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44-613: Eastern Edge promotes contemporary art and practices, supporting both established and emerging artists through exhibition opportunities, performances, screenings, panel discussions, and special programming. In addition, the ARC founded HOLD FAST Contemporary Arts Festival; the province's first and longest running festival dedicated to contemporary art. In 2017 Eastern Edge launched Identify: A Celebration of Indigenous Arts and Culture, "to create space for Indigenous voices and expression, bringing together Indigenous arts and culture professionals from

88-533: A Masters in Curatorial Studies at OCAD University in Toronto , graduating in 2012. MacDonald returned to St. John’s to assume the role of executive director at Eastern Edge Gallery, where she worked until 2015. During her time as executive director, MacDonald also contributed to the community of St. John’s through independent projects, and volunteer work (for example, MacDonald was the founder of

132-702: A century, Mount Allison functioned as three distinct, mutually enriching parts: the college proper, the Boys' Academy, and the Ladies College. The corporate name was changed to University of Mount Allison College in 1886. The university's affiliation was transferred to the United Church of Canada following church union in 1925. Original components of the university included: the Mount Allison Wesleyan Academy for Boys (1840–1958),

176-558: A community of higher learning, centred on the undergraduate student and delivered in an intimate and harmonious environment". Mount Allison currently offers bachelor's degrees in arts, science, commerce, fine arts, and music, as well as master's degrees in biology and chemistry and biochemistry, and certificates in bilingualism. A Bachelor's degree in Science, Arts or Commerce with a major in Aviation has been developed in conjunction with

220-632: A dedication in which she stated: "To the communities of Pictou County this project is for you. May it encourage other artists and cultural organizers to be brave in places like yours and for others to listen". Such a statement communicates the heart of Mary MacDonald’s legacy in Atlantic Canada and nationally. Her death of cancer in July 2017 prompted the arts community of St. John’s and Atlantic Canada to reflect on her work, and her efforts to bring contemporary art to rural communities. As stated in

264-599: A local artist-run-centre dedicated to the promotion of emerging visual arts practices and critically engaged contemporary art. After graduating in 2006, MacDonald participated in the critically acclaimed internship program at the Owens Art Gallery in Sackville , under the tutelage of Director Gemey Kelly. Following this appointment, MacDonald moved to St. John’s in 2008 and began working with Eastern Edge Gallery as Assistant Director until 2010. She then pursued

308-851: A membership-based non-profit corporation and was incorporated in 1980 under the New Brunswick Companies Act. Mount Allison University 107726820RR0001 was registered as a charitable organization in Canada on January 1, 1967. The primary areas in which the charity is now carrying on programs to achieve its charitable purposes, ranked according to the percentage of time and resources devoted to each program area follow: The charity carried on charitable programs to further its charitable purpose(s) (as defined in its governing documents) this fiscal period: The school's team name in Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)

352-599: A posthumous article in The Overcast (an alternative newspaper based out of St. John's ), Chad Pelley states that "She was the kind of bright realistic visionary that imparted critical thinking and influence into her community." In the same article, Pelley states "It isn’t even her astounding community impact a lot of us are taking note of and celebrating upon her death. Instead, it’s that light she had in her, that just went out on us all. Whatever that was, it’s something so rare we miss it already." To commemorate her legacy,

396-632: A public forum she co-organized to discuss the cuts titled ART=WORK , a slogan she pioneered. Tshirts with the ART=WORK slogan have since been sold as fundraiser by the non-profit group Visual Artists of Newfoundland and Labrador, in partnership with the Mary MacDonald Foundation, with proceeds meant to support artists in the province. When writing about the W(here) Festival in her OCADU thesis paper, MacDonald included

440-670: A women's institution (later known as the "Ladies College") was opened to complement the boys' academy. In 1858 an act of the New Brunswick Legislature authorized the trustees to establish a degree-conferring institution at Sackville, under the name of the Mount Allison Wesleyan College. In July 1862, the degree-granting Mount Allison College was organized. The first two students, Howard Sprague and Josiah Wood , graduated in May 1863. For nearly

484-481: Is a secular (but United Church-affiliated) primarily undergraduate liberal arts university, with classes beginning in Sackville, New Brunswick , on January 19, 1843. Mount Allison was named after Charles Frederick Allison, in honour of his gift of land and money. Its origins were steeped in the Methodist faith and it was designed to prepare men for the ministry and to supply education for lay members. The university

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528-477: Is a subtle ambiguity in the subtitle of this exhibition. It might mean that ongoing experiments are happening in Newfoundland, have always happened there, or it might mean that experiments are happening to the very thingness that is Newfoundland—or was Newfoundland...Either way, a wilful dreaming is evoked. Newfoundland is a malleable idea, constantly being dreamt and reconfigured. The question also hints at

572-464: Is an independent publication produced weekly. The publication dates from 1872, making it one of the oldest student publications in the country. The campus and community radio station, CHMA 106.9 FM, is owned and operated by the members of Attic Broadcasting Company Ltd., a non-profit organization with its offices on the university campus. The Mount Allison Students' Union (MASU) represents all full- and part-time students at Mount Allison. It operates as

616-673: Is the Mount Allison Mounties . The football team has appeared in the Vanier Cup national college football championship game twice (1984 & 1991). The Mount Allison football team also made playoff appearances in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, and 2014. The team won the 2013 AUS championship, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or in the Uteck Bowl (the national college football semi final) and in 2014, losing to McMaster in

660-692: The Canadian flag , known as the "Maple Leaf". Inspired by the Royal Military College of Canada's flag, Stanley's design was chosen and officially adopted on February 15, 1965, now celebrated as National Flag of Canada Day . American chemist James B. Sumner , who won the 1946 Nobel Prize in Chemistry , taught and performed research at Mount Allison as a teaching fellow from 1910 to 1911. The mission statement of Mount Allison University promotes "the creation and dissemination of knowledge in

704-585: The Mary MacDonald Foundation has been established to support independent curatorial practices. Owens Art Gallery Mount Allison University (also Mount A or MtA ) is a Canadian primarily undergraduate liberal arts university located in Sackville, New Brunswick , founded in 1839. Mount Allison was the first university in the British Empire to award a baccalaureate to a woman ( Grace Annie Lockhart , B.Sc., 1875). It

748-664: The Moncton Flight College . The university's enrollment was 2,288 full-time students plus 91 part-time students in Fall 2021. Mount Allison’s campus is distinguished by its architecture, characterized by the distinctive red and olive sandstone that clads most of the buildings. The more prominent red sandstone was largely quarried in Sackville at the Pickard quarry, which was owned by the university from 1930 until it

792-615: The 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. Mount Allison University was established by the Mount Allison University Act, 1993. Mount Allison University's arms and badge were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on November 15, 2007. Notable professors at Mount Allison include George Stanley , who designed

836-589: The Fine Arts department John Hammond in 1896. It now serves as the President's residence. Several campus buildings were designed by architect Andrew R. Cobb, including the Memorial Library (1926–27; demol. 2011), Flemington Building (1930–31), and Centennial Hall (1883–84, but redesigned by Cobb in 1933 after the original was gutted by fire). The Memorial Library (renamed University Centre in 1970)

880-529: The Ladies' College (1854–1958), and Mount Allison College. Mount Allison College was established in 1862 with degree-granting powers on behalf of the other two. The governance followed the University of Toronto Act of 1906, establishing a bicameral system with a senate managing academic policy and a board of governors overseeing financial policy and holding authority in other areas. The president, appointed by

924-476: The Mitchell Bowl. Mount Allison is also home to a CIS-level women's hockey team, as well as swim, badminton, and soccer teams. Basketball and volleyball teams compete against colleges and other smaller universities. Mount Allison is the winner of the first ever ACAA men's rugby championship in 2007 and remained undefeated through 2010, resulting in four consecutive championships. In both 2008 and 2009,

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968-556: The Mount Allison chapel as one of the most significant buildings in the province, saying, "It is exquisite. It is nearly a perfect building." The chapel is a masterwork of the Ontario-based architecture firm of Brown, Brisley and Brown, who designed numerous new buildings and transformed the site configuration of Mount Allison in the mid- to late-1960s and early 1970s into the landscape it is today. Paramount of their scheme

1012-710: The Ralph Pickard Bell Library, and the Harold Crabtree Building. Other significant buildings are the Owens Art Gallery, the oldest university art gallery in Canada, which opened in 1895, and Hammond House, the only registered National Historic Site in the Town of Sackville. Both were designed by noted Toronto architect Edmund Burke. The Queen Anne Revival-style Hammond House was originally built for Canadian artist and head of

1056-865: The St. John’s based Girls Rock NL, which seeks to empower self-identified girls and female youth with access to the arts and music programming). In 2017, MacDonald was a curator for Flotilla, "the first transnational gathering focusing on nomadic and temporary elements of contemporary artist-run culture in Atlantic Canada", held in Charlottetown, PEI in September 2017. MacDonald received critical acclaim for her curatorial work which considered regionalism, site, and rural art practices. MacDonald's project, W(here) Festival, held in Pictou County, Nova Scotia, completed during her graduate studies at OCADU, considered

1100-429: The board, served as the link between the two bodies and provided institutional leadership.. By 1920, Mount Allison University had three faculties: Arts, Theology, and Engineering. It awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Arts (BA), Bachelor of Science (BSc), Bachelor of Divinity (BD), and Master of Arts . It had 246 male students and 73 female students, as well as 28 academic staff, all male. In 1941, Mount Allison

1144-462: The centre of campus: the President's Cottage of 1857. Noted architectural historian, John Leroux, who is working with visual artist Thaddeus Holownia on a book about the university's architecture, calls the campus "one of the finest in Canada" and says some of the most beautiful buildings built in New Brunswick in the last 100 years are located at Mount Allison. In particular, Leroux names

1188-601: The department of drama, the building features art studios, a large atrium, and the 100-seat Motyer-Fancy Theatre. Designed by the internationally honoured Canadian architecture firm Zeidler Partnership, it was featured in Canadian Architect magazine in March 2015. Social life at Mount Allison tends to focus on extracurricular activities: there are 140 clubs and societies and over 30 varsity, club, and intramural sports teams. Mount Allison's campus paper, The Argosy ,

1232-435: The fanciful, mildly surreal aesthetic throughout the exhibit. MacDonald and the five artists, Will Gill , Jason Wells, Jerry Ropson, Michael Flaherty and Philippa Jones , are intent on exploring a new Newfoundland." MacDonald also contributed to a number of arts magazines including Visual Art News , Cuss (editor), C Magazine , and The Overcast . MacDonald campaigned against cuts to arts funding and spoke out about

1276-516: The festival, MacDonald said: "On a curatorial level, I argue that art practices and engagements in rural places teach us how to re-examine the familiar, re-imagine place and make change on a more human-scale. Projects tend to take a long time to develop here and their legacy felt long after. Unlike cities where 20 cultural products come and go almost on a daily basis, here change can be profound, slow and incredibly meaningful. In addition, projects out "here" can often be over looked, ephemeral. But indeed,

1320-513: The importance and creative potential for curating within rural communities. As explained by MacDonald, the W(here) Festival occurred over five days and "included three visiting artist projects by Marlene Creates , Sheilah Wilson and Site Media Inc, four works by local artists drawn from a call for submissions by Susan Sellers, Raina McDonald, Sharon Nowlan, Linda Little and Sheree Fitch, seven presentations by additional local artists and one musical performance by Al Tuck". In an essay to accompany

1364-585: The men's and women's Mounties remained undefeated throughout the regular season and became ACAA champions. The university women's hockey team plays at the Tantramar Civic Centre . Mount Allison faculty are represented by the Mount Allison Faculty Association, and the staff by CUPE 3433 and CUPE 2338. Mount Allison had a three-week long faculty strike in early 2014. Students sought a refund for tuition following

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1408-583: The old divide between city and country is a tired one. Instead, the projects, stories and actions of the W(here) Festival suggest new simultaneous territories and methodologies that are rich and complex." In 2016, her project Land of Mirrors was presented at Eastern Edge Gallery , and featured the work of Michael Flaherty, Will Gill , Philippa Jones , Jerry Ropson, and Jason Wells. As explained by author Lisa Moore in Canadian Art: "There

1452-626: The role of Executive Director between 2012 and 2015. To continue the legacy of MacDonald, Eastern Edge helps to facilitate initiatives of the Mary MacDonald Foundation , which supports independent curatorial initiatives. In 2019 Eastern Edge established EE Studios, a space dedicated to artist residencies and community events. In 2020 they established the first International Atlantic Artist Residency Program with Artlink Ltd in Donegal, Ireland. Exhibitions in Eastern Edge's main space have presented

1496-413: The theatre, film, literature, visual, culinary and textile art communities of Newfoundland and Labrador while giving time and space to reinforce their history and current experience." Eastern Edge Gallery is also the home of the rOGUE Gallery, which supports projects by artists who have a connection to Newfoundland and Labrador. An influential director of Eastern Edge was Mary Florence MacDonald , who held

1540-697: The university's annual Remembrance Day service. The Wallace McCain Student Centre, originally constructed as a men's residence (Trueman House) in 1945 and designed by Halifax architect C.A. Fowler, was gutted and repurposed in 2008, keeping the exterior form and stone walls intact. The newest building on campus is the Purdy Crawford Centre for the Arts, which opened in 2014. Housing the Pierre Lassonde School of Fine Arts and

1584-455: The value of artists' work and societal contributions throughout her professional career, such as publishing a list of artists who had left Newfoundland and Labrador in The Overcast newspaper, saying "this province lacks vision and the ability to retain young professionals." She spoke out against the Newfoundland and Labrador 2013 budget cuts that led to staffing losses at the St. John's-based museum and gallery The Rooms . That campaign included

1628-571: The work of Michelle MacKinnon , Meagan Musseau , Logan MacDonald , Emily Jan , Marcia Huyer , Bushra Junaid , Jane Walker , Vivian Ross-Smith , Heather Goodchild , Naomi Yasui , Jordan Bennett , April White , Emily Hayes , Ashley Hemmings , D'Arcy Wilson , Emily Clark , Bethany Mckenzie , Catherine Moret , Faune Ybarra and Ursula Johnson . 47°33′52″N 52°42′20″W  /  47.564496°N 52.705652°W  / 47.564496; -52.705652 Mary Florence MacDonald Mary Macdonald (September 10, 1984 – July 18, 2017)

1672-653: Was a Canadian artist and independent curator based in St. John’s ( Newfoundland and Labrador ), who left a lasting impact on the arts and cultural community of Atlantic Canada , and advocated for the promotion of emerging artists and cultural workers in the region. Mary MacDonald was born in Truro , Nova Scotia . She began her arts career as a university student in the Fine Arts program at Mount Allison University in Sackville , New Brunswick . During this time, MacDonald became involved with Struts Gallery and Faucet Media Arts Centre,

1716-482: Was also the first university in Canada to grant a bachelor of arts to a woman ( Harriet Starr Stewart in 1882). Graduates of Mount Allison have been awarded a total of 57 Rhodes Scholarships , the highest per capita of any university in the Commonwealth of Nations . Mount Allison traces its roots to 1839 when a Sackville merchant proposed the creation of a school of elementary and higher learning. The university

1760-512: Was chartered on April 14, 1849. In June 1839, Charles Allison was encouraged by Wesleyan Methodist minister Rev. John Bass Strong that a school of elementary and higher learning be built. Allison offered to purchase a site in Sackville to erect a suitable building for an academy and to contribute operating funds of £100 a year for 10 years. This offer was accepted and the Wesleyan Academy for boys subsequently opened in 1843. In 1854,

1804-658: Was constructed in the Tudor-inspired Gothic Revival style. The library also included a set of plaques, now located on the ground floor atrium of the Wallace McCain Student Centre, which are listed in the Canadian Forces' National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials – No. 13002-004. The plaques list the names of Allisonians who died at war. Every year since 1927, the names of each of the fallen are read aloud during

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1848-481: Was sold to the Town of Sackville in 2022. In most cases, the present campus is much newer than the age of the institution, which was founded in the mid-19th century. At that time, the original Mount Allison buildings were wooden clapboarded structures all painted white. Succumbing to fires or demolition, these earlier buildings have been replaced with brick or stone structures, although a unique and significant instance of early Mount Allison wooden architecture survives at

1892-724: Was the creation of the central courtyard with the chapel as a focus at one end, and the Library's gateway colonnade overlooking the town and Convocation Hall at the other. Among the other Brown, Brisley and Brown buildings completed at Mount Allison between 1964 and 1980 are: the Gairdner Fine Arts Building, the Marjorie Young Bell Conservatory of Music, the Barclay Chemistry Building, Edwards House, Thornton House,

1936-806: Was the first university in Canada to offer a Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) degree in visual arts, however the teaching of art at Mount Allison can be traced back to the opening of the Women's Academy in 1854. The closure of the School for Girls in 1946 and the Boy's Academy in 1953 provided space for Mount Allison University's expansion. In 1958, construction and building acquisitions eased overcrowding. The university reaffirmed its focus on high-quality undergraduate liberal arts education and existing professional programs, opting not to pursue new professional or post-graduate courses. The policy of university education initiated in

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