This summer - relax, enjoy, and discover!

Leisure Learning

Enjoy courses all summer – even at the beach!

Create your ideal décor by learning the basics of upholstery with An Introduction to Upholstery, Aug. 17-18. Become familiar with the key fabrics, materials and tools to use. End the class with your own custom upholstered (simple) chair. Voilà!
 

Whether you’ve finished a draft or you’re still writing, learn How to Edit Your Own Novel in a dynamic six-hour online workshop, Aug. 24-25. If you plan to self-publish or take the traditional route, here’s an opportunity to ensure readers keep turning the pages! Leave the workshop with a comprehensive list of print and online resources that will help you edit your own novel. Write on!
 

Experience the joy of learning a new language with Leisure Learning’s one-on-one online language courses. One-on-one classes are unique and tailored to your personal language level (oral or written skills) and schedule. Whether you’re a beginner or looking to perfect existing language skills, these courses are for you!

Register today. Whatever your interests, there’s a Leisure Learning course for you.
 

Enjoy early bird discounts for fall courses

Register two weeks ahead for any Leisure Learning course and receive a 15% discount*.

*Discount does not apply to French or One-on-One language courses.
 

Interested in teaching? Got some course ideas?

Become a Leisure Learning instructor (especially for French classes). We're always looking for new instructors and course ideas. We'd love to hear from you!
 

UNB Design Works

Join us this August - spaces still available

Lots of fantastic camps await kids aged 6 to 12. Have fun, make friends, and be creative!
 

• Experience something new with Secret Art Agents | Ages 6-10 camp, Aug. 12-16
• Love to eat? Try Dine Around the World | Ages 6-10, Aug. 12-16
• Get moving in Shake it Up! Dance Camp | Ages 6-10, Aug. 12-16
   

• Travel to another galaxy with Star Wars | Ages 6-10, Aug. 19-23
• Let your imagination soar in Graphic Novels and Comic Books | Ages 6-10, Aug. 26-30
• Journey to a Fantasy World | Ages 8-12, Aug. 26-30

Your child’s safety is paramount. All camps are taught by talented instructors, plus all camp staff receive first aid training and have vulnerable sector checks. Register NOW.
 

Come visit our booth

Drop by our booth on Thursdays at the Garrison Night Market from 4:30 p.m. until 9 p.m. There’s an exciting new activity each week.
 

UNB Art Centre

Into the Blue: Remembering Brigid Toole Grant

August is your last chance to view the poignant exhibition Into the Blue: Remembering Brigid Toole Grant, which closes Friday, Aug. 30. The exhibit is a tribute to the beloved artist, activist and humanitarian who passed away last year.

Into the Blue: Remembering Brigid Toole Grant is a labour of love by her daughter Hannah Grant, who along with curator Roslyn Rosenfeld, assembled a collection of acrylics, watercolours, prints and drawings from friends, family and the UNB Permanent Collection. It tells the story of a talented and insightful artist, who found inspiration in the people and the land she called home.
 

From the UNB Collection

Catherine Hale, UNB Observatory, c. 1950s
Charcoal and pastel on paper
34.5 x 49 cm

This early drawing by senior New Brunswick artist Catherine Hale depicts the Brydone Jack Observatory on the UNB campus. Catherine Hale’s long relationship with the UNB Art Centre dates back to the 1940s when she took classes with Fritz Brandtner and later with Lucy Jarvis. In those days the UNB Art Centre was located in the Brydone Jack Observatory, rescued from ruin by UNB Art Centre founders Pegi Nicol MacLeod and Lucy Jarvis.

Known more for her textiles and assemblages, Hale is a forerunner of an emergent generation of feminist artists interested in the politics of women’s work and the reclamation of the domestic arts. Yet, this small drawing shows an early ability for observational drawing and indicates the strength of her growing artistic vision.

The University of New Brunswick has the largest collection of works by Catherine Hale, though her work can be found in the collections of the Beaverbrook Art Gallery, The New Brunswick Museum, the Confederation Centre for the Arts in Charlottetown, as well as the New Brunswick Art Bank. This work was donated by the artist to the UNB Permanent Collection in 2017.
 

Upcoming exhibition

Avian Cyborgs - Terry Graff

The UNB Art Centre is pleased to be the final presenter of artist Terry Graff's Avian Cyborgs exhibition, Sept. 20 – Dec. 6. These hybridized harbingers are the proverbial canaries in the coal mine, inviting us to think deeply about the nature of our world, the creatures that belong to it, and the technology that we use to enhance or destroy it.

The UNB Art Centre (506-453-4623) is located at Memorial Hall, 9 Bailey Drive, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton. The galleries are open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays and during special events. Admission is free to members of the public.
 

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