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April 30 – May 13 Ysabelle Vautour (Fredericton NB) After a career in the mental health and disability support sector, Ysabelle began painting in 2019, deciding to create art every day for a year. Legally blind and inspired by art therapy, she works close-up, focussing on the process and not the finished product. Ysabelle is incredibly active as an artist and disability advocate in the region, exhibiting and speaking regularly throughout New Brunswick. Ysabelle will use the s

Bennie Allain | Member’s Project April 15-23 https://www.itsbennieallain.com/ Bennie will be returning to Sackville to work on a series of drawings and paintings he has produced over a winter of reconnecting with elder family members and friends, and reacquainting himself with the small working-class myths that make a hardscrabble livelihood a little more bearable. Originally from PEI, now based in Dawson City, Yukon, this Mount Allison graduate is on a pop-up studio tour of

April 9th to 23rd, 2022 We are pleased to announce Please Leave the Sand at the Beach, a new exhibition presented by START Gallery. The exhibition is open to the public April 12th to 23rd, Tuesday to Saturday, 10-5. Please Leave the Sand at the Beach draws inspiration from the patterns, figures, and scenes from the artist’s summers spent on the beaches of the East Coast. The paintings and installation re-create a playful environment using both collected and fabricated gear an

Sappyfest Presents The Burning Hell | Jeffrey Lewis | Caged Animals Good Friday, April 15 Doors 7:45pm/Show 8:00pm Free/All Ages Join us for a night of music with The Burning Hell, Jeffrey Lewis, and Caged Animals, presented by Sappyfest. Masks & proof of vaccination required. THE BURNING HELL Based in PEI and Newfoundland, The Burning Hell is led by songwriter Mathias Kom and currently features multi-instrumentalist collaborators Ariel Sharratt and Jake Nicoll. 2022 will see

$15/hr | 35hrs/week | 16 weeks May 2 – Aug 26, 2022 Deadline to Apply: Friday, April 15, 5pm Atlantic Students must apply through the Experience Mount Allison Portal: https://experience.mta.ca/home.htm Struts Gallery is a dynamic artist-run centre presenting a year-round program of exhibitions, artist residencies, workshops, youth programs, and cultural events in Sackville, New Brunswick. Working closely with the Gallery Director and Production Manager, the Open Studio Coordi

Online Screening BLOOD QUANTUM April 20th, 2022 Struts Gallery is excited to present an online screening of Blood Quantum as part of National Canadian Film Day, in partnership with REEL CANADA. This online screening will take place on April 20th, 2022 and e-tickets are free to the public. Stream links are active for 48 hours, so watch the movie on your own time! After registering, you will receive an automated email with a personal link/ticket to watch the film. Films will be

We are pleased to announce that our annual program, Living is Easy, is back for another season of members’ projects. All members in good standing are welcome to apply. During Living is Easy, the selected artists have access to gallery space, staff support and resources on hand at Struts & Faucet. Projects can include ready exhibitions, in progress work, research and production of work, and more. Priority will be given to members who have not recently participated in the progr