Mollie Cronin
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Review: Centuries of Silence: The Discovery of the Salzinnes Antiphonal at the AGNS
<i>Centuries of Silence: The Discovery of the Salzinnes Antiphonal</i> Curator: Judith Dietz Through October 29 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street It’s not uncommon for art galleries and museums to be compared to churches, but the rooms filled with choir songs and religious portraits in Centuries of Silence: The discovery of the Salzinnes Antiphonal […]
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Review: Gina Stick’s Ritual Objects of Everyday Life at Mary E. Black Gallery
Gina Etra Stick, Ritual Objects of Everyday Life Through August 27 Mary E. Black Gallery, 1061 Marginal Road While many locals may steer away from the waterfront this time of year, there is one event that should pull them towards the boardwalk. Mary E. Black Gallery, nestled between NSCAD’s port campus and Pier 21, boasts a […]
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Review: Arjun Lal’s Queer Gardens at the Khyber
Arjun Lal’s Queer Gardens July 8-August 15 Closing ceremony Tuesday, August 15, 6-8pm The Khyber Centre for the Arts, 1880 Hollis Street A rainbow filled window-front is nothing unusual this time of year, but the rainbows in one Hollis street window are not your standard Pride fare. In Arjun Lal’s Queer Gardens, the current exhibition […]
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Review: AgitProp: Soviet Propaganda, 1905-1945 at SMU Art Gallery
AgitProp: Soviet Propaganda, 1905-1945 Through July 30 Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery Loyola Building, 5865 Gorsebrook Avenue The collection of prints, primarily reprinted in the 1970s and originally collected by a local professor of Russian history, showcases Soviet propaganda from the Russian revolution to WWII, with a curatorial bent highlighting the role of women in […]
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Review: SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut at the AGNS
As new seasons of television shows like Game of Thrones and Letterkenney bring wintery landscapes to our summer programming, so too does the AGNS’s summer exhibition SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut. Showcasing the work of 47 artists from Northern Labrador, the show is divided into four categories: Elders, Trailblazers, Fire Keepers and the Next […]
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Review: Raven Davis’ The De-Celebration of Canada 150
The De-Celebration of Canada 150 Artist talk July 11, 12pm To July 15 Khyber Centre for the Arts 1880 Hollis Street Raven Davis doesn’t pull any punches. With a practice fusing art and activism, the last few years have seen the 2-Spirit Anishinaabe artist dancing on a Canadian flag splattered in red paint, bringing racist […]
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Review: Last Chants at Hermes
Last Chants Hermes, 5682 North Street Closing reception Friday, June 2, 6pm To June 4 The current exhibition at North Street’s Hermes gallery, Last Chants, features works by artists who share studio space above the Army Navy Surplus. The artists, here calling themselves the Last Chance Studios, all loosely touch on themes of occupying, navigating […]
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Brenda Pelkey’s cinematic landscapes
Brenda Francis Pelkey: A Retrospective Mount Saint Vincent Art Gallery 166 Bedford Highway April 22-July 9 MSVU Art Gallery’s upcoming exhibition explores the work of Canadian photographer Brenda Francis Pelkey in the artist’s first-ever retrospective. With a career spanning over three decades, the subjects of Pelkey’s photographs range from empty strip clubs and courtrooms, to […]
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Sound and vision
Sound Etiquette Khyber Centre for the Arts 1880 Hollis Street To April 24 From drawings incorporating America Sign Language to unconventional choirs, Christine Sun-Kim is not shy when it comes to working with sound. But being born deaf, the Berlin-based artist believed for a long time that sound wasn’t a part of her life. “I realize […]