Teachers! Get matching funds for workshops in your classroom PAINTS is delighted to be welcoming new artists to the program. To celebrate, we’ve created an extra opportunity for teachers to request workshops. Requests are being accepted now until November 12. We’ll be supporting the first 20 projects requested. For this special deadline, only…
A Call for New PAINTS Artists
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ARTISTS! Are you interested in working with students? The PAINTS (Professional Artists In The Schools) Program is seeking professional artists and fine craft artisans who want to offer workshops to schools in their home community. Our program is available to schools throughout the province, for grades Primary – 12, so we need artists everywhere. Some…
Visual Arts Nova Scotia, in partnership with ARCAC, is so pleased to welcome Cortney Cassidy as the newest VANS in Residence Artist. Cortney will be in residence from June 2 – 28, 2024 at ARTPLACE in Annapolis Royal. Cortney Cassidy is an emerging painter, based in Mi’kma’ki (Halifax, Canada). They are a recent graduate of…
Take an ART RECESS
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ART RECESS. A break, a change, time to play, to have fun – just like regular recess! You can even have a snack too. ART RECESS is a collection of short, accessible workshops that can be delivered online at times that work for teachers in the school year, or for parents and caregivers anytime. VANS…
New Equity Subsidy for Schools
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Visual Arts Nova Scotia is offering an Equity Subsidy to support PAINTS (Professional Artists In The Schools) workshops in schools serving significant populations of BIPOC students. The PAINTS Equity Subsidy will support qualifying schools by fully funding projects including the artist fee, materials and any travel costs. Workshops are usually 3 – 4 hours in length for up…
VANS in Residence in Bridgewater
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Call for artists: VANS, in partnership with the DesBrisay Museum, will host a 4-week Artist Residency in Bridgewater, NS this winter. This program provides a stipend to support the artist to work full time for 4 weeks. 70% of the time will be dedicated to the artist’s own work (creation, research or both) and 30%…
PAINTS Artist Deadline is December 1
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The Professional Artists in the Schools (PAINTS) program brings together professional visual and fine crafts artists, educators, and students. It provides support for schools throughout Nova Scotia to bring professional artists into their classrooms to work directly with students. Our roster includes artists from all over the province working in different media in and in…
PAINTS Deadlines for 2017
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PAINTS brings together professional visual and fine crafts artists, educators and students all over the province. We’re always looking for more artists who interested in spending some time working with children and youth. All members of VANS or NSDCC are eligible. There is no fee to apply or participate. The application is simple; fill out…
Info Sessions – Becoming a PAINTS Artist
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We are offering info sessions on Becoming a PAINTS Artist with Andrea Ritchie, PAINTS Coordinator. Join us as Andrea Ritchie answers your questions about the Professional Artists in the Schools program. If you are interested in becoming a PAINTS artist then drop by for a short, free info session at Visual Arts Nova Scotia, 1113…
VANS in Residence
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VANS is excited to announce the artists who have been chosen for the three VANS In Residence initiatives this spring. We have both rural and urban residencies in HRM this year, involving fantastic partners. Each artist will spend their time split between their own practice (studio work, research and other endeavours), and time actively working…
PAINTS Info Sessions for Artists
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PAINTS Coordinator Andrea Ritchie is hosting a free info session at VANS after the Taxes for Artists workshop. You can come just for the info session, or sign up for the workshop too! Questions? Contact Andrea at 902 423-4694 or paints@paintsns.ca. If you are a teacher who is interested in scheduling a PAINTS info session…