January 2012 newsletter

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I think this is going to be a fun year, maybe that’s what the Mayans were thinking when they set up their calendar? Go for years and years and years, slogging it out, then, bang! Fun. Click on the image above if you’d like to read my latest newsletter. You can subscribe to it by...

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Doyle Street Art in The Chronicle Herald today

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The Chronicle Herald’s Elissa Barnard covered the Doyle Street Art Fair in today’s Arts section. Click here to read the story online (heads up though, links on the Herald’s site only last for about a week before the story disappears). Here’s what she said about me: Mary Ann Archibald is a sensitive portrait painter who captures...

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May I buy some art today please? (how to find Doyle Street Art Fair)

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Hope Blooms

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I was a guest today at a Government of Canada Workplace Charitable Campaign (GCWCC) fundraising luncheon for Hope Blooms, a local charitable and entrepreneurial youth group. The GCWCC recently provided a greenhouse for Hope Blooms so they could extend their community gardening activities throughout the cold months. Canadian Forces Rear Admiral David Gardam presented me with...

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Doyle Street Art Fair continues through to Christmas

Doyle Street Art Fair

We had a great turnout at the reception this week. Thank you to all who attended and widened your art collection with our artists’ work. The art fair on Doyle Street continues through the Christmas season to December 21 so come on in and join us. One of the group’s artists is present every day...

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AGNS Group Show

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November is a busy month for group art show openings, on Wednesday, November 16th from 5 to 8 p.m. our Doyle Street Art Fair group show opening will be in full swing, then turn around and do it again on Thursday evening at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia annual group show. Both will be...

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True Patriot Love Helmet

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William Hall, VC Acrylic on Helmet Tonight, the True Patriot Love Foundation, is holding a fundraising auction. They provided a hemet to paint. I am delighted to have painted William Hall, V.C. on this helmet. A blue background represents William Hall, VC because when he was awarded his Victoria Cross, he displayed it proudly on...

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I just won a trip to SAN FRANCISCO from the Nova Scotia Heart & Stroke Foundation!

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Got a call this morning from Kris Allen, Communications Director with the Nova Scotia Heart and Stroke Foundation here in Halifax. “Good news,” he said. “You’ve won our Walking trip to San Francisco from our Walkabout™ website.” Walkabout™ promotes walking in Nova Scotia and has helpful tips and ideas to get moving more on a...

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