Teachers! Get matching funds for workshops in your classroom PAINTS is delighted to be welcoming new artists to the program. To celebrate, we’ve created an extra opportunity for teachers to request workshops. Requests are being accepted now until November 12. We’ll be supporting the first 20 projects requested. For this special deadline, only…
A Call for New PAINTS Artists
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ARTISTS! Are you interested in working with students? The PAINTS (Professional Artists In The Schools) Program is seeking professional artists and fine craft artisans who want to offer workshops to schools in their home community. Our program is available to schools throughout the province, for grades Primary – 12, so we need artists everywhere. Some…
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…
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…
Take an ART RECESS
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ART RECESS. A break, a change, time to play, to have fun – just like regular recess! You can even have a snack too. ART RECESS is a collection of short, accessible workshops that can be delivered online at times that work for teachers in the school year, or for parents and caregivers anytime. VANS…
ART RECESS!
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ART RECESS is a break, a change, time to play, to have fun – just like regular recess! You can even have a snack too, if you’d like. At VANS, we’ve been creating new space for art and engagement with artists in every way we can. ART RECESS is a collection of short, accessible workshops…
PAINTS Project Call: Art Recess
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With students across Nova Scotia now learning from home, PAINTS is responding with a new initiative: Art Recess! Artists will put together art activities that can be completed in about 15 minutes. They’ll make videos to lead students through the art activities using materials that would be readily available in most homes of school-age children.…
A call for PAINTS workshops
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The PAINTS program is seeking initial sketches/outlines for workshops that you could lead remotely. All workshops will be either online in real time via Google classrooms, or facilitated by the teacher with paper prompts provided by the artist as a guide to take students through a process. We’re approaching all workshops as one-off live events.…
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…
UPDATE: Studio Sessions webinar series is sold out! Studio Sessions Webinars return this winter! Starting on Wednesday, February 21, at 6pm AT, this three-part online workshop series will focus on grant writing essentials for artists. Each one hour session will be taught by grant writing consultant, interdisciplinary/media artist, and NSCAD University instructor Becka Barker. Sessions will…
Register for Boot Camp today!
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In association with Lumière Arts Festival, VANS presents WORK IT! WORK IT! a 2 day intensive workshop designed to help artists with various aspects of their professional practice. Instructed by grant writing consultant, interdisciplinary /media artist, and NSCAD University instructor Becka Barker, all sessions will be held in Sydney, NS at the New Dawn Centre for…
Take our NEW 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. For our 40th Anniversary we want offer new formats for our workshops and we would value your…
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…
Visual Arts Nova Scotia is delighted to present an artist talk by visiting artist Jean-René Leblanc of Calgary, AB, in collaboration with Viewpoint Gallery and the NSCC Truro’s 14th annual Animediafest. Taking place Friday, March 6th, from 3:30-5:00pm at the NSCC Truro’s McCarthy Hall, this free artist talk is offered as part of Visual Arts Nova Scotia’s En Route Artist Talk Series.
Born in Manitoba and currently living on a farm in the Cobequid Mountains, Pamela Swainson studied in the Fine Arts Program at Mount Allison in the early 70’s. She recently returned to her practice after several years on hold. Swainson is passionate about local living and sustainability, with caring for the earth is a subtext in her work.
Bonnie Baker – September Artist Profile
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Bonnie Baker has always engaged in some form of cultural work. As a full time artist in Annapolis Royal, she explores the rich overlap between drawing, painting and printmaking while experimenting with the natural form.