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 1^st 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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She continues her vision to build bridges through the arts by adding the title of Visiting Artist in Residence in Film and Media Studies, when she joins ��ܽ����Ƶ University for the Fall 2020 term.

As part of her residency, Colas will provide public lectures, film screenings with Q&A, and open sessions for film students on planning and preparing for festivals during her time with ��ܽ����Ƶ. She will deliver her first lecture, ‘My long and hard journey toward inclusion��of Black artists in front and behind the camera and in the arts,’ on September 15, 2020. Colas will be hosted virtually by ��ܽ����Ƶ’s Anna Leonowens Gallery for the duration of her residency.

“My goal has always been to create platforms that show a diversity of voices, faces and points of view. I believe in creating opportunities, awards, and grants to support and promote independent films and Black artists who, otherwise, would be invisible,” said Colas. “I plan to continue this work at ��ܽ����Ƶ University. I feel connected to Halifax after proudly launching the Halifax Black Film Festival and watching it grow. I am so proud to give back by working with students at a university in this great province. I’m also looking forward to working closely with instructor, documentary filmmaker, video journalist and cinematographer Marcia Connolly and ��ܽ����Ƶ’s Media Arts Division. By working together, we can help ��ܽ����Ƶ students to unlock their greatness and thrive!”

“This is the first time ��ܽ����Ƶ has had a Visiting Artist in Residence in Film and Media Studies, and we are beyond excited to have Fabienne Colas join us in this role. She is a woman of action with a creative spirit,” said Melanie Colosimo, Director of the Anna Leonowens Galley. “Fabienne will bring her tremendous experience to ��ܽ����Ƶ in a series of events, workshops and student mentoring sessions. It’s truly an honour to host her residency at The Anna, and we are all looking forward to learning from such an accomplished and innovative artist.”

Colas is a Haitian-Canadian actress, director and producer who has long worked to support and promote independent cinema around the world, particularly Black cinema. She is an award-winning actress, having been awarded the Golden Ticket in Haiti in 2003 for her role in the film Barikad, and has appeared in numerous Canadian cinematic and TV productions. Colas has made her directorial debut with the feature film Minuit, written by renown Haitian author Sophia Desir. She is also the recipient of Prix Relève Femme d’exception from Quebec’s Federation of Chambers of Commerce (Les Mercuriades).

In addition to her work in front of the camera, Colas is the president and founder of nine festivals: the Montreal International Black Film Festival, the Haïti en Folie Festival in Montreal & in New York city (Haiti on fire), the Toronto Black film Festival (TBFF), the Festival Fade to Black, the Halifax Black Film Festival, the Halifax Black Summer Festival, the Salvador Black Film Festival (in Bahia – Brazil) and the Quebec Film Festival in Haiti.

Colas is the president and CEO of the Fabienne Colas Foundation, a cultural organization whose mission is to build bridges, advance education and foster the inclusion of diversity through the arts. The Foundation supports the creation, production, promotion and dissemination of cinema and the arts. As part of its Youth and Diversity Program, the Fabienne Colas Foundation is also the founder of the Being Black in Canada Program, Canada’s largest mentorship, training and creation program dedicated to Black artists – presented by Netflix, in collaboration with the National Bank and supported by Canada Media Fund, Telefilm Canada and the Canada Arts Council.

Fabienne Colas is currently a candidate at the McGill-HEC Montreal Executive MBA Program.

Learn more about the Fabienne Colas Foundation .

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Objective

��ܽ����Ƶ University will be offering state of the art digital learning through the design and delivery of 25 summer courses in July and August 2020. These courses will be developed by an expert team of professionals, including subject matter experts (SME), instructional designers from Babb Group, and a technical team of video/sound/graphics/animation specialists. The preparation of these courses will afford a unique opportunity for students to learn, apprentice and apply next wave professional skills, which will greatly enhance their educational experience and potential for participation in the creative digital economy.

The Babb Group is the Industry partner, which will provide mentorship and supervision of ��ܽ����Ƶ students. This opportunity will provide ��ܽ����Ƶ University students with capacity development and professional experience in digital media production, during the May – August 2020 period.

Funding

Through the generous DHX Television Ltd donation, students will receive a stipend for this placement at the following rates:

3 credit course – 125 hours – $1875.00

6 credit course – 250 hours – $3750.00

9 credit course – 375 hours – $5625.00

The student stipend will to be credited to the student account in three equal installments: start of term, mid-term and end of term.

Should the student withdraw from the course before the mid-term the first installment will cover the commitment made to date.

Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Understand the context of digital learning and course design/development;
• Acquire skills and capabilities in technical support of digital learning, including video production, sound, lighting, graphic design,��animation and visual presentation;
• Learn to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams, which include academic specialists, instructional designers and technical specialists, through discussion and collaborative development;
• Understand and apply principles and practices of project management;

Internship Credit

Students are eligible to receive academic credit for their internship��as part of their program in their 4th year of study. These courses are designated for 3, 6, 9 credits depending on the number of hours completed.

How to Apply

Please submit a resume, include��references information for two faculty with whom the student has worked closely,��cover letter and proposed internship credit amount to��OSE@nscad.ca

As there are multiple positions available, applications will be reviewed beginning May 14��and continue on a rolling basis until all positions are filled.

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Congratulations Bruce and enjoy your retirement!

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“The Holiday Pop-Up is something we look forward to every year. ��ܽ����Ƶ 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,” said Linda Hutchison, AVP University Relations, ��ܽ����Ƶ University. “It’s 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.”

The ��ܽ����Ƶ 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 ��ܽ����Ƶ University events, visit nscad.ca.

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MATTHEW RANKIN
Monday, September 16, 1PM
Academy Campus, 1649 Brunswick Street (A208)

Matthew Rankin is a Canadian experimental filmmaker. He is most noted for his 2014 film Mynarski Death Plummet, which was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards and a shortlisted Jutra Award nominee for Best Short Film at the 17th Jutra Awards, and for his 2017 film The Tesla World Light, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Animated Short at the 6th Canadian Screen Awards and received an Honourable Mention for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. His feature-length debut, The Twentieth Century, is premiering in Toronto and screening in Halifax as part of FIN on Sunday, September 15th at 9:40 PM (Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane, 5657 Spring Garden Rd).

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ANN THOMAS
Curating – Now and Then
Wednesday, September 18,12PM
Fountain Campus, 5163 Duke Street (D500)

Ann Thomas will discuss how cultural and institutional changes have impacted the exhibiting and acquisitions of art during the span of her curatorial career at the National Gallery of Canada. Thomas is Senior Curator of Photographs at the National Gallery of Canada. She has organized numerous exhibitions and installations in this capacity and is the author of several catalogues and publications such as Lisette Model (1990), No Man’s Land: Lynne Cohen Photographs (2001), and Modernist Photographs from the National Gallery of Canada (2007). She is the editor of Beauty of Another Order: Photography in Science (1996) and has co-authored a number of publications. In 2018, Ann Thomas curated a major survey of photography in the National Gallery Collection titled “The Extended Moment”.

Zun Lee
Thursday, September 19, 12PM
Art Bar +Projects, 1873 Granville Street

Zun Lee is an award-winning Canadian photographer, physician and educator. He was born and raised in Germany and has also lived in Atlanta, Philadelphia and Chicago. He is a 2018 Knight Foundation Grantee, 2017 Art Gallery of Ontario Artist in Residence, and a 2015 Magnum Foundation Fellow. He currently resides in Toronto. Lee has been globally recognized as one of the top emerging visual storytellers to watch. His focus on quotidian Black life has led to publications and mentions in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, TIME, The New Yorker, Huffington Post, MSNBC, Washington Post, Forbes, and Smithsonian Magazine.

ARIELLA PAHLKE
Monday, September 30, 9AM -12PM
Academy Campus, 1649 Brunswick Street (A206)

Ariella Pahlke is an award-winning documentary filmmaker and media artist with extensive experience facilitating collaborative projects. For the past 20 years, she’s directed, written and produced hour-long documentaries, shorts and
media projects that have screened around the world. With a background in philosophy, Ariella is a keen observer who is not afraid to ask tough questions. Participatory process ��ܽ����Ƶ is at the heart of her documentary approach. This talk will encompass a range of issues relevant to artists and filmmakers, especially related to social issues and will focus on Ariella’s most recent project Conviction. Conviction is screening at FIN on Monday, September 16 at 6:30PM (Cineplex Cinemas Park Lane, 5657 Spring Garden Rd) and will be followed by an exhibit and reception at the Dalhousie School of Architecture (5410 Spring Garden Rd).

SAVE THE DATE

WALKING KEPE’K
Saturday, October 5, 1-3PM
North Dartmouth

Honour Mi’kmaq History Month in an on-foot experience of the Turtle Grove, Tufts Cove and Shannon Park areas of North Dartmouth. The event will proceed to a gathering with honoured Elders and Mi’kmaq students from ��ܽ����Ƶ. Walking Kepe’k is free and open to all ��ܽ����Ƶ students, faculty, staff and members of the ��ܽ����Ƶ community.

A charter bus departing from the Fountain Campus is arranged to transport confirmed attendees to and from the sites in North Dartmouth.

RSVP is required as space is limited.

For more information and to request a seat on the bus, please send an email with “BUS RSVP – WALKING KEPE’K”��in the subject line to: ohoganfinlay@nscad.ca

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Flap — Charles Sommer
visiting artist — Gallery 2

Flap is a word used to describe a series of often unexplained phenomena within a particular period of time or geographic region. In Flap the artist presents work that draws from both historical and fictive accounts and ideas about the UFO phenomena in particular the orbs of light reported by pilots during WWII referred to as “Foo Fighters”. The drawings also draw upon a fasciation with monolithic structures modern, historical and fictional. The work, grounded in landscape, depicts through graphite drawings, moments and artifacts of a world that fluctuates between an abstract and fantastical space.

This exhibition is generously sponsored by Arts Nova Scotia. Charles Sommer lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. He received a BFA in Studio Art from the University of South Florida in 2012 with a focus in Drawing and an MFA in Painting and Drawing from CUNY Brooklyn College in 2016. Charles has exhibited work in a number of group shows at galleries including the Tjaden Gallery at Cornell University (Ithica, NY), the Wassaic Projects (Wassaic, NY), No Place Gallery (Columbus, OH) and SOIL Gallery (Seattle, WA).June 11 – 8, 2019
Opening reception: Monday, June 10, 5:30 – 7PM
Anna Leonowens Gallery, 1891 Granville Street

About Precious Concepts
Advanced Photo Critique group exhibition
organized by Kirsten Mann and Wiebke Schroeder — Gallery 1

This exhibition features work by Robert Bean, Kirsten Mann, Brad Clarence, Maria Longmire, Mikayla Halliday, Allyce Holden, Wiebke Schröder, Nick Chapman, Ali Seglins, L’thandi Munro and Tanea Hynes. A diverse approach to these photography-based projects such as tableau, documentary, architecture, constructed images and installations were facilitated throughout the semester to comment on gender, race, heritage inequality, environmental, social topics alongside formal explorations of light, reflection and movement.

The Island — Olivia King
undergraduate exhibitor — Gallery 3
Artist Talk: Thursday, June 6, 12 Noon��

The Island combines film and video work with weavings, props, and sculptural elements. These comedic and campy works connect to King’s home province, Prince Edward Island. They critique social, political, and cultural issues on “the island” by using comedy; highlighting the performativity of Islanders when it comes to presenting P.E.I. as a utopian vacation destination.

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

We’re here during every single Anna opening!
Saturday May 25, 7:30pm

Join us for an evening of performance art by Misha Horacek & CSL, Jude Major, and Rena Thomas.

Doors and Bar 5pm
Performances�� at 7:30pm

Donations welcome.

Monday May 27 at 7:15pm

Following the opening at the Anna Leonowens, Dr. Jennifer Willet will give a presentation on her practice as part of the IOTA Institute’s Bio Art Series.

Dr. Jennifer Willet is artist, curator, and leader in the field of Bio Art. She is a Canada Research Chair in Art, Science, and Ecology and a professor in Creative Arts at the University of Windsor. Dr. Willet is also the director of INCUBATOR Lab—a BSL2 Bio Art teaching and research facility in Windsor. Her work resides at the intersection of art and science and interspecies interrelations in the biotechnological field.
Wednesday May 29, 6:30pm

Join us as we celebrate the mentors and mentees of the Alistair MacLeod Mentorship Program and the winners of the Nova Writes Competition for Unpublished Manuscripts. We’ll hear about both programs and listen to readings by participants. There will be snacks and desserts, and the bar will be open at intermission. RSVP: (902)-423-8116; director@writers.ns.ca

Thursday, May 30, 10:00 PM

Tickets & passes:

++ AFCOOP Projections Project ++
An interactive event presenting the final projects of Mamie Bell, Sarah Greenwood, Rajee Paña Jeji Shergill, Kayla Stevens and Cole Wood, the artists selected for the inaugural AFCOOP Live Projections Workshop series. This programme offered each artist involved free workshops, access to equipment and software, and mentorship with seasoned tech wizards over a three month period. We’re happy to be presenting these unique works and psyched to see what everyone’s dreamt up!

++ ��ܽ����Ƶ Sound Collective ++
The ��ܽ����Ƶ Sound Collective was founded in order to create a space to share audio, found sound, and knowledge with likeminded sound artists and musicians. The collective consists of a shifting group of students who like to sit and listen while eating chips in a dark brick-walled auditorium on Granville Street. Members of the collective will be lending strange waves to our opening night party, taking over the campus corridors surrounding the Khyber and Art Bar.

Doors: 5pm for Happy Hour
Saturday June 1st at 6PM

$15 / PWYC / All Ages
Tickets & passes:

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++ 75 Dollar Bill ++

++ Soeur Acéphale ++

More info:

A major trance inducer featuring NYC’s junked, desert rock duo 75 Dollar Bill and Montreal’s breathtaking performance vocalist Soeur Acéphale. Come get lost.

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SPACE IS LIMITED! You MUST RSVP through Eventbrite to attend.
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Join ��ܽ����Ƶ faculty Jan Peacock in conversation with Paula Fairfield at the ��ܽ����Ƶ Bell Auditorium, Friday May 24th at 6pm about her sound art practice and her work in film and tv. Most recently Fairfield was responsible for the supernatural sounds on HBO’s Game of Thrones which included the dragons.

Paula Fairfield is an International and Emmy award winning sound designer for tv, film, commercials, and basically anything that makes noise. She has 9 Emmy nominations with one win for her work on Game of Thrones, along with multiple wins and nominations for her work in both The US and Canada. During her career, she has had the privilege of working on tv projects such as the iconic “LOST” and visionary filmmakers like Robert Rodriguez, Brian DePalma, Paul McGuigan and Darren Aronofsky.

Her passion is high concept sound design and her main interest is working with visionary filmmakers, which is clearly reflected in her resume and her background as an artist. Paula grew up in Nova Scotia and has a BFA from ��ܽ����Ƶ University in Halifax, N.S. During her career as an exhibiting artist, she was the co-director of Canada’s foremost media art centre, Charles Street Video. Her art work resides in several collections worldwide, including the National Gallery of Canada.

Paula recently finished her work on the epic Game of Thrones, and has begun work on Netflix’s upcoming “Wu Assassins”. She will debut her L-ISA immersive sound commission “Ocean of Tears” in late 2019. Over the past few years, she collaborated with VR Creator Michael Connelly on a Room Scale VR Narrative experience called “Caliban Below”. Other recent projects include Robert Rodriguez/James Cameron “Battle Angel: Alita”, Aronofsky’s “Mother!”, “Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan”, and the upcoming Soska Sisters’ remake of the Cronenberg cult classic “Rabid”.

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��ܽ����Ƶ 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.�� 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 ��ܽ����Ƶ a discounted rate of stay!

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

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