A melange of medium, background, purpose and inspiration await with this year’s crop of New Art. Here are the art-makers, free-thinkers and heart-cradlers to watch in 2018. Emmanuel Nwogbo Shary Boyle & Emily Vey Kevin Cormier Kelsey Borden Ben Waye Carrie Allison Waka Okabayashi Eyelevel Gallery Related Stories
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Eyelevel Gallery’s Food for Thoughts talks about fatness
Geneviève Brideau & Parker Houghtaling, ARTFAT—Taking our fat bodies back from the clutches of semiotics Sunday, July 23, 2pm If you self-identify as QTBIPOC, POC and LGBTQ2SIA+, and want to sign up, email fun@eyelevelgallery.ca “It’s an artist talk, but it’s also an artist-listen,” says artist Parker Houghtaling, grasping at words to describe his latest project with […]
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Review: SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut at the AGNS
As new seasons of television shows like Game of Thrones and Letterkenney bring wintery landscapes to our summer programming, so too does the AGNS’s summer exhibition SakKijâjuk: Art and Craft from Nunatsiavut. Showcasing the work of 47 artists from Northern Labrador, the show is divided into four categories: Elders, Trailblazers, Fire Keepers and the Next […]
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Amy Chandler embroiders every chance she gets—seriously. “I work full-time, and I literally come home, try to eat things while embroidering, and embroider from the time I wake up to the time I go to sleep and any time that I’m off,” she says. “I love it, I love it a lot.” The 24 year-old […]
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James Kirkpatrick’s point of sail
James Kirkpatrick & David Sorensen Opening Friday, April 28, 5-7pm Studio 21, 1273 Hollis Street To June 7 Thesis Sahib w/Construction & Destruction Saturday, April 29, 8pm RadStorm, 6050 Almon Street $5 Ontario-based artist James Kirkpatrick (AKA musician Thesis Sahib) first started working with sails—in addition to his other graffiti-informed paintings—in Halifax, six years ago. […]
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Seven weekend picks that are better than Netflix
7 Beginner Series: Shelf/Wine Holder Workshop Sunday This aimed-at-newbies class teaches you some handy woodworking skills by building a (totally awesome) shelf from start to finish. And if you wanna use your shelf for storing bottles, so much the better. Get all the details here. 6 Bahnahnah Dance Party Friday DJs Fadzwa, Shyshaya, Fancy Pants […]