An Illustrated History
Upcoming Event
Wednesday, May 8, 2024, 7:00 p.m.
Halifax Central Library
5440 Spring Garden Road
About
Halifax Art & Artists presents the stories of the
city’s creators from craftspeople and portrait
painters to filmmakers and multidisciplinary
makers from time immemorial to the present.
Featuring
Ray Cronin
Author of Halifax Art & Artists: An Illustrated History
Alan Syliboy
Artist
Ann Kitz
Daughter of Alex Colville
Sarah Moore
Fillmore CEO, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Pictured above: (left) Installation detail of Ketu’ elmita’jik (They want to go home), 2018–19, by Jordan Bennett (includes Artist was known, Mi’kmaq, Nova Scotia, Chair Seat Panel c.19th century), at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax. Courtesy of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, and Jordan Bennett. (Right) Maud Lewis, Lighthouse and Ferry at Cape Forchu, Yarmouth County, 1960s, oil on board, 31.4 x 33.7 cm. Collection of CFFI Ventures Inc. as collected by John Risley. Courtesy of CFFI Ventures Inc.
Sponsors
The publication of the book has been made
possible thanks to the generous support of
Fred and Elizabeth Fountain
Rob and Monique Sobey
Jim Spatz and Valerie MacDonald
Peter and Elizabeth Clarke
River Philip Foundation
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Events
Wednesday, September 18, 5:00 p.m. Royal Conservatory of Music, Temerty Theatre, 273 Bloor Street West