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EDUCATION/CULTURE--SOUND CRAFTSMANSHIP
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The Mary E. Black Gallery of the Nova Scotia Centre for
Craft and Design will open its doors to a new exhibition,
"Sound Craftsmanship: Making More than Music" on Nov. 9. The
exhibition will run through to Jan. 13, 1996.
Curated by Jay Perry, the event will feature Nova Scotia
makers of musical instruments. Instruments on display
exhibition include guitars, mandolins, banjos, violins,
flutes, harp, dulcimer, bagpipes, hurdy-gurdy, various drums
and even a small portative organ. Mr. Perry, in his
research, found more than three dozen people widely
scattered throughout Nova Scotia who were committed to
instrument-making on an ongoing basis. "This display
showcases a wonderfully diverse and talented group of
craftspersons working in a broad spectrum of areas and
media," said Mr. Perry.
In connection with this exhibition a series of informal
noon-hour concerts will be presented at the gallery on
Thursdays at 2:15 - 12:45 p.m. featuring some of the types
of instruments that are on display. The first concert,
however, will be on Tuesday, Nov. 14 and will feature a duet
called "Abendmusik" with Sandra Britten on flute and Shawn
MacLean on guitar. Other concert dates are Nov. 23, Dec. 7,
14, 21 and Jan. 4, 11.
The following individuals are featured in the exhibit:
Christopher Allworth, Halifax; Jeff Anning, Imgramport; Mike
Begin, Halifax; Campbell Calder, Antigonish County; Lawrence
Campbell, Antigonish County; Tom Dorward, Halifax; Douglas
Drdul, Walton; Albert Evers, Moncton; Jon Ferguson, Hants
County; Andrew Kirk, Halifax; Bert Lawrence, Wellington;
Murray Lively, Halifax; Kirk Lohry, Dartmouth; George
Macintosh, Truro; Zane O'Brien, Dartmouth; Peter Payzant,
Waverly; Craig Reiner, Halifax; Bill Sampson, Dartmouth;
Regan Southcott, Halifax; Nicholas Tipney, Black Rock, Kings
County; Otis Tomas, Baddeck; Carol VanFeggelen, Tantallon
and David Wimberly, Head of St. Margaret's Bay.
The Mary E. Black Gallery is open to the public from 9 a.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Saturdays.
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Contact: Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design
902-424-4062
trp Nov. 06, 1995
