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AGNewS
Sobey Art Award at ROM
Canada’s contemporary art community gathered
at the Royal ontario Museum on october
1 to celebrate the passion and talent of
Canada’s young contemporary artists and to
honour Tim Lee, winner of the 2008 Sobey art
award. Commenting on Lee’s selection, the
Curatorial Panel for the 2008 Sobey art award
stated, “Lee’s work brings together formalism
and conceptualism; its visual impact always
exceeding the multiple levels that go into it.
His work is a meditation on the unreliability
of vision and the shifting nature of identity.
He is as much rooted in his community as
he is involved in the global interrogation of
forms and identity.”
for more about the Sobey art award
please visit www.sobeyartaward.ca. The
2009 winner of the Sobey art award will
be announced in Halifax on october 15,
2009 with an exhibition of the short listed
artists on view at the AGNS, September 5 to
November 5, 2009.
Tim Lee, winner of the 2008 Sobey Art Award, standing
in front of his installation at the ROM.
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Visitors enjoy the exhibition Click on view at the
AGNS during the first annual Nocturne Festival.
Nocturne
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia was very
pleased to take part in the first annual
Nocturne: Art at Night. This event attracted
thousands of people to galleries and museums
in Halifax including more than 3000 to
the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. The october
18th event set a new single day attendance
record for the AGNS. The Gallery looks
forward to participating in the event again
this year which is scheduled for october
17th, 2009.
Annual AGNS Gala
on November 1, 2008 the AGNS held
its annual Gala. This wonderful evening
was an important fund raising event
for the AGNS. The Gallery would like to
thank sponsors Scotiabank and Benjamin
Bridge; their generous contributions truly
enhanced the evening. Gordon Pinsent’s
warmth, generosity and wit delighted
the audience during this truly memorable
evening. Planning is already underway
for next year’s event and we look forward
to seeing you there.
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Flight and Fafard
In November the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
opened two exhibitions. Both Flight Dreams
and Joe Fafard were well received by visitors
to the AGNS. Flight Dreams will be shown at
the AGNS western Branch this autumn, which
will see the AGNS celebrate the International
Air Show taking place in Yarmouth this fall.
AGNS Takes Hockey on the Road
After a successful run in edmonton, arena:
road Game has been split and on view in
Montreal at the Just for Laughs Museum and
in Yarmouth at the AGNS western Branch. In
Montreal the exhibition opened in connection
with the NHL All Star game and around
the celebration of the Montreal Canadiens‘
centennial celebrations.
A look at the exhbition ARENA: Road Game and the
installation of Graeme Patterson’s 10 Point Game
during the opening in Yarmouth.
Maud Lewis Play to Take
the Stage at the AGNS
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is very pleased
to be hosting a new Maud Lewis play this
summer at the AGNS. This play, written and
produced by Greg Thompson, was inspired
by his visit here during his production of the
fantastic Marilyn Monroe play. The play is
set to launch in June with tickets going on
sale in May.
Register Now!
Call 424-5280
www.artgalleryfnovascotia.ca