With the Creative Consults directory now available we are ready to take on new consultants in the coming months. Check back for upcoming deadlines. Creative Consults functions as a service directory for VANS members searching for support in their professional art practice. Each consultant profile will contain information about the expertise they’re offering and their…

We’re thrilled to have a dozen talented artists from our PAINTS roster step up and adapt their workshops to be delivered in an online format. Check out the full list of online workshops on the PAINTS website. It’s a different year in so many ways. We want to keep art and artists connecting with students…

Visual Arts News is calling for submissions of pitches, artworks for artist pages, and members of the editorial committee. The Spring 2020 theme is SUSTENANCE. Visual Arts News invites all Atlantic Canadian artists to create new works for our upcoming issue of the magazine. This call is open to all Atlantic Canadian artists and accepted…

Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s Professional Development Workshop Series is presented in an effort to keep artists informed of best practices, methods and opportunities to develop artistically and professionally. This fall we will be offering all workshops online using Zoom.  Want to know about building your artist website, using social media to build your brand, or teaching an…

We’re looking for volunteers to join the VANS programming committee and juries. Committee volunteers help shape how our programs work, our application processes and selection committees. They currently oversee our Mentorship Program, New Grad Program, workshops, Open Grants, and can initiate short term projects like our Hear Tell Podcast Training Initiative for the Arts or…

TAKE OUR WORKSHOP SURVEY We’re starting to plan the VANS Fall Workshop Series and we’re asking for feedback from members and artists. We are focusing on professional development workshops in support of Nova Scotian artists’ practice and we are offering the entire series online (likely over Zoom). Let us know what you would like to see…

We are thrilled to announce the artist who has been selected for this summer’s VANS in Residence.  Carley Mullally is a textile artist and researcher currently based out of K’jipuktuk / Halifax, but was born and raised in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. Her work focuses on the versatility of off-loom textile processes such as rope-making,…

Meet our new Social Media Coordinator, Emily Lawrence! Emily is excited to help promote some of the wonderful things happening in the arts community here and on our other social media channels. Emily currently works as a professional artist and promotions specialist in Halifax. She began working with arts organizations throughout her education at NSCAD…

16 week contract August 31 – December 18, 2020 $7680 contract: $16/hr, 30 hours/ week Funded through Young Canada Works, eligibility restrictions apply Reporting to: Becky Welter-Nolan, Executive Director Deadline for Applications: August 19, 2020   We are seeking an Online Mentorship Project Coordinator to facilitate the design and implementation of our new online mentorship…

Visual Arts Nova Scotia is seeking a Social Media Coordinator $500 for 1 month contract with potential to renew  5 hours per week, flexible schedule Reporting to: Becky Welter-Nolan, Executive Director, Visual Arts Nova Scotia Location: remote The Social Media Coordinator will create posts and stories via Buffer for social media with content provided by…

You are invited to the 2019-20 Mentorship Program Exhibition, Remote Probabilities, at The Craig Gallery July 8 – August 2, 2020.  Join emerging artists Jack Wong, Andrea Tsang Jackson, Hila Peleg and Annik Gaudet and their mentors Steve Higgins, Frances Dorsey, Marilyn McAvoy, and Becka Barker in celebrating their hard work in the program this…

Visual Arts Nova Scotia is taking appropriate precautions during the Coronavirus outbreak. Staff will be working remotely, and the office will be closed to the public until further notice. We have many programs and services that are still accessible online and we will be active on our social media sharing opportunities as usual. Please don’t…