Turkey, Poland, Spain, Iceland and Chile and one of Canada's leading realist painters Tom Forrestall.
Mr. Forrestall helped to mount the display in a large sky-lit area of the mall on Sunday morning.
The photographs by many of Estonia's outstanding photographers has already been seen in Washington, Ottawa and Quebec City and drew large crowds during its two-day showing in Dartmouth. The photographs emphasize Estonia's rural roots and healthy lifestyle.
In opening the exhibition, Mr. Kruuv said Estonia is well known in Nova Scotia as a result of the annual appearance of Estonian performers at the Royal Nova Scotia International Tattoo in neighboring Halifax and drew attention to the fact that Estonian public servants studied at Dalhousie University in the early 1990s and that Nova Scotia saw a great influx of Estonian immigrants after World War Two through Pier 21, now a national museum.
He compared Estonia to Nova Scotia in population size and the influence that the sea has on their climates and culture.
Mr. Preyra said he was interested in greater cultural exchanges between Nova Scotia and Estonia and mentioned that a love of music is an outstanding feature of life in this province. He said music could become a bond between Nova Scotia and Estonia and that artists from their respective countries could establish a cultural link.
The Nova Scotia government will assist Mr. Forrestall with the costs of displaying some of his works in Estonia's capital of Tallinn later this year. He also intends to teach art students during his two week appearance in Estonia.
The exhibition was organized by Estonia's Honorary Consul in Nova Scotia John Soosaar. He was helped by Mrs. Soosaar and Helmut and Aet Sandstrom.
On Saturday Mr. Kruuv celebrated Estonian Independence Day with Estonian-Canadians from various parts of Nova Scotia at the country home of Karl Robert Kaleva and his wife Debbie in Lorne, Pictou County.
The late Karl Kaleva and his wife Vaike came to Nova Scotia in the early 1950s and worked for a time in Lorne for Gordon MacKay, the father of former Canadian Solicitor General Elmer MacKay and grandfather of Canada's current Defence Minister Peter MacKay.
They eventually bought a farm in Lorne and raised three children.
Estonian Embassy, Ottawa
