Acadia ALERT - Campus Closed (Weather)

Today, Tuesday, January 27, 2026, Acadia University will remain closed, with the exception of residences and Wheelock Dining Hall, due to the current campus and travel conditions. Wheelock Dining Hall may adjust their hours and any change in hours will be communicated through Residence Life.

Employees and students are not expected to come to campus and only employees deemed essential are required to report to work. Non-essential employees are not expected to work during the closure. Any events scheduled for today will be postponed or cancelled.

Updates will be posted on www.acadiau.ca and pre-recorded on Acadia’s Information Line: 902-585-4636 (585-INFO) and on 585 phone system voicemail. If you need emergency-related information, please contact the Department of Safety and Security by dialing 88 on all 585-phone systems, or by calling 902-585-1103.

If you have any questions, please contact:

Acadia University

Department of Safety & Security

902-585-1103

security@acadiau.ca

(Tuesday January 27, 2026 @ 9:42 am)

Art Gallery Exhibit - Artist Francis DaSilva

The Acadia University Art Gallery is very pleased to present a selection of work by artist Francis DaSilva coordinated by the Hantsport Memorial Community Centre.

This exhibition presents the work of DaSilva (1841-1920) a Portuguese sailor who in the early 1860s, settled in Hantsport, Nova Scotia. DaSilva worked for the Churchill family in Hantsport in a variety of roles: such as gardener, coachmen and handyman. He also painted murals in buildings on the Churchill property. The works on view at Acadia showcase DaSilva's early paintings of landscapes and animals, but also his interest in the political climate of the period, when Confederation and other political issues were debated across communities in the region.

The exhibition will be view on from July 17 - September 1, 2010. Please join us for an opening reception with on July 17th at 2pm. Thank you to the Town of Hantsport, R&Gs Family Restaurant, Cochrane's Pharmasave and the Valley Credit Union for their support of this exhibition.

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For more information contact:

Acadia University Art Gallery

Tel: 902-585-1373

Email: artgallery@acadiau.ca

Web: http://gallery.acadiau.ca