Events

An Audiovisual installation by Katie Toth and Mary-Dan Johnston It goes like this: the bank closes, along with the grocery, then the laundromat, the club, the pub, the corner store where we bought popsicles and cartons of milk. The schools crumbled and were consolidated. Now, standing on the same spot where I bought my first … Continued

Under the Surface is a group exhibition featuring works by Kim Cain, Tina Roberts-Jeffers and Katie Toth. Together, their works ask us to take a closer look at their subjects, unearth the obscured and reconsider our assumptions about home. Opening Reception May 1st at 6:30pm following the May Day rally       FREE ice … Continued

By the year 2100, port cities should prepare for a 250 centimetre rise in sea levels* Where do our habits – as humans, as workers, as individuals, as a society – lead us? The things we do every day. The things we don’t do, every day. Small actions with eventual results. Time ceaselessly crashes on, … Continued

Presented by Xiaocheng Li & Leesa Hamilton Textile Artists, Xiaocheng Li and Leesa Hamilton will make rope from discarded shirts.  The Fashion and Textile industry create a lot of waste that takes decades to breakdown. Donate your old shirts that would otherwise end up in landfill. This hands on activity will call on you to … Continued

A digital storytelling project by Collective 2030 In collaboration with Restorying Climate Just Futures   ACCESS ARCHIVES CONTINUUM: http://archivescontinuum.onelouder.ca/ Explore each offering in the website's first layer to gain access to a hidden second layer hosting responses to the artists' works. COVID UPDATE: Archives Continuum is presented ONLINE and can be safely enjoyed from anywhere. … Continued

Works From Rural Mi’kma’ki Presented in partnership with the Khyber Centre for the Arts DOWNLOAD OUR PROGRAM APP FOR ALL EVENT & TICKET UPDATES   TOIL HERE is a group exhibition and curatorial collaboration between the Mayworks Kjipuktuk/Halifax Festival and the Khyber Centre for the Arts. Featured in this exhibition are works by artists Alex … Continued

DROP IN ANYTIME: Friday, May 6th, 3:00 PM to 7:00PM (ASL Interpretation) The Bus Stop Theatre (2203 Gottingen St) + Facebook Live FREE Masking is required to attend this event in person Shortcuts are little acts of defiance. Despite what route we are told we should follow, we use shortcuts to find our own way. … Continued

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

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