Germaine Koh artist talk at ARTsPLACE Artist-run Centre
396 St. George Street in Annapolis Royal, NS
1pm on Saturday, October 11, 2014

Visual Arts Nova Scotia is delighted to present an artist talk by visiting artist Germaine Koh of Vancouver, BC, in collaboration with Dalhousie University Art Gallery and ARTsPLACE Artist-run Centre. Taking place Saturday, October 11th at 1:00pm at ARTsPLACE in Annapolis Royal, this free artist talk is offered as part of Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s En Route Artist Talk Series.

Germaine Koh is a Canadian visual artist based in Vancouver. Her conceptually-generated work is concerned with the significance of everyday actions, familiar objects and common places. Her exhibition history includes the BALTIC Centre (Newcastle), De Appel (Amsterdam), Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal, Para/Site Art Space (Hong Kong), Frankfurter Kunstverein, Bloomberg SPACE (London), The Power Plant (Toronto), Seoul Museum of Art, Artspace (Sydney), The British Museum (London), the Contemporary Art Gallery (Vancouver), Plug In ICA (Winnipeg), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), and the Liverpool, Sydney and Montréal biennials. Koh was a recipient of the 2010 VIVA Award, and a finalist for the 2004 Sobey Art Award. Formerly an Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Canada, she is also an independent curator and partner in the independent record label weewerk.

Germaine Koh is visiting Nova Scotia to present her work in the exhibition:
(im)mobile at Dalhousie University Art Gallery
18 October through 19 November, 2014
Presented by Dalhousie Art Gallery and the Centre for Art Tapes in partnership with White Frame, curators: Mireille Bourgeois and Chantal Molleur
Dalhousie University Art Gallery is located at 6101 University Avenue, Halifax, NS

Visual Arts Nova Scotia is partnering with art galleries across the province to facilitate an exchange of national and international artists. The En Route Artist Talk Series aims to enhance existing programming and broaden contemporary art conversations.

We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, which last year invested $157 million to bring the arts to Canadians throughout the country. Nous remercions le Conseil des arts du Canada de son soutien. L’an dernier, le Conseil  a investi 157 millions de dollars pour mettre de l’art dans la vie des Canadiennes et des Canadiens de tout le pays.

For more information about this artist talk, the En Route Artist Talk Series, or Visual Arts Nova Scotia, contact:

Becky Welter-Nolan
Programming Coordinator
Visual Arts Nova Scotia
902-423-4694 / 1-866-225-8267
vans@visualarts.ns.ca