Hooper Studios Gallery

Hooper Studios Gallery over the years, has represented many amazing local visual artists and craftspeople (pottery, jewelry, woodworking, fibre art and more) with changing shows May to December.

The gallery is the space in which Kathy’s husband John Hooper, carved his sculptures. He designed the building and with much help from family and friends built it. John worked on many of his major pieces after the studio was built. The bronze of Terry Fox, (in Ottawa, on Parliament Hill) the “Flying in.” for Toronto and many others. It was always interesting to go there with huge pieces of Mahogany lying around being laminated together, tools being sharpened and the smell of oil and glue. He was such a brilliant man with such an imagination and sense always, of who he was and what he wanted to do. It is a lovely space with good natural lighting and windows that overlook the beautiful valley of the Kennebecasis river. After John’s death in 2006 it remained empty and a rather sad space for the next few years and then in 2009 after some renovations we opened it as a gallery.

We are changing things up this year! We are stepping back and taking some breathing room. Sue wants to get back to her own art making and continue her focus with study and teaching Eden Energy wellness, art and creativity. Kathy too wants to have more time in her beloved garden and her studio. Sue and Kathy and friends, will continue to show and sell their work through the Gallery. Hooper Studios Gallery will be open by chance or appointment starting late April. We have decided that The Gallery will not be open every Saturday through the spring, summer, fall season as it has been. We will open at the studio for a spring session, May-June and a fall session, October-November with some classes and workshops happening in Art and Energy Wellness. Sue will be offering the children kids art and nature camps in the summer.

Tandi Hooper-Clark and I Live With Art

Need Art in your home or place of business? Feeling like you cannot afford to have good art but would like to support local artists? Not sure whether the piece will work for you? Would you like to try out different mediums of art?

Tandi is the youngest daughter of Kathy and John Hooper and sister to Sue and founder of Handworks Gallery in Saint John in 1992. Tandi ran the gallery, with business partner Kate Kerr, until 2002. Tandi’s new business venture, I Live with Art, is an on-line art rental and sales gallery featuring the work of local artists. Renting art allows you to have beautiful, New Brunswick art on your walls!

For more information contact Tandi @ 640-0205 or email:ilivewithart@gmail.com

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Testimonials

Actually, it surpassed my expectations. Not only did we learn about lots of great ideas to take back to school, we also got to experiment with everything (making it more meaningful, fun, and memorable). Great day.. great experience. You are wonderful. Great location. Well organized, The day zoomed by!

Angela Prosser

Actually, it surpassed my expectations. Not only did we learn about lots of great ideas to take back to school, we also got to experiment with everything (making it more meaningful, fun, and memorable). Great day.. great experience. You are wonderful. Great location. Well organized, The day zoomed by!

Angela Prosser

Awesome session...best PD in a long time. Great coffee. Great vibe.

John Pottle

Bravo Darren! You were a great and gentle teacher. Excellent atmosphere! A skill not easily perfected but certainly enjoyable to attempt. I can see why one gets "hooked". Very relaxing....

Shova Dhar

Darren - Thanks, great carving class! Learned a lot about the tools, layout and carving technique. The course provides a great start

Bruce Matson

Darren - Thanks, great carving class! Learned a lot about the tools, layout and carving technique. The course provides a great start

Bruce Matson

Darren was a humorous, helpful and highly talented teacher. The workshop was great fun. Heck,he even shared his lunch. Awesome. I would have liked another 5 days.

Catherine Harrop

Everything about this place has been the best thing I've been to in a while! From the projects to the people ..it has all been great!

Phil Hutchings

had a great time and learned a lot and I hope to use the experience as much as I can in the future. Thank you very much.

Bob Van der Laan

It was an enjoyable 6 class. Lots was learned. Each night was filled with laughter, fun and good carving. Darren is a Hoot! Always in good spirit and very helpful with his guiding eye and suggestions.

Barbara Cornelis

It was an enjoyable 6 class. Lots was learned. Each night was filled with laughter, fun and good carving. Darren is a Hoot! Always in good spirit and very helpful with his guiding eye and suggestions.

Barbara Cornelis

Nice "control" over the class. We're all art teachers and can be the worst students. It's tough to get a class of teachers to pay attention and settle down. I'd love to come here for every personal development day instead of other district presentations. The activities were great and I can see me using them in my classroom. I would like to have more of these classes offered to all teachers in the district who teach art.

Cathie Wilson

Thanks Kathy & Sue for opening your home and your studio to us. It was a complete pleasure. To be here while "Blooming Artists" was happening was an added joy. To have the public dropping by, along with all the artists, created an amazing sense of creativity. The workshop exceeded my expectations.

David Levangie

Thanks Kathy & Sue for opening your home and your studio to us. It was a complete pleasure. To be here while "Blooming Artists" was happening was an added joy. To have the public dropping by, along with all the artists, created an amazing sense of creativity. The workshop exceeded my expectations.

David Levangie

The best part was trying everything out ourselves, not only will I remember it better but it is good to be in the kids shoes, to know what the experience may be like for them. And to free myself up creatively, get rid of my inhibitions.

Andrea Sabean

The class has been totally enjoyable and absorbing. I really have never had time go so quickly. Your teaching is great - a good pace and gives a glimpse into how much there is to drawing. The classes more than met my expectation

Diane Peacock

This was a fantastic morning. Old techniques I've used where given a new twist. Thank you so much for this great day. I hope to be back again soon to learn a whole lot more.

Julia Barrowman

Very relaxed atmosphere - helped me not to be so fearful and intimidated.
Exploring the various mediums and surfaces helped/encouraged me to further explore my creativity.The classes most definitely met my expectations.

Jane Bourque-Grenbec

What a wonderful room to create in - beautiful surroundings. Excellent teaching ideas by Kathy Hooper. "Spirit Awakening" - have the need to do more "art". Felt I had "real experiences that will work for me."

Brenda O'Leary

Wonderful weekend! Trudy was a great instructor. There is certainly a reason why she has excelled in this field. The workshop definitely exceeded my expectations. I have learned things in the last 2 days that I will be able to practice and create from home.

You guys run a fabulous and inspiring studio. What a nice atmosphere this place has! (Its energy is real good.) I just expected to come and act out some stewing "inspiration". It's been too long. I had a ball. It has been a privilege working /spending a day with the two of you. Thank you.

Kim Horton

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