Photo Story: ArtsExpress (Halifax)

Photo Story: ArtsExpress (Halifax)

Many thanks to Sabine, who generously gave us a treasure trove of wonderful photos of ArtsExpress collaboration projects to show to our readers! We love hearing about thriving community arts initiatives, but it’s even better to see them! So send us photos/videos of your community art initiative–we’d love that! As promised, here are a few more from ArtsExpress:


“Feather Project” Collaboration with ArtReach , art installation about the evolution of flight created by students from J.L.Ilsley High School’s class of Bonita Aalder with artist Miro Davis, here on display at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and now in at the Boardroom of the Minister of Education. (Photo by S. Fels)

“Brain Print” by students of the Youth Health Centre at J.L.Ilsley High under the artistic guidance of Melissa Marr. This project was a partnership with the AGNS and Stan Kutcher, Sunlife Finacial Chair of the IWK, and was on display during Nocturne 2011 and part of the exhibit ‘Synaptic Connections: Art and the Brain’, at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia during the winter of
2011/2012. The art work has been donated to the IWK Children’s hospital. (Photo by AGNS)
The making of a traditional birch bark canoe with artist Todd Labrador in partnership with Viewfinders.
« Building Legends – Mi’kmaq Canoe Project” a collaboration of Viewfinder Film Academy , Mi’kmaq Liaison Office of the NS Department of Education and local youth. (Photo by Viewfinders) “Youth on the Radar Courthouse Mural”, funded by a Lighthouses Grant and on display at the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia. (Graphics and photo by Aaron Jeffrey)

For more information about ArtsExpress, please read ArtsExpress’ profile on ArtBridges and see ArtBridges’ Google Map.

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