The four (4) art galleries are located on the main floor of the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre. Galleries 1 & 2 are located just inside the main entrance, Gallery 3 just beyond the Auxiliary Cafe, and Gallery 4 between the Medical Unit & the Intensive Care Unit - near the Holly Spicer Memorial Garden. The gallery had its official opening in late January 2005 with exhibits being updated every eight weeks. A portion of each art piece sold supports the Equipment Fund of the Cumberland Health Care Foundation. Just as importantly, the gallery provides an opportunity for patients, their families, visitors and staff to enjoy the benefits of visual exploration and stimulation within a health care environment!

All styles of work are welcome at the gallery! Artists are also encouraged to submit abbreviated biographies to be presented with the sale of each piece. Artists that are interested in displaying work are asked to contact the Foundation office at 902 667 5400 ext 6126 or download the following forms:
Art Gallery Submission Form
Artwork Submission Form

A touch of Klass at hospital galleries

AMHERST, NS (August 31, 2010) – The Cumberland Health Care Art Galleries located on the main floor of the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre will be exhibiting the works of photographers George Klass (Malagash), M. F. Gaul (Amherst) and visual artist Donald Boyce (Port Howe/Springhill) for the coming months of September and October.

A resident of Malagash, Klass was originally born in Danbury, England and became a proud Canadian in 1992 after spending a professional career working in Malaysia, Africa and other foreign countries.

At age nine he was taking photographs together with his father and developing them in the kitchen sink. “I vividly remember having to do things in total darkness and later making contact prints by flashing the light on and off,” comments Klass, “and then watching the print appear like magic in the developer”.

Since that time Klass has taken an ardent interest in photography. Starting with monochrome and doing his own developing and printing he then moved to colour slides and now uses the latest technology to pursue this fascinating hobby.
(Shown exhibiting his “Chickadee at my Window” is George Klass).

"It’s been a wonderful first exhibit at the health care galleries”, said Managing Director Joe Gauthier of the Cumberland Health Care Foundation, “we’ve sold quite a few pieces within the first week of showing and have been adding new ones to line up.   People are really quite impressed with the photographic images that have been printed on canvas – the clarity and depth is wonderful.”

Also exhibiting during this time period is Port Howe, visual artist Don Boyce.  His first showing the galleries includes a series of nicely framed acrylics and watercolors both of ‘olden’ year and current day imagery.   Boyce had an avid interest in drawing as a child which eventually translated to acrylics and watercolors during his retirement.

M. F. Gaul completes the current line up with photographic images from across the County including images of local landmarks from Christ Church (Amherst) to Vickery Lake near Oxford.

The Cumberland Health Care Art Gallery has a total of four galleries at the regional hospital with a portion of each sale going to the Foundation’s Hospital Equipment Fund.

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.   For additional information, please visit our website at www.chcfoundation.com.