Gold Winner Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Silver Winner Argyle Fine Art Bronze Winner Swoon Fine Art What can we say? The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is a big gun in this category, consistently placing in the top three (more often than not, taking the gold) for as long as we’ve been asking for […]
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Burnwater’s creative forge
When asked how long they had been preparing for the show, Erin Donovan pipes up: “Our whole lives.” Everybody laughs. It’s not true, but it is. Burnwater is a multi-disciplinary performance taking place this weekend in East Dover on the land of local blacksmith and sculptor John Little. Little makes sound sculptures; elaborate forged compositions […]
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Beautiful dreamer
The idea of “following your dreams” tends to be a bit of a platitude, a bit of pat encouragement to keep trying—to be true to yourself. In Tamara Henderson’s case, however, literally following her dream’s directions, and directing her dreams herself has developed into an artistic practice that now sees her as the Atlantic shortlist […]
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How excited are you for the AGNS Annie Leibovitz collection?
Thanks to a generous gift made in honour of Al and the late Faye Mintz by their children, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia now has a new collection of photos by photographer/living legend Annie Leibovitz. The collection, titled Annie Leibovitz: Photographs from Her Books—A Gift of the Al and Faye Mintz Family will be […]
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Chasing the horizon
Upon entering the gallery, you are confronted by a six-foot tall tangle of metal cables that seems both chaotic and somehow methodical. To your right, you glimpse a storyboard-esque arrangement of distorted colour photographs; behind you, a monochromatic photo of New Mexico, a circular diagram and a story of a boy who is bitten by […]
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Close call! Sprinkler system glitch closes down Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
“No art or people were harmed in the making of this situation,” says the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia‘s marketing and communications representative Donna Wellard, laughing. It’s been an understandingly long day for the gallery after last night’s announcement that a flaw in the sprinkler system will have the gallery’s north building, including the permanent […]
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Lampposts on a bender
There’s rowdy behavior on Halifax’s waterfront boardwalk, but it’s not the usual culprits. Artists Chris Hanson and Hendrika Sonnenberg have installed three disorderly, personified streetlamps on South Battery Pier, near Bishop’s Landing. The installations—”Fountain” and the diptych “Got Drunk, Fell Down”—are part of a series entitled The Way Things Are. They are nakedly honest portraits […]
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Head Underground
Underground may not be the first word that comes to mind when one thinks of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, with its hallowed halls of Nova Scotian art history and folk art. The AGNS Young Patrons Circle shine a light on contemporary emerging artists with ArtRising Volume III: Underground, the third annual fundraiser the […]
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Hooked on Power
When you think of hooked rugs you might think of little old ladies hunched over pre-made patterns or folk-art scenes—not exactly the stuff of artistic rebellion. That’s because you haven’t seen Craig Fancis Power’s emerging artist exhibit at the AGNS yet. Get ready to never look at hooked rugs the same way again. The featured […]
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Best Gallery
Gold Winner Argyle Fine Art Silver Winner Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Bronze Winner Swoon Fine Art “Over the moon, we are,” says Argyle Fine Art’s Adriana Afford of the gallery’s first first-place BOH finish since 2008. The Barrington Street community-centric contemporary art space recognizes variety is the spice of life, and fills its two […]
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Penny wonderful
A penny for your thoughts. Actually, it’s more like a large, heaping pile of pennies. One million to be exact. With the release of the federal government’s new budget, and the recent decision to cut the penny from our pockets, it might be the perfect time to check out this exhibit—while you still can. Material […]
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Art & The Brain proves there’s a synapse for that
Art and science—previously locked in Hatfield and McCoy-style perpetual conflict—joined peacefully at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia with Synaptic Connections: Art and the Brain. Featuring work from Alan Syliboy, Colleen Wolstenholme, Sarah Maloney, Mitchell Wiebe and Rose Adams, the exhibition, open until January 29, focuses on creativity and how the brain can inspire and […]