Events

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Opening of Three Exhibitions

1 September, 2016

Opening Reception for the exhibitions "And yet we still remain, going around, and again in dominion's plot", Lisa Hirmer: Dirt Piles, Landscapes/Displacement, Respect the Dress: A Selection of Regal Garments from the Collection of The Honourable Mayann Francis, ONS, the 31st Lieutenant Governor of the Province of Nova Scotia and Stitched Stories: The Family Quilts.

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Opening Reception

Opening reception

28 April, 2016
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Film

The Easter Rising: Ireland One Hundred Years Later

15 – 29 March, 2016

2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising, long considered the inciting incident that led, eventually, to Irish independence. The three films in this short series all look at that extraordinary moment, also timed to coincide with Saint Patrick’s Day.

15 March - Odd Man Out

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Opening reception

10 March, 2016

Opening reception for What were we going to call this show? and Archives of the Future.

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film still from Dear White People, 2014

Film

African Heritage Month: First Films by Black Filmmakers

2 – 16 February, 2016

SCREENINGS TUESDAYS AT 5 PM. FREE ADMISSION

2 February - She’s Gotta Have It

Spike Lee, USA, 1986, 84 minutes. An independently minded 80s African-American female must choose between multiple suitors–one of them played by the director himself–in this precise and energetic debut feature from the now legendary filmmaker Spike Lee.

9 February - Dear White People

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The Art of Film Noir II

27 January – 25 May, 2016

Now recognized as one of the most sharply defined of all popular cinematic styles, Film Noir’s reach moved past its Southern California origins to influence filmmakers around the world. In this second series of Noirs presented by the Dalhousie Art Gallery, that global reach is represented by films from England, France, and Japan, with a concentration on films by American directors who were ultimately blacklisted in Hollywood, including Abraham Polonsky, Frank Tuttle, Dalton Trumbo, Edward Dmytryk, Cy Endfield, Jules Dassin, and Joseph Losey.

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Opening Reception

Opening reception

21 January, 2016

Opening reception for  “Why are we saving All these artist publications + Other Galleries stuffs?”, Gleaning a Song: The Singing Voice as Artifact in Media Art and Eyelevel Reshelving Initiative 7.

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Mark Gilbert Artist Talk

17 December, 2015

Dalhousie Art Gallery is pleased to present an artist's talk by Mark Gilbert, in conjunction with the screening of Midge Mackenzie's documentary, Saving Faces, which appears in this year's Student, Staff, Faculty, and Alumni Exhibition.

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Opening Reception

Test reception for Drawings from the Heart

18 November, 2015
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Film

Art 21: Art in the Twenty-First Century

9 November, 2015

Now in its fourth season, the groundbreaking PBS series Art 21 - Art in the Twenty-First Century provides a behind the scenes view of a diverse range of contemporary artists. Viewers observe intimate footage of artists at work in their homes, studios and communities and speaking in their own words about their practice.

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