Art Gallery Of Nova Scotia – lisa Publishing and Vagrant Press lisa Publishing is the largest English-language publisher east of Toronto Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:33:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 153484567 Transatlantique /store/transatlantique.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=transatlantique Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:19:17 +0000 http://nimbus.ca/store/transatlantique Transatlantique considers the development of the Art Deco aesthetic in Paris and Halifax evidenced in prints and drawings of fashion and costume designs from both cities, with particular attention given to the work of George Barbier. A special feature of this publication is the eight images of works in the exhibition that have been printed on high-quality paper for possible removal and framing.

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]]> 78973 Maud Lewis Colouring Book Volume 2 /store/maud-lewis-colouring-book-volume-2.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maud-lewis-colouring-book-volume-2 Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:18:41 +0000 /store/maud-lewis-colouring-book-volume-2.html/maud-lewis-colouring-book-volume-2 The Maud Lewis Colouring & Activity Book Volume 2 features pictures to colour, crosswords, word searches, connect-the-dot, and other activities. Inspired by the artwork of Maud Lewis, Canada's most beloved and best-known folk artist, this delightful book is suitable for children between the ages of 3-10.

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]]> 55615 Canadian Pioneers /store/canadian-pioneers.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=canadian-pioneers Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:17:55 +0000 /store/canadian-pioneers.html/canadian-pioneers In Canadian Pioneers we present an exquisite collection of works of the highest calibre by Emily Carr, the Group of Seven, Cornelius Krieghoff, David Milne, and Tom Thomson, among others. The works in this collection demonstrate an understanding of a national zeitgeist, and a reflection of that sentiment as expressed through the collectors’ choices.

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]]> 55556 Maud Lewis Activity and Colouring Book /store/maud-lewis-activity-and-colouring-book.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=maud-lewis-activity-and-colouring-book Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:17:50 +0000 /store/maud-lewis-activity-and-colouring-book.html/maud-lewis-activity-and-colouring-book Newly published by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is the Maud Lewis Colouring & Activity Book featuring pictures to colour, crosswords, word searches, connectthe-dot, and other activities. Inspired by the artwork of Maud Lewis, Canada’s most beloved and best-known folk artist, this delightful book is suitable for children between the ages of 3-10.Maud Lewis (1903-1970) was recognized and revered in her own lifetime. She offered her endearing images to the passing world through her roadside sign, “Paintings for Sale,” and was rewarded by the enthusiastic response she received from both the community and tourists as well as from art collectors.

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]]> 55546 Prime Suspects: Canada’s Prime Ministers in Caricature /store/prime-suspects-canadas-prime-ministers-in-caricature.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prime-suspects-canadas-prime-ministers-in-caricature Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:54:47 +0000 /store/prime-suspects-canadas-prime-ministers-in-caricature Halifax-based artist and editorial cartoonist Bruce MacKinnon presents his recent suite of caricature-portraits of Canada's prime ministers past and present. Included are examples of works-on-paper and paintings created by MacKinnon between 1993 and 2017 that together depict all 23 prime ministers, from Sir John A. Macdonald to Justin Trudeau. Through MacKinnon's signature wit and brand of satire, these works make visible the politics and events that have helped shape our country's history and the society in which we live today.

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]]> 82408 Our Maud /store/our-maud.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=our-maud Tue, 20 Feb 2024 22:53:53 +0000 /store/our-maud.html/our-maud Our Maud: The Life, Art and Legacy of Maud Lewis tells the story of Maud's life, and traces her impact on Nova Scotia, her fame, the saving of her painted house, and the Nova Scotia folk art renaissance sparked by her example. The book looks at how Maud Lewis has become a role model for children with juvenile arthritis, her posthumous role in the creation of Atlantic Canada's largest art museum, and how her story has become known around the world, culminating in the hit feature film Maudie starring Sally Hawkins and Ethan Hawke.

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]]> 53482 Close to the Edge /store/close-to-the-edge.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=close-to-the-edge Thu, 25 Jun 2020 04:03:04 +0000 /store/close-to-the-edge Close to the edge... contains seven essays and statements by Gerald Ferguson that collectively serve as the definitive account of this important artist's approach to his art and his times. Beginning with his first works in Halifax in the late 1960s and ending with his statement for his last exhibition, New Paintings — Landscapes, held in Toronto in 2009, Ferguson's collected writings are a unique document in Canadian art history.

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]]> 82407 Terroir: A Nova Scotia Survey /store/terroir-a-nova-scotia-survey.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=terroir-a-nova-scotia-survey Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:55:59 +0000 /store/terroir-a-nova-scotia-survey Rooted in the French word terre, meaning "land," the term terroir is often used in the culinary world, particularly the wine industry, to describe special characteristics and attributes within a geographic territory in relationship to local climatic conditions and organic features. Terroir, then, can be understood as the sum of the effects that the physical and climatic environment has on the production of certain goods, like wine, in concert with interwoven sequences of the human decision-making process. Here, in Terroir: a Nova Scotia Survey, we see how this set of ideas translates to contemporary artistic output: local histories and traditions, the human condition within a specific place.

Terroir: a Nova Scotia Survey presents new and recent work by 29 artists with ties to and from around the province. Included are pieces by Wayne Boucher, Mark Bovey, Carly Butler, Matthew Collins, Melanie Colosimo, Frances Dorsey, Denise Dumas, Margarita Fainshtein, Steve Farmer, Lorraine Field, Angela Glanzmann, Ursula Johnson, Laura Kenney, Janice Leonard, Anne Macmillan, John Macnab, Dawn MacNutt, Sarah Maloney, John Mathews, Ben Mosher, Jayé Ouellette, Susan Paterson, Amanda Rhodenizer, Steven Rhude, Kent Senecal, David Stephens, Susan Tooke, Christopher Webb, and Charley Young.

From painters, weavers, sculptors, printmakers, makers of video and installation art, hookers, and beyond, Nova Scotia is home to some of the country's finest artists. Terroir: a Nova Scotia Survey showcases that talent and unearths its roots.

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]]> 59887 Collective Remembrance /store/collective-remembrance.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=collective-remembrance Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:55:30 +0000 /store/collective-remembrance.html/collective-remembrance The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is marking the centenary of the First World War by releasing a collection of propaganda posters, coinciding with an exhibit of the same name. Alongside thirty images of these posters, curator Mora Dianne O?Neill?s essay details their importance as historical documents that shaped public attitudes and reveal the collective memory of the war years. Also included are short artist biographies and a selected bibliography.

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]]> 55578 Emily Falencki /store/emily-falencki.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=emily-falencki Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:55:30 +0000 /store/emily-falencki.html/emily-falencki To commemorate Emily Falencki's recent exhibit, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia has released this collection of the artist's paintings. Curator Sarah Fillmore provides insight into Falnecki's creative process and how family history has influenced her choice of subjects and materials. The 54 images represent Falnecki's two series, The Missing and The Letters. Also included is a short artist biography.

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