James G. Davis and Turner G. Davis Selections from Five Decades To October 10 Studio 21, 5431 Doyle Street Studio 21 christened its new location at 5431 Doyle Street last Friday with the opening of Selections from Five Decades, showing the work father and son artists James G. Davis (1931-2016) and Turner G. Davis. While […]
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Fall Arts: Anna Leonowens at 50
With over 125 shows annually, Anna Leonowens Gallery has plenty on its plate. But for its 50th anniversary, the Anna lets us know just how ambitious it really is. The Anna hosts exhibitions by NSCAD students almost weekly, as well as visiting artists and alumni. The small but mighty team that runs these shows and […]
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Fall Arts: On & Off the Wall at Chase Exhibition Gallery
On & Off the Wall To September 30 Chase Exhibition Gallery Nova Scotia Archives, 6016 University Avenue Discover two hidden gems with On & Off the Wall: Peer Gallery Contemporary Art and Chase Gallery. Pondering what artist and Peer Gallery member Bob Hainstock calls “problems-opportunities,” this show from Lunenburg’s Peer Gallery—in conjunction with its 17th anniversary—explores […]
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Visual arts review: A Tapestry of our Towns
To July 31 Art 1274 Hollis, 1274 Hollis Street While autumn in Nova Scotia is arguably our nicest season, our summers are probably what we are best known for. White sails in blue water, grey rocks securing tall lighthouses, red lobsters, yellow sou’westers. Summer is the time where city dwellers may take an annual venture […]
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Visual arts review: Jane Kidd’s Curious and group show Material Remains at MSVU
Jane Kidd, Curious and Material Remains To August 26 Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, 166 Bedford Highway Meticulously and intricately hand-woven, Jane Kidd’s tapestries in Curious explore human agricultural intervention and ideas of a “post-natural” world. In her three distinct series: Wonderland, Curiosities and Land Sentence, she composes strange landscapes and collages, merging botanical […]
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11 ways to see (or create) art this summer
May-October Halifax talks art Interested in supporting local artists? Are you a looking to fill some empty walls, or maybe even begin your own art collection? Halifax Talks Art has you covered this summer. Running from May to October, various commercial galleries in Halifax will be host talks on collecting. various locations, Wednesdays, 6:30-8pm, RSVP […]
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Visual arts review: Kaashif Ghanie, Adaption and Nicholas Rosin, Disposable Income
Kaashif Ghanie, Adaption and Nicholas Rosin, Disposable Income To June 24 Hermes, 5682 North Street In the latest exhibitions at Hermes, curator Becky Walter-Nolan has paired two emerging artists fresh out of the 2018 airCRAFT residency at the Centre for Craft Nova Scotia. Entering the gallery we see the five large ceramic pots that make […]
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Visual art review: Ted Coldwell, Colours from the Earth
Ted Coldwell, Colours from the Earth To June 3 ViewPoint Gallery, 1272 Barrington Street This is perhaps the easiest time of year to appreciate nature’s beauty. After spring draws itself out for as long as possible, we finally see our neighbourhoods settle into their summer skins, noting every day and relishing the smallest changes to […]
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Visual arts review: Red and Ascension at Studio 21
Marilyn McAvoy, Red Charley Young, Ascension Studio 21 Fine Art, 1273 Hollis Street To June 6 The latest exhibition at Studio 21 is a double header: Red by Marilyn McAvoy and Ascension by Charley Young. Known for her floral paintings that blend naturalism, texture and dreamlike painterly abstractions, McAvoy’s latest body of work takes a […]