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Mary Florence MacDonald
Mary Macdonald (September 10, 1984 – July 18, 2017) was a Canadian artist and independent curator based in St. John’s (Newfoundland and Labrador), who left a lasting impact on the arts and cultural community of Atlantic Canada, and advocated for the promotion of emerging artists and cultural workers in the region. Career Mary MacDonald was born in Truro, Nova Scotia. She began her arts career as a university student in the Fine Arts program at Mount Allison University in Sackville, New Brunswick. During this time, MacDonald became involved with Struts Gallery and Faucet Media Arts Centre, a local artist-run-centre dedicated to the promotion of emerging visual arts practices and critically engaged contemporary art. After graduating in 2006, MacDonald participated in the critically acclaimed internship program at the Owens Art Gallery in Sackville, under the tutelage of Director Gemey Kelly. Following this appointment, MacDonald moved to St. John’s in 2008 and began workin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Truro, Nova Scotia
Truro (Mi'kmaq: ''Wagobagitik''; Scottish Gaelic: ''Truru'') is a town in central Nova Scotia, Canada. Truro is the shire town of Colchester County and is located on the south side of the Salmon River floodplain, close to the river's mouth at the eastern end of Cobequid Bay. History The area has been home to the Mi'kmaq people for several centuries. The Mi'kmaq name for the Truro area, "Wagobagitik" means "end of the water's flow". Mi'kmaq people continue to live in the area at the Millbrook and Truro reserves of the Millbrook – We’kopekwitk band. Acadian settlers came to this area in the early 1700s. The Mi'kmaq name for the Truro area was shortened by the settlers to "Cobequid", and the bay to the west of the town is still named Cobequid Bay. By 1727, the settlers had established a small village near the present downtown site of Truro known as "Vil Bois Brule" (Village in the burnt wood). Many Acadians in this region left in the Acadian Exodus which preceded the Expulsi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Gill
Christopher William (Will) Gill (born July 5, 1968) is a Canadians, Canadian Visual arts, visual artist known for his wide-ranging works in sculpture, painting, photography, video and installation art. Biography Born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Gill received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1991 from Mount Allison University, where he studied sculpture and printmaking. In 1997 he moved to St. John's, Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland. "Some of Gill's notable works have drawn upon the Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland landscape. In the 2009 performance ''Cape Spear'', he tossed fibreglass-encased glow sticks off of the easternmost point of North America using a catapult." "The 2009 installation ''Bareneed'' is a replica of a cast-iron bathtub that Gill saw on the bottom of the ocean floor while sea-kayaking near the titular coastal community (the artist himself has noted that the St. John's setting has been key to his art production)." I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
