ART WORK: NEXT WEEK! Join 2023 Sobey Award Finalist Seamus Gallagher (BFA 2019) & professor of media arts David Clark (BFA 1985) as they discuss their nuanced approaches to making art while mixing media and matter.  Sept. 24, 12:30 p.m (Atlantic) Register here.

Did you miss an edition of Art Work? Find the recordings on NSCAD's YouTube Channel. 

ART WORK: Join textile artist 
Jennifer Angus (BFA 1984) & interdisciplinary artist Lou Sheppard (BFA 2006) as they discuss site specific art and the importance of time and place. Oct. 22, 12:30 p.m. (Atlantic) Register here.

SAVE THE DATE
NSCAD Alumni in Ottawa
Oct. 22, 2024
More details to come! Let us know you're coming RSVP@nscad.ca

NSCAD Alumni in New York
Oct. 30, 2024
NSCAD faculty member Jordan Bennett has collaborated with choreographer Troy Schumacher, the NY Ballet Collective, and musical ensemble the Westerlies to create a new ballet The Exit is the Entrance. We are proud and excited, so we're throwing a party and encouraging people to see the show. Visiting or in the New York City area, please join President Shannon, Jordan Bennet and the NY Ballet Collective for a pre-performance reception! 
Reception: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m. 
                   Trinity Place NYC, 
                   115 Broadway,
                   New York, NY
Let us know you're coming RSVP@nscad.ca
Performance: 7:30 p.m. 
                      NY Ballet Collective,
                        76 Trinity Pl, New York
*NSCAD has reserved a block of tickets for The entrance is the exit
Get tickets here, Use code BENNET. Tickets from $27 - $130

Project: Congrats to Duane Jones (BDes Honours 2004) who has designed a refresh for the Dixon basketball courts on Gottingen and Brunswick streets. Duane is a talented artist, dedicated community builder who coaches basketball at the YMCA and a passionate baller. The artwork named “Squaretown Courts is meant to celebrate the African Nova Scotian community and history of Uniacke Square.” Read more here.

Community Builder: A further congrats to Duane Jones (BDes Honours 2004) who is now the Co-Chair of Canadian Art it is fantastic to know this creative powerhouse will be helping to reshape this national institution. Read more here.

Book: Congrats to Crystal Ross (BFA 2009) on the upcoming release of her book Punch Needle Rug Hooking Handbook. Bursting with colourful projects, plus tons of tips and techniques to keep you inspired on your crafting journey. Pre-orders available now, in store launch in February. Read more here.

Award: Congratulations to Carrie Phillips Kieser (MFA 2022) winner of the 2024 'Okanagan Print Triennial.' The panel of judges unanimously chose her for her remarkable intaglio prints. As part of the recognition, she will be offered an exhibition at the Kelowna Art Gallery in 2027. The 'Okanagan Print Triennial' runs until Oct. 24, 2024. Read more here.

Award: Congratulations to Seamus Gallagher (BFA 2019) winner of The William and Meredith Saunderson Prize for Emerging Artists. The prizes consist of three awards of $10,000 each to support young emerging visual artists whose practice shows potential and is deemed to have the determination and talent to contribute to the legacy of art in Canada. Read more here.

Awards: Congratulations to Jason Buxton (BFA 2003). His film Sharp Corner, which premiered at TIFF and opened the AIFF, has won the Director’s Guild of Canada Award for Best Atlantic Feature, and the Gordon Parsons Award for Best Atlantic Feature. Read more here.

In the News: Congratulations to Bretten Hannam (BFA 2008) who is currently in production on his feature Place of Ghosts, underway in Halifax. 
“This is a story about facing buried trauma and cleaning wounds in order to heal,”says Hannam. Read more here.

In the News: Congratulations to Alan Sylilboy (1975) who is featured in and on the cover of the fall edition of Visual Arts News. Read more here.

Career: Congrats to Jordan Baraniecki (BFA 2016) who is now  the Facilities Coordinator International Residencies and Alum Relations at Vancouver Biennale. Read more here.

Artist's Talk: Join portrait artist Rebecca Fisk (BFA 1993). Her studio is the ultimate expression of what it means to be an artist. In a corner of her living room with beagles snoozing at her feet, the International Baccalaureate art teacher loses herself in the creative process. Meet the artist, whose focus is Black body portraiture. 
Sept. 28, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Captain's House Gallery, 33 Central Street, Chester, NS. Read more here.

Performance: G.L.A.M. Bats at AGNS. Somewhere between burlesque and a musical about galleries, exists rock ballads by G.L.A.M. Bats, featuring Mitchell Wiebe (MFA 1996), Graeme Patterson (BFA 2003), and occasional special guests. Sept. 21, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street, Halifax NS. Read more here.

Nocturne: Anchor Project - On the ground, in the air, across the water is a video that touches on gender reveals, forest fires, and the ways technologies fail us, by Séamus Gallagher (BFA 2019). The video was created by scanning various botanical gardens around Turtle Island, creating a doubly-artificial landscape that the video game camera moves through. 
Oct 19, 6 p.m. - 12 a.m.,  1521 Grafton Street, Back parking lot, Halifax, NS. Read more here.

Exhibition: Eisner/Feit is pleased to present My Name Is Yours. Shauna MacLeod (BFA 2011), Philip Hare, Monique Silver, Curtis Botham (BFA 2017), Terri Whetstone, Louise Pentz (BFA 1973), Bob Morouney & Brandt Eisner (BFA 2005). At the heart of this exhibition lies the recognition that personal narratives are never isolated; they are intricately connected to the broader fabric of social, cultural, and political contexts. Artists' Panel: Sept. 21 at 1 p.m., Until Sept 28.The Chase Gallery (located in The NS Archives building)., Halifax, NS. Read more here.

Exhibition: Strange Birds, featuring the work of Graeme Patterson (BFA 2003), curated by Ray Cronin (BFA 1987). Graeme's sculptures are the settings for both a projected animation and a virtual reality environment. The starlings, an invasive species, propagate uncontrollably until they overwhelm the fragile eco-system of the marshland, a great blue heron acts as an observer. Artist's Talk: Oct. 17, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., Until Nov. 10. 6101 University Avenue, Dalhousie Arts Centre - Lower level, Halifax, NS. 
Read more here.

Exhibition: High and Low, Catherine Beaudette (MFA 1998) and David Clarkson. This exhibition is the HERMES debut of its two newest members. Composed of recent paintings, drawings, collages, and sculptural objects related to contemporary notions of the ocean, climate change and of painting. Artist Talk: Sept. 29, 2:30pm. Until Oct. 6. Hermes Gallery, 5682 North Street, Halifax, NS. Read more here.

Exhibition: Stranded, works by Nick Wade (MFA 1981). "For years I have felt responsible to take seriously the appearance of artifacts, tools, gifts as they present in dreamlife…and the way in which head, heart and hand are implicated."Until Oct. 26. The Gallery at Casa, 230 8 Street, Lethbridge, AB
Read more here.

Exhibition: Paper Letters, works by Katrina Craig (BFA 2014), explores the stories we tell, to ourselves and to others, to make sense of our experiences and our identity. To meaningfully change, these stories must be broken down and rebuilt, stringing together new narratives from these familiar yet difficult rhythms. Until Oct. 26. MHC Gallery, 
500 Shaftesbury Blvd. Winnipeg, MB. Read more here.

Exhibition: The In-Between, Laura Lewis (2010 - 2012) paints larger-than-life portraits of her queer artist friends to explore psychosexuality, gender, vulnerability, melancholy and identity. Her subject-collaborators are comfortable in their bodies - they command our attention, looking back at us with confidence and poise. These sensuous works oscillate between broad gestural brushstrokes and finely rendered detail which are metaphors for the construction of identity, conveying a sense of figurative fluctuation or in-betweenness. Until Nov. 8. 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB. Read more here.

Exhibition/Performance: Seeds to Sow will feature six installations of site-specific artwork that will change Barrie's landscape. Including 
Uncharted Waters (Kempenfelt Bay), with Lou Sheppard (BFA 2006). 
Performance: Sept. 28, 7 p.m., Until Nov. 8. 2024 Lion’s Pavilion at 
Centennial Beach, Barrie, On. Read more here.

Exhibition: MIDNIGHT, new work by David R. Harper (BFA 2006).  A profound exploration of stillness rendered in material form, including glasswork, weaving, embroidery, and a monumental installation of more than 10,000 ceramic birds.  Opening: Sept.19, 6:00 p.m., Artist Talk, 6:30 p.m. On view until Jan. 5. Art Gallery of Burlington, 1333 Lakeshore Road, Burlington, ON. Read more here.

Exhibition: Nuit Blanche, this year’s theme, Bridging Distance, invites audiences to explore ways in which they experience and perceive distance through three exhibitions and more than 80 works by local, national and international artists, including: Yi Zhang (ANSCAD 1993).  Oct. 5, 7 p.m. - 7 a.m. Toronto, ON Read more here.

Exhibition: Women in Art Fair 2024, returns with a challenging programme for London Frieze Week.
Exhibition will feature the work of 100 artists including: Internal Flow Cleansing Mechanism with Optional Bad Dream Filter, by Pandora Vaughan (BFA 1995). Oct. 9 - 12. The Mall, London, United Kingdom. Read more here.

Market: Fall Atlantic Maker Market. 
Support NSCAD alumni and see their new work including: Alex MacAskill (BFA 2015), Alexis Vessey (BFA 2009), Geordan Moore (BDes 2007) and Beth Ardron (BFA 2007).  Sept 20 (4 -8pm) & Sat. Sept 21 (10-5pm) 
Cedar Event Centre, 111 Clayton Park Drive, Halifax NS. Read more here.

Classes: Pattern Translation with Liquid Clay: Ceramics, instructor Tim Worthington (MFA 1977). Our purpose is to discover the possibilities of liquid clay slip by copying a pattern on to a clay tile. Students will bring in a pattern or patterns, and will transfer them to a clay body using various slip techniques, including brushing, sponging, trailing, sgraffito and stencils. Oct. 8 – Nov. 19, Read more here.

Servers with Surfaces: Ceramics with Joan Bruneau (BFA 1988). Build on your throwing skills while expanding your approach to wheel-thrown bowl and serving forms. Altering techniques, rims and feet, will be demonstrated and explored and they will be used as 3D forms for decoration. Nov. 9 – 17, Read more here.

In Memorium: Richard Chiasson (ANSCAD 1968) died at the New Waterford Hospital on Sept. 7, 2024. Artistic talent inherited from his mother was fostered at the NSCAD where he received a diploma in Graphic Arts and Education. Richard shared his love of art with his students at Breton Education Centre and later with the inmates at the Correctional Centre as an art instructor.  Known for his kind ways and “Thoughts For Today”, numerous former students have expressed to us that he was their favourite teacher. Read more here.

Artist Talk: Please join Craft NS for a free public artist talk. Artists Maria-Margaretta and Kae Saski will be discussing their exhibitions in a conversation with Dr. Julie Hollenbach (BFA/BA 2008). 
Sept. 20, 6:30 p.m., Bell Auditorium, NSCAD 4th floor, 5163 Duke St., Halifax, NS. The side by side beadwork exhibitions a memory of you, of holding, of carrying, together
will run until Nov. 3. at the Mary E. Black Gallery. Read more here.

NY Fashion Week: Marie Webb has been building a name for herself over the last 15 years with her bright and colourful creations. This summer, Webb has been working with a team at NSCAD  to bring her latest designs to one of the world’s biggest fashion events. This collaboration was a part of the Sow to Sew Art Residency at NSCAD, which received a generous gift of $500,000 from the Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation to expand NSCAD’s textile and fashion program. 
Read more here.

Treaty Space Gallery: New Location at 1887 Granville Street, right next to the Anna Gallery. Exhibitions Coordinator Natalie Laurin (BDes 2022) notes the new space will allow for student drop-ins and workshop space that is more private, as well as increased gallery space. (Pictured: drum painting workshop participants.) Read more here.

Grant: A NSCAD researcher is leading a regional push for sustainable agriculture and textiles with a four-year, $3.2 million NSERC-SSHRC Sustainable Agriculture Research Initiative grant. Associate Professor 
Jennifer Green (BFA 2009), from NSCAD’s Division of Craft, is the principal investigator on Flax Fibre to Fabric: An Innovative Transition Design Framework for Sustainable Agriculture Value-Chains. Read more here.

New Staff: We’re pleased to welcome Isa Spalding, as NSCAD’s Ambassador for Art + Design. Isa is excited to be joining NSCAD as she has a life-long connection to the school through her father Jeffrey Spalding (MFA 1976). Isa has been an art advisor, a gallerist, and a curator in Canada, the United States and Europe. A self-professed art-nerd, her enthusiasm for NSCAD is only rivaled by her interest in contemporary art and helping collectors discover new artists and work. Look for her at Art Toronto next month! Read more here.

Prismatic Arts Festival: Faculty member Ibeabuchi Ananaba is presenting Harmonies and Hues, a multi-disciplinary show at the upcoming Prismatic Festival 2024. Oct 4, 6:30 pm. Joseph Strug Concert Hall, Fountain School of Performing Arts, Dalhousie University, 1385 Seymour St, Halifax, NS. Read more and buy tickets here.

HUBTALKS: NSCAD Director of the MDes, Huschang Pourian has partnered with  Saint Mary's have to present the Hubtalks. Dive deep into how we, as problem-solvers, can break away from traditional methods to explore new, intuitive, and impactful ways to create positive change.  Featuring Faculty Jordan Bennet! 
Sept. 23, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Arthur L. Irving Entrepreneurship Centre, Inspiration Studio (SH212), 5907 Gorsebrook Ave., Halifax NS. Read more here.

Artist Talk: Join us for a special artist talk with interdisciplinary artist Cheryl L’Hirondelle, the talk will be followed by a participatory activation. 
yahkāskwan mīhkiwap (pronounced: yeah-cuss-kwun-me-kih-whop) and is commonly referred to as ‘Light Tipi.’ Light Tipi engages people to come together and create a tipi as a community-engaged activity, while getting a good smudging from the cleansing medicine that sage smoke scientifically is proven to be. Oct. 18, 7 p.m. - 8:15 p.m. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street, Halifax, NS. 
Read more here.

Call for Submissions: Pain & Pleasure, Six of Hearts Collective (6OH). This year marks Six of Hearts debut print exchange! Open to artists in the Maritime Provinces, at any stage of their careers. Edition of 10-15, 6x6 prints, $20 participation fee. Submissions Deadline: Jan. 1, 2025. Read more here.

Call for Applications: ohpinamake 2024 Prize for Indigenous Artists, “ohpinamake” is a nêhiyawêwin term meaning “to lift others." The chosen artist must clearly engage in a practice that “lifts others”. This can be understood as an active social practice or as the production of artwork that elevates Indigenous world-senses and creates community. Deadline: Oct 15
Read more here.

Call for Submissions: Every year, Struts Gallery welcomes applications from professional visual and media artists to participate in our annual Open Studio Residency Program. 
Residencies are five-weeks long, the program aims to develop artists’ practices by supporting experimentation without the pressure to present a resolved body of work. 
Deadline: Oct 28. Struts Gallery, 7 Lorne St., Sackville, NB. Read more here.

Employment: Director of Development, a key leader within our Advancement team and the University as a whole. An energetic, strategic person that is equally comfortable hands on in a project and enjoys detail. $97,368 - $127,043, with benefits. Deadline Oct. 15. Read more here.

Work at NSCAD: NSCAD is hiring! Check out our careers page to see the open opportunities.

Employment: Co-Director of Operations, EVERY ONE every day (EOED). EOED Kjipuktuk/Halifax is a Reconciliation Initiative of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre working to develop a system of neighbourhood participation that invites learning and action towards Truth & Reconciliation. $78- $82,000, Sept. - March Contract with possibility to renew. Read more here.

Employment: Craft NS is seeking an experienced and visionary leader to join our Craft Nova Scotia team as Executive Director. Join this team as they embark on a new journey. 35 hours per week, $65,000- $80,000 per annum, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Open until filled. Read more here.