Visual Arts Nova Scotia is taking appropriate precautions during the Coronavirus outbreak. Staff will be working remotely, and the office will be closed to the public until further notice. We have many programs and services that are still accessible online and we will be active on our social media sharing opportunities as usual. Please don’t…
Hear Tell Podcasting Training
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HEAR TELL: A Podcasting Survey! Attention Artists, Arts Workers and Arts Organizations in Atlantic Canada! Are you interested in learning about podcasting? Or do you have some experience with podcasting already? If you answered yes to either of these questions, we would like to hear from you! Participants can be entered to win a gift subscription…
Announcing VANS online 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 year, due to the pandemic, we will be offering all workshops online using Zoom. We are offering Pricing Your Work, Writing Your Artist CV and Resume, Online Marketing…
HEAR TELL Community Conversations
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Visual Arts Nova Scotia is designing an accessible podcast training program for artists and arts workers in Atlantic Canada and we’d love your input.
For anyone with prior experience or a future interest in becoming involved with podcasting for the arts, we invite you to attend one of our community conversations taking place across New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island.
Take our Spring Workshop Survey
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Even the weather agrees that spring is almost here so we’re starting to plan the VANS Spring Workshop Series and we’re asking for feedback from members and artists. As usual, we are focusing on professional development workshops in support of Nova Scotian artists’ practice. Let us know what you would like to see VANS offer by…
Emerging artist Rachel Anzalone shows her new minimalist landscape paintings inspired by her travels with friends across the province. In this series, Anzalone is documenting her visits and creating memories linked to these Nova Scotian locations. The Greens Are Breathing was scheduled to be up in the Corridor Gallery March 3 -30, but since the…
Closing VANS Slide Library
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The VANS slide library is ending. In the age of print photography, the slide library used to be a way members could safely store duplicate documentation of their work safe from fire and flood, but now with the Artist Pages accessible to every member (and with so many members having their own website or social media…
Third Thursday in March
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UNFORTUNATELY, THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. Join us for the second Third Thursday in our series. This month’s theme is based on the NSCAD Lithography Workshop: Contemporary Editions exhibition at the AGNS. At 7pm, following our discussion, attend the talk with artist Amy Malbeuf as she shares her experiences as an artist participating in the…
“False Testimonies” by Trevor Novak
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Trevor Novak’s offbeat exhibition False Testimonies is a series of small vignettes of ceramic figurative sculptures, arranged differently in each installation to create a rich narrative for the viewer. Novak found inspiration for his sculptures, made of black unglazed clay and gold leaf, in Christian iconography and early medieval illuminations. See False Testimonies in the…
VANS will be offering Studio Sessions 3-part webinar series again this winter – this time the topic is Writing Professional Proposals! Each of the hour-long webinars will be instructed by artist and gallery director Melanie Colosimo, who has taught our workshop on the same topic in VANS’ regular workshop series. The webinars will allow artists…
PAINTS School Deadline is January 30
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The next deadline for schools and teachers to apply for PAINTS projects is coming up quickly. Professional Artists in the Schools (PAINTS) helps schools in Nova Scotia bring together professional visual artists, educators and students. We provide support for schools throughout the province to bring professional artists into their classrooms to lead workshops, give artists…
The Creative Kick – Member Profile
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The Creative Kick is about inspiring the creatively driven, in particular commercial and visual artists. They believe that artists flourish best in the company of others, so they run events that encourage social interactions. When people feel supported by a community, they are more likely to stay in Nova Scotia and pay that support forward.…
Textile artist and printmaker Julie Rosvall exhibits new prints, alongside tiny works from the print exchange Return to Sender, in the Corridor Gallery this month. Organized by the PRNT Collective in Barrie, Ontario, the Return to Sender print exchange was inspired by the tradition of stamp collecting. Tasked with the challenge to edition a mini-print…
Taxes for Artists Webinars
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2019 WEBINAR SERIES This three-part online workshop series focused on tax essentials for artists. Each one hour session was taught by CPA Nora Macnee and allowed artists from across the country to learn the ins and outs of their taxes – all from the comfort of their home or studio. This webinar series was designed…
More info on 2020 Membership Changes
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We have made some changes to VANS Memberships for 2020. An Artist Page for every member Every member now gets an Artist Page (formerly an E-studio) included with their membership fees. The Artist Page used to be an additional benefit offered for a $10/ year fee and was used by 25% of our membership. With…
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%…
An Artist Page for Every Member!
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We are now including an Artist Page (formerly known as an E-studio) with EVERY membership! Artists say this is one of our most valuable membership benefits, and with everyone on board it will be THE destination to find Nova Scotian artists online. The Artist Pages provide a page on our website where artists can post…
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…
The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) project, Respectful Workplaces in the Arts, addresses harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination and violence. As a part of this initiative, this workshop will ensure that artists and arts organizations across Canada have the tools, resources and training to prevent harassment of any kind, and build…
FRESH EYES Art Crit Returns
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NEW DATE: Thursday, November 21, 7pm. Do you ever want some feedback on your work in progress? Head down to VANS (1113 Marginal Road, Halifax) to chat with your fellow artists for this evening of friendly, constructive art critique. Working alone in the studio can be isolating, so if you want to get out of…