If you’re down at the Halifax Seaport Farmer’s Market anytime this week, this is your last chance to check out the Nova Scotia Designer Craft’s Council‘s member exhibition at the Mary E. Black Gallery (1061 Marginal Road, #104), a branch of the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design. Closing on November 8, the exhibition […]
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Photos: 2015 Hal-Con Sci-Fi Convention
Today is the second day of Hal-Con Sci-Fi, Fantasy & Comic Convention at the Scotiabank and World Trade and Convention Centres and this year, Hal-Con is bigger and better than ever: the trade-show is located in the Scotiabank, there are gaming, pinball and arcade stations, there are panels and contests and tournaments and, of course, celebrity […]
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Photos: The Sobey Art Award Gala at AGNS
Last night at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax and Canada’s artists and art patrons gathered for the announcement of this year’s Sobey Art Award winner, a $50,000 prize that recognizes the best in contemporary Canadian art each year since 2002. Born in Tehran, raised in Toronto, representing Ontario, Abbas Akhavan was awarded the prize […]
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By the Pen of Zeus: HRM seeks new Poet Laureate
The Halifax Regional Municipality is seeking nominations for the next Poet Laureate, a two-year term beginning in 2016: “The Poet Laureate will be a resident poet, storyteller or spoken word artist who has achieved excellence amongst his or her peers and whose body of work demonstrates connection with and relevance to our citizens.” Duties include […]
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“Directed by Women” takes erection out of direction, apply now
AFCOOP, the Atlantic Filmmaker’s Cooperative, is now accepting applications for new program, “Directed by Women,” supported by Arts Nova Scotia. According to the call, “The program will provide eight women with training and mentorship from established female filmmakers on the topics of screenwriting, directing, working with key crew, pitching and marketing. The focus of this workshop series […]
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Sneak Peek: Paints & Prints at The Nook
For the month of October, The Nook (2116 Gottingen) is featuring drawings by Danika Vandersteen and paintings by Sara Russell, both NSCAD graduates living in Halifax. The show opened last night to a full cafe that smelled like cookies. I had a pop. Vandersteen (Old & Weird) says that she “fragments surreal figures and decorative tropes to […]
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Bluenose-Ability: Film Festival now seeking submissions
Local non-profit reachAbility is now accepting short films for its first-ever Bluenose-Ability Film Festival, which will take place in Halifax from December 3 to 5. Launching on United Nations’ International Day of Persons with Disabilities, BAFF is the first disability film festival in Atlantic Canada (joining disability festivals all over the world): The Bluenose-Ability Film […]
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NSCAD’s downtown dilemma
The Board of Governors sealed the school’s fate Friday night, approving this resolution: “Be it resolved that NSCAD management proceed with the planning of an exit strategy from the Fountain Campus facility on or before the year end 2019.” Even BoG member Margaret Fountain, NSCAD’s great benefactor and namesake of the beloved Granville Mall rabbit […]
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Twenty years of FILM 5
Putting together a retrospective screening isn’t easy when you’re dealing with two decades, hundreds of writers, directors and producers and 60 films—especially when most of those were shot on 35mm film. “Well, firstly we had to find all the films,” says Martha Cooley, executive director of the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative, laughing. To celebrate the anniversary […]
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Can you tell which Atlantic Film Festival premier is which?
Film festivals love premieres—showing a movie for the first time. But in Canada, they also tend to love premiers, the politicians whose provincial government pays some of the fest’s bills. The Atlantic Film Festival is no exception on the premier front, and Nova Scotia’s top dog always gets their face on a welcome letter in […]
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Q&A with D’Arcy Wilson, CFAT’s speaker tonight
The Centre for Art Tapes has been a generator of Halifax’s independent arts community for over 30 years, and tonight, CFAT presents an artist’s talk with multidisciplinary visual artist D’Arcy Wilson, CFAT’s 2015 Artist-in-Residence (6:30pm, free, Halifax Central Library). In practice, Wilson’s work often explores the complex interrelations between humanity and nature. Tonight’s talk includes […]
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Young Arts Be Free: photos and art campaigns
This evening at ViewPoint Gallery (1272 Barrington), four local emerging photographers present the exhibit 2015 Newlights Emerging Artists from now until October 4. The show officially opens tonight from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Then on Sunday, September 13 at 2:00pm, Nolan Drew, Kate Giffin, Jim Ross and Valentina Casalini will present their developing photographic styles during an artist’s talk. Go check it […]
