Art Work: Fabricating Art
Thursday, Nov. 27, 3 p.m. (Atlantic)
Join Ben Skinner (BFA 2000) and Max Newroth (BFA 1992) as they discuss the important role fabrication and collaboration can play in art and design. Registration required.

Alumni events: Please join NSCAD Professor Mark Bovey, Chair of Fine Art for an Ottawa alumni gathering on Thursday, Nov. 6, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. at Danny Hussey’s (BFA 1990) Central Art Garage, 66 Lebreton St N, Ottawa, ON. RSVP to acdean@nscad.ca 

Save the Date for a New York Alumni event Thursday, Dec. 4. Details to follow.

Award: Congratulations to Duane Jones (BDes Honours 2004) who won a silver ICE Award in Design – Spatial/Environment for his work with Squaretown Courts to revitalize community basketball courts in Uniacke Square. The ICE Awards celebrate creative excellence that could win anywhere, but could only come from here. Read more.

Award: We’re thrilled to share that Pedro Loredo Ferriz (BDes 2015, EDINBA – MDes 2023, NSCAD) has been recognized in the Research Category of the Biennal Nacional de Diseño (BND) in Mexico for his postgraduate thesis completed at NSCAD. Pedro’s research reflects his interdisciplinary approach and dedication to advancing design as a tool for emotional, social, and technological innovation. Organized by the Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL) through its Escuela de Diseño, the Bienal Nacional de Diseño is Mexico’s most prestigious national design award. By earning this recognition in the research category, Pedro joins a distinguished group of designers shaping the future of Mexican design and highlights the global reach of NSCAD’s graduate research community. Read more. 

Award: Sydney, a short film by Grant Earl MacIntosh (BFA 2025), recently took home one of Canada’s top student prizes for cinema: the Grand Prize in student filmmaking at the Festival du Nouveau Cinema (FNC) in Montreal. Grant wrote, directed and produced the 17-minute short film Sydney for his thesis project, co-produced with Alex Johnston (BFA 2024). Read more.

Award: Cynthia Fraschetti (BFA 2023) is the recipient of the 2025 Chan Fraser Design Jewellery Award. Cynthia expands her metal smithing practice beyond jewellery and applies her adornments to the environment surrounding her, creating stunning sculptural pieces. Read more. 

Award: Congrats to Toronto-based mixed media artist Jessica Riva Cooper (BFA 2004) who received a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts. Jess' work explores transformation, ecological reclamation, and the relationship between human structures and invasive plant species. She 
participated this past summer in MAKE – the Mid-Atlantic Keramik Exchange in Iceland. This transformative experience connected her with an incredible community of artists, ideas, and shared making. Read more.

Award: Emerging artist Julie Clapperton (BFA 2025) has been selected as the Don Wright Scholar for 2025-2026 by St. Michael's Print Shop, a St. John's-based, artist-run print studio that provides fine art printmaking facilities for established and emerging artists. "As a recent NSCAD graduate, the continuing reciprocity and community I have encountered in the print shop has shaped me as the person and artist I am today. I am so unbelievably excited to continue working to cultivate print-magic at St. Michael’s Print Shop!” says Julie. Read more.

Residency: Shauna MacLeod (BFA 2011) has been named the Cape Breton Highlands 2025 artist-in-residence. This collaboration between The Cape Breton Centre for Craft & Design and Parks Canada encourages artists to be inspired by the stunning beauty of Cape Breton's famed national park. During her residency Shauna will be expanding her newest body of work using Nova Scotia earthenware clay, and sustainably harvested plants. Read more.

Program Selection: Hangama Amiri (BFA 2012) has been selected to work with Art in the Preschool, one of Sweden’s largest exhibitions by and for children! Her project for this year’s Art in the Preschool program is Pots and Plates, an innovative mural textile workshop that explores cultural memory and identity through food. Pre-school students engage in meaningful discussions about their favourite foods, examining taste, texture, and emotional connections while celebrating diverse cultural backgrounds. Finished works will be exhibited at Konsthall C, Stockholm, Sweden. Read more. 

Career: Craft Nova Scotia recently hired Kwame Brobbey (MFA 2025) as General Technician, and Emma Piirtoniemi (BFA 2016) as its new Operations Manager. This dynamic NSCAD duo will be joining forces with new Executive Director Marc Braithwaite to usher in a new era for the craft institution, with a goal of strengthening member services and building a sustainable future for craft in Nova Scotia. Read more.

Book Launch: Congratulations to asinnajaq (BFA 2015) who  released Tracing a Caribou this month with her fellow artists Reuben Mark Stewart, and Janice Wright Cheney. This collaborative book project considers the significance of caribou to their habitat and laments their absence in New Brunswick. Tracing a Caribou is a compilation of drawings and text contained in an exquisite book designed by Erin Goodine. Read more.

Book Launch: Congrats to Katherine Knight (BFA 1980) on the release of her photo book BOAT, a beautiful, unique, and uncanny record of maritime model boats, accompanied by first accounts by both model creators and those who love the once prevalent and now fading craft of boat building. Upcoming book events for BOAT: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Museum of Industry, New Glasgow, NS. Wednesday, Nov. 5, 5 p.m. - 7 p.m., On the Same Page Bookstore, Sydney, NS. Friday, Nov. 7, 4 p.m., Lunenburg Literary Festival, Lunenburg, NS. Saturday, Nov. 15, 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., Stephen Bulger Gallery, Toronto, ON, in conversation with Max Dean. Sunday, Nov. 23, 6:30 p.m., The Spaniel's Tale Bookstore, Ottawa, ON. Wednesday, Dec. 3, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m., Paul O'Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library, Halifax, NS, in conversation with Jon Claytor. 
Thursday, Dec. 4, Donald Curley Lecture, Chester Art Centre, Chester, NS. Saturday, Dec. 6, 2 p.m., Mad Hatter Bookstore, Annapolis Royal, NS. Read more. 

Book Launch: Congratulations to Gary Dufour (MFA 1979), who just launched his newest book, Howard Taylor: A Painter’s Journal. The book is an annotated transcription of the journal kept by one of Australia’s most significant artists between 1946 and 2001. Produced with support from the Taylor family, AGWA Foundation, and Gordon Darling Foundation, this is Dufour’s fourth book on Taylor. Others include Howard Taylor: Sculpture, Painting, Drawings 1942–1984 (1985); Phenomena (2003); and Works from the Kerry Stokes Collection (2022).
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In the News: A festival for the late artist Kelly Mark (BFA 1994) is underway across the Toronto art scene. The Kelly Mark survey exhibition Everything & Nothing is being featured in nine art spaces and  celebrates the ‘working-class conceptualist’ with exhibitions, events, screenings and more. Runs until Jan. 31, 2026. Various galleries in Toronto, ON. Read more.

In the News: Five years ago, he couldn't paint. Now, his art is pushing boundaries. Featured by CBC Arts, Silas Wamsley (BFA 2024) chose painting as his medium to represent bodies as sites of continual transition and to explore the dissolution of self. ​​​​​His exhibition Ceaseless is on view at the MSVU Gallery until Nov. 9. Read more.

In the News: Vancouver-based artist Landon Mackenzie (BFA 1976) is featured in a recent edition of Border Crossings magazine. In the story, 
Living with Painting, Landon reflects on her early years when she was “just trying to figure out how to use paint and to make images that matter to me.” Forty years later, there is ample evidence that she has figured out how to use paint and is continuing to make paintings that personally matter to her. Read more. 

In the News: Terry Graff (MFA 1981, MA 1991) was featured as The Next Artist You Need To Know, in an article posted on gallery newsletter Art is Hell. The article discusses the complexities of Terry's practice and what drives him. Read more.

Artist Talk: Creative Minds - A 
conversation with Teresa Hubbard (MFA 1992, DFA 2017) & Alexander Birchler (MFA 1992, DFA 2017). 
Join the artists for an engaging discussion as they share insights about their exhibition No More Boring Art. 
The exhibition is based on their multi-faceted exploration of John Baldessari’s Punishment Piece. The works in No More Boring Art lead the viewer on a journey exploring the connection between life and art. Talk: Nov. 8, 2 P.M. – 3 P.M. Showing: Nov. 8 – Jan. 25, 2026. AGNS, 1723 Hollis St., Halifax, NS. Read more.

Artist Talk: An evening in two parts! Afterwords’ PICTURE IT starts off with readings by Matthew J. Trafford and katherena vermette, followed by a celebration of graphic novels featuring
Mollie Cronin (BA 2015) and Veronica Post in conversation with Gabrielle Drolet and Elanor Hannon discussing their practices. Friday, Nov. 7, Doors 7, 7:30-10pm., Part II starts after 8 p.m. The Bus Stop Theatre, 2203
Gottingen St., Halifax, NS. Read more.

Workshop: Step inside the vibrant world of celebrated Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy (1975) with this hands-on experience, a guided tour and drum-painting session in his newly expanded studio in Millbrook, Nova Scotia. Whether you're a lifelong art lover or simply looking for a meaningful creative escape, this experience offers inspiration, culture, and connection. Nov. 22, Feb. 8 or Mar. 15. Read more.

Festival: NSCAD alumni and faculty featured prominently in Art Toronto this month. This festival of all things 'Art' is an important international event that connects artists and art enthusiasts. Featured artists from 2025 included almost 100 NSCAD community members, including Executive Director and Chief Curator of the McMichael Canadian Art Collection Sarah Milroy (1982 - 1983), who was moderator for the New Voices in Contemporary Art panel. Read more.

Installation: Our Place Coffeehouse recently opened in the Granville Mall at NSCAD. Artwork by Cortney S. Cassidy (BFA 2024) and Danaé Lavallée (BFA 2025) is currently on display in the cafe. 1873 Granville St, Halifax, NS. Read more.

Exhibition: what remains is a collection of works encompassing intaglio prints in the form of books, sculptural objects, and burned fragments. This body of images and objects by Carrie Phillips Kieser (MFA 2022) and Charley Young (BFA 2009, Faculty) speaks to loss, while  asking how we might protect and care for what endures. Exhibition runs Nov. 6 - 30. Craig Gallery, Alderney Landing, 2 Ochterloney St., Dartmouth, NS. Read more.

Exhibition: BIG & SMALL, Familiar Scenes from Around Halifax features new paintings by Denise Soper (BFA 1978). The exhibition runs Oct. 30 - Dec. 2. Opening reception: Saturday, Nov. 1, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. ART 1274 Hollis, 1274 Hollis St., Halifax, NS. Read more. 

Exhibition: Mayworks Kjipuktuk /
Halifax presents No Dominion/No Domain featuring works by Eva Grant and Curtis Botham (BFA 2017) that trace land, life, labour, and pathways across speculative digital ancestral architectures and charcoal industrial landscapes. Runs until Oct. 31. The Khyber Centre for the Arts,
1880 Hollis St., Halifax, NS. Read more.

Exhibition: Wandering Through the Trees, works in all media that engage with the biology, beauty, symbolism and significance of trees in our lives and landscapes. Featuring works by: Katherine Knight (BFA 1980) & Barbara Lounder (BFA 1984, Professor Emerita) in collaboration, 
Deb Kuzyk (BFA 1983), Sara Harley (2017), Alex Livingston (BFA 1983 / Professor Emeritus), Duane Nickerson (BFA 1988), Lee Richard (BFA 2025), Heather Gabriel Smith (BFA 1988), Anna Syperek (BFA 1980), Yawen Zhou (VAC 2025) and many more. The exhibition, which will also tour to ArtsPlace in Annapolis Royal and the Ross Farm Museum, is an initiative of the Robert Pope Foundation. Runs until Nov. 7. 60 Queen St, Chester, NS. Read more.

Exhibition: Works by Andrew Scott (1987 - 1991) features 27 paintings from the past, present and future. A first-of-its-kind for the artist, this exhibition follows the evolution of his work and visitors have a chance to chat with Andrew in person. Runs until Nov. 9. 1164 Queen St. West, Toronto. Read more.

Exhibition: To Love Beauty is to See Light, a solo exhibition by painter Lynda Shalagan (BFA 1982). In uncertain times, one tends to look for the light, both literal and symbolic. This series of oil paintings reflects that search. Drawn from moments at home and places traveled, each piece captures the quiet clarity of light at various times of day, its ability to transform the ordinary, to soften, to reveal, and to comfort. Runs until Nov. 9. Harvest Gallery, 462 Main St.,
Wolfville, NS. Read more.

Exhibition: Prepare the Ground for Kindness a HERMES group exhibition.  featuring works by: Robert Bean (BFA 1978, Professor Emeritus), Catherine Beaudette (MFA 1998), Barbara Berry (Former Faculty), Thierry Delva (BFA 1985, MFA 1993, Professor Emeritus), Peter Dykhuis (Former Gallery Director), Leah Garnett (BFA 1999), Ufuk Gueray (Faculty),  Barbara Lounder (MFA 1984, 
Professor Emerita), Frankie Macaulay (BFA 2015) and Erica Mendritzki (Faculty). To make art in dark times is often an act of resistance and survival in itself. These works envision a sustainable, kinder, and brighter day. Runs until Nov. 16. Artist Talk: Saturday, Nov. 16, 2 p.m. Hermes Gallery, 5682 North Street, Halifax, NS. (Photos: top Bob Bean, below Barbara Lounder). Read more.

Exhibition: See a new interactive addition to Carrie Allison's (BFA/BA 2014, MFA 2018) work we tend to care. World Building: Cardboard Dreams carrie invites us to rethink our relationships with land, labour, and the constructed ideals of green space. Like much of Allison’s practice, Cardboard Dreams is rooted in care  for land, for memory, and for Indigenous futures. Until Nov. 23, Art Gallery of Grande Prairie, 9839 – 103 Ave., Grande Prairie, AB. Read more.

Exhibition: Landscape(d) works by Jazz Keillor (MFA 2023). Embracing her whimsical natural, unnatural works and unique frames see new works and old. Opening: Saturday, November 8, 2025, 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. Runs until Dec. 20. Read more.

Exhibition: Judy's Town, Judy welcomes you to visit her home town of Truro... land of deer, trains, and the quirkiness of so many rural towns around N.S." Judy, the iconic character created by rug hooker Laura Kenney has been brought to life by multimedia artist Brandt Eisner (BFA 2005). Opening Thursday, Nov. 6, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Runs until Nov. 28 at the MMFI Gallery, Marigold Centre, 
605 Prince St., Truro, NS. Read more. 

Artist Laureate: Applications are now being accepted for the first Parliamentary Visual Artist Laureate. The role was created to promote the arts in Canada, including by fostering knowledge, enjoyment, awareness and development of the arts. The program is focused on arts promotion, rather than creation. It is not a full-time job – it is a distinguished position that comes with an annual stipend of $25,000 and a programming budget of up to $35,000 a year to cover expenses for approved activities, events and travel. Deadline: Nov. 16, 2025. Read more.

Residency: Icelandic National League of North America SGSIS is accepting applications for its annual artist-in-residence program. The award recognizes the literary importance of Icelandic poet Stephan Stephansson and his role in furthering the arts in both Iceland and Canada. SGSIS’s mission to build a vibrant rural community and enrich the cultural tapestry of Alberta and Canada. 
Deadline: Nov. 30. 114 Creamery Way, Markerville, AB. Read more.

Fellowship: Postdoctoral Fellow – The New Voices Publishing Fellowship is dedicated to supporting emerging scholars in the field of Canadian art history. Are you ready to write the next chapter on art in Canada? This $60,000 fellowship offers early-career researchers the chance to write and publish their first major art history book as part of Art Canada Institute’s accessible online art book library. 
Deadline: Jan. 16, 2026. Read more.

Award: Congratulations to Solomon Nagler (Faculty) this year's recipient of The Established Artist Recognition Award from Arts NS. The award recognizes artists who have emerged from their initial training and development to become recognized, established artists in Nova Scotia. Sol is a filmmaker, poet and community activist. He founded the Community Mobile Media Lab, a purpose-designed mobile media production hub, which houses film production equipment that can be taken to communities across the province to explore innovative models of co-creation, training, and mentorship for populations underrepresented in the film industry. Read more.

Awards: Congrats to NSCAD students and alumni who were awarded scholarships from the Nova Scotia Talent Trust, Liz Shmuilov (Current Student), Czarina David (Current Student), Cynthia Fraschetti (BFA 2023), Denise Lynch (Current Student), Jessie McLaughlin (BFA 2020), Stef Hurley (VAC 2025, Current Student), and Vanessa Iafolla (VAC 2024). Read more.

Artist Talk: Creative Minds - Gordon Sparks and Jordan Bennett (Faculty). 
Join us for a conversation featuring Mi’kmaw artists from different regions of Mi’kma’ki. Sparks and Bennett will speak to overlapping themes in their practices, including land-based inspirations and traditional Indigenous tattoo culture. Thursday, Oct. 30, 7 p.m. – 8:15 p.m. AGNS, 1723 Hollis St., Halifax, NS. Read more.

Student Trip: At the end of September several of NSCAD’s top animation students attended the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), North America’s largest festival for animation (and second-largest, globally). Accompanied by Assistant Professor Becka Barker (BFA 2000) and Jenna Marks (BFA 2013, Faculty) the students soaked up four days of exclusive festival screenings, networking opportunities with Canadian and international animation studios, and bonded with student peers from around the globe. Read more.

Exhibition & Talk: Artistic duo HaeAhn Paul Kwon Kajander, HaeAhn Kwon (Faculty) and Paul Kajander (Faculty) opened their first institutional solo exhibition, How Is Where You Are (2025) at Mercer Union in Toronto. In an artist talk co-hosted by York University and Mercer Union, they discussed their collaborative methodology, use of a diverse array of media, and recent projects for exhibitions and site-responsive contexts. Exhibition runs until Jan. 17, 2026. Read more.

Book: Congratulations Robert Parker (Former Faculty 1969, co-founder of the Environmental Planning Program at NSCAD) on the publication of his book Convergence - Seven Decades of Living and Working in the World of Art. Convergence offers a survey of Robert's prolific artistic journey spanning more than 70 years. This richly illustrated volume showcases his work across multiple mediums—including painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, writing, acrylic sculpture, and glass—highlighting his contributions to contemporary art through the lens of geometric abstraction, hard-edge painting, and colour field techniques. Read more.