Art Gallery & Workshop

6235 Highway 354, Kennetcook, Nova Scotia

902 362-2061

2008 Events

for full 2008 schedule click on Events...

- May 28 to June 8 - Group Show - Opening Friday May 30

- June 11 to June 22 - Nova Scotia Wood Turners Guild

- June 28 & 29 - Festival of Colours - photos

- June 25 to July 6 - 'Heroes of Hants' - photos

- July 9 to July 27 - Guenter Burr Solo Show - photos

- July 9 to July 20 - 84th Regiment Artifacts Display - photos

- July 30 to August 17 - Andrew Fisher Solo Show - photos

- August 20 to August 31 - Kelly Morehouse Solo Show

Our Working Group of Nova Scotia artists:

The village of Kennetcook is nestled among green, wooded slopes along the bank of the Kennetcook River in Hants County, Nova Scotia.  The picturesque village proudly maintains its "small town" sensibilities, but is nonetheless a forward looking community, with many development projects underway.  One is the creation of an Art Gallery (opened summer 2006), encompassing several rooms in the old Kennetcook hotel, a charming Heritage building with crisp white clapboards, bright red roof and full length veranda.

The Gallery

When choosing a name for a new art gallery, the Working Group had to look no further than one of names given to the area by the original inhabitants, the MicMac.  "In Mi'kmaq, Kennetcook means The Place Near and Far", explains group member Don Moore.  "Some of our contributing artists such as myself, live in the area, while others hail from further off.  And, of course," Don adds with a smile, "We hope to attract visitors from near and far as well!"

The Place Near and Far Art Gallery and Workshop is a project of the Kennetcook Society for Economic and Environmental Development, a non profit organization since 2006.

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The Gallery entrance in the Old Kennetcook Hotel

2008 - This year our student grant recipient is local Melissa Peters from Upper Rawdon.  She will be your Gallery Guide all through the summer, and then will be starting at NSAC in the fall.

The Kennetcook Society for Economic and Environmental Development (KSEED),  believes arts and culture are vital to the growth of the community in many ways.  The Art Gallery and Workshop are located in the former Kennetcook Hotel, one of several heritage buildings still in use in the Kennetcook village centre.

Kennetcook is a growing community and is preparing for the future.  Area residents..."believe arts and culture are central to our community's economic and social development." The art gallery space has been donated by a local business whose owners share the vision.

Hanging Youth Competition entries upstairs...

 The Gallery is located in the "Old Kennetcook Hotel" (a designated Heritage Building), one of several historic buildings still in use in the village center.  Displays of local youth art, meetings & other events periodically overflow to other rooms upstairs.  Artists joined with KSEED member Don Moore, a national award winning wood turner, to form a Working Group for the purpose of developing and operating the art gallery. 

Member of Parliment for Hants Scott Brison

and local MLA John MacDonell tour the

"Heroes of Hants" Exhibition - showing in

the Lower Gallery June 25 to July 6, '08

Visitors enjoy a sampling of work by Sandra MacDonald's students, both children and adults, on display in the Upper Gallery, June 25 to June 29, '08