Giving members of Visual Arts Nova Scotia an opportunity to create an exhibition of their work.

Routines to Rituals

Chris Brobeck
Lee Cripps
Anna Horsnell-Wade
Anne Launcelott
Maritza Miari
Barbara Schmeisser

March 4 – 27, 2014

On view from March 5 – 27, this group exhibition features artists Chris Brobeck, Lee Cripps, Anna Horsnell-Wade, Anne Launcelott, Maritza Miari, and Barbara Schmeisser. Exploring the inspiration found in traditions, routines, and rituals, curator Maritza Miari describes the work:

With this project I would like to evoke the symbolism of our daily life and to find a way to recover some of the attractive traditions or routines converted into rituals over time as a pleasurable experience, such as: having a good coffee, tea or wine, taking a bath, meditating… every ritual is inspirational when it enriches our cultures or when it stimulates our senses. “Routines typically involve a momentary commitment with little thought, being given to the activity once it is completed… repeated over time in a similar manner… Rituals on the other hand are communicated through symbols and convey this is who we are.”   (Barbara H Fiese)

Maritza Miari is a Dartmouth based artist designer and illustrator with over 20 years of international experience. She received her Bachelor’s degree in sculpture and drawing in 1988, from Academia San Alejandro (La Havana, Cuba), and has recently exhibited at the Hub Gallery and Viewpoint Gallery in Halifax and her work has also been shown in public and commercial galleries in Cuba, Africa, Spain, Dominican Republic. In 2013 she participated as a juror for the Canada Council for the Arts – Children’s Literature, and her illustrations are found in more than 19 published books.

Located inside the Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) office at the Halifax Seaport, since 2000, the Corridor Gallery is complimented by a historical legacy of Nova Scotia culture, simple yet modern architectural elements and an array of current cultural activity in the Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia office. The Corridor Gallery is located at 1113 Marginal Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia and is open Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm.