Art Gallery & Workshop

6235 Highway 354, Kennetcook, Nova Scotia

902 362-2061

2007 Events:

December 14 – Christmas at the Gallery - Artists'  demos, silent auction, hourly draws for artwork.

October 12 - start of six weeks of Oil Painting Classes - Artist/Teacher Sandra MacDonald will be offering two three-week sessions at the Place Near & Far - click for more details...

(Main Gallery - Closed for Season - September 1st, 2007 - open for special occasions...)

Events earlier this year...

Summer - Colors Near & Far Festival - artist demos around town plus Art Auctions at the Gallery during the 84th Regiment Annual Homecoming Celebrations - Canada Day Weekend, June 30 to July 2, 2007 - Click for more photos...

Spring - Our 2007 season kicked off with in-school demonstrations in April & May, a new themed show by our Working Group Artists - "Awakenings" also started in May, followed by rotating shows by the Working Group and invited Guest Artists - click here to learn all the details...

Season Opening - Wednesday May 30, 2007

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.

The Gallery entrance in the Old Kennetcook Hotel

2007 - This year our student grant recipient was local Felicia Wile, serving as your Gallery Guide all summer before entering Kingstec in the fall to study Culinary Arts.

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. 

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The "Working Group at work" in the meeting room

above the main Gallery space.