Art Projects
There is always something new to see at the Concrete House
SCULPTURE RESTORATION
This month, the outdoor sculptures at the Charles Macdonald House are undergoing restoration by concrete artist Eileen Boyd.
Eileen will be working onsite throughout January as an artist-in-residence in the Hazelwood Gallery. She will be restoring the all of concrete animals and several planters. Once completed, the sculptures will be displayed in the Hazelwood Gallery until spring, when they will be returned to their permanent outdoor locations.
We encourage you to stop by, peek through the gallery windows, and watch the restoration progress unfold! To learn more about Eileen and her work, visit her website at eileenboyd.com.
APPLE OBSCURA
a seasonal interactive sculpture on the grounds of the Museum.
by Onya Hogan-Finlay
Visitors are invited to peer through the suspended inflatable apple-shaped camera obscura to experience an upside down view of their surroundings. This artwork reframes colonial pathways of settlement in Mi'kma'ki / Nova Scotia and will feature a mended ash splint basket with living grapevines ascending the 18' tapered spruce ladder - an embodiment of the recent agricultural shifts from orchards to vineyards in the Annapolis Valley. The sculpture is part of Onya's ongoing creative research for Apples & Oranges: Unearthing the Roots of Introduced Fruit to North America.
Details can be found on the artist's website. Apple Obscura was co-designed with Pneuhaus and was made in collaboration and consultation with Earl Smith and Carolyn Landry. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Arts Nova Scotia, Lunenburg Foundation for the Arts, and in-kind donations from Noggins Corner Farm and Atlantex Creative Works.
Other art installations you will find in Charlie's yard.
