Unearthing buried histories of African Nova Scotian artists
Our research intern takes us on a dig through the archives to 90s Halifax
"Chris! I have been secretly waiting for this email for decades! Talk to me."
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Words of resistance
Jordan Bennett, Ursula Johnson and the potency of language
Johnson and Bennett create a fitting metaphor for the original and ongoing white-washing of Indigenous language and culture in our society at large and artistic culture in Canada.
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Landon Mackenzie’s hidden creative journey
“Finishing is recognizing—you recognize something that doesn’t exist yet in the world.”
“People thought I was a guy. I kept secret that I had three kids. I kept secret that I was a woman.”
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Amery Sandford: Master of ceremonies
Exploring our complex relationship with Newfoundland identity
Amery Sandford draws upon the history of touristic paraphernalia, such as postcards and brochures from the early 20th Century that depicted North America as a pristine escape from the cultural and economic troubles of one’s homeland—a new frontier.
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In This Place: The lasting impact of Nova Scotia’s first exhibition of Black artists’ work
Our research intern revisits a powerful 1990s exhibition and asks why we're not seeing more Black artists in galleries
Why In this Place was a groundbreaking exhibition for Black artists in Nova Scotia
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Ambera Wellmann brings illusion to Instagram
"Some of my images have upset people but I just don't care."
Ambera Wellmann's oil and Instagram works are in dialogue with the rich tradition of European painting. Wellmann's pushing both mediums and proving the timeless potency of the unsettling image.
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Daniel Hutchinson: Shades of black
Bright Black bends light and space
Daniel Hutchinson explores the artistic possibilities of black paint, sculpted with striations that capture or reflect light in ways that create the illusion of space.
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Looking back: Our version of “women in the arts” in the 70’s
Visual Arts News' research intern reflects on a 1977 reading list
The 70's art world "was a desert for women! Let alone any person of colour!” But in 1977, in the second issue of Visual Arts News, we published a list of publications focusing on "women in the arts." Our research intern Chris Shapones reflects on the impact of that list, what endures and what could be added today.
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Looking back, Looking forward
Get to know our new research intern
Meet Visual Arts News' new research intern, who's going to be trawling through our archives revisiting all the stories we've told about the visual arts scene in Atlantic Canada over the past 40 years.
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Call for Artist Pages
Visual Arts News invites all Atlantic Canadian print media/paper-based artists to create new works for our Special 40th Anniversary Edition of the magazine. The bonus issue is scheduled to be released in December 2017. We will commission up to three artists to create new work that focuses on the theme of “connecting the past and...
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