August 1, 2007 - Media Release

Series of local artists bring works to hospital gallery

AMHERST, NS (August 1st, 2007) – The Cumberland Health Care Art Gallery located on the main floor of the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre is currently exhibiting the works of five artists: Shirley Barnes, Diane Fralich, Anne Crowell, Harvey Dobson, and Joanne Chilton. A mixture of mediums between watercolor, acrylic, oils and photography are now on now displayed across the four galleries on the main level.

“We’re extremely pleased to have the support of local artists and other artists who were originally from the County,” states Managing Director Joe Gauthier “the diversity of the mediums, framing, and topics helps to illustrate that everyone can visualize a different piece of the County’s landscapes or within a broader geographic terrain.”

Both Crowell and Barne’s work are fairly well-known within the community for their work in watercolors. A sample of Crowell’s work entitled “Herbie” is shown to the right.

The following is a listing of gallery exhibits:
Harvey Dobson, artist – Galleries 1 and 2
Anne Crowell, artist – Gallery 1
Shirley Barnes, artist – Gallery 1
Joanne Chilton, photography – Gallery 3 and 4

“It’s a unique kind of art gallery,” continued Gauthier, “a person can come see local works, take a walk in the Holly Spicer Healing Garden, enjoy a cup of coffee or tea from the Café and even do a little shopping at the Auxiliary gift shop while visiting a family member or friend at the hospital”.

Harvey Dobson has the largest collection of works currently on display featuring landscapes, waterfowl, and deer with some unique hand made frames in both Galleries 1 and 2 – shown to the left is “Tundra Trumpeters”.

A portion of the sale of each piece is donated to the Cumberland Health Care Foundation and the Cumberland Health Care Auxiliary which is utilized for the purchase of new and updated medical equipment for the regional acute care cente – the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre.

The Cumberland Health Care Foundation is a registered Canadian not-for-profit charity dedicated to enhancing the provision of a high standard of health care within Cumberland County by raising funds and supporting new and improved services, programs, equipment and facilities. Its “Growing Care” campaign, which is currently underway, seeks to raise $1.6 million for a fully equipped third operating room and upgrading diagnostic equipment at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre. For additional information, please visit our website at www.chcfoundation.com.