Visual Arts Nova Scotia is pleased to officially announce the participants of this year’s VANS Mentorship Program. After receiving a many excellent applications, the program will be supporting four dedicated emerging Nova Scotian artists. Alexis Vessey, Ben Mosher, Kate Grey and Ryan Josey have been individually paired with established artists and mentors: Sarah Maloney, Craig…
Take the Fall Workshop Survey!
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Visual Arts Nova Scotia offers professional development workshops to artists across the province based on feedback from members and artists. These workshops focus on professional development in support of the artist’s creative practice across commercial and public sectors. Let us know what you would like to see VANS offer by completing the Fall 2016 Workshop…
Call for Proposals Professional Development Workshop Proposals Application Deadline: August 29, 2016 As part of our mandate, Visual Arts Nova Scotia offers professional development workshops to its members and artists around the province. These workshops discuss topics related to the artist’s creative and professional practice. Workshops offered in the past have included Taxes for Artists,…
VANS is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2017 and as part of the year of celebration we will be publishing a special edition of Visual Arts News magazine. In partnership with NSCAD there are two NSCAD student research internship positions available, one in the Fall and one in the Winter. The Research Assistant will assist…
How We Are Talking is at The Craig Gallery, June 30 – August 7. Opening: Wednesday, June 29, 7 – 9 pm Artist Panel: Saturday, August 6, 1 pm Highlighting the talents of mentees Anna Taylor, Sophie Paskins, Alice MacLean and Claudia Legg the Visual Arts Nova Scotia 2015-16 Mentorship Program Exhibition How We Are…
The VANS Mentorship Program pairs emerging artists with established artists to take part in a ten-month mentorship from September to June. Focusing on supporting the goals and ambitions of emerging artists throughout the province, mentors may be asked to provide support in any one or more of the following areas: proposal development for exhibitions, grant writing…
VANS Annual General Meeting
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Our AGM will be held at the Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia Main Space (Atrium) on Wednesday, June 15th at 5pm. Please read over the AGM Agenda. Join the board, staff and artists and earn all about VANS’ activities over the past year and our direction for the future. Following the meeting, join us for…
Sign up for Spring Workshops!
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VANS Spring 2016 professional development workshop series for artists will feature topics including Grant Writing, Pricing Your Work, Making Time to Make Art, Documenting Your Work, and Estate Planning for Artists. Running May to June in Halifax, Annapolis Royal and Tatamagouche, the workshops will feature the professional expertise of Katie Belcher, Stacey Cornelius, Steve Farmer,…
May 27th – 29th, 2016 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia To mark the 10th anniversary of our Mentorship Program VANS is excited to announce The Lunenburg Symposium: Mentorship in the Arts, in partnership with the Lunenburg School of the Arts. Symposium sessions and all events will be held in the Lunenburg School of the Arts (unless otherwise…
VANS invites current gallery and group members to apply for our Open Grants program, which serves to encourage exhibition activities across the province. We have made some changes to the program this year, so please read them carefully before applying. Any gallery or group who is a current member of Visual Arts Nova Scotia is…
Become a member today!
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You can become a VANS member or renew your membership easily online. Membership has its perks. Just click on the Membership button on the homepage to read more about it.
Peer Application Review Groups
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Get a fresh perspective on your next application with Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s Peer Application Review Groups. Visual Arts Nova Scotia is facilitating an eight week peer-review process to help members strengthen their upcoming proposals. Artists will receive and offer feedback on applications from two peers, matched based on the type of application that is…
Studio Sessions Webinar Series to Launch February 24 Visual Arts Nova Scotia is excited to announce the launch of Studio Sessions, a new Webinar Series for artists. This three-part online workshop series focusing on professional development for artists in the internet age, will debut its first installment on Wednesday, February 24, at 6:00 pm AT.…
PAINTS deadline January 30th
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The next PAINTS Deadline for schools to apply is coming up January 30th, and since that falls on the weekend, you get until Monday, February 1st to submit your application! All schools with students in grade Primary to 12 are eligible for support. Bring a practicing visual artist into your classroom. Make plans to make…
Membership Reminder
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You can become a VANS member or renew your membership online without logging in to the website. Membership has its perks. Just click on the Membership button on the homepage to read more about it.
JOB CALL: Programming Coordinator
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This is a permanent full-time position at 35 hours/week. Reporting to and working with the Executive Director, the Programming Coordinator will facilitate and deliver programs including but not limited to the Mentorship Program, Professional Development workshops, discussions and panels as well as managing our in-house gallery space, the Corridor Gallery. This position requires a highly motivated and organized individual with a keen attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills; a person who manages multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Visual Arts News in partnership with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is pleased to announce our first-ever Emerging Critical Art Writer-in-Residence. Merray Gerges recently completed her undergraduate degree in art history and journalism. She also co-founded CRIT, a free biannual publication curating contemporary criticism in partnership with The Khyber Centre for the Arts.
Sign up for Fall 2015 Workshops
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This season’s professional development workshops feature topics such as Taxes, Marketing, Grant Proposals, Writing and Networking for artists. Running October to November in Halifax, Annapolis Royal, Lunenburg and Tatamagouche, the series features the expertise of instructors Katie Belcher, Carol Bruneau, Stacey Cornelius, Nora Macnee, and Sarah Maloney.
Visual Arts Nova Scotia is facilitating a seven week peer-review process to help members strengthen their upcoming proposals. To participate in a Peer Application Review Group, members can sign up on our website by October 13.
Visual Arts Nova Scotia is partnering with The Antigonish Town & County Library and The ASAP Artist Run Centre to provide a five-week residency. It will involve the artist in both their own work, and in workshops, talks and open studios with community members. We are excited to announce that Hannah Minzloff has been selected to take on this opportunity.