Visual Arts Nova Scotia invites you to the New Grad Program’s Open Studio! The emerging artists in the program have been hard at work over the past three months making work in their studio, meeting with their mentor, taking weekly professional development workshops and more! Come celebrate with them at their Open Studio and see…
FRESH EYES art critique evening
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FRESH EYES: an evening art critique! 👀 👀 👀 Do you ever want some feedback on your work in progress? Head down to VANS to chat with your fellow artists for this evening of friendly, constructive art critique. Working alone in the studio can be isolating, so if you want to get out of your…
The Susan Wood Award
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In November 2018 Visual Arts Nova Scotia announced our fundraising campaign to support the Susan Wood Award, to be distributed by the Nova Scotia Talent Trust. Artist Susan Wood was a long-standing member of VANS and had served on our Board of Directors since 2014 until her passing earlier that year. Susan was committed to…
You’re invited to our Open House!
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The staff of Visual Arts Nova Scotia, along with Craft NS, The Writers’ Federation, Dance NS, Theatre NS, Strategic Arts Management, The Association of NS Museums, and the NS Choral Federation, invite you to the Cultural Federations of Nova Scotia Holiday Open House! The event will take place at the CFNS, 1113 Marginal Road in…
Compelled by her ongoing effort in pursuing permanent resident status in Canada, Jenny Yujia Shi‘s Searching For A Place To Land explores themes of border-crossing, transience, and displacement. Her site specific installation consists of anonymous walking figures made with paper that has been texturized, glazed, stuffed and sewn onto a canvas backing. As Shi states, “while…