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…
Register today for workshops!
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Our Fall Workshop Series is back with some familiar favourites like Grant Writing (in person) with Becka Barker, Pricing Your Work with Stacey Cornelius, Networking & Talking About Your Work (in person) with Sarah Maloney, and Documenting Your Work with Steve Farmer. We have some great new workshops this fall too, like Crafting Your Artistic…
Take our workshop survey!
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VANS will be offering online and in-person workshops for our Fall Workshop Series in October and November. We’d love to get your feedback about which professional development workshops we should offer and when. Let us know what you would like to see VANS offer by completing the Fall 2023 Workshop Survey, here: https://forms.gle/sKjAQXaJhCYiRWjk9. Then we would really appreciate it if you’d share…
Visual Arts Nova Scotia, in partnership with the Annapolis Valley Regional Library, hosted VANS In Residence artist Mallory Gorman this spring (April 2023) at the Kentville Library. The time in residence was split between the artist’s own work and community engagement. Mallory Gorman is a visual artist located in Halifax, NS. Her work is inspired…
VANS Spring Workshop Series
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VANS Spring Workshop Series has been announced! Check out our workshops page on the VANS website to see what workshops we have programmed, as per your request. We have a couple of favorites returning, including Community Connection and Collaboration with Heather Wilkinson & Melissa Marr and Taxes for Artists with Sally Wolchyn-Raab. Plus, DIY: Website for…
Take our workshop survey!
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VANS will be offering online and in-person workshops for our Spring Workshop Series in March and April. We’d love to get your feedback about which professional development workshops we should offer and when. Let us know what you would like to see VANS offer by completing the Spring 2023 Workshop Survey, here. Then we would really appreciate it if you’d share this…
VANS Fall Workshop Series
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VANS Fall Workshop Series has been announced! Check out our workshops page on the VANS website to see what workshops we have programmed, as per your request. We have a couple of favourites returning, including Grant Writing with Becka Barker and Taxes for Artists with Natalie Slater. Plus, Critical Arts Writing with Julie Hollenbach, How to…
Take our workshop survey!
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VANS will be offering online and in-person workshops for our Fall Workshop Series in October and November. We’d love to get your feedback about which professional development workshops we should offer and when. Let us know what you would like to see VANS offer by completing the Fall 2022 Workshop Survey, here. Then we would really appreciate it if you’d share this…
VANS Spring Workshop Series
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VANS Spring Workshop Series has been announced! Check out our workshops page of the VANS website to see what workshops we have programmed, as per your request. We have a couple of favourites returning, including Pricing Your Work with Stacey Cornelius and Exhibition Prep and Installation with David Dahms. We also have three new workshops including Teaching an Online Art…
Take our workshop survey (please)
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At your request (and to make workshops more accessible during the pandemic and in all weather), VANS will continue offering online workshops for our Spring Workshop Series in March and April. We would love to get your feedback about which professional development workshops we should offer and when. Let us know what you would like to see…
Sign up for workshops today!
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VANS has been offering our workshop series over Zoom for over a year now, and we have received some great feedback from participants about how it is more convenient and allows more people from all areas to take part. So, even as restrictions and gathering limits change, we will continue offering online workshops, including our…
Take our Fall Workshop Survey (please)!
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VANS has been offering our workshop series online for over a year now, and we have received some great feedback from participants about how it is more convenient and allows more people from all areas to take part. So, even as restrictions and gathering limits change, we will continue offering online workshops, including our Fall…
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…
VANS in Residence at Wonder’neath
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VANS, in partnership with Wonder’neath Art Society, is so pleased to welcome Mara Ireta Gordon as our latest VANS in Residence Artist. From March 1 – 28, 2021, Mara will be in residence at Wonder’neath’s fantastic new space at 2482 Maynard St. From the artist: “My vision is to explore our understanding of heirlooms/precious items…
Take our Workshop Survey
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Most years, VANS would offer a webinar series in the winter and an in-person workshop series in the spring and fall, but this year we are offering all our workshops online for the safety of our members. So we’re combining the usual winter and spring online workshops to offer a single Spring Workshop Series over Zoom…
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…
VANS will be offering Studio Sessions 3-part webinar series again this winter – this time the topic is Writing Professional Proposals! Each of the hour-long webinars will be instructed by artist and gallery director Melanie Colosimo, who has taught our workshop on the same topic in VANS’ regular workshop series. The webinars will allow artists…
The Cultural Human Resources Council (CHRC) project, Respectful Workplaces in the Arts, addresses harassment in the workplace, including sexual harassment, bullying, discrimination and violence. As a part of this initiative, this workshop will ensure that artists and arts organizations across Canada have the tools, resources and training to prevent harassment of any kind, and build…
VANS Spring Workshops
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We have announced VANS Spring Workshop Series! With workshops around the province in Tatamagouche, Truro, Peggy’s Cove and Halifax, this season’s workshops will cover topics like Pricing Your Work, Grant Writing, Critical Art Writing (new!), Writing Your Artist Statement and Bio, Marketing, and Websites, Social Media and Technology. As usual, these workshops will be taught…