Artists Directory: Annapolis Valley

 

Dance

 

No ArtsSmarts Nova Scotia dance artists registered in this area.

 

Music

 

Eric Allen (Annapolis) is a jazz pianist with a recently released CD who teaches, composes and performs. He has extensive experience in schools organizing musicals and projects which combine music, art and dance and has been Music Director for Festival Antigonish Children's Theater.

Theatre / Literary


Sophie Bérubé (Wolfville) writer, actress and bilingual teacher shares her passion for fiction and the symbiotic relationship it can have with history and especially the Acadian experience. Students practice spoken and written French language skills in performance pieces they create.

Martine Jacquot (Waterville) mjacquot@glinx.com 538-3668 had given many workshops with schools, universities and writers' groups and can relate to most aspects of writing: short story, novel, poetry and journalism. She has many tricks to trigger the imagination and the psychology behind discovering oneself and others.

Mark Oakley (Wolfville) is a versatile graphic novelist, known for his enthusiastic approach to graphic and comic creativity. He has experience in delivering workshops and presentations for children and is involved in a nation-wide literacy forum incorporating graphics and reading for young people.

Video / New Media

 

Kimberley Smith (Canning) is a multi media artist who has worked with the Alexander Society, Irondale Ensemble, Neptune Theatre School and has extensive experience in education for special needs children.  He sees video as "a natural extension of written language" and a rich form to create and document school news, culture, drama and comedy.

Visual Arts

 

Robert Hainstock (Centreville) is a painter/mixed media artist who specializes in printmaking techniques and has years of experience as an instructor. He is also an experienced reporter, an award winning journalist and a photographer with a special interest in rural architecture.

Marlene Joudry (Mt. Uniacke) ravensquills@yahoo.ca designs, prepares and produces native arts and crafts and employs a unique style of porcupine quill work and quill jewelry as taught by native elders in the traditional style.

Judith Leidl (Wolfville) has experience drawing and painting in a variety of mediums and also uses various printmaking and sculptural techniques to create her art. She has exhibited her art nationally and internationally and enjoys working in a public school setting.

Twila Robar-DeCoste (Aylesford) draws her inspiration from nature, creating realistic images in watercolour, pen and ink, and acrylic. She has illustrated numerous books, has extensive experience working with students of all ages and a special interest in art/biology integration.

Sharon Trueman (Bear River) uses art to assist teachers in meeting their teaching goals while bringing students to an awareness of how art enriches life and learning. She is familiar with various paint/ drawing techniques and has a background in art therapy and computer animation.