A Conversation with Eleanor King
Artist Eleanor King in her Banff studio. Photo: Doug Tewksbury Eleanor King is truly an interdisciplinary artist—her work spans from audio installations to drawings and, of course, to her fascination...
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In this Visual Arts News podcast, journalist Veronica Simmonds interviews artist Will Robinson during his recent residency (January 21-March 1, 2013) in Dalhousie University’s Killam Memorial Library,...
View ArticleFrom Alabama fireworks to popping wheelies: Kate Walchuk waxes nostalgic
Kate Walchuk, work from GOOD SHAPE, A show of personal souvenirs. Seeds Gallery April 17 – May 18 2013. Photo: Katie McKay Kate Walchuk is in the business of memory preservation. In this podcast for...
View ArticleTracing the edges
Artist Annie Macmillan takes the public swimming at Halifax’s “Little Lakes” during her Fieldwork residency. Photo: Katie McKay This summer as part of the Fieldwork residency project—a series of...
View ArticleFrom Paradise City to Death Valley
In this Visual Arts News podcast, Veronica Simmonds chats with artist Lisa Lipton about her travels across North America, her exploration of drumming culture and work on a new, feature film, THE...
View ArticleTurn on the radio
Double exposure of archival images from DEW Line station on Hershel Island, 1953. Image courtesy of Michael McCormack. In this podcast for Visual Arts News, Veronica Simmonds chats with Halifax-based...
View ArticleApproaches to Erg: Chris Myhr’s sunken sounds
Chris Myhr, installation view of Approaches to Erg, 2014. Photo courtesy of the artist. Chris Myhr is captivated by the destructive power of water. In this Visual Arts News podcast, Veronica Simmonds...
View ArticleThe strange new world of Bridget Moser
Image: Bridget Moser, Asking for a friend (still), 2013. HD video, 9 minutes, 56 seconds In this installation of the Visual Arts News Podcast, our new host David Dahms picks our Fall 2015 cover artist...
View ArticleWalking With Our Sisters pays homage to missing and murdered Indigenous women
Moccasin vamps by by Elena Abel, Photo via Walking With Our Sisters More than 1,180 Indigenous women and girls were reported murdered or missing in the past three decades. Walking With Our Sisters pays...
View ArticleEmily Lawrence in conversation with Kyle Alden Martens
Emily Lawrence & Kylie Dyment. Still from Mouthfeel. Photo: Erica Flake Artists Kyle Alden Martens and Emily Lawrence both create playful work that subtly destabilizes traditionally heteronormative...
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