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Fibre Arts Retreat this fall. Book now!

We are very excited about our Fibre Arts Retreat weekend  planned for this fall at the Historic Queen Anne Inn in Annapolis Royal. The weekend is September 29th to October 1st, 2017

Historic Queen Anne Inn
Historic Queen Anne Inn

We have organized a full weekend with time for working on your projects as well as exploring and learning about the birthplace of Canada.

Included in the weekend is a private guided tour of the Fort Anne Historic Tapestry and a reception at the art gallery for a private viewing of the SOFAAR “O Canada” exhibit. There will be a lovely, catered dinner at the Inn on the Saturday night.

There are 12 rooms only available at the Queen Anne and FIVE of them have already been booked!

We need to fill the Queen Anne by April 15th for the event to go ahead so if you are thinking about coming, we would love to hear from you.

While in Town, you can visit the Historic Gardens, take the famous Graveyard Tour, play a round of golf, stroll the walking trails and immerse yourselves in the history of our region founded in 1605.

We hope you will think about spending a glorious, relaxing weekend with us.

Here is a link to the .pdf file with all the information you need to know about this fibre weekend get-away.

SOFAARFallFibreRetreat.2017

 

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AGM and stash sale a huge success!

Thanks to everyone who braved the bitterly cold winter day to come out to our second annual AGM and our first Fibre stash sale and give-away.

The afternoon was a great success and we thank everyone who participated and helped out.

SOFAAR now boasts 78 members and a new executive (details to follow).

Next event will be our Come Play with Us – fibre open house at the Firehall in Annapolis Royal on April 22nd. Stay tuned for details.

Shoppers at the stash sale and give-away. March 11th, 2017
Shoppers at the stash sale and give-away. March 11th, 2017
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SOFAAR stash sale this Saturday!

A reminder of the Fibre stash sale and give-away this Saturday, March 11th from 2 to 4 pm at Saint-Luke’s Hall in Annapolis Royal.

Our AGM will take place at 1pm followed by this sale.

Refreshments will be served. Bring a project along and spend the afternoon with other fibre enthusiasts.

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Silkscreening workshop: 26 hours May and June

This course will take place in Church Point. The course is offered IN FRENCH.

Screenprinting course by CassandreBoucher.

Www.cassandreboucher.com

Galerie Belliveau, in collaboration with Le Conseil des Arts de La Baie will offer a 26-hour silkscreen course for all levels. No prior knowledge.

Silk-screen printing is a versatile printing technique that uses silk screens to transfer ink to a variety of media. In this course, you will learn the mechanical and photomechanical processes . In addition to practical exercises, each student will realize a personal project during which he / she will acquire a good knowledge of all the stages allowing silkscreen printing. He / she will create his / her matrices by separating his / her image in layers, carry out the transfer of the films on the silk, the preparation of the colors and finally the impression.

At the end of these 26-hour  course, you should be autonomous to realize your own silkscreen images with a comprehensive understanding of the process.

The first 5 one-hour courses will be offered at a distance at the Galerie Le Trécarré , Church Point, on Thursdays May 4, 11 and 18  and June  1 and 8  at 2 pm.

We will complete the course with three teaching days on site with Cassandre Boucher in the art studio of the Conseil des Arts de la Baie, Church Point on June 21st and 23rd from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm.

Registration fee for CAB members: $ 200 (materials included)

Non-member fees: $ 250

Deadline for non-refundable deposit of $ 125: Monday, March 20

Deadline for payment of balance:  April 1

For information and payment: nadinebelliveau1@gmail.com 

We accept check or credit card. 

Again.. this course will take place IN FRENCH.

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AGM and Stash sale next week!

A reminder of SOFAAR’s AGM followed by a fibre stash sale and give-away and stitching afternoon next Saturday, March 11th. beginning at 1 pm.

We’ve been sorting through stash and there are lots of interesting bits to be had from fabric to patterns to fibre to books and buttons and beads!

Hope to see you there at St-Luke’s Parish Hall in Annapolis Royal.

Stash sale starts at 2 pm and is open to the public so please let all your fibre friends know.

Of course, the AGM is open to the public as well and begins at 1pm. We will be electing a new board and will tell you about all the exciting events coming up this year.

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