Events

Still from Sasaki's, Herb & Dorothy, 2008
Film

Arts Documentaries

25 September – 27 November, 2013

Catching up on some Arts Documentaries that have not yet played in the area, the Dalhousie Art Gallery is pleased to present some major non-fiction films on various issues on the arts including the art of collecting, modern design, sound recording, free expression and politics in China, and a screening of local filmmaker Alan Collins’ film on the artist Wayne Boucher, which features a special appearance by a certain Dalhousie Art Gallery personality.

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Film

Wes At Five

12 – 18 September, 2013

Wes at Five

Atlantic Film Festival/Dalhousie Art Gallery Annual Collaboration

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Opening Reception

Opening reception and artist's performance for The Lion's Share

29 August, 2013
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Image: Rita McKeough, The Lion's Share, An Installation with a kitchen and a chicken, dimensions variable, 2012/2013
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En Route Artist Talk: Rita McKeough at CBU Art Gallery

12 August, 2013

Cape Breton University Art Gallery, 1250 Grand Lake Rd. Sydney, NS

August 12 at 6:00pm

Visual Arts Nova Scotia is delighted to present an artist talk by preeminent media and performance artist, Rita McKeough on Monday August 12 at 6:00pm, in Sydney, NS. In collaboration with Cape Breton University Art Gallery, and the Dalhousie Art Gallery, this artist talk is offered as the first installment of Visual Arts Nova Scotia's En Route Artist Talk Series. 

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Anne Macmillan, documentation from LIttle Lakes, 2013. Photo Katie McKay.
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Anne Macmillan: Little Lakes- Public Swim

7 August, 2013

Little Lake 44.496667,-63.721667

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Halifax Ink Wins CMA Award of Outstanding Achievement in Exhibitions

30 May, 2013

WHITEHORSE, Yukon, May 30, 2013 -- This evening, the Canadian Museums Association (CMA) proudly celebrated excellence in the Canadian museum field at the annual National Conference in Whitehorse, Yukon. This year, a total of 24 awards were presented during a special ceremony

held at the Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre.

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Artifact Institute, documentation from Investigation 2.
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Roundtable on Electronic Waste

11 May, 2013

Saturday 11 May 2pm - 4pm

Dalhousie Art Gallery

6101 University Avenue, Halifax, NS

The public is invited to participate in an open-ended conversation about electronic waste as a global phenomenon and as a local issue in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

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trickpony

5 April, 2013

Featuring Montreal soprano Sarah Albu

Friday 5 April at 8 PM

A unique, daring, and very personal program, trickpony is singer Sarah Albu's exploration of the full musical development process - from inspiration to composition to rehearsal to performance - of eight new works for solo voice.

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Panel Discussion: Realism and Contemporary Painting

4 April, 2013

In conjunction with the Pierre Dorion exhibition currently on display, the Dalhousie Art Gallery will host a panel discussion on Thursday evening 4 April at 7 pm to explore, particularly in a Nova Scotian context, the lack of a precise, shared understanding about what constitutes 'realism' in contemporary painting.

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Artist Talk: Will Robinson

1 March, 2013

 Halifax-based interdisciplinary artist William Robinson employs video, performance, sculpture, drawing and other media to investigate the culture of sound and social architecture. He has exhibited nationally and internationally, having shown in New York, Bergen and Berlin, as well as in Toronto at Nuit Blanche and in Halifax at Nocturne. His practice is conceptually based, often rooted in intimate encounters and immediate experiences. 

 Fri., March 1, 5 p.m.

Killam Memorial Library

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