Applications from professional arts organizations must now go through an extra step for municipal grants. A motion unanimously passed by council means a peer jury review will decide who will to be considered for the Interim Professional Arts Grant program. At today’s council meeting, south end councillor Waye Mason—who originally moved the motion back in […]
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Rainworks is only happy when it rains
Walking in the rain has always been a very cinematic and contemplative activity, provided you aren’t getting dumped on by the heavens, I guess. Now in downtown Halifax, while you’re shuffling to and from in the drizzles, you might find a little Instagram-worthy surprise at your galoshes. Argyle Fine Art was approached by Tim Hayman […]
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Daniel Walker is telling stories
The first time Daniel Walker caught the performance bug was at the Open Mic House on Agricola in 2013. On a whim, he took a flight from Guelph, Ont. to Halifax over his university reading week. It was a dream-like seven days that led Walker to a naive conclusion. He decided that if he moved […]
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Halifax stop-motion heading to TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) is just around the corner, and local filmmaker Tim Tracey is gearing up to premiere his second stop-motion movie, DataMine, in the 6ix on September 14. The animated film is about privacy and surveillance in the digital age, striking a chord with Big Brother in George Orwell’s novel 1984. […]
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Jason Eisener will battle some New York City Outlaws
Five years after Hobo With A Shotgun blew us away, Dartmouth’s Jason Eisener is gearing up to deliver the New York City Outlaws to the big screen. Entertainment Weekly reports that Eisener will be directing the feature-length adaptation of the little-known ’80s comic book by Robert Hussar and Ken Landgraf. The five-issue series follows a […]
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Argyle Fine Art to host Pokémon Go hunt
On a warm evening last week, the waterfront gleamed with moonlight as hundreds of eyeballs reflected the glare of phone screens. A large crowd was lured to this spot by a treasure hunt to catch creatures. Virtual creatures. If you’ve been hiding under a rock at the bottom of an ocean on another planet the […]
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Would you like to come inside for some art?
This weekend is the 24th annual Nova Scotian Artists Studio Rally, inviting regular Joes to take a look inside creative spaces across the province—a chance to see where blacksmiths, weavers, woodturners, potters, stain glass artists and painters flourish their talents. Every year, the producers of the project create a guide to discovering fine art and […]
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NS comic artist Kate Beaton receives Eisner Award
Kate Beaton, a Nova Scotian comic artist, received a Will Eisner Comic Industry Award at Comic-Con in San Diego on Friday. The prestigious award, considered to somewhat of an Oscar in the comic world, was granted to Beaton for the “Best Humor Publication” category, in recognition of her latest book Step Aside, Pops: A Hark! […]
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Dark for Dark is back
Harmony-driven, folk-pop vocal group Dark for Dark returns to Halifax tonight. They’re touring on the heels of dropping their newest album, All Dressed. Dark for Dark, comprised of Rebecca Zolkower, Jess Lewis and Melanie Stone, formed in 2012, and All Dressed is their second album. These sweet honeybees will whisk away the work week’s stress […]
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Heather Gibson lands new job at the National Arts Centre
Heather Gibson, executive director of Halifax Jazz Festival and founder and producer of folk fest In the Dead of Winter, has been appointed the new producer of NAC Presents, a concert series at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The Halifax music industry giant will relocate to Ottawa soon, beginning her post at the NAC […]
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The Mist: Spike TV’s Steven King adaptation begins filming in Halifax
The Mist, a multi-million dollar television show, based off of the Stephen King novella begins filming today in Halifax. The 10-episode series will premiere on Spike TV in 2017. The show is being produced by Magic Rock Productions (based out of Halifax) and TWC-Dimension Television (New York). According to a press release, The Mist “tells the story […]
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Q&A with Waxahatchee
Waxahatchee is the indie solo project of Katie Crutchfield— a project she formed in 2010, after years spent playing in her twin sister’s punk band, P.S. Eliot. Listening to Waxahatchee is like hearing someone read their diary aloud: it’s a sound that’s characterized by melancholy and heartbreak, but it’s still tough as nails. This weekend, […]
