Exhibitions and Events
Nocturne: G.L.A.M. BATS
Join us for a G.L.A.M. Bats performance and drop-in lounge experience hosted by Graeme Patterson and Mitchell Wiebe with occasional special guests. Connected to Patterson’s current exhibition Strange Birds, this event is described as somewhere between burlesque and a musical about galleries where rock ballads can also exist.
This event is part of Nocturne: Art at Night.
Artist Talk with Graeme Patterson
This event will take place in the MacAloney Room (Dalhousie Arts Centre, Room 406)
Join us for an artist talk with Graeme Patterson. He will speak about his current exhibition at Dalhousie Art Gallery, Strange Birds, as well as his previous works leading up to this project.
Accessibility
This is a seated event. The MacAloney Room is located on the 4th floor of the Dalhousie Arts Centre, and is wheelchair accessible.
Harmonies & Hues
To purchase tickets, visit the Prismatic Arts Festival website.
Graeme Patterson, Strange Birds video still (2023).
Graeme Patterson: Strange Birds
Virtual Exhibition Tour Now Available!
Circulated and organized by the Beaverbrook Art Gallery & Dalhousie Art Gallery
Detail of Graeme Patterson, Strange Birds video still (2023).
Opening Reception for Graeme Patterson: Strange Birds
Join us in celebrating the opening of Strange Birds and be among the first to experience this immersive multimedia exhibition!
Artist Graeme Patterson will be in attendance, and the event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served.
Accessibility
Opening remarks will be held in the Sculpture Court on Level 2 of the Dalhousie Arts Centre, with seating provided. The reception will follow in the Gallery on Level 1, where the event will be standing. Both levels are accessible by elevator.
Alan Syliboy by Cody Turner, Dalhousie Creative Services.
Artist Talk: Alan Syliboy
Please join us on Saturday, July 20 for an artist talk by Alan Syliboy, in conjunction with his major retrospective, The Journey So Far, currently on view at Dalhousie Art Gallery until August 11.
Alan Syliboy, Home, 1999, pencil and acrylic on paper. Collection of Marcia Hennessy.
Alan Syliboy: The Journey So Far
A Retrospective
Audio Tour: As We Rise & Family Matters
Join us for an audio-based tour of Dalhousie Art Gallery's current exhibitions, As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic and Allen D. Crooks: Family Matters.
Intended for Blind and partially sighted visitors, participants will circulate through the exhibitions while listening to audio descriptions of select artworks. Tactile models of the Gallery will also be available.
Image: Xaviera Simmons, Denver, 2008, from As We Rise: Photography from the Black Atlantic (Aperture, 2021). Courtesy of the artist and David Castillo.
Healing Perspectives: Elevating Health Amidst As We Rise - Soulful Journaling & Mindful Meditations
Open to all participants who self-identify as Black. Register for free on Eventbrite.
SOULFUL JOURNALLING
