Sign up for a Peer Review Group!
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It’s still summer, but we have started thinking about the fall application deadlines, which means it’s time for another round of the Peer Application Review Groups! Visual Arts Nova Scotia is facilitating this six-week peer-review process to help current members strengthen their upcoming proposals. Artists will get and give feedback by email on applications from…
Emerging Artist Talk on July 28!
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Come to the Emerging Artist Talk for It’s Been A Year: the VANS 2023-24 Mentorship Program exhibition. Kristi Farrier, Pam Juarez, Kordeena Clayton, and Barbara Brown Conrod will be at The Craig Gallery in Dartmouth, Sunday, July 28 at 1 pm to talk about their work and their experience in the Mentorship Program. The exhibition closes…
We are accepting applications for Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s Mentorship Program. The 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…
It’s Been A Year Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s 2023-24 Mentorship Program Exhibition The Craig Gallery, July 3 – July 28, 2024 Opening: Thursday, July 4, 2024, from 6 – 8 pm Emerging Artist Talk (in-person): Sunday, July 28, 1 pm Highlighting the talents of emerging artists Barbara Brown Conrod, Kordeena Clayton, Kristi Farrier, and Pam Juarez,…
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…
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VANS 2024 AGM
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Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s Annual General Meeting will take place over Zoom on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. Join us at 7 pm to find out about VANS’ accomplishments this year and elect our new Board Members. Please register by June 16 to get your Zoom link here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0pdeGrrD4vHNW_Qd_giTS3xjIA1F0tIZLA After registering, you’ll receive a confirmation email containing…
We are thrilled to announce that Ibe Ananaba has been selected as the artist in residence for this Spring in Kjipuktuk (Halifax) at the Wonder’neath Studios in the Central North End of the city, May 20 – June 15, 2024. From the artist: “My artistic practice is fueled by a passionate curiosity to explore socio-cultural issues…
Emerging Artist Program Survey
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After a recent program review by Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s Board of Directors, VANS is looking into developing a new Emerging Artist Program that focuses on mentorship but could also include professional development workshops or other elements. If you are an artist in NS (especially an emerging artist, or re-emerging artist who is returning to…
You can now purchase this limited-edition, black cotton tote bag and both limited-edition VANS stickers! We are selling the tote bag ($25/ each) and stickers ($5/ each) individually or as a bundle of all three VANS merch items ($30) as a fundraiser, which includes postage to mail them to your door. New totes and stickers…
VANS calls for board members
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We’re seeking 4 – 6 creative individuals engaged with the arts in Nova Scotia to stand for election to our Board of Directors and support our new Strategic Plan. Help us build a future where a career as an artist is accessible, sustainable, and recognized as an integral part of our communities across Nova Scotia.…
Submit a pitch for the Fall 2024 issue of Visual Arts News. We’re eager to hear from writers, artists, and critics to expand and deepen conversations inspired by the artistic vision of emerging and established artists who are pushing the boundaries of art and culture in the Atlantic. For this open call, we are seeking…
We are going to be an exhibitor at the inaugural Halifax Art Book Fair on Saturday, April 13, 10am – 8pm at the All Nations Church (2535 Robie St)! Browse and purchase current and past issues of Visual Arts News, and see our new limited edition merchandise for sale, designed by VANS member-artist AGLENNCO and printed…
Beware of Pay to Publish Emails
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Attention artists! VANS members and other professional artists are being solicited with personalized emails for pay to participate/ pay to publish schemes. These emails are from companies or individuals like publishers of “Story of Fashion”, Circle Foundation, World Wide Art, and Artavita. While they may be actual websites/ book publishers, please research them very carefully…
Apply for VANS in Residence at ARTSPLACE in Annapolis Royal! VANS in Residence provides a stipend to support the artist, a studio space, as well as support from VANS and the community partner to help to make the residency a rich experience for the artist and the community alike. 60% of the artist’s time will…
Oooh, spring workshops!
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Announcing VANS’ Spring Workshop Series! The workshops in this series will be offered online over Zoom (but we will return to offering some in-person workshops in the fall). Registered participants will get a limited-time link to a recording of the session afterward so if you can’t make it to the workshop on the day, you’ll still get all…
Snow is still on the ground, but it’s time for the spring round of the Peer Application Review Groups! Visual Arts Nova Scotia is facilitating this six-week peer-review process to help current members strengthen their upcoming proposals. Artists will get and give feedback by email on applications from two peers, matched based on the type of…
We are thrilled to be partnering with two organizations this spring that are each hubs in their own neighbourhoods helping people to connect with and through art. VANS in Residence provides a stipend to support the artist, a studio space, as well as support from VANS and the community partner to help to make the…
What workshops should we offer?
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VANS will be offering online and in-person workshops for our Spring Workshop Series in March, April and May. We’d love to get your feedback about which professional development workshops we should offer, where and when. Let us know what you would like to see VANS offer by completing the Spring 2024 Workshop Survey, here: https://forms.gle/VqdDt7xogUVhjorEA. Then we would really appreciate…
You can apply for a Membership Bursary
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If you want to renew your VANS membership for 2024 but find the membership fee out of reach right now, consider applying for a Membership Bursary. Membership Bursaries provide artists in need of financial support with a VANS membership (which runs from January 1 – December 31). There’s no deadline to apply and applications are confidential.…
PAINTS (Professional Artists In The Schools) helps schools in Nova Scotia bring professional visual artists into their classrooms. Projects can range from 3 to 12 hours, and can involve artists working in every imaginable discipline. PAINTS projects make links between the professional artists’ own work and the workshops that they lead with the students. We’re…