Exhibitions & Events
2024 Schedule
Gallery Hours
Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 5pm June - December
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CHESTER VILLAGE CHRISTMAS
Saturday November 30 & Sunday December 1, 2024 noon - 5pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: Adam McNamara - AMAZING Wood Sculptures
POP UP SHOW!
END OF 2024 SEASON
Wednesday June 19, 2024
2024 SEASON OPENING
Open Wednesday - Sunday 11am - 5pm
June - December
Thursday June 20, 2024 5pm - 7pm
OPENING RECEPTION
Meet our 2024 Artists
Friday June 21 - Sunday June 23, 2024 11am - 5pm
CHESTER GARDEN CLUB CELEBRATING 85 YEARS
Exhibit and Sale in the new ART STUDIO
Tuesday July 9, 2024 6pm - 8pm
PICNIC IN THE PARK - LORDLY PARK
Check www.chester.ca for Event Cancellations
Kevin’s Gypsy Minstrels is sponsored by the Captain’s House Gallery
Sunday July 21, 2024 3pm - 5pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: RUG HOOKER LORETTA MANNING
Loretta will bring her hooking table to the gallery and demonstrate techniques and answer questions about her work.
Saturday July 27, 2024 2:30pm - 4:30pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: MOSAIC ARTIST REGINA COUPAR
Regina, who trained in Italy using techniques and tools unchanged since the year 300, will demonstrate cutting stone for her mosaics. The artist's expressive Raku fired ceramic series, Woman as Vessel and Ancient Greek goddesses, are also exhibited in the gallery.
Saturday August 3, 2024 2:30pm - 4:30pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: CERAMIC ARTIST ALEX McCURDY
Although Alex makes playful pieces such as her beach glass bowls which contain fused beach glass, she is known for her one of a kind woven porcelain boxes. The artist will explain the techniques of these complex pieces and the concept behind them.
Saturday August 10, 2024 2pm - 4pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: DESIGNER LIVIA DAVIS
Livia's bags, both stylish and strong, are remade from sails. Her clothing designs were on show at Paris Fashion Week 2023. Livia will explain why she chose to recycle sails in her designs.
Saturday August 24, 2024 2pm - 4pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: CERAMIC ARTIST MARLA BENTON
Marla will demonstrate clay methods she uses when building her interactive ceramic vessels. Her designs challenge expectations and make you smile.
May - August, 2024
SUMMER ART WORKSHOPS in the new ART STUDIO
Contact the CHESTER ART CENTRE 902-275-5789
or, visit their website: http://www.chesterartcentre.ca
September 4,5,6 2024 - SOLD OUT
FALL WORKSHOP - FALL, FIELD OR FOREST
BOTANICAL ART WORKSHOP in the new ART STUDIO
Margaret Best
Saturday September 7, 2024 2pm - 4pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: PORTRAIT PAINTER SUE HOWARD
Sue will clarify the symbolism contained in her non-traditional portraits, which often speak of the hidden strength of women. Through layering and erasing, she paints a visual biography of the subject.
September 11,12,13 2024 - SOLD OUT
FALL WORKSHOP - FALL, FIELD OR FOREST
BOTANICAL ART WORKSHOP in the new ART STUDIO
Margaret Best
Saturday September 14, 2024 2pm - 4pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: NATURE PAINTER SUE WESTBY
While working as an entomology illustrator, Sue had a parallel-career as fine art painter. The artist will paint in the gallery and share how nature inspires her high realism paintings.
Saturday September 21, 2024 2pm - 4pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: APPLIQUÉ OCEAN SCAPE ARTIST DEB WILLMAN
Deb’s Chester studio brings her full circle. After retirement from an engineering department, she pivoted her drafting skills from machinery to textile coastlines. Meet the artist in the gallery for a Q&A about how she has fused appliqué with her love of the village where she grew up.
Saturday September 21, 2024 2pm - 4pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: APPLIQUÉ OCEAN SCAPE ARTIST DEB WILLMAN
Deb’s Chester studio brings her full circle. After retirement from an engineering department, she pivoted her drafting skills from machinery to textile coastlines. Meet the artist in the gallery for a Q&A about how she has fused appliqué with her love of the village where she grew up.
Saturday October 5, 2024 2pm - 4pm
ARTIST IN HOUSE: NATURE PAINTER MARY MOREY
Mary’s oil painting studio in a former school, has an old world feel. Filled to the brim with her lusciously painted figures, animals and nature; the subjects she holds dear. Mary will be painting in the gallery and would love to meet you.
Sunday October 20, 2024 2pm - 4pm
GWEN DUECK ABSTRACT PAINTER
Gwen’s studio is wallpapered with her paintings, which feels like walking into her mind. Gwen will be painting in the gallery. Her bold and beautiful abstracts will sweep you up. Visit and have a chat with Gwen.
Sunday October 20, 2024 2pm - 4pm
BOTANICAL ARTIST MARGARET BEST
Botanical art is described as science meets art. That is not enough for Margaret, internationally exhibited botanical artist, teacher, and art instructional author. As she works closely on the fine details of a plant, she becomes totally absorbed in its unique personality, thus transforming the work from science to art.
Sunday October 27, 2024 3pm - 5pm
SEA, LAND, SKY - BARB O’NEIL
Barb and her family homestead on a big sky piece of land in New Ross. The artist’s oil painted skies are full of movement and power, whether over land or sea. Wind scuttled clouds, changing light shifts ocean colours below, and shadows deepen across the land. Barb’s paintings are innately Nova Scotian.
Sunday November 3, 2024 1:30pm - 3:30pm
ABSTRACT CONNECTIONS - PAULETTE MELANSON
Pre-determined themes or titles limit Paulette’s creative relationship with her abstract work. The artist unconsciously experiments with the medium for extended periods of time until themes emerge. Paulette’s current direction is to create works that impart messages of joy, optimism and hope during this time of climate change and war.