“Through the Trees” by Lynda Shalagan
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The last Corridor exhibition of 2020 is Lynda Shalagan’s delightful miniature nature paintings. These imagined landscapes and wild bird portraits use a unique reverse painted glass technique, sometimes layered over an oil painting, to give the work another dimension and shadows. Make an appointment to see Through the Trees in the Corridor Gallery November 9…
New online PAINTS workshops!
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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 calls and updates
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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…
Announcing our Fall Workshop Series
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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 are very excited to announce Meeting Waters: Cross-Cultural Collaborations on Environmental Racism with Ingrid Waldron as part of Nocturne 2020: Echolocation curated by Lindsay Dobbin! The event will take place Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 7pm over Zoom. This collaborative anchor project and subsequent panel discussion is co-presented with Visual Arts News as part…
“Somewhere in Between” by Miya Turnbull
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There has been an increased spotlight on masks, in terms of safety, as we find ourselves in the midst of a pandemic. As an artist who works with masks as a medium, Miya Turnbull finds the range of responses to mask wearing so interesting (and concerning at times). Her 3D masks are part collage, photography…
Call for Committee Members & Jurors
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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…
Visual Arts Nova Scotia is pleased to officially announce the participants of this year’s Mentorship Program. After receiving some great applications, the program will be supporting four dedicated emerging Nova Scotian artists. Celine Gabrielle, Sarah Mosher, Trevor Novak, and Liam Ross have been individually paired with established artists and mentors Susan Tooke, Melissa Marr, Robin…
The New Grad Program begins!
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We are pleased to announce the start of the third New Grad Program! It’s going to be an interesting year navigating this new pandemic reality, but we are so pleased to be running this program again with ten amazing artists! This year participants will get weekly professional development workshops, mentorship from artist Eryn Foster, studio…
“Mythos” by Michael Greer
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Painter Michael Greer’s show of new, richly layered figurative oil paintings, entitled Mythos, explores personal and social themes through metaphor, narrative or implied narrative, along with a good dose of ambiguity. Don’t miss Mythos in the Corridor Gallery by appointment until September 30. Not able to visit the exhibition in person? Watch a video of…
Visual Arts News magazine is seeking a Publisher $9000 1 year contract – renewable Rate of Pay: $28 per hour billed at $3000 per issue Hours: 312 hours annually or 6 hours/week, flexible schedule Reporting to: Becky Welter-Nolan, Executive Director, Visual Arts Nova Scotia Deadline: September 17, 2020 Interviews: September 23 and 24, 2020…
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…
Job: Social Media Coordinator
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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…
VANS in Residence in New Glasgow
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VANS, in partnership with The Pictou-Antigonish Regional Library and the Town of New Glasgow, will host a 3-week Artist Residency in New Glasgow. This program provides a stipend to support the artist to work full time for 3 weeks. 60% of the time will be dedicated to the artist’s own work (creation, research or both)…
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…
Hear Tell Podcast Training Program!
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Attention Artists, Arts Workers and Arts Organizations in Atlantic Canada! Are you interested in learning about podcasting? Visual Arts Nova Scotia has developed HEAR TELL, a 6 week online podcast training program tailored to meet the needs of those working in the arts in Atlantic Canada. Registration for this exciting program opens June 2! The…
VANS’ online AGM
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Join us over Zoom for Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s Annual General Meeting on Thursday, June 25, 2020. The AGM will start promptly at 6pm followed by an artist presentation by Ursula Johnson and Angella Parsons entitled Here There And Everywhere: The making of a podcast by KINUK starting at 7pm. This presentation is a bonus feature of…