Max is the regional winner for Nova Scotia. His work, titled A Family of III (slip casted stoneware, found furniture), is an autobiographical artwork addressing the strain divorce has on families. 鈥淭o my family and I, dinner and dining together has a strong symbolic meaning of togetherness, yet I have never had the chance to sit down at a dinner table with both of my parents. I reflect this notion by presenting only two chairs at the table and throwing them on their sides, stacked on top of each other, threatening to collapse and scatter at any moment. What prevents the furniture from falling apart are the ceramic chains, symbolizing the family bond that ties everything together,鈥� reads Max鈥檚 description.

BMO 1st Art! celebrates the creativity of art school students from over 100 post-secondary institutions across Canada. Every year BMO Financial Group invites the deans and instructors of undergraduate-level certificate, diploma, or degree programs in studio art to select from their graduating classes three students whose ability and imagination place them first among their peers.

Below is a full list of all the BMO 1^st Art! Award recipients. Congratulations to all!

National Winner:

• Anna Kuelken, Father Like Son, 泡芙短视频 University

Regional Winners:

• Kev Liang, Ji膩 y贸u, University of Alberta (Alberta)
• Shannon Pahladsingh, oh thank goodness, University of the Fraser Valley (British Columbia)
• Tayler Buss, Rearview, University of Manitoba
• Alana Morouney, I鈥檒l get you next time/I keep letting you win so that I can hold your hand, Mount Allison University (New Brunswick)
• Bethany MacKenzie, What Will the Worms Think of Me?, Memorial University of Newfoundland (Newfoundland)
• Max TS. Yang, A Family of III, 泡芙短视频 University (Nova Scotia)
• Erin Faulks, The Pandemicock, Nunavut Arctic College (Nunavut)
• Allysha Jacque, K芒kuvunga, York University (Ontario)
• Donald Price, Egg and Chain, Holland College (Prince Edward Island)
• Maggy Hamel-Metsos, No Place to Stand, Concordia University (Quebec)
• Holly Aubichon, Modern Medicine, University of Regina (Saskatchewan)
• Juliet Di Carlo, Consume in a way that makes it look Authentic, Yukon School of Visual Arts (Yukon)

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Audrey knew why the waitress wasn鈥檛 coming to take their order.

At the time, she was a young student from Halifax鈥檚 north end on a full scholarship at the Nova Scotia College of Art. She and few of the young women in her class, along with their instructor, decided to go out for lunch. They set out from the art college, which was located where the Five Fishermen Restaurant is today, to a popular spot on Barrington Street.

And there, settled into a booth, they waited and waited and waited. But the waitress wouldn鈥檛 even catch their eye.

鈥淢y classmates didn鈥檛 know what was going on but I did,鈥� says Audrey Dear Hesson, 83, recalling the long-ago lunch 65 or so years ago.

She was first Black student to graduate from the art college. Audrey says incidents like that didn鈥檛 happen within the school but segregation and prejudice were her daily realities in 1940s Halifax once she stepped beyond its heavy wooden doors.

鈥淭he students at the art college were more open-minded, more mature. I think the ex-servicemen studying there made a difference,鈥� says Audrey, settled in her favorite recliner in the corner of her living room. Some examples of her work鈥攕creen printed linens, hand-crafted silverware and tooled leather satchels鈥攆rom her student days are on the coffee table; her pottery is displayed in the picture window of her Dartmouth home.

鈥淲ithin the art college, I didn鈥檛 feel racial tension at all.鈥�

More than a half-century since she graduated with the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia鈥檚 medal for highest standing at the college, Audrey is enjoying renewed interest in her work.

The spotlight has been beaming on and off since 1998鈥檚 In This Place exhibition at the Anna Leonowens Gallery; in preparing for the exhibition, curator David Woods discovered the picture of a young Black woman sitting at a loom in a 1951 edition of The Chronicle Herald and tracked her down. Subsequent exhibitions include The Art of Audrey Dear Hesson at the Halifax North Branch Library in 1999 and The Soul Speaks at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in 2007.

All the work featured in those shows dates to her student days. After graduation, she worked for six years as a 鈥渃raft worker鈥� in the occupational therapy department at the Nova Scotia Hospital and left when she and husband Bob Hesson, who worked聽in the navy, started their family. The couple has three daughters.

鈥淚鈥檝e always knitted and sewed and made clothes for the kids 鈥� later, I was the volunteer who designed the posters and the tickets. And when a float for the Natal Day parade was needed, guess who got called?鈥� says Audrey, with a laugh. 鈥淐reativity has always been a part of my life. I wasn鈥檛 a practicing artist but I was an active volunteer and I took on leadership roles. I can鈥檛 look back with regret because I have a wonderful life.鈥�

Lately, she鈥檚 been getting lots of attention from friends and neighbors who didn鈥檛 know about her artistic past.

鈥淚鈥檓 a part of history and it鈥檚 kind of cool,鈥� she says. 鈥淎nd here I am still kicking!鈥�

Even so, she sometimes wonders 鈥榳hat if?鈥� What if she had been able to further her studies as D.C. MacKay, the principal of the art college, had urged her? She still has the glowing letter of recommendation he wrote for her, along with certificates of each of the classes she took. As well as being the school鈥檚 first black graduate, she was also among the first to enroll in the school鈥檚 new four-year art education program.

鈥淚鈥檓 proud of what I accomplished and I feel emotionally connected to the things I made. They鈥檙e an expression of me. No, I don鈥檛 look back and regret but I can鈥檛 help but wonder how much more I might have done given the opportunity. Everyone looks over their shoulder I guess.鈥�

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鈥淭he Holiday Pop-Up is something we look forward to every year. 泡芙短视频 students enjoy the opportunity to showcase their art, craft and design skills, while also meeting members of the community who come out to support local artists,鈥� said Linda Hutchison, AVP University Relations, 泡芙短视频 University. 鈥淚t鈥檚 also a chance for all of us to buy local this holiday season. And not just local, but handmade and student-made. These are truly unique, one-of-a-kind gift ideas.鈥�

The 泡芙短视频 Holiday Pop-Up takes place at the Art Bar +Projects (1873 Granville Street, Halifax, NS). It starts on Friday, December 6, going from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. It continues on Saturday, December 7, running from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information on 泡芙短视频 University events, visit nscad.ca.

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White Work  — Mark Mitchell
visiting artist, with support from Arts Nova Scotia  — Gallery 1
Artist Talk: Wednesday, August 14, 12 Noon

Mark Mitchell uses fine dressmaking and millinery techniques to make highly realized sculptures that tell stories, mourn, and memorialize often using the tropes of funeral traditions. He exhibited his last large body of work in 2013 in a solo exhibition at the Frye Art Museum. Burial dealt with issues of mortality and mourning through burial garments. White Work takes on mourning in a different form, with activist intention.

Based in Tucson Arizona, Mark Mitchell’s contributions span art, music, and theater. His magnum opus, Mark Mitchell: Burial, a performance and installation, was showcased in a solo exhibition at the Frye Art Museum, 2013, to critical and popular acclaim. In November 2016, Burial was presented in a solo exhibition in Beirut, Lebanon. Mitchell was shortlisted for the Neddy Artist Award at Cornish, 2015, for the Artist Trust Arts Innovator Award, 2016 and 2017 and was the recipient of the Kayla Skinner Award, Betty Bowen Committee, Seattle Art Museum, 2016. His work is in public and private collections, including that of the Frye Art Museum.August 6 – 10, 2019
Opening reception: Tuesday, August 6, 5:30 – 7PM
Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street

A Lack, A Look, A Lark
Luke Mohan & Gabi P.S., undergraduate exhibitors — Gallery 2
Artist Talk: Friday, August 9, 1PM

A Lack, A Look, A Lark presents a synthesis of sculpture, drawing, and installation that cultivates Mohan and P.S.’s interest in humour, poetry and story-telling. Mohan and P.S. wish to share their fondness for characters and amusement, and to reinvigorate elements of curiosity and magic into the gallery.QUEER WORKS
Arjun Lal, undergraduate exhibitor — Gallery 3
Artist Talk: Thursday, August 8, 12 Noon

Lal offers, “As a queer artist, I feel pressure to constantly shape my work to fit within heteronormative spaces and audiences. Reviewing and editing has always played a big role with how I present myself and when choosing ideas to share. The creation of my alternative-ego, Vagine, has allowed me to let my guard down and share other parts of myself in a safer space. I think its important to recognize that public spaces are mostly heteronormative which makes additions of queer content challenging.”

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White Work聽 鈥� Mark Mitchell
visiting artist, with support from Arts Nova Scotia聽 鈥� Gallery 1
Artist Talk: Wednesday, August 14, 12 Noon

Mark Mitchell uses fine dressmaking and millinery techniques to make highly realized sculptures that tell stories, mourn, and memorialize often using the tropes of funeral traditions. He exhibited his last large body of work in 2013 in a solo exhibition at the Frye Art Museum. Burial dealt with issues of mortality and mourning through burial garments. White Work takes on mourning in a different form, with activist intention.

Based in Tucson Arizona, Mark Mitchell鈥檚 contributions span art, music, and theater. His magnum opus, Mark Mitchell: Burial, a performance and installation, was showcased in a solo exhibition at the Frye Art Museum, 2013, to critical and popular acclaim. In November 2016, Burial was presented in a solo exhibition in Beirut, Lebanon. Mitchell was shortlisted for the Neddy Artist Award at Cornish, 2015, for the Artist Trust Arts Innovator Award, 2016 and 2017 and was the recipient of the Kayla Skinner Award, Betty Bowen Committee, Seattle Art Museum, 2016. His work is in public and private collections, including that of the Frye Art Museum.August 6 – 10, 2019
Opening reception: Tuesday, August 6, 5:30 – 7PM
Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street

A Lack, A Look, A Lark
Luke Mohan & Gabi P.S., undergraduate exhibitors 鈥� Gallery 2
Artist Talk: Friday, August 9, 1PM

A Lack, A Look, A Lark presents a synthesis of sculpture, drawing, and installation that cultivates Mohan and P.S.鈥檚 interest in humour, poetry and story-telling. Mohan and P.S. wish to share their fondness for characters and amusement, and to reinvigorate elements of curiosity and magic into the gallery.QUEER WORKS
Arjun Lal, undergraduate exhibitor 鈥� Gallery 3
Artist Talk: Thursday, August 8, 12 Noon

Lal offers, 鈥淎s a queer artist, I feel pressure to constantly shape my work to fit within heteronormative spaces and audiences. Reviewing and editing has always played a big role with how I present myself and when choosing ideas to share. The creation of my alternative-ego, Vagine, has allowed me to let my guard down and share other parts of myself in a safer space. I think its important to recognize that public spaces are mostly heteronormative which makes additions of queer content challenging.鈥�

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AFTER ANNA
Mondays during openings, 5:00 – 8:30 pm

We’re here during every single Anna opening!Ceramics and Social Media
Lecture by Emily May
Tuesday, March 19, 6:00pm

What role does social media play in the ceramics studio? This lecture hopes to make makers think about the role of social media in the studio. May has looked into how ceramic artists of various stages in their聽careers are currently engaging in social media.
Thursday, March 21, 12:00pm
Presented by //RESPONSIVE: International Light Art Projects Halifax

Marianne Nicolson (鈥楾ayagila鈥檕gwa) is an artist of Scottish and Dzawada瘫鈥檈nux瘫w First Nations descent. The Dzwada瘫鈥檈nux瘫w People are a member tribe of the Kwakwa瘫ka瘫鈥檞akw Nations of the Pacific Northwest Coast. Her training encompasses both traditional Kwakwa瘫ka瘫鈥檞akw forms and culture and Western European based art practice. She has completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design (1996), a Masters in Fine Arts (1999), a Masters in Linguistics and Anthropology (2005) and a PhD in Linguistics, Anthropology and Art History (2013) at the University of Victoria. She has exhibited her artwork locally, nationally and internationally as a painter, photographer and installation artist, has written and published numerous essays and articles, and has participated in multiple speaking engagements. Her practice engages with issues of Aboriginal histories and politics arising from a passionate involvement in cultural revitalization and sustainability. For more information about her work visit:

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泡芙短视频 University Portfolio Day is a prospective student’s best opportunity to visit our campuses, tour the unique and generous facilities, learn more about our programs, and meet our faculty and students and learn from them what they do here and what you might want to do here too.

If you have work of your own, bring it along and select the option for Portfolio Review when you register. You will have a one-on-one appointment with faculty who will review your work and give you feedback and suggestions of ways you can improve and develop your work further leading to the preparation of successful portfolio.

Our next Portfolio Day is Saturday, February 16, 2019. If you wish to attend, Once you have completed the registration, we will send you an email detailing the day’s activities and additional information.聽 Don’t forget to indicate whether or not you would like to bring a Portfolio or some work to be reviewed. Last day to register will be Friday, February 15.

offers visitors to 泡芙短视频 a discounted rate of stay!

If you have any questions, please email admissions@nscad.ca

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Dissociative Tendencies 鈥� Emily Doucette
undergraduate exhibitor 鈥� Gallery 1

Doucette explores the psychological phenomenon of dissociation through printmaking, bookbinding and sewing. Each work combines layering and transparency to convey the feeling of disconnection from one鈥檚 emotions, body and environment as a response to traumatic experience.Under and Over You 鈥� Juliana Benoit
undergraduate exhibitor 鈥� Gallery 2A

Benoit explores the poetic vulnerability, heartache and lust inherent in first love. Personal and found texts are combined with colourful imagery and porcelain ceramic vessels to create jarring and bold surfaces. Benoit鈥檚 work creates an intimate narrative rooted in themes of self-love and girl power.Toxic Sublime 鈥� Channing Ross
undergraduate exhibitor 鈥� Gallery 2B
Noon Talk: Wednesday, January 30

Ross deconstructs polyester fibres to create seemingly organic patterns. By using extreme heat with synthetic material, the genesis of intricate cellulose patterns emerge, creating ethereal topographical surfaces, 鈥渞esting in a space between permanence and decomposition, natural and industrial, toxic and sublime.鈥�HAPPINESS IS NOT ALWAYS FUN 鈥� Lauren Hodder
undergraduate exhibitor 鈥� Gallery 3聽
Noon Talk: Friday, February 1

Informed by abstract painting, Hodder creates three-dimensional works that facilitate a subjective visceral experience. She employs the potential for sensual arousal that exists in familiar ready-made materials and those which are fabricated and ambiguous. She is interested in the space between polarities: 鈥渃onfidence/doubt, pathos/sarcasm, sexualization/innocence, depression/euphoria, attraction/repulsion, synthetic/natural. Happiness… began out of a desire to know where one half of the binary turns into the other, why they may fall in on themselves, how they can be hidden, and when they may exist better off alone,鈥� she explains.

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More than 40 泡芙短视频 students are involved, selling original art, craft and design, including ceramics, paintings, prints, drawings, photographs, letterpress cards, books, jewellery, fashion, textiles, sculpture and more.

By supporting student artists, you鈥檒l feel good about your original purchases. And that鈥檚 a little gift for you.

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