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I KNOW A PLACE: Annapolis Royal Driving along the highway, there’s plenty of natural scenery to take in, but there’s also some new public art on offer to motorists travelling across the Valley floor. Annapolis Royal has a new community ID sign and it is the result of a collaboration between two local artists: designer Steve Slipp commissioned the original artwork from Ron Lightburn. “I created an acrylic painting that provided the basis for the vector art that Steve used to complete the design” explains Ron. “Some colours were changed for the sign, which was manufactured with vinyl adhered to…
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What’s Growing at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens – Hands-on Learning By Melanie Priesnitz Conservation Horticulturist While many Acadia students spent the last four months away from Wolfville seeking new experiences through travel or summer jobs abroad, some students decided to broaden their horizons by getting to know their own campus. Samantha Durno (BSc BIO ENVS 2017) and Rebecca Dodge (BSc BIO ENVS 2019) worked as Native Plant Conservationists and Interpreters and discovered how rewarding getting to know what’s happening in your own backyard can be. Before spending their summer working at the Botanical Gardens, the students had only a…
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Opening the Vaults: Acadia University Art Gallery: Working in an Art Gallery, A Student’s Perspective By Alexandra Pulchny, Collections and Outreach Assistant, Acadia University Art Gallery When I applied to work at the Acadia University Art Gallery in August of 2016, I was under the impression I knew a lot about art – I worked in a museum for two years, during which time I learned how to handle and document artifacts, I had several favourite internationally-known artists, and could tell the difference between oil, watercolor, acrylic, and pencil works. When I started my job in September, however, I realized…
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What’s Growing at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens – Spruce from Near and Afar By Melanie Priesnitz, Conservation Horticulturist As beautiful as the Norway Spruce Forest in Acadia’s Woodland Trails appears to be, biologically it’s not as beautiful as it could be.  It lacks the diversity that is essential to a balanced and healthy environment. Norway spruce (picea abies) is native to Europe and is listed as an invasive species in many regions outside of its range. Norway spruce is a dominant species that grows rapidly in its early years, growing as much as three feet per year for the…
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