Long Winter Night Annual Members Exhibition
Sunday, November 2nd, 2025
Opening Receptions for Long Winter Nights 2pm
Show continues until December 31st, 2025
The Bread Gallery, 7778 HWY 14, Brooklyn/Newport
Opening Receptions for Long Winter Nights 2pm
Show continues until December 31st, 2025
The Bread Gallery, 7778 HWY 14, Brooklyn/Newport
Volunteer Opportunity!
The Avon River Arts Society is looking to fill the position of Exhibition Coordinator for our annual members only art showcase, Long Winter Nights, held annually throughout November and December at the Bread Gallery in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia.
This is a rewarding position, facilitating and being the liaison between artists and community, partnering with The Bread Gallery, while organizing an exhibition to delight viewers. This exhibition has been organized in the past by Tacha Reed, and recently by Cara Sawka for the past three years, who will both do their best to provide support to aid the transition.
If you are seeking enriching community volunteer experience and enjoy visual art, please apply to avonriverarts@gmail.com with a letter of interest. We will continue to receive applications until the position is filled.
Exhibition Coordinator, Long Winter Nights
General Duties
- Maintain correspondence with members and potential members leading up to and during the exhibition
- Promote artist participation throughout the summer season; via email, postering and social media
- Create a call for winter/seasonal themed artwork to be used for promotion of the exhibition
- Arrange to receive and return artwork before and after the exhibition
- Hang the artwork with the aid of fellow society members, create and place tags, create biography/artist's statement booklet for display in the gallery
- Organize and host the reception with the aid of fellow society members (catering, music, flowers)
- Manage social media campaign leading up to the opening and daily throughout the duration of the exhibition, scheduling posts that featuring a different artist's biography/statement daily, followed by individual artworks on a rotation
- Organize gallery sittings with participating artists (Saturdays 10am-12pm throughout November and December); promote in advance via social media, coordinating with Bread Gallery management for cross promotion
Members of our team are available to aid with graphic design, signage and print advertising.
This is a rewarding position, facilitating and being the liaison between artists and community, partnering with The Bread Gallery, while organizing an exhibition to delight viewers. This exhibition has been organized in the past by Tacha Reed, and recently by Cara Sawka for the past three years, who will both do their best to provide support to aid the transition.
If you are seeking enriching community volunteer experience and enjoy visual art, please apply to avonriverarts@gmail.com with a letter of interest. We will continue to receive applications until the position is filled.
Exhibition Coordinator, Long Winter Nights
General Duties
- Maintain correspondence with members and potential members leading up to and during the exhibition
- Promote artist participation throughout the summer season; via email, postering and social media
- Create a call for winter/seasonal themed artwork to be used for promotion of the exhibition
- Arrange to receive and return artwork before and after the exhibition
- Hang the artwork with the aid of fellow society members, create and place tags, create biography/artist's statement booklet for display in the gallery
- Organize and host the reception with the aid of fellow society members (catering, music, flowers)
- Manage social media campaign leading up to the opening and daily throughout the duration of the exhibition, scheduling posts that featuring a different artist's biography/statement daily, followed by individual artworks on a rotation
- Organize gallery sittings with participating artists (Saturdays 10am-12pm throughout November and December); promote in advance via social media, coordinating with Bread Gallery management for cross promotion
Members of our team are available to aid with graphic design, signage and print advertising.
