Craft Archives - ܽƵ /category/craft/ Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:09:22 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 /wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-nscad-logo-dark-1-32x32.png Craft Archives - ܽƵ /category/craft/ 32 32 ܽƵ signs Fairmined agreement to use responsibly sourced silver and gold /nscad-signs-agreement-to-use-responsibly-sourced-silver-and-gold/ Tue, 13 Feb 2024 20:24:14 +0000 /?p=35689 ܽƵ’s 2024 Alumni Ring will be made with Fairmined certified materials. Production will be overseen by John Esposito (pictured) at Malleable Jewellers in Toronto, an early adopter of Fairmined materials and a consult on the school’s project. In the first deal of its kind at a fine arts university, ܽƵ has been granted an institutional […]

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A metalsmith polishes a ring in their workshop.
ܽƵ’s 2024 Alumni Ring will be made with Fairmined certified materials. Production will be overseen by John Esposito (pictured) at Malleable Jewellers in Toronto, an early adopter of Fairmined materials and a consult on the school’s project.

In the first deal of its kind at a fine arts university, ܽƵ has been granted an institutional license from , which allows the Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing program to offer its students access to ethically sourced gold and silver.

is an assurance initiative by the that certifies gold and silver as materials of responsible origin, “extracted with the best mining practices aimed at preserving the environment and support the development of artisanal and small-scale mining communities.”

Brokering the license, usually granted to jewelry brands and designers worldwide, was spearheaded by Greg Sims, Assistant Professor in Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing. The process ܽƵ began in 2022 and the license was issued last November.

“Similar to diamonds, gold can find its way into some pretty horrific situations, including funding conflicts and war,” says Sims. “It’s mostly taking advantage of individuals and smaller communities in poverty that are tasked with extracting precious metals, but don’t have legitimate ways to bring them to the market.”

Eighty percent of the world’s gold is extracted via large-scale, industrialized mining that uses predatory worker and environmental practices. Fairmined supports artisanal small-scale mining, which comprises the industry’s remaining 20 percent supply. It considers the environment surrounding the mines—chiefly in Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru—the value and health of the workers & their communities, and the treatment of the materials.

ܽƵ students pay under $2 a gram for silver from their standard suppliers; Fairmined silver is priced around $5/gram and takes into account the more realistic costs of a responsible supply. The price of Fairmined gold is much higher and includes an added premium of $5/gram.

“That’s not necessarily a lot,” says Sims. “If it takes 10 grams for a ring, somebody’s paying an extra $40or $80 to say ‘I know where the materials in my ring came from.’ More and more, that’s becoming important to people. It certainly did with diamonds.

“We’ve come to understand that the materials we use currently are priced artificially low, because not all the players in the system are getting adequately compensated,” he adds.

‘There’s very visible evidence it was done ethically’

A halibut made form ethically-sourced silver
Brooklyn Soucie used Fairmined silver to create a small Pacific halibut.
A Fairmined stamp on Brooklyn’s silver artwork confirms it as authentically traceable as ethically and responsibly sourced.
A Fairmined stamp on Brooklyn’s silver artwork confirms it as authentically traceable and responsibly sourced.

Students who opt to work the materials into their projects will be trained on Fairmined-approved guidelines to ensure best practices and adherence, which is one of the directives of the institutional license.

“They will melt scrap materials down and process ܽƵ them into different stocks—wire, tube, sheet,” says Sims. “We also do casting—they can take scrap silver or casting grain and melt that down. When they’re working with Fairmined silver, they have to ensure they’re only using those materials, and the other tools and process ܽƵes they’re using aren’t contaminated in some way.”

Brooklyn Soucie is a third-year Jewelry and Metalsmithing student who used Fairmined silver in the creation of a small Pacific halibut, reminiscent of the ones she used to catch with her father and grandfather growing up in British Columbia.

“Probably one of the neatest things is you get this card, and it says exactly where in the world and what mine this silver’s come from,” she says. “We have proof and it’s trackable. There’s very visible evidence it was done ethically.”

Two of the three versions of ܽƵ’s 2024 Alumni Ring that launches this Spring will be made with Fairmined certified materials, yellow gold and silver. (The third, stainless steel, has no industry assurances.) Their production will be overseen by John Esposito at Malleable Jewellers in Toronto, an early adopter of Fairmined materials and a consult on the school’s project.

“As soon as you’re aware of the issues, we have to say, ‘Do we want to access the material or not?’ With our institution the answer has to be ‘Yes,’” says Sims. “It can no longer be ignored. If we opted to go a cheaper route, it would be us ignoring the reality of the mining industry. It became obvious that incorporating responsibly-sourced precious metals was a positive step that ܽƵ could take to bring awareness, and to reflect the values and concerns of the next generation of artists and designers.”

“It’s so fantastic being a student and having ܽƵ bring it into their program,” says Soucie. “It was really eye-opening, and the fact that it’s an option—and an option for students—is amazing.”

Learn more about and ܽƵ’s Jewellery Design and Metalsmithing Dz.

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]]> First Sow to Sew lecture features fashion consultant Cesar Padilla /first-sow-to-sew-lecture-features-fashion-consultant-cesar-padilla/ Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:07:23 +0000 /?p=34287 Cesar Padilla will be the first artist to talk at the Sew to Sow lecture series at ܽƵ University. His talk is the first of a series of artist lectures related to sustainable fashion thanks to a generous gift from theHilary and Galen Weston Foundation. #GoFindIt: Archiving Vintage Punk and Rock Fashion for Film, Television, […]

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Cesar Padilla will be the first artist to talk at the Sew to Sow lecture series at ܽƵ University. His talk is the first of a series of artist lectures related to sustainable fashion thanks to a generous gift from the.

#GoFindIt: Archiving Vintage Punk and Rock Fashion for Film, Television, Music Video, and Retail

Cesar Padilla will share stories and experiences from his 25 years as a clothing archivist and fashion consultant working with leading directors, actors, and musicians on major film, television, music video, and stage productions. He will also share his thoughts on the meaning and importance of vintage clothing, not only as a window into the past, but also as a vital resource in today’s creative culture industries.

Monday, November 6, Noon – 1 p.m.
Learning Commons
Fountain Campus

Brown bag lunches will be served.

AboutCesar Padilla

Cesar Padilla is a vintage clothing archivist, filmmaker, writer, and musician whose work revolves around the style, fashion, and sound of British and American underground music scenes of the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. Born in Los Angeles, he soon became a fixture of the city’s emergent queer, punk rock, and underground Latino music scenes in the 1970s and early 80s. After relocating to New York, he co-founded , which has been ranked in the top ten vintage clothing outlets worldwide by Vogue, the New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, and others. He has been active as a fashion consultant and outfitter for film, television, music video, and stage productions, including American Gangster, Boardwalk Empire, Mad Men, The Idol, The Get Down, and American Hustle, and he has dressed leading musicians including Billie Eilish, Travis Barker, Rihanna, Frank Ocean, and Will Oldham.

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]]> Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation donation supports sustainable fashion at ܽƵ /hilary-and-galen-weston-foundation-donation-supports-sustainable-fashion-at-nscad/ Wed, 04 Oct 2023 18:20:07 +0000 /?p=33849 The path from field to fashion has just been widened, thanks to a generous $500,000 gift from the Hilary andGalen Weston Foundation. The gift supports the Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation Sow to Sew project, which will help to establish ܽƵ University as a centre of sustainable fashion in Canada. Over the next two years, this gift […]

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Hands at a loom weaving materials

The path from field to fashion has just been widened, thanks to a generous $500,000 gift from the .

The gift supports the Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation Sow to Sew project, which will help to establish ܽƵ University as a centre of sustainable fashion in Canada. Over the next two years, this gift will provide bursaries for graduate and undergraduate students in the textiles and fashion program, welcome artists-in-residence, expand programming for the ܽƵ Art Factory’s Fashion Hacking project and resources for the Alfoldy Craft Institute at ܽƵ.

“ܽƵ’s location of fashion within craft is unique and helps our students understand the process ܽƵes of fabric creation, to design, to production. Sow to Sew will build capacity in our textile/fashion program, provide essential resources to attract top graduate and undergraduate students, and place ܽƵ firmly at the centre of dialogue about sustainable fashion in Canada. This kind of support from the Hilary and Galen Weston Foundation is a strong endorsement of ܽƵ as well as artists and designers as leaders in sustainable economic development in Canada,” says President Peggy Shannon.

Learning to design, fabricate and produce responsibly made fashion and textiles

This funding will build awareness and create opportunities for ܽƵ students and youth to understand the connection between the source of materials and to be active participants in the sustainable process ܽƵes for creating them.

“Students will learn how to design and fabricate objects that are beautiful, functional and can be manufactured, distributed and sold responsibly,” says Professor Gary Markle.

Faculty members Assistant Professor Leesa Hamilton and Professor Gary Markle (MFA 1995) will lead this work on the academic side, consulting with Associate Professor Jennifer Green (BFA 2009).

“Craft at ܽƵ is rooted in sustainability. The textiles and fashion program is led by faculty who practice slow fashion and research sustainable materials, the circular economy, and the connection between agriculture and fashion,” says Green, whose Flaxmobile project to grow flax as a textile crop has generated over $350,000 in provincial and federal research funding.

Staging community events to introduce young people to fabrics and fashion

Bursaries of $5,000 per year will be given to six undergraduates in third and fourth years of the textiles and fashion program and $10,000 bursaries will be awarded to graduate students.

Annual prizes for sustainable fashion totalling $5,000.00 will be given to students as well.

Hamilton, who coordinates the Art Factory with ܽƵ Extended Studies says that the additional funding will enable ܽƵ to expand its community-based sustainable fashion hacking programming.

“The ܽƵ Art Factory, trains and supports senior ܽƵ students in the development and delivery of accessible arts programming within community settings. Although Art Factory programming is not exclusively fashion-based, the fashion hacking program has been popular with youth who don’t see themselves reflected in mainstream fashion. Through Fashion Hacking citizen designers can create new garments using thrifted items.”

Creating new networks between growers, makers, artists, designers

The expansion of the Alfoldy Craft Institute is an essential part of this gift, explains Markle. Having dedicated staff for the Institute means that ܽƵ can promote academic research and creative products that result from the Sow to Sew gift.

“Through the Alfoldy Craft Institute, we will promote evidence-based research that offers alternatives to fast fashion holding symposium, and inviting artists-in-residence,” says Markle.

“Students will benefit enormously from expansion of the Craft Institute as a research hub, but so will Nova Scotians – not only by raising awareness around the sustainability, but by creating new networks between growers, makers, artists, designers and small businesses in our region,” says President Shannon.

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]]> ܽƵ releases 2020-21 Annual Report /2020-21-annual-report/ Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:10:29 +0000 /2021/11/09/2020-21-annual-report/ We are pleased to release ܽƵ’s 2020-21 annual report As in previous years, the document provides important information about the university’s priorities, plans, accomplishments and overall performance for the previous year. This report will also be indelibly marked by the most daunting challenges in ܽƵ’s history, and how we and the rest of the world […]

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As in previous years, the document provides important information about the university’s priorities, plans, accomplishments and overall performance for the previous year. This report will also be indelibly marked by the most daunting challenges in ܽƵ’s history, and how we and the rest of the world adapted to the unprecedented disruptions and public health crisis of a global pandemic.

Highlights from our students, faculty and staff are also included.

You can read ܽƵ’s 2020-21 annual report .

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]]> ܽƵ University wins big at the 2021 BMO 1st Art! Award /nscad-university-wins-big-at-the-2021-bmo-1st-art-award/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 10:18:18 +0000 /2021/09/27/nscad-university-wins-big-at-the-2021-bmo-1st-art-award/ We are thrilled to share that ܽƵ graduate Anna Kuelken (BFA 2021) and student Max TS. Yang are recipients of the BMO 1st Art! Award!

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Anna is the National Winner of the BMO 1st Art! Award. Her winning submission is a video titled “Father Like Son”, which gives a brief look into the life on a small family farm. In Anna’s words: “I moved back to my family farm in rural Alberta when the pandemic hit. I found myself observing how my brother has integrated his kids into farm life. I wanted to focus on my niece and nephew, who are slowly learning the things I did as a child, including the hard ones. My seven-year-old niece witnessed the death of an animal we had to butcher, but in time she started to help. Although difficult, we are happy she cried because this shows empathy and an understanding of where her food comes from.”

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. “To 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,” reads Max’s 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 1st Art! Award recipients. Congratulations to all!

National Winner:

  • Anna Kuelken, Father Like Son, ܽƵ University

Regional Winners:

  • Kev Liang, Jiā yóu, 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’ll 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, ܽƵ University (Nova Scotia)
  • Erin Faulks, The Pandemicock, Nunavut Arctic College (Nunavut)
  • Allysha Jacque, Kâkuvunga, 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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]]> Fogo Island Arts and ܽƵ University announce the Eric Fischl Fogo Island Arts Internship /fogo-island-arts-and-nscad-university-announce-the-eric-fischl-fogo-island-arts-internship/ Thu, 25 Mar 2021 09:30:48 +0000 /2021/03/25/fogo-island-arts-and-nscad-university-announce-the-eric-fischl-fogo-island-arts-internship/ The Eric Fischl Fogo Island Arts Internship will offer two ܽƵ University students or alumni the opportunity to gain valuable work experience in arts administration with Fogo Island Arts in 2021-22.

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Image: Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada, 2013. Photo: Steffen Jagenburg, courtesy of FIA.

Fogo Island Arts (FIA) and ܽƵ University are pleased to announce a new internship partnership made possible through the generous support of artist and former ܽƵ faculty member Eric Fischl. The Eric Fischl Fogo Island Arts Internship will offer two ܽƵ University students or alumni the opportunity to gain valuable work experience in arts administration with Fogo Island Arts in 2021-22.

“We are delighted to pursue our work with Eric Fischl and to forge new connections across the Atlantic Region, all in the service of creating exceptional opportunities for learning and exchange,” said Nicolaus Schafhausen, FIA Strategic Director. “We are extremely grateful for Eric’s support as well as the chance to work with students trained within the rigorous creative framework and celebrated history of ܽƵ University.”

Participants in The Eric Fischl Fogo Island Arts Internship program will work as support staff in the offices of Fogo Island Arts, contributing to day-to-day program operations and communications over a three-month period. The interns will receive a stipend and will be provided with housing, travel expenses, and studio space, in addition to invaluable opportunities to engage with FIA’s international artists-in-residence and community members across Fogo Island. The ܽƵ University partnership is the second FIA internship program funded by Fischl and follows the same parameters as the ongoing partnership with the New York Academy of Art (NYAA), established in 2017.

“Fogo Island Arts is a place where artistic exploration, research and knowledge-sharing is nurtured and encouraged,” says Melanie Colosimo, Director of ܽƵ University’s Anna Leonowens Gallery. “This type of learning opportunity is incredibly valuable, as putting practice into play can prove to be a pivotal moment in establishing a career in the arts. The ܽƵ community is fortunate to have access to this internship.”

The partnership between FIA, Fischl, and ܽƵ University reflects a shared understanding of the need for expanded educational opportunities within the contemporary art world, as well as the critical role that art and education play in enriching communities.

Applications will be open to ܽƵ students and alumni in March 2021. For more information on the internship and application procedure, please visit ܽƵ University’s .

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]]> ܽƵ releases 2019-20 Annual Report /nscad-releases-2019-20-annual-report/ Sun, 18 Oct 2020 15:02:56 +0000 /2020/10/18/nscad-releases-2019-20-annual-report/ We are pleased to release ܽƵ’s 2019-20 Annual Report, which captures an academic year that began with a hurricane and ended with a pandemic; in between the ܽƵ community was able to achieve so much together. The report takes an in-depth look at ܽƵ’s innovative programs and research, and shines a spotlight on the school’s […]

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The report takes an in-depth look at ܽƵ’s innovative programs and research, and shines a spotlight on the school’s achievements from the past year.

Highlights from our students, faculty and staff are also included.

You can read ܽƵ’s 2019-20 annual report .

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]]> ܽƵ, Club Inclusion partner to present special gifts to Premier and Chief Medical Officer /clubinclusionpartnership/ Wed, 17 Jun 2020 16:28:32 +0000 /2020/06/17/clubinclusionpartnership/ The post ܽƵ, Club Inclusion partner to present special gifts to Premier and Chief Medical Officer appeared first on ܽƵ.

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]]> For the Love of Sandra Alfoldy: submission date extended /sandraalfoldyexhibition/ Tue, 19 May 2020 16:06:01 +0000 /2020/05/19/sandraalfoldyexhibition/ ***Submission date extended to July 15, 2020*** Due to the current restrictions on museums and galleries, ܽƵ University has decided to postpone the physical exhibition “For the Love of Sandra Alfoldy” until 2021, when we can gather together as a group and celebrate craft, art and Sandra. However we are pleased to announce that we […]

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Due to the current restrictions on museums and galleries, ܽƵ University has decided to postpone the physical exhibition “For the Love of Sandra Alfoldy” until 2021, when we can gather together as a group and celebrate craft, art and Sandra.

However we are pleased to announce that we are now offering the opportunity for contributions to be shared in an online showcase leading up to the exhibition. If you have already submitted, you do not have to re-submit your work.

Dr. Sandra Alfoldy.
Dr. Sandra Alfoldy.

Online showcase begins: September 2020
Digital publication: Fall 2020
Exhibition: 2021 (TBD, pending restrictions)
Anna Leonowens Gallery/ @annaleonowensgallery

This series of collected works by friends, family and colleagues will celebrate the vibrant life and work of Dr. Sandra Alfoldy. Dr. Alfoldy was one of Canada’s preeminent craft historians, her work pioneered the discourse around Canadian studio craft, as well as offered important critical assessments of craft and modernity.

Sandra was also beloved professor at ܽƵ University for almost 20 years. In recognition of the huge impact Sandra has had on craft communities all over the world, this community-centred group showcase invites students, colleagues, and collaborators to submit writings, craft and art work that honours Sandra’s excellent mentorship, collaboration and friendship. Originally set to open in September 2020 as a two-week exhibition, this celebration will now consist of an online showcase and digital publication of submissions that celebrate the amazing life of Sandra! A physical exhibition will open in 2021 once limitations regarding large gatherings have been lifted.

Submission guidelines:
– To be included in the online showcase and publication, work should be documented with intention for online viewing.
– Only 1 work will be accepted.
– Submissions can be objects; writings; videos; videos of self-recorded stories or readings; audio etc.

For physical exhibition:
– Only 1 work will be accepted, Multimedia will also be accepted.
– For out of town submissions, the gallery will cover shipping for works up to 20″ x 20″ 20″ and no heavier that 15lbs.

Please include a description of work and how the work connects to the project (please be specific about how this work reflects your relationship to Sandra Alfoldy). We want this to be a personal, heartfelt show.

Please complete submissionform at:.

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]]> Dr. Julie Hollenbach appointed Assistant Professor at ܽƵ University /juliehollenbach/ Thu, 14 May 2020 16:09:45 +0000 /2020/05/14/juliehollenbach/ ܽƵ University is pleased to announce that Dr. Julie Hollenbach has been appointed Assistant Professor of Craft History and Material Culture in the Division of Art History and Contemporary Culture. Dr. Hollenbach is a ܽƵ alumni (BA and BFA 2008) who has been instructing students at the Halifax-based university on a contract and sessional basis […]

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]]> ܽƵ University is pleased to announce that Dr. Julie Hollenbach has been appointed Assistant Professor of Craft History and Material Culture in the Division of Art History and Contemporary Culture.
Dr. Hollenbach is a ܽƵ alumni (BA and BFA 2008) who has been instructing students at the Halifax-based university on a contract and sessional basis for the past six years.  She has taught a variety of courses, including Craft and Design History, Craft, Culture and Identity, and History of Global Textiles.

“Julie is a true craft historian with a dedicated connection to ܽƵ,” said Dr. Ann-Barbara Graff, Vice-President (Academic and Research), ܽƵ University. “She has a deep commitment to the radical transformation of craft history reflecting the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion. She’s also a valued member of the Nova Scotia arts scene. Her work with local artist-run centres such as Eyelevel and with non-profit organizations such as Books Beyond Bars set a great example for students on how to bring the arts to all corners of our community.”

After graduating from ܽƵ, Dr. Hollenbach earned an MA, Art History, from Queen’s University, before finishing her PhD in Art History from Queen’s in 2017. She has produced a number of peer-reviewed essays and curatorial projects to date, and has published research on contemporary and historical craft and art, material culture studies, museum studies, and gender studies.

Dr. Julie Hollenbach.
Dr. Julie Hollenbach is a ܽƵ alumni (BA and BFA 2008).

“I really enjoy centering queer, feminist, and decolonial methodologies in my research and teaching,” explained Dr. Hollenbach. “My current research investigates the genealogy of Western middle-class leisure and consumption within the Canadian settler-colonial context. This work considers historical shifts in labour and production, class, and gendered social and material relations. My research demonstrates the impact colonialism has had on craft as  a racializing process ܽƵ in Canada.”

Dr. Hollenbach is excited to expand on these themes with ܽƵ students, and is looking forward to connecting with students from all over the world via ܽƵ’s developing slate of online programs.

“The circumstances we all find ourselves in right now are challenging, but they also present a wonderful opportunity to teach, learn and grow as artists,” she said. “Artists produce some of their best work in challenging times. I’m really looking forward to seeing what our students create during this time, and I’m excited to connect online with students from a number of different countries and backgrounds.”

Outside of the classroom, Dr. Hollenbach retains her connection to the provincial arts community by working with a number of programs and organizations. Along with curating projects at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and MSVU Art Gallery, Dr. Hollenbach has recently worked as  a mentor with the Media Art Scholarship Program(Centre for Art Tapes), as well as serving  as a guest curator during studio visits to the New Graduate Mentorship Program at Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS).

Dr. Julie Hollenbach commences her new role as Assistant Professor of Craft History and Material Culture in the Division of Art History and Contemporary Culture at ܽƵ on July 1, 2020.

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