Exhibitions

NARC MINE – Visual Arts Nova Scotia Region 7 Exhibition

NARC MINE Visual Arts Nova Scotia Region 7 Exhibition Opening Reception June 1 4-6pm 2013 With the Carillon Singers at The Celtic Circle Whether turning their gazes to subjects outside themselves or seeing their inner gaze via a technique outside their own realm, the Artists in this show are revealing powerful turning point works. Playing…

Court Rooms – Duncan Ferguson

Court Rooms is a survey of drawings rendered while sitting in on a myriad of trials in Halifax and New York City from 2011-2013. They cover high and low profile cases from petty violence, larceny, military espionage, marital homicide, gang violence, subway attacks, etc.

Near Earth Objects – Anne Macmillan

Giving members of Visual Arts Nova Scotia an opportunity to create an exhibition of their work. Near Earth Objects Anne Macmillan January 9 – 28, 2013 Emerging Nova Scotian artist and former VANS Mentorship Program participant Anne Macmillan exhibits a series of sculptural works inspired by scientific observation from January 9 – 28, 2013.  Describing…

Shimmers/Vibrations – Hugh Mater

corridor gallery Shimmers/Vibrations Hugh Mater November 9 – December 13, 2012 Emerging interdisciplinary artist Hugh Mater shows prints of faith in his exhibition Shimmers/Vibrations, on view in the Corridor Gallery from November 8  – December 13, 2012.  Mater describes the impetus of the work exhibited: The work explores how an individual reacts in the face…

Celebrations of Light – VANS South Shore Members Exhibition

Celebrations of Light South Shore Region Members of Visual Arts Nova Scotia Lunenburg Art Gallery November 10 – December 2, 2012 Opening: Saturday November 10, 2-4pm Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS), in conjunction with the Lunenburg Art Gallery, is pleased to announce an exhibition mounted by the artist members of Nova Scotia’s South Shore. Celebrations…

Protect Your Love: Fact and Fiction – D’Arcy Wilson

Protect Your Love D’Arcy Wilson Khyber Centre for the Arts November 6 – 23 Opening: Monday, November 5, 8pm Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) in collaboration with the Ecology Action Centre (EAC) and the Khyber Centre for the Arts are pleased to present D’Arcy Wilson’s exhibition Protect Your Love. The exhibition is the culmination of…

Looking at the window and not through – Jay Dort

Giving members of Visual Arts Nova Scotia an opportunity to create an exhibition of their work. Looking at the window and not through Jay Dort September 6 – 27 Emerging artist Jay Dort exhibits new ceramic paintings at the Corridor Gallery from September 6 – 27, 2012.  Describing the exhibition, Dort explains: This group of…

(i)Pad 3 – Andrew Maize with a.corn inc

Giving members of Visual Arts Nova Scotia an opportunity to create an exhibition of their work. (i)Pad 3 Advertisement (i)Pad 3 Andrew Maize with a.corn inc March 5 – 29, 2012 The installation of (i)Pads by a.corn inc reconstructs the Corridor Gallery to display newly designed conceptual crafts from March 5 – 29, 2012. Describing…

Halifax Seaport gets en-lightened during Nocturne 2011

Nocturne: Art at Night is an annual festival bringing art and energy to the streets of Halifax between 6:00 p.m. and midnight on Saturday, October 15, 2011. The completely free event, now in its fourth year, showcases and celebrates the exciting visual arts scene in Halifax. The Nocturne program, map, and walking tours guide residents…

Make-Do, VANS Regional Exhibition

Artists Making and Doing, by Making-Do: A Visual Arts Nova Scotia Regional Exhibit The rugged spirit of Nova Scotias’ resourcefulness is showcased in an upcoming group exhibit featuring 23 Eastern Shore artists, all of which are members of Visual Arts Nova Scotia.   Subtitled “recycle, repurpose, reuse, revisit, reinvent, recreate”, the show opens to the…

The Chosen Ones, Pat Sollows

Giving members of Visual Arts Nova Scotia an opportunity to create an exhibition of their work. The Chosen Ones Pat Sollows June 2 – 29, 2011 Pat Sollows’ paintings encircle the Corridor Gallery at Visual Arts Nova Scotia from June 2 – 29, 2011.  With regards to her oil painting practice, Sollows’ states that My…

This is Me, VANS Regional Exhibition

April 26, 2011 -For the first time since 2004, Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) members living in the Cumberland, Colchester and East Hants County (Region 6) will be exhibiting their work together at the McCarthy Hall Gallery, Nova Scotia Community College, 36 Arthur St., Truro, NS from May 6 – May 31, 2011. This is…

VANS in Residence with Halifax Public Libraries

For Immediate Release: VANS in Residence with Halifax Public Libraries Aprill 21, 2011 –  Professional Artists in the School (PAINTS) program artist Pat Loucks has just completed Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s (VANS) first ever half-time residency with Halifax Public Libraries at the Captain William Spry Library in April.  Over the last 4-weeks, Loucks has spent 20 hours…