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…
“Seti I Dondi George” – Matt W. Brown
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Emerging artist Matt W. Brown exhibits a series of his recent drawings created using chalk pastel, watercolor, and oil bar. These small works on display, each a collage-like group of images, are a response to a number of his recent image groupings. His colourful exhibition Seti I Dondi George is on view in the Corridor…
Ericka Walker – Artist Profile
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Walker received a BS from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and an MFA from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville. She currently teaches studio coursework in printmaking as an assistant professor in the Fine Arts Division at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Walker’s work has been included in numerous domestic and international exhibitions and biennials,…
Retuned – Zeqirja Rexhepi
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Established artist Zeqirja Rexhepi exhibits his colourful abstract paintings, which carry the message of everyday life through parallel symbols and metaphors. His exhibition, Retuned, is on view in the Corridor Gallery July 5 – 28, 2016. Describing the work on view, Rexhepi explains: The work represents my achievements and personal story, painted on canvas by…
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…
AGM Agenda 2016
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2016 5:00PM CULTURAL FEDERATIONS OF NS, 1113 MARGINAL RD., HALIFAX, NS AGENDA Call to Order Welcoming remarks and introductions Approval of the agenda Approval of the minutes of the 2015 Annual General Meeting President’s Report: Pamela Swainson Treasurer’s Report: Nora Macnee Review of the 2016 Financial Statements (draft) Review…
Visual In Formation – Caitlin McGuire
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Using a limited colour palette on birch boards, emerging artist Caitlin McGuire’s vibrant new series of drawings depicts signs and messages that pedestrians encounter when traversing the city on foot. Her exhibition, Visual In Formation, is on view in the Corridor Gallery June 2 – 29, 2016. Describing the work on view, McGuire explains: I…
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…
Marla Benton – Artist Profile
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Marla Benton earned her education through the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University, the Ontario College of Art and Design and Nipissing University. From growing up in a small town, traveling to 41 different countries, building a home inside a pickup truck, enduring a six month journey on a motorcycle, roughing it in…
Faces from Away – Elizabeth Sircom
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Annapolis Valley artist Elizabeth Sircom exhibits a series of portrait drawings and terracotta busts inspired by people she met while living in France. Her exhibition, Faces from Away, is on view in the Corridor Gallery May 3 – 30, 2016. Describing the work on view, Sircom explains: I think any successful portrait is rich in…
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,…
Gambol – Gary Castle
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Lantz-based mixed-media artist Gary Castle exhibits a series of paintings and collage-based works in his exhibition Gambol, on view in the Corridor Gallery April 4 – 28, 2016. Describing his inspiration for the work on view, Castle explains: Aside from the fact that I am totally addicted to art, I have analysed myself as being…
Kyle Jackson – Artist Profile
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In 1975, Kyle Jackson stood across the table from Andy Warhol and handed him a soup can. While the famous artist used a black sharpie and signed the can of Campbell’s tomato soup, Kyle decided the life of the artist was the life for him.
Lunenburg Symposium Registration
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The Lunenburg Symposium: Mentorship in the Arts May 27th – 29th, 2016 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia Symposium sessions and all events will be held in the Lunenburg School of the Arts (unless otherwise noted), 6 Prince Street, Lunenburg, NS from 10am to 4pm, which includes a catered lunch from 12pm to 1pm. Registration Advance Registration is…
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.