Avon River Heritage Society
  • About
    • Avon River Heritage Society
    • Artifacts & Archives
    • The Avon River
    • Meet the People in our Neighbourhood >
      • Dawn Allen, August 21st, 2020
      • Sara Beanlands, July 22nd, 2021
      • Carolyn Connors, July 30th, 2020
      • Carolyn Connors, July 21st, 2021
      • Louis Countinho, August 13th, 2020
      • Sean Countinho, January 13th, 2021
      • Eva Evans, July 24th, 2020
      • Elizabeth Ferguson, July 27th, 2020
      • Nicholas Hughes, August 6th, 2020
      • Olwynn Hughes, August 11th, 2020
      • Kim Lake, January 18th & 21st, 2021
      • Trudy Lake, March 13th, 2022
      • Raymond Parker, August 12th, 2020
      • Raymond Parker, July 7th, 2021
      • Zacchary Paul, August 21st, 2021
      • Tacha Reed, August 27th, 2020
      • Allen Shaw, January 18th, 2021
      • Carolyn vanGurp, July 16th, 2020
      • Abraham Zebian, August 24th, 2020
    • Avondale Walking Tour
    • Fundraising
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  • History
    • Natural History >
      • Highest Tides in the World
      • Tidal Bore
      • Avon Peninsula Ecology
      • Birds of the Avon
      • Marine and Freshwater Species of the Avon
      • Karst Environment
      • Gypsum
      • Avon Peninsula Watershed Preservation Society >
        • Avon Peninsula Watershed Preservation Society, Interview with President, Raymond Parker
    • Mi'kmaq >
      • Mi'kmaq Birch Bark Canoes
      • Mi'kmaq of the Avon River >
        • Treaty Truckhouse 2 & Zacchary Paul
    • The Coming of the Europeans
    • The North American Colonies
    • Acadians >
      • Pisiquit
      • Acadians of the Avon River
      • Village Thibodeau (Poplar Grove)
      • Acadian Families After Expulsion
    • New England Planters >
      • New England Planters in Avondale >
        • Genealogy
        • James and Lydia Mosher
    • Loyalists
    • African Nova Scotians
    • Local Home Histories >
      • 28 Chip Hill Road
      • 51 Avondale Road
      • 38 Avondale Road: The Clifford Mosher House
      • 58 Avondale Road
      • 60 Avondale Cross Road
      • 71 Avondale Road: The John A. Harvie House
      • 354 Belmont Road: The Yellow House
      • 603 Belmont Road: Wallace Point
      • 801 Avondale Road
      • The Acadia House
      • The Avondale Church
      • The Avondale Parsonage
      • The Church Farm
      • The Fred Robart House
      • The Henry Lyon House
      • The House Across From The Church
      • The John E.F. Mosher House
      • The Knowles Homestead
      • The Mounce Mansions >
        • Captain George R. Mounce House
        • The Thomas A. Mounce House (Honeymoon House) >
          • Interior of the Honeymoon House
      • The Mrs. Dunham Hotel
      • The Old Newton Mosher House
      • The Old Stone House >
        • The Mystery of the Fieldstone House
      • The Roley Mosher House
      • The W.H. Mosher House
    • The Avondale School
    • Avondale Wharf & The Landing
    • The Avon Spirit
    • Golden Age of Sail >
      • The Rise and Fall of the Golden Age of Sail in Newport
      • The Mosher Shipyards
      • Sailing Ships, Sugar, and Salt
      • Vessels of the Avon River
      • Shipbuilding Process
      • Shipbuilding Tools
      • Ship Directories
      • Kings Wharf
      • The Hamburg >
        • Obituary Capt. Andrew B. Coldwell
        • The Hamburg and Alice Coalfleet’s Diary
      • Captain George Richard Mounce Sr
      • Annie Armstrong Mounce Correspondence 1875-1892
      • Captain Daniel William Dexter & The Emma Payzant >
        • Captain Daniel William Dexter and Family, Interview with Debbie Siler, July 21st, 2021
        • Diary of Sarah Dexter, 1892-1893
      • The Rotundus
    • Community Orchard
    • Edmund McCarthy
  • Arts & Culture
    • The Great Little Art Show >
      • Great Little Art Show 2021 - Artists
      • Great Little Art Show 2021 - Artwork
      • Great Little Art Show 2022 - Artists
      • Great Little Art Show 2022 - Artwork
      • Great Little Art Show 2023
    • Artists Landing Art Gallery
    • Open Studio at the Museum
    • Full Circle Festival >
      • Sofa Sundays
      • Solstice Market
    • Avondale Wharf Day
    • Honey Harvest Festival
    • Yoga with Linda McLean
  • Events Calendar
  • Planters Sea Chest Gift Shop
  • Lydia & Sally Cafe
  • Rentals
  • Volunteer and Employment Opportunities
    • Grounds and Maintenance Volunteer
    • New Horizons for Seniors
  • How to find us!

Open Studio at the Museum

Hosted in partnership with the Avon River Arts Society in the Artists Landing gallery and the Lydia and Sally café, both located in the Avon River Heritage Museum, these weekly drop-in sessions for artists and hobbyists are held every Thursday between 2 and 5, May through October.

Arrive with a project, join in the conversation and let the majestic Avon River be your inspiration!

Everyone is welcome, no fee to participate.


Artists in Residence - Summer & Fall 2023

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A regular participant of Open Studio since 2014, over the last 5 years much of Tacha Reed's paintings, fibre art and installation pieces have been exploring the Avon River, the species that exist within the muddy water of the estuary, and the changes to the local environment caused by man and ongoing development.

In June of 2019 Tacha installed Spirit Salmon (Ghost Salmon) along Simpson's Creek, which runs along the length of the museum, flowing into the Avon River. In 2020 she began expanding on the series to include representations of all of the Spawning Fish of the Avon River, which she will complete this summer during her residency.



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Last fall we welcomed singer, writer and yogi, Linda McLean, who hosted a series of yoga and free writing classes in the art gallery. She completed the series with a preview of Lyrics & Letters, a performance and book launch she’ll begin touring nationally this fall.

​This summer Linda McLean joins visual artist Tacha Reed on Thursday afternoons as our Artists in Residence, where she'll be further developing her Lyrics & Letters project before taking it on tour.

Later this fall the Tacha and Linda will join forces for the project Song of the Frost Fish, developing a performance and children's book, which aims to educate and create an understanding of what is under the surface of the Avon River, and the historic and ecological significance of this spawning area for all sizes of creatures. A gentle reminder that this breeding ground is a part of the web of the entire planet.


​​Currently in the Avon region there has been much discussion regarding the twinning of Highway 101 along the Windsor Causeway and how to resolve some of the environmental issues that were created by the initial construction 55 years ago, and most recently with the flooding of the former lake, aborting a newly forming ecosystem and blocking fish passage. 

The lack of proper fish passage over the last 5 decades has greatly restricted migration for spawning fish, especially the endangered wild Inner Bay of Fundy Salmon. This blockage has led to a massive build-up of silt throughout the Avon River, exacerbating erosion along the shoreline of the Avon and the other rivers that feed into it, like the St. Croix and Kennetcook.

​Once completed Song of the Frost Fish will be a multidisciplinary experience that combines visuals, storytelling and music to connect audiences to the adventuring foxes and deepen community awareness of our effect on the lands and waters that we share with all the elements. 

By following the story of the two young foxes on a journey to discover the source of a curious sound in the distance, by seeing the world through their eyes, and by hearing the sounds and singing the songs that rise from the soul of the land, children and their guardians will learn that we are all together and equally dependent on this beautiful region we share.

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Hebdomadaire studio,  jeudi 2pm-5pm, mai à octobre.
 
Recevait par le Société Artistique Avon river dans leur Artists Landing Studio place à l’Avon River Heritage Museum en Newport Landing, proche à Avondale.
 
Arrivez avec un projet et joindre la conversation!
 
Quand les sièges nous permettent les participants souvent s’installent dans la Lydia et Sally Café, permettant la majestueuse Rivière Avon de servir comme inspiration.       
 
Toutes bienvenues, pas de prix de participation.
Avon River Heritage Society Museum, 17 Belmont Road, Avondale/Newport Landing, Hants County, Nova Scotia, B0N 2A0
Email us at infoavonriver@gmail.com
Telephone us, May through October, at (902) 757-1718