

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Elves Fair 2022
Nov.
19

Elves Fair 2022

Elves Fair 2022

Saturday, November 19 from 12PM - 4PM

Vendors registration is filled, if you’d like to be placed on a waiting list please email us at info@invernessarts.com

Eligibility

Applications are open to artists, crafts people, authors, bakers/confectioners, etc., who produce handmade art and craft.

  • Handmade means made by the applicant and may include the use of appropriate tools, including modern tools and methods of crafting.

  • We do not accept items that have been purchases elsewhere for resale, even if those items are considered to be made by hand. Our show is designed to promote and assist local artists and craft makers.

  • All merchandise in the Show must be hand‐crafted and offered in finished form. Kits, supplies and resale merchandise is not permitted.

  • MLM and other distributor type products and services are not permitted.


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Matthew Good
Nov.
13

Matthew Good

Matthew Good - solo acoustic
@ Strathspey Place

Opening Act: Carly Thomas

Presented by ICCA / Sponsored by 101.5 The Hawk

TICKETS ON SALE JUNE 29, at noon
$45 General Admission - Available here

Bio

Matthew Good is one of Canada's most recognizable and relevant recording artists. He began his career as the iconic frontman of The Matthew Good Band, one of the most successful Canadian alternative rock bands during the 1990s and early 2000s, earning multi-platinum sales along with numerous awards and nominations.

Since disbanding in 2002, Good has enjoyed a successful solo career. He has released nine studio albums and has toured extensively throughout Canada, the United States, and the UK. His most recent album, Moving Walls, was released in 2020.

With six Juno Award nominations to his credit as a solo artist- and wins for Rock Album of the Year for 2011’s Vancouver and Video of the Year for 2003’s “Weapon” – Good has never been one to shy away from pushing musical boundaries.

Through his music, Good’s defiant spirit anchors his vulnerable, and at times, cinematic outlook on life. Never one to bite his tongue, his hyper-focused outlook on the world, including political and socio-economic issues, has earned him accolades for his thoughtful and deliberate approach.

Live music at ICCA is supported by Canada Heritage

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Pumpkin Painting Party
Oct.
21
to Oct. 22

Pumpkin Painting Party

Come paint miniature pumpkins, listen to Halloween music, and leave with a treat bag! Limited to 12 participants. 

A randomly selected winner will receive a surprise bag, put together by Ivan's Daughters.

There will be two parties held: 

Children under 6 must be accompanied by an adult, parents are welcome to participate with their child of any age. All supplies are included.

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Sketch by Sketch in Cape Breton: Capturing the Fall colours with artist Emma FitzGerald
Oct.
9

Sketch by Sketch in Cape Breton: Capturing the Fall colours with artist Emma FitzGerald

Sketch by Sketch in Cape Breton: Capturing the Fall colours with artist Emma FitzGerald

Posting Point Pleasant by Emma FitzGerald

Sunday October 9, from 10AM - 12PM

Tickets are $50, all levels are welcome

Workshop description:

Sketch by Sketch in Cape Breton: Capturing the Fall colours with artist Emma FitzGerald

Participants will work with pen, not pencil, freeing up inhibitions and learning to draw quickly in a series of shorter exercises. This will be followed by a landscape drawing with watercolour which will ideally be outside, weather permitting. The exercises will encourage us to learn from each other and the hope is participants will leave with a renewed desire to sketch the world around them. All levels are welcome.

Supplies:

  • personal sketchbook

  • waterproof fine tip black pen (I use uniball from Staples)

  • travel watercolour kit

  • 3 watercolour paint brushes; fine, medium and large

    *dress for the weather, bring a folding chair if you like

EMMA FITZGERALD holds a BFA in Visual Art from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Architecture from Dalhousie University. She is the author and illustrator of the Hand Drawn Halifax, Hand Drawn Vancouver and Sketch by Sketch Along Nova Scotia's South Shore. She has illustrated children's books, including EveryBody's Different on EveryBody Street by Sheree Fitch, and A Pocket of Time: The Poetic Childhood of Elizabeth Bishop, by Rita Wilson an IBBY Canada Cleaver Award nominee. This fall she will release Two Crows a counting fable written by Susan Vande Griek. She often teaches workshops to adults and children alike and encourages people to let go of a desire to make things perfect, instead focusing on what they see and feel when drawing. She lives in Lunenburg, NS.




Photo by Scott Munn


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The Town Heroes with Elyse Aeryn - Sunset Series
Sep.
17

The Town Heroes with Elyse Aeryn - Sunset Series

The Town Heroes

- with Elyse Aeryn

Tickets $20 General Admission, $35 VIP

The Town Heroes Bio:

Whether a sweaty rock show or an intimate acoustic environment, The Town Heroes want you to be entertained.

Born and raised in small town Nova Scotia, Mike Ryan and Bruce Gillis have played together for the past 12 years — touring the world, releasing 6 critically acclaimed albums and winning an array of industry awards. Anthemic choruses, danceable arrangements, and tender falsettos highlight their catchy yet thoughtful songs. At heart, a perfect soundtrack for contemplating life with a bounce in your step.

Musically, the band blends their 90’s alt-rock influences with singer-songwriter stylings in the vein of Neil Young or Ryan Adams. On stage they move like intense caricatures – soaked in sweat, pushing every chord, note and beat to the limit.

They released their 6th album “Home” — a concept album about a two week period during the summer of 1999 in Cape Breton — in August, 2021.

It’s a a concept album with the entirety of the storyline taking place over a two week period during a summer in Cape Breton. The 9 songs, told from 3 different perspectives, tell the chronological tale of coming home, youth, summer love, and ultimately lost love. A father — longing for what he left behind — returns to his hometown after moving to San Francisco for work. A young “local” boy falls for his daughter, a short romance ensues, and the romance dies upon her inevitable return home. The album captures the energy and spirit of a youthful summer and coming of age. It’s a soundtrack for the summer, relatable and, most importantly during the current locked down world we live in: FUN.


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June Leaf in Mabou Since 1969
Sep.
3
to Nov. 10

June Leaf in Mabou Since 1969


June Leaf in Mabou Since 1969

Opening: Saturday, September 3, 2022

Until: Thursday, November 10, 2022

Opening reception: Saturday, September 3, 2022 from 3:00pm - 5:00pm

Photo by Emily Falencki

June Leaf in Mabou Since 1969, an exhibition of never before seen works by the Artist June Leaf. 

June Leaf along with her partner Robert Frank moved to Mabou, Nova Scotia in 1969. They bought a house in the Mabou Coal Mines and quickly made it their primary residence. Leaf often speaks to the influence Cape Breton had, and still has on her life and her art practice. Leaf sees the world through people, her work is figuratively based always and it is the people of Cape Breton and the relationships that she built here that forever altered her life’s work.

In this exhibition you will see a selection of drawings chosen from her storage files but the core of the exhibition is of the portraits she made of the people around her. The portraits started as a desire to draw everyone in Mabou who had met Andrea, Robert’s daughter, before she died tragically in a plane crash when she was just 20 years old. Then they turned to portraits of the many people in Cape Breton who became friends and they continue to this day, with the most recent double portrait from July 22, 2022.

The drawings, beginning with the first piece she made in Mabou, First Water Faucet, give insight to the research and process to her extremely proficient career. You will see an early landscape from the Coal Mines which appears again and again in Leaf’s work. You will see a version of Robert Entered the Room, one of which was showed at The Whitney museum in 2016.

The primary study drawings for her well known Glasses sculpture will be on view, as well as many never seen before sculptures. June has been incredibly generous in opening her home and her work in preparation for this exhibition. She has a deep desire to show what Cape Breton has meant to her very prolific and influential career for over fifty years.



ABOUT THE ARTIST

June Leaf (b. Chicago, 1929) lives and works in New York City and Mabou, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. For over seven decades, Leaf has explored the human figure, landscape, and mechanical systems in her narrative drawings and paintings and hand-made, kinetic sculpture.

In her legendary studios, June Leaf works inventively and agilely with a prolific range of material, juxtaposing and layering each composition and often working simultaneously on paper, on canvas, and with metal.

June Leaf’s work has been exhibited and collected worldwide since 1948 when she was invited to participate in that year’s Annual Exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, and the inaugural Exhibition Momentum organized in response to it. Leaf’s work may currently be seen in My Name is Maryan, a solo exhibition dedicated to the 20th century artist at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, curated by Alison Gingeras. Leaf and Maryan formed a friendship in 1958 in Paris where her work influenced his. The exhibition includes loans of Leaf’s work from her personal collection and the Smart Museum of Art in Chicago.

Forthcoming exhibitions include a presentation of Leaf’s work at Frieze Masters, London (October 2022), and June Leaf: New Work at Ortuzar Projects, NYC (November 2022). Leaf’s work will be included in Americans in Paris: Artists Working in Postwar France, 1946—1962 (February 1—July 1, 2024) at the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, co-curated by Debra Bricker Balkan and Lynn Gumpert.

In 2016, Leaf was the subject of a solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Other notable exhibitions include: June Leaf, Museum Tinguely, Basel Switzerland (2003); A Survey of Painting, Sculpture and Works on Paper, 1948-1991, Addison Gallery of American Art (1991); and a retrospective at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (1978).

The artist’s work is held in private collections and permanent public collections including: Addison Gallery of American Art, Phillips Academy at Andover, MA; Art Institute of Chicago, IL; DePaul Art Museum, Chicago, IL; Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, WI; Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, IL; Museum of Modern Art, NY; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington D.C.; Tel Aviv Museum of Art, Israel; University of Southern Illinois at Carbondale, IL; Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; and Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, CT. Leaf is the recipient of prestigious awards including a National Endowment for the Arts Grant (1989), a Fulbright Grant (1958), as well as honorary degrees from DePaul University, IL and the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. For inquiries Contact Andrea Glimcher, Hyphen, at aglimcher@hyphenadvisory.com



ABOUT THE CURATOR



Emily Falencki is an artist who lives and works in North End Halifax and Cape Breton Island. She is the founder and director of 2482 Maynard and The Blue Building Gallery. Raised in New York City, Falencki completed her BFA at NSCAD University and her MFA at the National College of Art in Dublin, Ireland. Grounding her work with a profound commitment to personal narratives and how these relate to a shared experience, Falencki’s artistic practice led her to create a new kind of art space in Halifax, with 2482 Maynard and The Blue Building Gallery.



Falencki has spent much of her life on Cape Breton Island and has been a Member of the Boardof ICCA since August 2020.

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Matt Andersen
Aug.
27

Matt Andersen

Matt Andersen

OPENING: Barn Breagh performing songs from the Veterans for Healing songwriters Camp

Tickets: $50 General | $65 VIP
( 19+ show only )

About Matt Andersen

When Matt Andersen steps on stage, he brings a lifetime of music to every note he plays. His presence is informed by decades of cutting his teeth in dusty clubs, dim-lit bars, and grand theatres all over the world, delivering soulful performances that run the gamut from intimate to wall-shaking. In the studio, he’s always brought the same attention to detail and commitment to craft as he has to his live show, and the result - a multi-faceted and poignant body of work - has led him to amass over 18 million streams on Spotify and 18 million views on YouTube. In addition to headlining major festivals, clubs and theatres throughout North America, Europe and Australia, he has shared the stage and toured with Marcus King, Beth Hart, Marty Stuart, Greg Allman, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Randy Bachman, Jonny Lang, Serena Ryder, and more. Andersen nabbed the 2013 and 2016 European Blues Awards for Best Solo/Acoustic Act, was the first ever Canadian to take home top honours in the solo category at the 2010 International Blues Challenge in Memphis, won the CIMA Road Gold award in 2015, and has won multiple Maple Blues Awards




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Nick Beaton- Comedy
Aug.
26

Nick Beaton- Comedy

NICK BEATON- COMEDY

From a blue-collar background, Nick Beaton cuts through the bullshit of an overly bureaucratic society that takes itself way too seriously. Whether it’s done through his opinionated rants, hard-hitting jokes, or his disarming "every man" personality Nick Beaton is a favourite wherever he performs. He has performed on 4 continents, 7 countries, and over 40 cities. His run at the Edinburgh Festival received glowing five star reviews, from both “Broadway Baby” and “Three Weeks,” the latter of which described him as having, “enviable confidence, timing, and manner of a comedian with decades of experience beyond his years.” Nick wrote for the hit show on CTV, Spun Out staring Dave Foley was a panellist on Match Game and was featured on CBC's The Debaters. He has performed at Montreal’s International Just For Laughs Comedy Festival three times, as well as the Halifax Comedy Festival, the Moncton Comedy Festival, the Sudbury Comedy Festival and the Icebreakers Comedy Festival. He has received numerous accolades for his comedy, including winning the 2007 Just For Laughs Toronto Home-grown Competition, and being nominated for two Canadian Comedy Awards, including one for his comedy special, “Comedy Now!” that aired nationally in Canada.


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Matt Minglewood Band & Myles Goodwyn
Aug.
20

Matt Minglewood Band & Myles Goodwyn

Matt Minglewood Band & Myles Goodwyn

Tickets: $50 General & $65 VIP
(19+ show only)

MATT MINGLEWOOD

Matt Minglewood – genre – Northern Rock with a Canadianna feel, a musical hybrid with one foot steeped in the musical roots of blues & country and the other knee-deep in rock. To quote one fan "We had a blast! A cornucopia of awesomeness " What's in store at a Minglewood Show - tunes from Matt’s latest release 'Fly Like Desperados' , and old classic fan favourites, peppered with songs & stories.

Minglewood, known for his high octane shows will have you enjoying his brand of rock as it should be heard, wrenched from the heart and shot from the hip. For all music fans with a taste for the blues & rock, to witness this band is a feather in your cap. Joining Matt on stage & on his latest release ‘Fly Like Desperados’ is Moon McInnis on drums & vocals, the vivacious and extremely talented Emily Dingwall does the honors on bass and vocals, 19 year old Nick McInnis adds his immense talent on guitar and Jeff Stapleton tickling the keyboards & vocals. The youthfulness in the band has added a fiery spark to their shows. Hope you got the opportunity to catch one of their shows, you won’t be disappointed.

Matt has released 14 recordings and has amassed numerous awards & accolades including two ECMA awards for 2018 ‘Blues Recording of the Year’ and the coveted ‘Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year’ awards. To name but a few of the awards he has amassed throughout his career include: East Coast Music Awards
2018 Fans Choice ‘Entertainer of the Year’
2018 Blues Recording of the Year for ‘Fly Like Desperados’
2008 Blues Recording of the Year for ‘The Story”
2006 Blues Recording of the Year for ‘Live at Last’
Lifetime Achievement Award Maple Blues Awards
2015 Blues with a Feeling Award (Lifetime Achievement)
2013 Entertainer of the Year Award Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
2005 Dutch Mason Blues Award Canadian Country Song of the Year Me & The Boys
1986 Great Canadian Blues Award
CBC Radio Saturday Night with Holger Peterson
Honorary Doctorate from UCB
Two Juno Nominations & Three Gold Records Bestowed with the Queens Jubilee Medal for his contribution to Canadian Music Amsterdam https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZZsrK8u20s

Website – www.mattminglewood.com
Facebook Page
Twitter
Insta
YouTube

MYLES GOODWIN

Myles Goodwyn, singer, guitarist, writer, producer and leader of the multi-Platinum selling rock band April Wine, has shaped and directed the group from its earliest beginnings. April Wine has sold over 10 million recordings worldwide.

Myles Goodwyn’s voice is as distinctive and immediately recognizable as his song writing skills are prolific. Myles and the other members of April Wine were inducted into the Canadian Music Hall Of Fame in 2010.

Goodwyn received the prestigious East Coast Music Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008 and the SOCAN National Achievement Award in 2002. In 2016 he released his memoir named, Just Between You and Me, which became an instant best seller on the Globe and Mail`s Non-Fiction List. His second book, Elvis and Tiger (fiction) was published in 2018 and was also very well received.

The Myles Goodwyn and Friends Of The Blues recording released in 2018, it earned international acclaim and a Juno Nomination for Blues Recording of the Year in 2019. The recording won the ECMA award for Blues Recording of the Year 2019. His follow up blues recording in 2019, Myles Goodwyn and Friends of the Blues2, won the same blues category, in 2020.

Myles continues to record and perform in with April Wine in 2022. He also performs live with his acoustic trio which includes himself, Jim Henman and Bruce Dixon.


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Katie Kehoe - What Keeps You
Aug.
5
to Aug. 27

Katie Kehoe - What Keeps You

Video still - A Month in the Margarees - Katie Kehoe

Katie Kehoe - What Keeps You

August 5 - August 27

Tuesday - Sunday from 12PM - 5PM

Opening Reception - Satuday August 5, from 5PM - 8PM

Artist Statement

What Keeps You is a solo exhibition of artwork by Katie Kehoe featuring new work that includes audio/video projection, installation, animation, and drawings.

Having been raised in the Margarees, when creating work for this exhibition, it was important for Katie that the work reflect the community and her connection to this area. Her want is for people to come to the show and see themselves reflected in the exhibition – to see themselves within the work.

The centerpiece of the exhibition is a video portrait titled, A Month in the Margarees and features recordings of local peoples’ hands at work or engaged in a hobby, as well as video imagery that highlights the natural beauty of the area. Also on view is an interactive installation that engages gallery visitors to reflect on their own connection to the region.

Additionally, the exhibition features a new series of drawings and accompanying animations. Each drawing is composed of hundreds of repetitions of the word “AND” and reveals patterns from which shapes and forms emerge to compose arrangements one might liken to land formations. For Katie, “AND” is a bridge in communication and she reflects on these drawings as a form of expression that conveys the endless possibilities for interaction one can engage in, appreciating that with each interaction there is a difference in what manifests.

Katie is especially grateful to those who welcomed her to record their hands for, A Month in the Margarees; much thanks to Zachary Bennett, Liz Birch, Gerald Buckles, Joe Carew, Matthew Clements, Brian and Maria Coady-Peters, Glen Covey, Pete Covey, Chrissy Crowley, Polly Davis, Ethan Delmore, Therese Doucet, Jon Fitzpatrick, Donna Fortune, Andrew Fraser, Byron Fraser, Aurea Gillis, Cathy Hamilton, Brooks Hart, Dorothy Hart, Elmer Hart, Emilia Hart, John Hart, Wayne Ingraham, Myles Kehoe, Adele LeBlanc, Cecil LeBlanc, Denise LeBlanc, Natalie Leblanc, Pat LeBlanc, Ricky LeBlanc, Shirley Leblanc, Blair McDaniel, Jason, Sarah, Ainsley and Layla McDaniel, Derek MacDonald, Matthew MacKinnon, Nolan MacKinnon, Ryan MacPherson, Tracey Marsh, MJ Menchefski, Jack Miller, Tracey Morrison, Colton Munroe, Collette Murphy, Ann Nesbitt, Mat Noble, Mary, Hugh and Hermione Pemberton, Alexia Phillips, Elon Philips, Anne & Joel Morrell-Robinson, June Saunders, Ken Smith, Kim Tilsley, Terry Timmons, Evan Tompkins, Fay & Keith Tompkins, Julia Tompkins, Buzzy Watkins, The Dancing Goat, Larch Wood, Honey from the Heart, and others who wished to remain anonymous.

About the Artist:

Raised in Cape Breton, NS, Katie is an interdisciplinary artist who works in a variety of media that range from sculpture and socially engaged performance to video and drawing. Her work has been presented across Canada and the US, highlights include: The Hirshhorn Museum (Washington, DC), The Contemporary Museum (Baltimore, MD), Center for Maine Contemporary Art (Rockland, ME), RedLine Contemporary (Denver, CO), and solo exhibitions at VisArts (Rockville, MD), Verso Gallery and Type Books Gallery (Toronto, CAN). Katie holds an MFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore, MD and has taught for five years at Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts as well as at George Mason University, School of Art. This fall Katie will begin a new position as Visiting Assistant Professor at Florida State University, where she will be teaching in the area of sculpture and expanded media.

www.katiekehoe.com | Instagram @Kehoe_K

2022 Exhibitions at Inverness County Centre for the Arts are sponsored by Protocase

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