We are the Griots Opening Monday, February 13, 5:30pm To February 18 Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street Jade Byard Peek can meet an hour after the interview request. She’s running on a tight schedule but that afternoon she has a rare hour to talk, maybe the only one she’ll have that week. In addition […]
Mollie Cronin
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Top five local art happenings
Best new thing: Art Bar + Projects Since opening its doors in January 2016, Art Bar & Projects—operated by the Anna Leonowens Gallery with support from the Khyber—has hosted over 136 official events and welcomed over 3,500 visitors. Featuring everything from Dada soirees to artist talks to futuristic proms, Art Bar has quickly become an invaluable […]
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Nocturne 2016: Art is all around you
The ninth annual Nocturne is your yearly booster shot of installations, interactive art, multimedia pieces, performances and more crammed into one night. On Saturday, October 15, from 6pm to midnight, art is spread out over 5 zones in Halifax and Dartmouth: Zone 1 (downtown Halifax), zone 2 (Halifax waterfront), zone 3 (Spring Garden), zone 4 […]
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Wallace Brannen 1952-2014
A baseball caught in a glove, a bat in mid-swing, a mustard-drizzled hot dog, cheeks smeared with black greasepaint: for artist Wallie Brannen, there was a time when his sons’ little league baseball diamond became his studio. The resulting photographic banners are some of the works currently on display at the Anna Leonowens gallery in […]
