Exhibitions and Events
Heather MacLeod, Point Pleasant, Picnic Table on a Hill, Halifax, 2002. Dalhousie Art Gallery Permanent Collection
From the Vault: Human/Nature
This year’s From the Vault exhibition augments the explorations of environment and sustainability presented in Nature as Communities, and features photography-based works from the Gallery’s permanent collection that probe various points of intersection between nature and our human natures.
D’Arcy Wilson, Diorama of the Gardens; a reconstruction of Downs' Zoological Gardens (detail), 2016. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Visite guidée en français de l'exposition en cours D’Arcy Wilson: The Memorialist
L’équipe de la galerie vous invite chaleureusement à une visite guidée en français de l'exposition en cours D’Arcy Wilson: The Memorialist le jeudi 21 mars 2019 à 19h00.
L'entrée est gratuite et tous sont bienvenus. Une réservation est fortement conseillée via ce formulaire: https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/dalhousie-art-gallery-19672922183
Cette visite guidée sera animée par Lisa Bouraly, muséologue et commissaire indépendante.
D'Arcy Wilson, (excerpt from) Museology, 2015-2016, archival inkjet print on paper. Documentation by Chris Friel
The Memorialist: Keynote Address
MacAloney Room (406), 4th Floor, Dalhousie Arts Centre
FREE ADMISSION
Dendragapus canadensis, USNM A 12565, The Smithsonian Institution. Date collected: 28 July 1847, Date Visited: 24 May 2016. Archival Inkjet Print, 20" x 26", 2016. Photo Credit: Chris Friel
D’Arcy Wilson: The Memorialist
Andrew Downs’ Zoological Gardens opened in Halifax, Nova Scotia, at the edge of town in 1847. Stretching over one hundred acres in the area adjacent to what is now known as the Armdale Roundabout, for more than 20 years the Gardens housed regional and exotic animals in sprawling wooded enclosures. The proprietor, known to care deeply for the animals in his keep, was also a master taxidermist, supplying specimens to the world’s leading scientific institutions of the time.
Rosalie Favell, Voyager, 2003. From the Plain(s) Warrior Artist series.
Nanabozho's Sisters
Rebecca Belmore, Lori Blondeau, Dana Claxton, Thirza Cuthand, Rosalie Favell, Ursula Johnson, Shelley Niro, and Anna Tsouhlarakis
Mary Pratt, Light Takes the Tree, 2015.
From the Vault: Ars Longa
Along with our temporary exhibitions program, collections management and the custodial stewardship of the 1300 pieces in the permanent collection are at the core of the Dalhousie Art Gallery’s mandate and culture. Established in 1953, the Gallery has been actively building its collection through judicious purchases and generous donations for more than sixty years and is committed to ensuring that the cultural, historical, social, and economic values of our holdings are not only secured for the future but also increase over time.
Mary Pratt, Light Takes the Tree, 2015.
From the Vault: Ars Longa
Along with our temporary exhibitions program, collections management and the custodial stewardship of the 1300 pieces in the permanent collection are at the core of the Dalhousie Art Gallery’s mandate and culture. Established in 1953, the Gallery has been actively building its collection through judicious purchases and generous donations for more than sixty years and is committed to ensuring that the cultural, historical, social, and economic values of our holdings are not only secured for the future but also increase over time.
