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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · 1d

📖 This Sunday at our Make Something Sunday Family Program, we're making Extraordinary Books—26 October, 2:00-4:00 pm

FREE. Drop-in for half an hour or stay for two. No booking required.

Learn more about Make Something Sundays @ owensartgallery.com/owens/make-something-sunday/ 🔗✨

A hand holds an open paper booklet with intricately cut and layered pages. The booklet contains pages in bright orange, purple, blue, and red with various cut-out shapes and punched holes.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · 5d

Step inside Laura K. Watson's whimsical Sackville studio, and get excited to make your own small-scale, one-of-a-kind, handbound books at MAKER MAKER: Wednesday 22 October, 7:00 - 9:00 PM.

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MAKER MAKER: Little Books with Laura K. Watson

MAKER MAKER is a series of seriously small after hours art workshops at the Owens Art Gallery. This short video profiles Maker Mentor Laura K. Watson. MAKER MAKER…

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · 7d

📚 MAKER MAKER: Little Books with Laura K. Watson
Wednesday, 22 October, 7:00–9:00 PM

Get ready for a bookbinding extravaganza with Sackville artist and writer Laura K. Watson at the next MAKER MAKER.

owensartgallery.com/owens/maker-...

Free, and all materials are provided.

A pair of hands holds six small books above a wooden table. Each has a unique cover. The second from the top of the pile is green, featuring a black cat illustration with the words "IN BLOOM." The next is brown with an illustration of a person with their hair in a bun, and has words partially visible. The smallest book, on the top of the pile reads 'To a friend' above a drawing of an acorn and green oak leaf, on brown paper.

Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · 20d

🍁 Is there anything better than the colours of fall?

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Christian McKiel, untitled, n.d. oil on board, 30.3 x 40.6 cm. Gift of Margaret Patricia Eaton ('69). Collection of the Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University.

Trees with red, yellow, orange and green leaves are painted with quick loose brushstrokes.

Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · 27d

⚠️ The Owens will be closed from Monday 29 September through Sunday 19 October as we install the new exhibition Art = Work in all the main floor gallery spaces.

We will resume our normal opening hours on Monday, 20 October and look forward to sharing the new Exhibition Art=Work with you soon after!

Red text on a sign reads "Gallery closed for installation". In the background, out of focus, is a gallery with red walls and many paintings in gold frames. A person walks holding one painting towards a cart.

Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · 29d

🍂 Welcome Autumn!

Autumn invites us to slow down and look closely at how the season is changing around us. Celebrate these changes and everything autumn with the help of these zines from the Owens Teeny Tiny Zine Library.

owensartgallery.com/owens/zine-l...

A hand holds five colourful zines in front of a maple tree with red, orange, yellow and green leaves. The frontmost zine features falling leaves, and a boot splashing in a puddle with the text "step into Autumn".

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Sep 17

The purchase of our Lectus “New York” stools for the Owens and Colville House was made possible through core funding from the Canada Council for the Arts and a special grant from the New Brunswick Department of Tourism, Heritage and Culture (Arts Wellness Component, Strategic Initiatives Fund).

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Sep 17

🪑 Take a seat the next time you visit—we've got new museum stools!

These versatile, lightweight stools provide a flexible seating option allowing you to pause and rest during your visit, linger with a favourite artwork or draw in the galleries.

A group of students sit on black stools in a gallery with framed paintings and works on paper hung salon style against deep red walls. A plaster cast of the Venus de Milo is displayed on a wooden plinth in the corner of the room.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Sep 10

🪡 MAKER MAKER: Mini Banners with Melissa Morris—Wednesday, 17 September, 7–9 pm

Join Sackville artist Melissa Morris to learn some simple stitches and make a mini banner of your own design.

✨ MAKER MAKER is free, and all materials are provided: owensartgallery.com/owens/maker-maker/

A hand holds up a black fabric banner adorned with gold embroidery and fringes. A pair of scissors surrounded by a measuring tape is stitched in shimmering gold thread. The background is a room with shelves upon shelves of DVDs and a couch on the left.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Sep 12

🙌 Make Something Sunday Family Programs return this Fall starting with Hand-Stamped Panels—21 September 2-4 pm

Use our amazing stamp collection to play with pattern and colour!

Make Something Sunday is a FREE monthly program for kids under 12 + their adults.

owensartgallery.com/owens/make-s...

A hand holds a wooden square filled with an array of colourful stamps including geometric shapes, stars, and swirls.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Sep 10

🪡 MAKER MAKER: Mini Banners with Melissa Morris—Wednesday, 17 September, 7–9 pm

Join Sackville artist Melissa Morris to learn some simple stitches and make a mini banner of your own design.

✨ MAKER MAKER is free, and all materials are provided: owensartgallery.com/owens/maker-maker/

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Sep 9

📸: Former Intern Hannah Bridger installing an artwork label circa 2020

Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Sep 9

👋 Internship Opportunity: Work at the Owens as a Community Engagement and Access Assistant

Application Deadline: 21 September 2025
Term: 1 October 2025 to 30 April 2026
Salary: $18.00 per hour, 3-5 hours per week

💥 Full details @ owensartgallery.com/owens/intern...

An adult with blonde hair wearing a black top and jeans places a label on a gallery wall using a red laser level. The artwork is a framed black-and-white photograph of a person walking backwards on a road surrounded by hay fields. There is a marsh barn in the distance.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Sep 2

📸 1: Marjory Rogers Donaldson, Untitled (Interior, Owens Art Gallery), 1946, oil on board, Purchased with funds from the Ruth Lockhart Eisenhauer Art Fund
📸 2&3: Installation views of the Salon Hanging 2025. Photo: Roger J. Smith.

Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Sep 2

The iconic Venus plaster cast, and several of the paintings within Marjory's painting are currently on view again today in the Salon Hanging. How many do can you recognize?

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Sep 2

🍂 Happy first day back to class!

Back in 1946, Marjory Rogers Donaldson painted what a typical class would look like for her. Painting right in the Owens Art Gallery was a common occurrence, allowing students to learn to paint by copying works from the Owens Collection.

Painted in muted colours, two women stand at easels painting in a high-walled gallery. Behind them, a plaster cast of the Venus de Milo is displayed on a plinth.

In a gallery with high ceilings, framed paintings and works on paper are hung salon style against deep red walls. A plaster cast of the Venus de Milo is displayed on a wooden plinth in the corner of the room. In the centre of the room there is a wooden bench.

In a gallery with high ceilings, framed paintings and works on paper are hung salon style against deep red walls. In the centre of the room there is a wooden bench.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Aug 28

🎉 Welcome to all the new students arriving for orientation today!

As you find your way around campus, you're always welcome to drop into the Owens. The friendly student assistants (like Teagan) are ready to answer your questions about exhibitions, internships, and events! + Admission is always free

Teagan stands at the entrance of the Owens Art Gallery smiling and waving. She holds the door open.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Aug 27

📸: Tito Conti (1842–1924), The Proposal, n.d., oil on canvas, 105.5 × 79.5 cm. Collection of the Owens Art Gallery, Mount Allison University.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Aug 27

💍 Taylor and Travis’s proposal? What about Tito Conti's The Proposal?

Currently on view in the Salon Hanging—and maybe even an easter egg for the wedding aesthetic.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Aug 26

1: Alex Colville, Study for Border Collie, 1972, watercolour on card. Collection of the Owens Art Gallery © A.C. Fine Art Inc.
2: Alex Colville, Border Collie, 1972, serigraph on paper, Gift of Alex Colville in memory of his wife Rhoda (Wright) Colville © A.C. Fine Art Inc.

Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Aug 26

Both this study and the final serigraph of Border Collie (1972) are currently on view in Collection Kinships and Departures.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Aug 26

👀 Tell your dog I said hi! It’s #InternationalDogDay

Alex Colville often placed animals at the heart of his work saying ‘Without animals everything is incomplete.’ In Border Collie (1972), a focused collie meets our gaze, ready to work with the flock of sheep in the distance.

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Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Aug 25

🏡 Last chance this summer: Visit Colville House this week!

Colville House is open by appointment each summer in July and August. Inside, you can explore the life and work of Alex Colville, including a recreation of the artist’s studio.

✨ Last day: Friday Aug 29
owensartgallery.com/visit/colvil...

An adult stands looking at two tall shelving units which are filled with a multitude of studio supplies.

Objects and publications are on display in the Colville House. In the centre of the room, an adult looks at a display case holding coins, a record and open books. In front of a window to the right, another visitor sits looking at a pamphlet between two cases displaying books and publications.

Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Aug 21

So glad this is helpful for you Jean! 🙌

Owens Art Gallery @owensartgallery.bsky.social · Aug 21

📚 Have you ever thought about starting your own zine collection? We’ve got just the resource to get you started. Compiled by Theodore Harris (BFA ’27), this new page features a bundle of zines you can download to print your own copies.

owensartgallery.com/owens/start-your-own-zine-library/

A hand holds a bundle of small zines in front of a garden of colourful flowers. The zine in the foreground has a decorative background of green leaves and small red flowers with the text "Self-Care Menu".

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