Artist and musician Lisa Lipton originally conceived of the idea of a performance art piece that would play itself out through the windows of a house four years ago, where each window would serve as one act of a play. She initially intended it as a long-term solo project, but following rejections for government funding, […]
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Nocturne spotlight: City Mail
Last May, a few handcrafted mailboxes mysteriously cropped up around north end Halifax—mounted to lampposts, nestled discreetly in bookshelves in local coffee shops and art galleries. The idea was not to replace Canada Post, but to encourage people to examine their relationship to their community and to each other through letter writing. It would be […]
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Carbon copying the Morris building
Walking by the boarded up and relocated Morris building the past few weeks, you may have noticed artists Sarah Haydon Roy and Charley Young tacking sheer white fabric onto its sides and frottaging the building’s facade; the two have been working on their Nocturne project, Carbon Copy: The Charles Morris Building. “Both Charley and I […]
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Nocturne spotlight: Water Works
David Clark is on top of the world, or nearer to it. “I’m on top of Whistler Mountain,” the Halifax-based new media artist says. He’s accompanied by David Ogborn, an electronics artist and composer from Hamilton. “Basically I’ve gotten 20 yards down the hill,” says Clark, asking for a 20-minute reprieve before continuing the conversation. […]
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Slideshow of Nocturne Group Photopool
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Nocturne’s building inspection
For Nocturne, people aren’t just invited to look at art, but to look at architecture through art. Some of this year’s artists will insert their work into vacant spaces. Others will fill in the void left by demolition (or the memory before massive renovation). And still others will project onto and into buildings currently in […]
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Nocturne by sight
Sense it Saturday night: This year Nocturne offers even more public art
happenings: from six to midnight, with 30 galleries and 34 special projects, the streets of Halifax will be overflowing with images, performance and energy. To help get your night started, we’ve mapped out two routes. Follow the visual arts trail.
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The sounds of Nocturne
Sense it Saturday night: This year Nocturne offers even more public art
happenings: from six to midnight, with 30 galleries and 34 special projects, the streets of Halifax will be overflowing with images, performance and energy. To help get your night started, we’ve mapped out two routes. Choose the audio trail.
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The rise of fall arts: visual arts
Nocturne October 17 at various locations, dusk-midnight, free, artgalleryofnovascotia.ca Last year’s inaugural Nocturne festival brought 5,000 people out to local streets and galleries from dusk to midnight. Following up on that success, this year’s after-dark art festival will feature 32 gallery spaces opening their doors and more than 30 artists setting up installations and performances […]
