Visual Arts Nova Scotia
1113 Marginal Road B3H 4P7 Halifax, NS, Canada

The last Corridor exhibition of 2020 is Lynda Shalagan’s "Through the Trees." These imagined landscapes and wild bird portraits use a unique reverse painted glass technique, sometimes layered over an oil painting, to give the work another dimension and shadows. Make an appointment to see Through the Trees in the Corridor Gallery November 9 December 17, 2020 or watch the video tour on YouTube. More information here: https://visualarts.ns.ca/through-the-trees-by-lynda-shalag/ Image: Lynda Shalagan, Birdy #2, acrylic on glass (reverse), plaster frame, 7 x 6. Photo by Eric Boutilier-Brown.

Graphic design job for Ship's Company Theatre in Parrsboro, Nova Scotia!

VANS has launched a new Facebook Group! This group is welcome to any visual artists living in Nova Scotia. This community space can be used for: exchanging opportunities sharing resources circulating relevant news ... Head here to join: https://buff.ly/36JRI7I & invite your friends so they don't miss out on this NEW arts information hub!

Apathy is Boring's RISE program brings together young Canadians, aged 18-30, to create a community project on issues they care about. Build your confidence, find your voice, and uncover your potential to become a change maker. Apply to RISE by November 23rd!

With the Creative Consults directory available and ready to use, we are thrilled to announce our second round of consultant applications. Application submissions are open now till November 22nd. This is the LAST CHANCE to apply! Creative Consults is an online program for VANS members to access artist-informed expertise. Members will have access to a directory of consultant profiles and book directly with a creative expert that suits their needs. Each member consultant will have a profile on our website, making their services available to members, and set their hourly rates for each service. More info: https://visualarts.ns.ca/callingforcreativeconsultants/

We'd like to welcome the new @visualartsnews publisher AnnMarie MacKinnon AnnMarie MacKinnon has worked in both magazine and book publishing for nearly two decades in a number of editorial and marketing positions, including for Geist, Edible Vancouver and Douglas & McIntyre. She has also worked as a freelance writer and editor. In May 2020, Visual Arts Nova Scotia secured new Core funding from Canada Council for the Arts to hire a Publisher for Visual Arts News magazine, separating the role from the VANS Executive Director position. We are so grateful for the wealth of knowledge and experience MacKinnon will bring to our publication.

New online PAINTS workshops! We’re thrilled to have a dozen talented artists from our PAINTS roster step up and adapt their workshops to be delivered in an online format. Check out the full list of online workshops on the PAINTS website here: https://visualarts.ns.ca/new-online-paints-workshops/ There are workshops for all grade levels, and they range from 2 12 hours. All schools teaching students in grade Primary through 12 in NS are eligible. Do you know a school that w...ould like to have an online art workshop? Let them know! Image by Kate Ward for the "Sashiko Art of Repair" workshop