Last Chants Hermes, 5682 North Street Closing reception Friday, June 2, 6pm To June 4 The current exhibition at North Street’s Hermes gallery, Last Chants, features works by artists who share studio space above the Army Navy Surplus. The artists, here calling themselves the Last Chance Studios, all loosely touch on themes of occupying, navigating […]
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William Robinson reflects on Spryfield high school arts program
Back in 2012, J.L. Ilsley High School in Spryfield buzzed with dozens of art, special education, technology and physics students working towards a common goal. Six months of brainstorming, precise measurements, paper maché, paint-stained fingertips and road blocks yielded something pretty special. Soaring Wings is the site-specific art installation of an enormous bird, with rainbow […]
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Meet the Atlantic artists longlisted for the 2016 Sobey Art Award
Update June 1, 2016: William Robinson was announced as the shortlisted artist from the Atlantic region. He joins the other finalists Brenda Draney (representing the Prairies & North region), Jeremy Shaw (West Coast & Yukon), Charles Stankievech (Ontario) and Harja Waheed (Quebec). The prize is awarded in November at Ottawa’s National Gallery. Since 2002, the […]
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Prayer beat
William Robinson’s Young Prayer takes the best part of rock and roll—the smashing—and replays them over and over for your visual and auditory amusement during Nocturne (#ex12, St. Matthew’s United Church, 1479 Barrington). We ask Robinson why he hates guitars so much. Q: What led to you developing this idea? A: As a teenager, discovering […]