Visual Arts Nova Scotia is delighted to present an artist talk by visiting artist Jean-René Leblanc of Calgary, AB, in collaboration with Viewpoint Gallery and the NSCC Truro’s 14th annual Animediafest. Taking place Friday, March 6th, from 3:30-5:00pm at the NSCC Truro’s McCarthy Hall, this free artist talk is offered as part of Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s En Route Artist Talk Series.
Dartmouth artist and VANS mentor Wilma Needham exhibits a photocollage series with accompanying sculptural objects which respond to challenges of parenting, on view in the corridor gallery February 5 – 26, 2015.
On view in the corridor gallery January 6 – 28, 2015, Annapolis Valley based artist Rosemary Dzus exhibits a series of generational reproductions of her work focused on abstraction, representation and improvisation.
Emerging Halifax based artist Kyle Martell exhibits a series of print-media works investigating the passive observer, on view in the corridor gallery November 5 – December 17.
Photographer Kas Stone of Dublin Shore, NS exhibits a series of works investigating our emotional attachment to the landscape, on view in the corridor gallery October 2 – 30 as part of Photopolis – The Halifax Festival of Photography.
Halifax based ceramicist Christine Waugh exhibits a series of niche sculptures emerging from meditative processes, on view in the corridor gallery from September 5 – 25.
Emerging Halifax based artist Erin Jaeger-Freeborn exhibits a series of tactile landscapes narrating the pastimes of suburban life in the corridor gallery from August 6 – 29.
Portia White award winning visual artist and arts advocate, Charlotte Wilson-Hammond exhibits a series of mixed media works reflecting on marsh landscapes from an aerial perspective, on view July 7 – 29.
Emerging New Glasgow based painter M.E. Sparks exhibits a series of drawings derived from Google Image searching a previous work, on view in the corridor gallery from June 5 – 26.
Emerging Halifax based printmaker, Sera Senakovicz exhibits a series of silkscreens revealing people’s relationships with historic buildings, on view in the corridor gallery May 6 – 29.
Established professional photographer Gary Castle exhibits a series of photo collages emerging from his archives in the corridor gallery from April 3 – 27.
This group exhibition explores the inspiration found in traditions, routines, and rituals. Featuring artists Chris Brobeck, Lee Cripps, Anna Horsnell-Wade, Anne Launcelott, Maritza Miari, and Barbara Schmeisser.
This work derives from the mischief, mayhem and intimacy of eating cereal while watching Saturday morning cartoons. Suspended between the saturated visual overload of cartoon violence and the stillness of sitting on a couch in pajamas, Super Phat strives to find visual pleasure in all that is inherently gross.
Halifax based painter Randy Engelberg exhibits a series of non-objective paintings in the corridor gallery from January 9 -30.
Lunenburg based artist and recipient of the Portia White Protege award, Hangama Amiri presents a series of large scale paintings exploring the connection between human emotions and the natural environment. On view in the in the corridor gallery from Nov 15 – Dec 17.
Halifax based emerging artist and recent grad Colin Canary exhibits a series of brightly coloured abstract paintings exploring spatial cues.
Visual Arts Nova Scotia presents Brights in Series, the 6th edition of VANS in the HUB featuring a broad range of artworks by Nova Scotian visual artists: Ellen Moershel, Violet Rosengarten, Jacqueline Steudler, and Kate Stinson.
In my current series of paintings, I project an amalgamation of iconography from seasonally touristic destinations and places I have lived. Neon signs function in my work as landmarks for a community while also representing a historic relic or tourist attraction.
Eastern Shore Artists engage the edge of the land/sea daily. Because we live on this edge- of the province, of the Atlantic Ocean, we have a deep sense of the metaphor of being on the edge of a beautiful but untrustworthy entity.
Apprentices this year have created works investigating dominant forms of knowledge, the transference of power, and wilderness as refuge. Highlighting the talents of emerging artists Judy Arsenault, Wes Johnston, and Christine Waugh the exhibition will also include work from their individual mentors Janice Leonard, Ilan Sandler, and Steve Higgins.