The personal has always been political for artist Arjun Lal. It’s an incidental truth woven through their works, which aim to celebrate themselves and other 2SLGBTQ+ people of colour who remain under-represented in art and media. From neon signs to latex fetish masks to the hulking LGBTQQIP2SAA+ Flag they designed that towers over the baggage […]
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Hooked on a feeling
When The Coast phones Crystal Ross—the artist behind the hand-hooked, hand-dyed-wool rug shop Crystal Rugs—she’s happy to take a break from working on her latest project, a handmade oval piece sporting a pattern of strewn-about wildflowers. “I’m trying to vary my movements so I don’t give myself carpal tunnel,” she says, cracking an audible smile […]
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2b theatre announces LaMeia Reddick as new executive director
It’s showtime for a new era at 2b theatre. Yesterday, the company—known for its Nova Scotia Masterworks Award-winning play Old Stock and for being a home base for one of the country’s best playwrights, Hannah Moscovitch—announced a new co-leader, LaMeia Reddick. Taking the title of executive director, Reddick will work alongside 2b’s founding artistic director, […]
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7 Sure Things for the May 14 weekend
Stop doomscrolling! Instead of staring into the void, why not watch something worthwhile? Yes, there are lots of cool movies and TV shows worth streaming during lockdown, but don’t forget about the local livestreams that will not only entertain you but help you feel more connected to the city outside your apartment windows. Here, we’re […]
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5 examples of Halifax cheug
CBC is on it, the Toronto Star is on it, CTV is totally on it. “It” being “cheugy,” a term from 2013 to describe intergenerational cringe and the most try-hard aspects of millennial culture, which is having a TikTok-lead resurgence Right. Now. With cheug currently dominating headlines, we figured we’d pile onto the fun with […]
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Q&A with Sobey Art Award nominee Lou Sheppard
Lou Sheppard is the sort of artist whose works break open the binaries in your brain. Mixing installation, audio and performance art, they remove the rubric you see the world through. Instead, taking in a Sheppard work is an exercise in working through what their artist’s statement describes as “acts of queer attention.” “I feel […]
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NSCAD announces it will *not* be moving next to the new Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and NSCAD University aren’t breaking up, but they might on a Ross and Rachel-style break: In an email newsletter sent this morning from NSCAD’s interim president, Sarah McKinnon, the school gave a laundry list of updates—including that “NSCAD will not be co-locating on the Salter Block of the Halifax […]
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Some Sure Things to look forward to May 6-13
Stop doomscrolling. Instead of staring into the void, why not watch something worthwhile? Yes, there are lots of cool movies and TV shows worth streaming during lockdown, but don’t forget about the local livestreams that will not only entertain you but help you feel more connected to the city outside your apartment windows. Here, we’re […]
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The Sobey Art Award announces its 2021 longlist
Breathe deep, friends. Spring’s surest signs are here: Leaves are unfurling, flowers are budding and, today, the Sobey Art Award longlist came out. The biggest national award in visual arts, winning the Sobey is an undeniable career-changer, bringing not only prestige but the chance for shortlisted artists to display their work at the National Gallery […]
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Countless Journeys. One Canada.
For the first time in six years, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21’s Artist in Residence program, as a virtual residency, is open to artists across the country.The deadline has been extended to May 21, which gives artists plenty of time to get their creative applications in. This year’s mission is to encourage […]
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Eastern Front Theatre’s Micro Digitals are teaspoon-sized doses of theatre
A voice raises as a camera zooms in on a manicured hand, glitching and switching to look at a crown being nestled into golden curls. “The time has come to completely degender the fashion and beauty industries,” the voice begins as the camera fuzzes again. “We must do this not to be politically correct, but to […]
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Elliot Page’s exclusive Oprah interview airs tonight
Drop everything you’re doing and start trying to remember your Apple ID login now: Tonight, Elliot Page will be having an exclusive sit-down with Oprah on AppleTV+. The Umbrella Academy star has been busy using his platform to promote trans equality, visibility and rights since he came out last December, gracing the cover of Time […]