Press release - African music, opening night and art workshops
It's all happening at the Dieppe Arts and Culture Centre in February!
(Dieppe, February 9, 2024) - The Dieppe Arts and Culture Centre is offering a wide range of activities to enjoy the month of February 2024!
Starting this Thursday, February 15, new exhibitions will be inaugurated at a collective opening open to the public from 5 to 7pm. The artists will be present!
Rencontre africaine in music, featuring Nyna Valès and her guests, takes place on February 20. The evening is part of Black History Month, and is presented in collaboration with the Alliance française de Moncton and the Alliance française de Toronto.
Several art workshops are on the schedule this month. Children, teens and adults of all skill levels are invited to learn the basics of ceramics, multimedia, linocut, drawing, creative felting and sewing. There's no age limit to learn!
New exhibitions add color to the walls of the DACC
Starting this Thursday, February 15, the public will discover the works of Moise Piuze, an artist who defines himself as a DIY researcher, whose works will line the walls of the main gallery. The exhibition « The design of our existences » is a project of assemblages cobbled together from found or donated materials. The artist deals with scars and aging, using a DIY aesthetic as a way of repairing and healing wounds and memories. Moise Piuze lives and works in Quebec.
Artists Denise Violette Michaud (textiles and ceramics), Laura Vautour (acrylics), Diane Tremblay (watercolors) and Anna Rail (contemporary batik) will be exhibiting their work in the open spaces of the DACC.
Artistic and creative workshops
The DACC offers workshops for all tastes and ages! This month's range of workshops includes an introduction to the creative felting technique with Tina Sharapova. It's still possible to sign up for one of the sessions. The workshop is suitable for children aged 10 and over and adults. Instructions will be given in Ukrainian, Russian, Mandarin and English.
Two introductory ceramics workshops with Isabelle Gallant are scheduled, one in the morning and the other in the evening. A few places are still available. Cost includes materials.
The Paint & Sip with Georgette Bourgeois evening on March 8 will focus on Emily Carr and the Acadian Anna Bourque-Bourgeois, a special for International Women's Rights Day. With music playing in the background and a glass of wine in hand, participants experience a singular evening and leave with their own creation. Sessions last 3 hours and no experience is necessary.
For a complete list of workshops, to reserve your place or to register for Paint & Sip evenings, visit centredesartsdieppe.ca or call 506-854-2787.
Rencontres africaines music evening with Nyna Valès
Two cultures will meet on stage in one evening on February 20 for the Rencontre africaine evening: French and Bafia, the Cameroonian language of the Buntu people. French artist Nyna Valès will be accompanied by a group of musicians (Nathalie Carudel, Yann Savel and Simon Nwambeben) and Zal Sissokho on the Kora, a world-renowned musician born in Senegal and based in Montreal.
How to get tickets?
You can visit centredesartsdieppe.ca, call the box office at 506-854-2787 or visit us in person at 331 Acadie Avenue in Dieppe.
About the DACC
The Dieppe Arts and Culture Centre - DACC is a welcoming place that offers an authentic and creative experience of the artistic, cultural and human world. It seeks to encourage creativity and participation in cultural life, while facilitating the sharing of ideas between artists and the region's artistic and cultural institutions.
Art and culture fans can obtain a membership card for just $25 (plus tax), and benefit from a variety of special offers.
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FOR INFORMATION OR INTERVIEWS
Guylaine Cyr
Visual Arts Programming and Development Director
Christian Kit Goguen
Performing arts director
