This Body of Work

Saint Mary's University Art Gallery 923 Robie St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Rendering, reassembling, and performing motherworlds By the sense archive Presented by Eyelevel Artist-Run Centre in collaboration with Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery May 26th - June 18th Opening Reception May 26th, 6:00pm – 8:00pm Regular Visiting Hours: Tuesday - Sunday from 11:00am to 5:00pm Location: Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery (923 Robie St) Admission: FREE … Continued

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Change the Rules!

Wonder'neath 2482 Maynard St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

A zine-making workshop on labour rights and work in the creative industries with Marie LeBlanc Flanagan | 4:00PM - 6:00PM In this zine-making workshop aimed at all skill levels, Weird Canada and Drone Day founder Marie Flanagan will guide participants through making a collaborative zine as we explore our own perspectives on labour rights and … Continued

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Bread & Roses: Can You See Us?

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

English & French bilingual performance | Performance bilingue anglais-français >>Register Here for FREE Childcare ASL interpretation will be available “Bread and Roses: Can you see us?” is an original performance created by visual artist and labour organizer Tricia Robinson Illustration (she/her) and poet and social justice activist Laura Doyle Péan (they/them). This collaborative performance tackles … Continued

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Portrait of the Artist as an Essential Worker

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

NEW: ASL interpretation will be available Work by Sarah Mosher and Hannah Genosko In collaboration, Mosher and Genosko use printmaking and textile processes to illustrate their experiences as essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are both professional artists who were employed in ‘casual’ day jobs in sectors that were labeled essential and became full-time … Continued

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Crafters Resistance

Every One Every Day 2169 Gottingen St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

*Time Change!* May 8th, 5:30pm to 8:00pm Think of the Worst Theatre Presents: Learn crafting history and the importance of quilting in community resistance. Help develop three quilts which all represent buildings in Halifax that could be housing. To be presented together at the end of the workshops over a great community meal. Community Quilting … Continued

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The Embodied Creation Project

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Performance art by Colleen Arcturus MacIsaac about creation, embodiment and Queer parenthood Followed by a screening of Lockdown Baby by Nicole Jordan ASL interpretation will be available during the performance and the later Q&A. >>Register Here for FREE Childcare In February 2023, a person named Colleen began an embodied creation project. Nine months later, a … Continued

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The Only Wealth Is Labour

The Bus Stop Theatre Coop 2203 Gottingen St, Halifax, NS, Canada

Sarah Mosher & Hannah Genosko What gives real value to anything in this world? The work we put into it. Exploring a key concept in Marx’s labour theory of value, textile artists Sarah Mosher and Hannah Genosko draw from the trade unionist tradition of parading crafted banners through city streets. ‘The Only Wealth Is Labour’ … Continued

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my inner child healing my immigrant identity

The Khyber Centre for the Arts 1880 Hollis St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Presented in partnership with the Khyber Centre for the Arts and Nocturne my inner child healing my immigrant identity by Martha Mutale explores the immigrant experience - the self split between two homes. A series of rag dolls where each figure represents a point in time in the immigrant life, softly positioned in space, while … Continued

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No Dominion/No Domain

The Khyber Centre for the Arts 1880 Hollis St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Presented in partnership with the Khyber Centre for the Arts and Nocturne Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax presents No Dominion/No Domain, where Eva Grant and Curtis Botham trace land, life, labour, and pathways across speculative digital ancestral architectures and charcoal industrial landscapes. "Homeless Shelters Before Police Raid" by Curtis Botham No Dominion/No Domain brings together two artists, Eva … Continued

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Closing Reception with Curtis Botham, Eva Grant and Martha Mutale

The Khyber Centre for the Arts 1880 Hollis St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join us for a casual conversations with the artists behind No Dominion/No Domain and my inner child healing my immigrant identity. Curtis Botham and Martha Mutale will be joining us in person, and Eva Grant will be joining us via video call. All will be available to answer questions about their works on display only … Continued

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