October 2014

Sarah Saunders artist talk with ASAP Artist Run Centre

Sarah Saunders will give an artist talk at the Antigonish Town & County Library, Tuesday October 21 at 7pm in collaboration with ASAP Artist Run Centre. Saunders is visiting Nova Scotia for her exhibition Between Presence and Absence at ARTsPLACE Artist-run Centre in Annapolis Royal, on view until October 19, 2014.

Pair of Two Male Couples in Pseudo Rococo Setting [Paire de deux couples masculins dans un décor pseudo-rococo], 2012 Ceramic and found objects / Céramique et objets trouvés 57.5 x 39 x 19.5 c, (each) Collection of the artist, courtesy of / Collection de l’artiste, aver l’aimable concours de la David Kaye Gallery, Toronto Photograph: Richard Milette

Léopold L. Foulem Artist Talk at Le Trécarré Gallery / Léopold L. Foulem Bavard’Art à la Galerie Le Trécarré

Visual Arts Nova Scotia presents an artist talk by visiting artist Léopold L. Foulem of Montreal, QC, in collaboration with Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery, at Le Trécarré Gallery in Church Point, NS. / Visual Arts Nova Scotia en collaboration avec la Galerie d’art de l’Université Saint-Mary’s présente un Bavard’Art à la Galerie Le Trécarré à Pointe-de-l’Église, N.É. L’artiste invité, le Montréalais, Leopold L. Foulem.

Suzanne Gauthier, Rain On Fox River, digital photograph, 2014

Suzanne Gauthier – October Artist Profile

Suzanne Gauthier was born in Lorette Manitoba and studied and taught at the University of Manitoba (BFA Honours 1969). In 1989 she relocated to Halifax to teach full time at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design. Her work is based in drawing, printmaking and collage, and has recently been engaged in photographs of moving water. See her studio exhibition Acquainted with Light, October 16-31, as part of Photopolis.

Germaine Koh, Wind Speed, 2002

Germaine Koh artist talk at ARTsPLACE

Germaine Koh will give a presentation of her conceptually-generated work, concerned with the significance of everyday actions, familiar objects and common places at ARTsPLACE in Annpolis Royal, Saturday October 11 at 1pm. She is visiting Nova Scotia to present her work as part of the exhibition (im)mobile presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery and the Centre for Art Tapes in partnership with White Frame.

En Route Artist Talk Series

Visual Arts Nova Scotia presents artist talks throughout the province by national artists Marc Courtemanche, Germaine Koh, Léopold L. Foulem and Sarah Saunders this October. These free presentations are offered in collaboration with University Art Galleries and Artist-run Centers across Nova Scotia as part of the second En Route Artist Talk Series.

Register for Fall 2014 Professional Development Workshops

Our Fall 2014 series offers workshops focused on Writing About Your Own Work, Curating, Writing Critically, Pricing Your Work, Financial Management and Taxes for Artists. Running October to November in Halifax and Annapolis Royal, the series features the expertise of instructors Carla Taunton, Stacey Cornelius, Carol Bruneau, Nora MacNee and Susan Haley.