Halifax art

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHoT)

Robert DeVet — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:52:42 +0000

Je Mai 16

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Grand Parade

Lien:

https://www.facebook.com/events/197521197038497

Join Halifax's LGBTQ* communities as we recognize May 17th, the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHoT).

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Panel Discussion on African Canadian Art Practices: Photography

CMIP21 — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 16:19:30 +0000

Sa Fév 9

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

Adresse:

1055 Marginal Road

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

pgunn@pier21.ca

Space Accessibiity:

Wheelchair Accessible

Lien:

http://www.pier21.ca/home

The Position As Desired / Exploring African Canadian Identity: Photographs from the Wedge Collection exhibition is presented at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 from January 22 to March 30, 2013.

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Re-visioning the Everyday

Natascia Lypny — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 15:30:27 +0000

A found object sculpture exhibition

ReVISION is an eclectic group exhibit that offers viewers a chance to reimagine the everyday. The show successfully balances individual artists' personal obsessions against the larger theme of re-imagining commonplace objects.

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Climate Impacts Day for 350.org's "Connect the Dots" Saturday at Sands at Salter Soon

Joannelight — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 17:19:58 +0000

Titre secondaire:

Creating a human rising sea level graph for a photo shoot to be put on 350.org's global event on their website

Sa Mai 5

ville:

Halifax

Lieu:

"Sands at Salter" at the foot of Salter Street at Upper Water Street

Coût:

Free

le contact de l'organisatrice:

http://act.climatedots.org/event/impacts_en/2836/signup/?akid=&zip=B3H&source=0

Space Accessibiity:

Yes

Lien de carte:

http://act.climatedots.org/event/impacts_en/2836/signup/?akid=&zip=B3H&source=0

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Lien:

http://act.climatedots.org/event/impacts_en/2836/signup/?akid=&zip=B3H&source=0

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The Urban Aboriginal

Natascia Lypny — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 02:20:10 +0000

Ursula Johnson on Art, Politics and Identity

Ursula Johnson introduces herself in Mi’kmaw, then in French and, finally, in English. She calls herself Little Bear, pointing to her black t-shirt encased in a black blazer. Next, she describes herself as “lnu'sgw”: the Mi’kmaw word for a Native woman.

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Zuppa Theatre Brings the Fair

Sebastien — Sun, 02 May 2010 22:13:51 +0000

Halifax independent theatre company Zuppa Theatre Co., known for its fun themed fundraisers, can add another successful night to the events of previous years which include Murder Ballads, Zuppa Soupa and the Hellbound Jamboree. This year, Zuppa Theatre Co.

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Halifax secret keeper

HBeaumont — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:55:03 +0000

Local artist makes movie and sound sculpture from secrets

The Confidante traces heavy black circles around her eyes with Halloween makeup, using the camcorder screen as a mirror. In six minutes the 22-year-old NSCAD student transitions from secret collector to secret keeper. When the transformation is complete, two thick, black lines obscure her eyes and mouth.

Annik Gaudet’s first film called Confidante, a feminine word that means protector, played at an art show in a Creighton Street basement last week. It’s one of Gaudet’s two multimedia responses to her collection, now 60 secrets strong. She will display her second response, an interactive sound sculpture, at the Eyelevel Gallery on May 19 as part of the 35 Days of Un-Organized Art.

“When given the chance I think people want to confide,” the art student from New Brunswick said during an interview on her sunny backyard stoop. “There is a risk they take that is involved in sending their personal information to an anonymous figure, but I think it’s the anonymity that makes them feel comfortable.”

Gaudet began collecting in January for her Ideas and Process class. As an experiment, she posted an online classified ad that read: “Contribute to art and get something off your chest. Send your anonymous secrets to sendmeyoursecret@hotmail.com.” She also placed a small black box, blank pieces of paper and a pen beside the toilet in the Upstairs Apartment Gallery to tempt art lovers in the middle of their private business.

It worked. Gaudet garnered a variety of handwritten and emailed responses.

“You get your regular kind of secrets about doing things behind your roommate’s back or a lot of sexual things. I find that 75 per cent is sexually related, which kind of makes sense. I got one in particular that was pretty like, whoa, maybe I didn’t need to know that.”

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