Creating a plan for NSCAD's sustainable future
“All of us at NSCAD believe the key to our success is our independence, and that financial sustainability is possible within an autonomous institution,” says Michael Donovan, chair of the Board of Governors.
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Gerald Ferguson exhibition to open in New York
Artist Luke Murphy (BFA 1988) is organizing the exhibition, Gerald Ferguson. Work.,
which will run at Canada gallery in New York City from January 7 to
February 12. The exhibition will comprise 15 large-scale key works from
the late artist’s body of work, including three early paintings from the
late 1960s and eight later “frottages,” which were made by rolling
paint over various collections of objects: clothesline, 50-feet of
tangled rope, drain covers and door mats. Read more » | |  |
The Orb Factory: Fueled by far-out ideas
NSCAD grads contribute to the amazing success of the Orb Factory, which
last year sold more than 40 million craft kits around the world. Read more » | |  |
Catherine Jones' art of war
Two Christmases ago, Catherine Jones (BFA 1979) spent the holidays with Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan. The result is 15:13, a documentary about the “beans, boots and bullets people” of Canadian Forces. Read more » | |  |
Sister act: Chloé Comme Parris dazzles at Toronto Fashion Week
After the smoke had cleared from Toronto Fashion Week, the Gordon
sisters behind the label Chloé Comme Parris took the time to talk about
making it in fashion, living up to the hype and their NSCAD education.
Chloé graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree majoring in
Textiles while Parris graduated this year with a Bachelor of Fine Arts
degree majoring in jewellery design and metalsmithing. "We’re
craftspeople before fashion designers,” says Chloé. "We believe in the
from-scratch approach and it shows in our collections." Read more » | |  |
New residency created in Sydney
NSCAD University and the Cape Breton Centre for Craft and Design have partnered on a new community studio residency program in Sydney. NSCAD also has community residency partnerships with the Town of New Glasgow and the Town of Lunenburg.
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NSCAD, Saint Mary's to collaborate on research initiatives
Saint Mary's University and NSCAD University sign an agreement which will allow NSCAD’s research initiatives to be advanced where commercialization is an objective.
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Garry Neill Kennedy's retro perspective
NSCAD Professor Emeritus Garry Neill Kennedy (DFA 2011) takes a cheeky
look at retrospectives and the "art system" in the exhibition Garry Neill Kennedy: Retrospective (In Quotations). It's on view to January 8 at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Read more » | |  |
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