Exhibitions and Events
Black Directors for African Heritage Month
3 February - Camp de Thiaroye
Ousmane Sembene, Senegal, 1988, 157 minutes. The renowned director tells an epic story of French African Colonial troops and how they were treated during and after World War Two. (In French and Wolof with English subtitles)
10 February - Faat Kiné
Ousmane Sembene, Senegal, 2001, 117 minutes. In this modern-day urban tale of the title character, a woman rises to run a gas station in a traditionally patriarchal society that resists female aspirations. (In French and Wolof with English subtitles)
Long Shadows at Dawn: The Art of Film Noir
Now recognized as one the most influential of filmmaking styles, Film Noir was often dismissed in its own time as genre-heavy urban crime drama. With its creeping shadows, wet streets, addled subjectivity and looming sense of betrayal, Noir realized the dark underside of America’s postwar triumphalism. Populated by losers, tough guys and femmes fatales, Noir sports stylized dialogue, ruthless action and an existential world view that resonates deeply with today’s sense of everyday despair.
Anatomica
Artists and scientists have long been fascinated with the internal landscapes of the human body, as well as its fragility, both as a material object and as an ever-changing biomedical representation. Anatomica is a dialogue between contemporary art that explores themes related to anatomical science and historical anatomical atlases, models and artifacts, and highlights the aesthetics, cultural legacies and allure of anatomical imagery.
The 61st Annual SSFA Exhibition
Our annual celebration of the creativity of the Dalhousie community – entering its seventh decade! Up to three entries per person will be accepted during regular Gallery hours between 1 November and 1 December.
The Gallery will close on 23 December for the holidays and the installation of our next exhibition. Please join us on Thursday 15 January at 8 PM for the opening of the group project title TBD shortly guest curated by Dr. Cindy Stelmackowich.
(im)mobile
The Centre for Art Tapes has partnered with Dalhousie Art Gallery for the upcoming exhibition (im)mobile, featuring established media artists Edith Flückiger (Lucerne, Switzerland) and Germaine Koh (Vancouver). The exhibition is curated by Mireille Bourgeois, independent curator (Halifax), and Chantal Molleur, curator and co-founder of White Frame (Basel, Switzerland).
