OUT OF TOWN To June 24 YORODEO, New Findings If the air-conditioned glory of the cinema isn’t cutting it, head to CBU’s gallery for some static 3D images from Coast illustrator Paul Hammond and design partner Seth Smith. Showing their ongoing body of 3D screenprints, the works in the exhibition draw from sci-fi, fantasy and […]
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Monday’s 5 things you need to know
1 Just in time for those rides to the lake, bus tickets are finally back on brand. The bright-orange tickets of Metro Transit’s past have been replaced by the above blue-and-gold tokens, which neatly match the recently rechristened logos of both Halifax Transit and Halifax the city. Spokesperson Tiffany Chase says the tickets were redesigned […]
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Beckly and Westman’s romance and nostalgia
Eyelevel Gallery continues to promote contemporary art outside of a formal gallery space by exhibiting Under the passing stars at The Maitland Terrace. The works of Steven Beckly and Nicole Kelly Westman meet in a domestic setting that reflects the themes of historicity and intimacy present in their photo-based installations. Gallery director Katie Belcher recognized a relationship […]
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Get that gold
Eyelevel Gallery’s annual fundraiser—and chance to get glamourous—is coming up this Saturday night. In its fifth year, Silver and Gold is a semi-formal art function: part exhibition, silent auction and raffle, part cash-bar dance party. The fundraiser takes place at sponsor location Maitland Terrace, to familiarize supporters “with the space of our February exhibit,” director […]
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Eyelevel Gallery and Fuller Terrace Lecture Series want you
The Eyelevel Gallery is partnering up with the mighty Fuller Terrace Lecture Series to continue this year’s round of free, public lectures about topics big and small. For the seventh season, three of the lectures will be hosted in Halifax (at the Wonder’Neath Studio, 2891 Isleville Street) and three will be hosted in Berlin. Should […]
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Halifax’s art problem
“Now that the Khyber’s closed I don’t know where my next show will be. I had a show scheduled there but now I have to find another space. I’m having trouble with that,” said multimedia artist Jesse Mitchell. When The Coast interviewed Mitchell earlier this year, he was struggling after the sudden closure of what […]
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Solargraphs powered
Where is the sunlight in these gloomy days of spring? Lucas Dambergs manages to capture the rays of light in Solargraphs, a unique and mesmerizing exhibit. Dambergs documents one year of sunrises and sunsets through long exposure photographs. Using handmade pinhole cameras, a line appeared on the photo paper in the camera for each sunrise […]
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Mad about Eyelevel Gallery
Hey, Macklemore! Can we go thrift shopping at the Sally-Eye Thrift Shop? For three weeks in March, Eyelevel Gallery (2159 Gottingen) will have a mega blowout sale at Halifax’s newest and hottest thrift store (opening March 2, 11am-6pm). They will have everything to suit your thrift shopping needs; from furniture, $5 bags of clothing, vinyl […]
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A novel idea
It’s almost eerie, the way the dimly lit room and soft mechanics combine with the beating pages of historically banned books like Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Satanic Verses or To Kill a Mocking Bird and almost seem to hum with life. Robyn Moody’s installation is something straight out of Hogwarts, every bibliophile’s secret fantasy—the […]
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Go for Gold
Pull out last year’s glitzy New Year’s outfit that you thought you’d never wear again and stock your wallet with good will because it’s time to put your money where your eyes are and level up. “We try to focus our fundraising so that we don’t have to nag people throughout the year,” says gallery […]
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Feral Trade’s coffee to go
Talk about pop-up gourmet: Halifax’s newest spot to pick up a sandwich and a coffee won’t be open for long, so get to Eyelevel Gallery (2159 Gottingen) while you can. Kate Rich’s Feral Trade Cafe is part of the gallery’s World Portable Gallery Convention happening this month, where it doubles as a working cafe and […]
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Y-Level? Because we love you!
Eyelevel Gallery is giving new kids on the art-grind a chance to shine. It’s been doing so annually for about ten years, since the Y-Level art show began. Several emerging Canadian artists—meaning they are in their last year of school or graduated two years ago—and similarly, an emerging curator, put together the installation-based show. “I […]