Welcome to the Grand Manan Art Gallery's 2026 Season
May 31st to September 12th
Our first exhibition of 2026 (May 31 to June 19) will feature work by students at the Grand Manan Community School. We want to encourage young artists, and for this show the entire Gallery will be filled with amazing student art.
Photographer David Ogilvie and portrait artist Debb Ferris Bates will share the Main Gallery for our second show that opens on June 21. Debb had a solo show with us in 2019, and she is really excited about returning to the Gallery this summer. David will be exhibiting some of his favourite photographs. Pam Hills had a great show with us last summer, and she has some very interesting new work that she is anxious to exhibit. We will welcome Saint John artist Susan Wall who is new to our Gallery.
The Summertime Dream Show that opens on July 12 will replace the Island Art Show and the Square Foot Show. This new group show will feature a wide variety of work by both Island and mainland artists.
The fourth exhibit of the season (August 2 to 21) will feature work by Moncton artist Alyssa Martin who will be exhibiting images of wild spaces in the Fundy region that are far removed from most people’s experiences. This show will also include work by Carol Forbes. Carole is a professional artist and instructor who had a solo exhibit with us in 2017, and we are very pleased to welcome her back to the Gallery. And there will be something new in this exhibition, viz., the Grand Manan Rug Hookers will be showing a spectacular display of hooked rugs.
The final show of the season (August 24 to September 12) will include a series of animal portraits by Carolyn Klotz-Mosher, a multi-talented artist from Kingston, NB. Janice Bellew’s painting in the 2025 Square Foot show was the most popular piece in the exhibit, and we are pleased that she will have a solo show with us this summer. Fred Harrison had a very successful exhibit with us last season, and we are pleased to welcome him back for another show. Our final show of the season will also include work by Svitlana Goncharova, a Ukrainian-Canadian watercolour artist and instructor currently based in Saint John, NB.
We do not receive operational funding from any level of government. We appreciate the continuing support of our regular members, and we are always pleased to welcome new members. The membership fees are $30.00 for an individual, and $50 for a couple or family. You can renew your membership or become a new member by sending a cheque payable to the Grand Manan Art Gallery, to Treasurer, Grand Manan Art Gallery, 10 Marathon Lane, Grand Manan, E5G 3A3, or by e-transfer to gmag2121@gmail.com.
