Art
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia opens two new exhibitions
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia recently unveiled new exhibitions featuring lithography prints from a NSCAD workshop and photography from Althea Thauberger.
Read MoreArt and climate action collide
Nocturne urges attendees to be environmentally conscious at this year’s festival.
Read MoreCrystal in Halifax: a photo essay
Cirque du Soleil opened their first on-ice show Crystal in Halifax, on Wednesday Aug 28. The show features acrobats and figure skaters.
Read MorePainted flowers of hope for the IWK
A local woman has started dedicating some of her time to painting and selling art to raise funds for the IWK at the age of 83.
Read MoreCommunal art spaces “save people”
Whether it’s painting, writing music, or – if money’s tight – visual art with rice and soy sauce, Eric Diolola always meets his creative drive with creative action. He needs to. “I grew up in a third world country, in the Philippines, so [art] is my passion because I can’t afford anything, to be honest,”…
Read MoreA humourous revelation of Indigenous issues
In Anishinaabe stories, Nanabozho is a trickster, a spirit who can transform into any form, any gender. Nanabozho collapses boundaries between male and female, humour and seriousness, disciplined and free. The exhibit Nanabozho’s Sisters – which runs from Oct. 12-25 at the Dalhousie Art Gallery – aims to highlight the spirit of Nanabozho and unite…
Read MoreDrawing of house ignites search for artist
When fourth-year University of King’s College student, Simon Gillies, and his four other roommates were shown a picture of a drawing of their home, they decided they needed to find the artist and pay them for their work. They hope that once the artist is found they can pay for and frame the picture. Gillies…
Read MoreIndigenous art exhibit changing the narrative
The soundscape of Laakkuluk Williamson-Bathory’s film, Timiga, Nunalu Sikulu (My Body, The Land and The Ice), envelops the atmosphere of the Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery. Topographical maps cover one wall, inviting gallery visitors to put on headphones and listen to Ursula Johnson and Meagan Musseau’s Ke’tapekiaq Ma’qimikew: The Land Sings, 2018. The open space…
Read MoreHealing scars of the tattooing community
With files from Rebecca Dingwell, News Editor. After nine years of tattooing in Nova Scotia, Gabe Squalor decided to fill a need in the community of Halifax by opening up an LGBTQ-friendly tattoo parlour, Outlaw Country Tattoo. “Ever since I got into tattooing – ever since the very beginning – honestly it was very apparent…
Read MorePlaces, Paths and Pauses: a Dalhousie Art Gallery exhibit
The land: how humans interact with it, what it means to us and what we mean to it. These are the themes of the current Dalhousie Art Gallery exhibit, “Marlene Creates: Places, Paths, and Pauses.” It’s a retrospective of Creates’ (pronounced creetes) work over the past 40 years. The exhibit represents roughly 20 per cent…
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