Gold Winner Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Silver Winner Argyle Fine Art Bronze Winner Swoon—Fine Art Antiques Fashion One culture-loving voter says, “We are so lucky to have the AGNS. Sarah Fillmore is an outstanding curator—and Ray! I just love our AGNS.” Donna Wellard, marketing and communications at AGNS, responds to the love: “We are […]
Argyle Fine Art
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Argyle Fine Art grand opening tonight
Argyle Fine Art celebrates their new location with the grand opening tonight from 7-9pm. The first show of the season, entitled Pre-Shrunk, features with work of more than 50 local artists. AFA also has a Valentine’s Day deal: For only $50, a local artist will create a very special Valentine for you or your significant […]
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Argyle Fine Art to move
Shoptalk has learned that Argyle Fine Art (1869 Upper Water Street, 425-9456) is moving from its Historic Properties locale. It started on Argyle Street—as owner Adriana Afford reminded us, hence the name—though it’s been down on Upper Water for eight years. “The decision was not made lightly however the city is changing, especially this part […]
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Art of gold
“Trust your gut instinct. The best thing you can do is love it, because you have to live with it! I deal with NSCAD students and alumni, and people always come in and ask, ‘Who will be successful? Who will be famous?’ It’s hard to say, since we do everything: jewellery, textiles, ceramics and paintings. […]
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The expert shopper’s list
Sherry Lynn Jollymore is a Halifax designer. With her label, Fancy Pants (fancy-pantsdesigns.com) she upcycles vintage clothing, reimagining jackets and shirts by applying stenciled rock-related imagery. She went to NSCAD but never finished, though that doesn’t seem to have hurt her career at all. She’s also a veteran of the local retail clothing scene, having […]
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Best Gallery
The AGNS keeps earning the love of Coast readers with thoughtful and provocative exhibitions, such as the current collection of work by Montreal-born, Nova Scotia-based abstract painter, Jacques Hurtubise, or the thematic media in the show Framed, which is a collection of never-before exhibited pieces from the gallery’s contemporary storehouse going back to 1972, all […]
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Swoon grand opening
Brant Eisner, formerly the assistant director at Argyle Fine Art is starting up his own ambitious new space in a nine-room Victorian farmhouse. Swoon – Fine Art, Antiques and Fashion (1410 Hammonds Plains Road, 404-2888) is… well, maybe it’s best if we let Eisner explain: “Swoon will feature not only fine art and craft but […]
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Go Local: Halifax Waterfront
But really, even on a day sans monarchy, the waterfront is a genuine pleasure for visitors and locals. With plenty to eat, see and browse, a few hours down by the water can just fly by. Boutique Joliette 1870 Hollis Street, 405-4057 After almost a year near the corner of Hollis and Duke, proprietor Alexis […]
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Yassine Ouhilal goes north
When sought-after surf and travel photographer Yassine Ouhilal describes the Arctic over the phone, he’s present in the memory. “Twenty-four hours of daylight in those areas—if you’re a photographer, it’s like a never-ending sunset, the light’s amazing,” he details with what sounds like a smile, even if he has to travel on a four-wheel-drive through […]
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March Markdown at Argyle Fine Art
Appreciators of local art, you have until the end of the day on Friday, March 5 to make it down to Argyle Fine Art (1869 Upper Water Street, 425-9456) to browse the work in their March Markdown collection, stored in the gallery’s upstairs space. There you’ll find mostly inventory pieces, paintings, photographs and prints, some discounted by up to 50 percent.
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Best Gallery
Taking back its crown, the big boy on Hollis Street is at the top of Coast readers’ minds again. Top of our mind is the Jean-Pierre Gauthier show opening December 20. The Sobey Art Award-winner is bringing his *Machines At Play* kinetic sculptural work to the AGNS, an installation that takes cables, wires and electrical […]
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Akshay Tyagi debuts his first solo fashion collection
Shaun Simpson Akshay Tyagi is in the middle of putting on snaps and sewing zippers, the tedious but crucial tasks he enjoys least about fashion design. He has 16 outfits to prepare in time for THAW, his first solo collection, which debuts Saturday, 7pm at Bus Stop Theatre. But this isn’t your typical runway show: […]
