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Artist-run-centre in Sackville, New Brunswick, unceded Mi’kma’ki.

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Façade
Facelift
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If you’ve seen us in town, you’ve likely noticed the wooden structure in front of our building! Well, what’s going on? Struts Gallery is undergoing a major facelift.

We are renovating the front-facing wall of Struts Gallery. The first phase includes brick-repointing using heritage methods, restoring the window to the historic Tingley Bros & Duncan storefront look and installing an accessible front door in the iconic yellow that we all know and love.

Why are we renovating? Our engineering consultants Heritage Standing Inc. identified that our front wall was degrading rapidly and in need of immediate intervention to protect and stabilize it. Engineered shoring was installed in June 2026 and permanent repairs begin on September 21, 2026. This phase of work will cost us about $200,000 total.

With news that we were awarded a $50,000 grant from the Government of New Brunswick through the Built Heritage Program, we’ve jumped into action. We are now launching the Façade Facelift Fundraiser, with the goal of raising $20,000 by Dec. 1, to match a $20,000 grant that J.T. Clark Family Foundation has committed to us if we match their funds! So far, we have $5,167 raised.

If you can’t donate, help us find someone who can. We are seeking individuals, foundations, and businesses who can commit $1,000 or more. Send your inquiries to Interim Director Michelle, she would love to chat with you. We are a registered charitable organization that issues tax receipts for any donations over $50.

There are many ways to support us: renew your membership with us or purchase our merchandise. We have new Whess Harman ‘Tenderizer’ tees for sale, we restocked our Struts Allergy hats in periwinkle and mustard & have Natt Cann prints available. This month you can find us at the Sackville Farmer’s Market and we’re hosting a Halloween extravaganza in October – more details coming soon.

We need your support. Please spread the word.

With love and excitement for the long-awaited glow up,
Michelle, Lucas, Angie & the Board of Directors taken in Struts Gallery by @strutsgallery

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Saturday, October 31 | Halloween! | 3–7pm  Come visit our haunted gallery this Halloween! All ages welcomed!
We’re looking for brave volunteers to help us out with this spooky mess so reach out if you’re interested! by @strutsgallery

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I’m back from the first leg of my book release tour to the Maritimes. I’m so incredibly grateful to everyone who hosted me, read alongside me, drove with me, broke bread with me, played pool with me, bought my book, and supported me with kind words or otherwise! What a tremendous honour and privilege to share this poetry space with all of you.

(I wasn’t always great at taking or collecting photos, so if you’re not featured here, please know I appreciated every moment.) by @strutsgallery

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A look back at last night’s workshop.

Part 1 of our Halloween costume-making workshop was a buzzing success! Thanks to everyone who came out! Join us next Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30-8:30pm, for Part 2 with Magali Charron and Laura Stinson! by @strutsgallery

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Saturday, October 31 | Halloween! | 3–7pm  Haunted House Fundraiser
7 Lorne Street, Sackville PWYC ($5 donation recommended)

Come visit our haunted gallery this Halloween! Stop by for a scare, a treat, and some spooky fun.
 We’re also looking for volunteers! Want to help decorate? Be part of the haunted house? Dress up as a scary ghost? Email Angie at admin@strutsgallery.ca by @strutsgallery

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Workshop | Papier-Mâché Mosquito Masks + Willow Mosquito Lanterns 🦟
Tuesday, Oct 6 + Oct 13, 6:30–8:30pm

Join Magali Charron for papier-mâché mosquito mask making and Laura Stinson for willow mosquito lantern making!

Start your creation at the workshop, leave it at Struts, and come back during gallery hours throughout the week to keep working on it.

We’ll also have a costume station set up, so bring your Halloween ideas and make something with us! by @strutsgallery

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We’re happy to welcome Abigail Beck as the 2026-27 Start Gallery Coordinator. Abigail is a Third-Year Fine Arts Student at Mount Allison University. She is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus on printmaking, sculpture, and drawing. Her practice explores intergenerational relationships and home instability, drawing from her interests in psychology, fantasy, and folklore.

You can follow Start Gallery on instagram (@startgallerymta) or email assistant@strutsgallery.ca for info.

As part of our support and mentorship of young and emerging artists in the region, we have been hosting Start Gallery in our facilities for over 25 years. This initiative provides opportunities for hands-on development of professional practices in a juried gallery space designated for and run by Mount Allison Fine Arts students.

This position is supported through Mount Allison Experiential Learning and Magnet Student Work Placement Program. by @strutsgallery

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Awesome fundraising event alert ‼️

Join us for a night of dancing~ all proceeds go to Struts Gallery to support our Façade Facelift Fund!

Empty your pockets and dance the night away with Struts and the stars! Friday night!

Link in bio for tickets! by @strutsgallery

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AD HOC Workshop: Filming with Mirrorless Cameras Saturday, October 3, 1-3pm Free Workshop – Registration Required *Weather Dependent To register, email Lucas at lucas@strutsgallery.ca

In this AD HOC Workshop, Production Manager Lucas Morneau will be teaching participants on filming with our Lumix S5IIX, our most popular camera in our rental house. From interviews to short films, event filming and more, Lucas will show participants how to use and adapt mirrorless cameras for all filming scenarios. Participants will also get the chance to use the camera in Waterfowl Park. by @strutsgallery

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BOOK LAUNCH
“SOME OF US MAY LIVE’ by Leigh Kotsilidis

October 5th, 7pm
STRUTS GALLERY
7 Lorne St, Sackville, NB
@strutsgallery

POETRY READINGS W/:

Freddy Hyun Smith is a poet and performer with work found in season 9 of OPAAT Press, and the Literary Review of Canada. Freddy works at Gaspereau Press, has been walking since 10 months, and was the recipient of the George School Children’s Center Kind Heart Award (2003). @fr_dd_

Laura Watson is an artist and writer living in Sackville, NB, in the Siknikt district of Mi’kma’ki. She acquired her BFA from Mount Allison University in 2015 and is currently Tantramar’s poet laureate. She makes zines, prints, and textile works that combine drawing and poetry. Watson’s work has been exhibited in galleries across Canada as well as published in The Dalhousie Review, Contemporary Verse 2, ARC Poetry, and several anthologies. She also works in book illustration and provided the illustrations for Vikki VanSickle’s ‘The Lightning Circle,’ published by Tundra Books in 2024. @laura.k.watson

Geordie Miller is an Assistant Professor of English and Creative Writing at Mount Allison University. In 2023, he co-founded High Marsh Press. His poems have recently been published in The Fiddlehead and through Opaat Press.

Amber McMillan is the author of four books. Her work has won or been shortlisted for the Montreal International Poetry Prize, the UBC/Penguin Random House Prize for Fiction, the Atlantic Book Awards, the New Brunswick Book Awards and the Fred Cogswell Award for Excellence in Poetry. She lives in New Brunswick on the unsurrendered territory of the Mi’kmaq people. @amber__mcmillan

Leigh Kotsilidis has written two full-length collections of poetry, ‘Hypotheticals’ (2011) and ‘Some of Us May Live’ (2026), both with Coach House Books. Her poems have also appeared in journals and magazines, including The Malahat Review, Prism international, EVENT, The Fiddlehead, Prairie Fire, and Hazlitt, as well as being anthologized in ‘The Best Canadian Poetry in English’ and ‘IV Lounge Nights,’ among others. Kotsilidis lives and works in Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal). @leighkotsy @coachhousebooks by @strutsgallery

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Living is Easy | Theodore Magnus | Out for a walk  Closing Reception | Saturday Sept 19 | 6-8pm  Join us this Saturday in celebrating Out for a Walk by Theo Magnus.

This ongoing project stems from a desire to connect and collaborate with others. Come see the collaborative prints made during the workshop and during Theo’s time here as part of the Living is Easy Members’ Projects.  Living is Easy is an ongoing professional development program for Struts Gallery members to use the gallery for self-directed exploration. This could entail creating work, documenting work, installing an exhibition, hosting workshops, and/or experimenting with process in the studio space. by @strutsgallery

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Tonight, Sept. 15 at 6pm ADT, our Open Studio artist Alex Apostolidis @igaremath closes out their residency with the fourth episode of ‘The Looking Show’: an artist talk or a “Four-ish Act Play on my thought and feelings”.

Alex will be talking about the research they did during their residency, tour their studio, shoot an episode of The Looking Show, deliver a poetry slide performance, and a musical number.

Don’t miss it! All are invited to attend.
You may also live stream from home through the link in our bio. by @strutsgallery

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