As a meteorologist whose weather clip went viral this week puts it, February is “an honest month: a month that doesn’t hold up life as any better than it is…something great happened here but it’s over with, and that’s the way February is.” So, no, you’re not the only one in a rut. And while […]
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Council rejects staff advice in vote to give the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia $7 million
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated construction on the Waterfront Arts Centre would begin in 2024, when it is actually slated to break ground this spring. The Coast regrets the error. Here’s the thing about dreams: They can be expensive. If you’re the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, your new dream home—the Waterfront […]
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Ashley McKenzie’s Queens of the Qing Dynasty premieres at the Berlin Film Festival
When the Berlin International Film Festival opens tomorrow, Nova Scotia will be there. Cape Breton writer-director Ashley McKenzie’s new movie, Queens of the Qing Dynasty, is making its world premier at Berlinale 2022, screening several times over the course of the February 10-20 festival. Queens is in BIFF’s “encounters” section, which is “a platform aiming […]
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7 TV series and movies to stream this African Heritage Month
The winter doldrums are here and it’s peak stay-home-and-watch-TV season (especially thanks to omicron’s continued presence). It’s possible you feel as we do in that you’ve watched The Entire Internet and have moved on to weird, niche content. Consider this a rallying cry from the mainstream’s shores: A collection of seven new, buzzy series and […]
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Soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee’s concerts will make you feel alive again
It feels like it’s Wednesday at 3pm all the time. We’re still draining ourselves on Zoom, or making do without the hero pay that topped us up early in the pandemic. The joke phrase “the before times” has stopped bringing laughs, and is now used as an earnest shorthand for the recent past. We’re in […]
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Three artists shortlisted for Viola Desmond monument that’s coming to Gottingen Street
Back in 2018, when Viola Desmond first graced the $10 bill, the North End Business Association was deep in revelry, with a host of events marking the occasion. However, one element missing from the celebration of the Nova Scotia civil rights icons was something, well, iconic. A permanent, public monument to Desmond. But it was […]
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Applications are now open for Lunenburg’s next artist-in-residence program
The Lunenburg School of the Arts is looking for emerging artists (including recent graduates) to apply to its four-month artist-in-residence program “to develop and enhance their practice in their chosen medium.” The four-month stint for the fall term runs September 12-December 16, 2022 and the application deadline is March 31. Alongside 24-hour independent studio access, […]
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The Light House Arts Centre’s lofty ambitions
Those in the art scene in Halifax have been raising the alarm about the city’s venue crisis for so long that their voices must, by now, be hoarse. After two of the north end’s three indie theatres died due to development in the last five years, and while the old Khyber building continues to sit […]
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Meet the Halifax textile artist whose headpieces have gone viral
The fashion world never stops spinning. Even during our past two years in the great indoors, when sweat suits ruled supreme and bras became a shorthand for a bygone era, getting dressed was a cultural impetus that refused to die. After all, if you’ve got Instagram, you still need an #OOTD. The latest example of […]
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Will Halifax give the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia $3 million?
It’s been two years since the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia first announced its itchy feet, a plan to move to an old parking lot on Salter Street and create what it calls the Halifax Waterfront Arts District. The vision is part art gallery, part community hub, and even though NSCAD announced it won’t be […]
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Halifax seeking a new public art installation at Alderney Gate Public Library
Behind the circulation desk at the Halifax Central Library, a massive work by the legendary artist Cliff Eyland makes your neck crane ever higher, a wave of comfort following a backbend as you feel tiny in its towering presence. Library Cards is a mixed-media piece that has proven itself to be Instagram bait and a […]
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TV review: Son of a Critch’s steady silliness
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated Ron James is from Newfoundland when the comedian is actually from Nova Scotia. The Coast regrets the error. UPDATE: As of February 28, 2022, CBC has announced Son of a Critch will be renewed for a second season. A half hour of scripted television is the sort of […]