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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8 things you need to know Monday
1 Two women and one man were arrested over the weekend during a local protest against Canada’s new anti-terror bill. Police took in two Bill C-51 protesters who were sitting in traffic at Spring Garden Road and Birmingham Street, but later released them without charges. A 26-year-old man was then arrested for causing a disturbance, […]
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In Good Company
Scott BlackburnPeachy keen. It’s been a good couple of weeks for the Company House. Fresh off an ECMA nod for Venue of the Year and co-owner Heather Gibson’s win for Manager of the Year, the warm, cozy Gottingen joint has also begun hosting an Artist in Residence program. Co-owner MaryAnn Daye likens the program to similar initiatives at the Cameron House in Toronto, where musicians get the chance to “present new music, fine tune older pieces and hone their performance skills in a live environment.” Natasha Peach will be assuming the role every second Monday for the next few months,