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Welcome to a special series of Art Pays Me interviews with the winners of the 2024 Creative Nova Scotia Awards. Presented annually by Arts Nova Scotia and the Creative Nova Scotia Leadership Council, these awards celebrate artistic excellence across Mi'kma'ki. This would not be possible without the fantastic production work of Heist and Keke Beatz. On this episode I spoke with Emerging Artist Award recipient, Kaashif Ghanie.  Kaashif Ghanie [he/him] is a mixed first generation Guyanese Canadian Muslim Ceramic and Visual Artist working in Kjipuktuk/Halifax in the Wonderneath Art Society KG Ceramics Studio with his partner, Kate Grey. Ghanie's art practice merges historical Islamic vessel shapes and motifs from his family members prayer rugs into a contemporary visual language. He graduated NSCAD University in fall 2015 with a bachelors degree in ceramics and a minor in art history.

An artist from Corner Brook is turning shotgun shells into art. Tara Young has used hundreds of shotgun shells found on beaches in the Gros Morne area. She's created a unique interpretation of sea life that also makes a point. We reached Young in Nova Scotia where she's studying art at NSCAD University.

Ayooo! This podcast episode featuring my conversation with visual artist Jordan Bennett is a big deal for me as it was 2 years in the making. I started talking with the Mural team around 2022 and for it to manifest and become real feels very legitimizing. Jordan Bennett is L'nu (Mi'kmaq), from Stephenville Crossing, Newfoundland (Ktaqmkuk). He currently works and lives in Kjipuktuk (Halifax, NS). Having a methodology that is deeply guided by the Land of his ancestors, his ongoing work possesses qualities of familiarity that can serve as a connection for a wide range of audiences spanning culture and generation. His work, though not always directly challenging colonial perceptions of Indigenous histories and presence, lends itself to discussions regarding contemporary Indigenous realities within urban and rural communities. His ongoing practice utilizes sculpture, painting, video, immersive installations, and sound to explore land, language, the act of visiting and his familial histories. Bennett currently holds the position of Associate Professor, Expanded Media at NSCAD University. What I can say speaking on a more personal level is that through my conversation with Jordan I discovered an artist full of intention and purpose. His self-awareness and his strenght to keep pushing to shed light on what he holds dear was immensely inspiring to me and everyone in attendence that evening. This episode was filmed live in front of a crowd at L'Idéal. Thank you Jordan, the Mural team and L'Idéal for helping me make this happen. For everything Jordan Bennett

Halifax fashion designer Marie Webb and a team from NSCAD University face their biggest challenge yet — getting a collection ready in time for New York Fashion Week. Webb, who has Down syndrome, is one of the only designers with a disability showing work on the international stage. A documentary by Emma Smith and Dave Irish.

Hangama Amiri, an acclaimed Afghan-Canadian textile artist, joins us to share her remarkable journey from painting to textiles, drawing deeply from her Afghan heritage and personal history. In our conversation, Amiri explains how she transforms fabrics to tell a story with her art and how powerful the medium is to express authenticity and connection.We also shine a light on the resilience of Afghan women through salon culture, a fascinating aspect of Amiri's experiences during her visits to Afghanistan that have become prominent in her work. These salons are more than spaces for beauty—they are bastions of resistance and entrepreneurship in male-dominated settings. Amiri reflects on the art world's often narrow views on textiles and shares insights inspired by her academic journey, challenging the notion that textile art is merely craft. Her experiences at NSCAD and Yale underscore the importance of diversity and representation in fostering artistic growth and confidence.In our final segment, Amiri reflects on her transition to an independent artistic practice and the freedom it offered to develop her unique voice. Aspiring artists will find her advice invaluable: understanding your relationship with your materials and staying true to your intuition as key to authentic expression. ---Hangama Amiri holds an MFA from Yale University, where she graduated in 2020 from the Painting and Printmaking Department. She received her BFA from NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and is a Canadian Fulbright and Post-Graduate Fellow at Yale University School of Art and Sciences (2015-2016). She is also a Kaiserring Stapendiatin of 2023 by Monchehaus Museum in Goslar, Germany. Her recent exhibitions include A Quiet Resistance (2023) at Monchehaus Museum, Goslar, Germany; A Homage to Home (2023) at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, Ridgefield, CT; Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present (2023), Sharjah, UAE; Reminiscences (2022) at Union Pacific in London; Henna Night/ Shabe Kheena (2022) at David B. Smith Gallery, Denver, CO; Mirrors and Faces (2021) at Cooper Cole Gallery, Toronto; Wandering Amidst the Colors (2021) at Albertz Benda, New York, NY; Spectators of a New Dawn (2021), Towards Gallery, Toronto; and Bazaar: A Recollection of Home (2020) at T293 Gallery, Rome, Italy.Follow Hangama on InstagramCover photo taken by Denis Gutiérrez-Ogrinc. Connect with us:Madison Beale, HostCroocial, ProductionBe a guest on The Artalogue Podcast

Joshua Schwebel speaks to long-time collaborator Lauren Wetmore about their shared interest in closing the gap between how art is discursively framed and what it actually does. Schwebel's artistic practice stems from a deep need to understand the world, coupled with an allergy to authority. “Art is rhetorically positioned as radical,” notes Schwebel, “but what we're doing is advancing capitalism for people who benefit from it and this is not in our interest as artists or workers.” With Nizan Shaked's Museums and Wealth: The Politics of Contemporary Art Collections (Bloomsbury, 2022) as a prompt, Schwebel and Wetmore talk about their upcoming book project, The Employee (forthcoming from Art Metropole in 2025). They also discuss The Paydirt Seminars, a series of talks dedicated to examining the intersections between art, finance, and resource extraction that Schwebel has organized as part of his current exhibition One Hand Washes the Other at Struts Gallery in Sackville, New Brunswick.Momus: The Podcast is edited by Jacob Irish, with production assistance from Chris Andrews. Many thanks to this episode's sponsors, NSCAD University, the Dorothea and Leo Rabkin Foundation, and Esker Foundation.

The Canadian Society For Education Through Art is holding its annual conference at NSCAD University in Halifax this week. This year, the keynote speaker is Halifax-born artist and associate professor JJ Lee. She spoke with host Jeff Douglas before her lecture, titled In My Yesterday: Drawing a Family History.

On this episode, we hear about:Dr. Peggy Shannon shares her inspirational journey to become a university president and leader in academiaAdvice on managing work-life balance, including tips for traveling and self-carePerspectives on creativity in work and how the arts impact societyDiscussion of overcoming barriers as a woman in leadership Strategies for leading change, communication, mentorship, and personal growth  About our Guest: Dr. Peggy Shannon (NSCAD University)Appointed as NSCAD University President in 2022, Dr. Peggy Shannon has a lengthy career serving in teaching and leadership roles in many post-secondary institutions. Prior to joining NSCAD University, she was Dean of the College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts at San Diego State University, with prior roles at the University of California at Davis, and Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University).With a PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London and a Masters of Fine Arts from the University of Washington, Dr. Shannon's career is a robust blend of administrative and sector roles, having served as Artistic Director of the Sacramento Theatre Company and A Contemporary Theatre in Seattle, and directed multiple plays and productions in Canada and internationally in the U.S., Greece and Australia. This combined focus has developed a desire to prepare students for careers in the creative economy, with real-world problem solving. This also translated into strong connections between post-secondary institutions and wider communities.Dr. Shannon is the recipient of several research grants, notably a Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada grant while at Toronto Metropolitan University, and various Arts Council Grants in Canada and the U.S. She is a Fulbright Senior Specialist and has received several accolades in leadership and arts education.  Our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/womendontdothatRecommend guests: https://www.womendontdothat.com/How to find WOMENdontDOthat:Patreonhttps://www.patreon.com/womendontdothatInstagram - http://www.instagram.com/womendontdothat/TikTok- http://www.tiktok.com/@womendontdothatBlog- https://www.womendontdothat.com/blogPodcast- https://www.womendontdothat.com/podcastNewsletter- https://www.beaconnorthstrategies.com/contactwww.womendontdothat.comYouTube - http://www.youtube.com/@WOMENdontDOthatHow to find Stephanie Mitton:Twitter/X- https://twitter.com/StephanieMittonLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniemitton/beaconnorthstrategies.comTikTok- https://www.tiktok.com/@stephmittonInstagram- https://www.instagram.com/stephaniemitton/Interested in sponsorship? Contact us at hello@womendontdothat.comOur Latest Blog: https://www.womendontdothat.com/post/who-takes-their-kids-to-las-vegas-we-did

Page Cowell is finishing big this school year. She graduated from NSCAD University in Halifax as valedictorian on Tuesday — and she also won this year's student art award. She spoke with CBC's Rose Murphy about the honours and how making connections with others has been key to her art.

Peter Eastwood is an artist who studied Ceramics at NSCAD University from 1992 - 1997. Peter found his passion for ceramics under the tutelage of Walter Ostrom and Neil Forrest. After graduating, Peter worked in Continuing Education at NSCAD while starting his own Web and Graphic Design company, Eastwood Design. In 2007, Peter left his job at NSCAD and starting working for himself exclusively. By the summer 2016, Peter starting longing for a more creative outlet in his life and made the decision to invest in his creative passion - ceramics. Ceramics is a life-giving and joy-filling pursuit that gives life. http://ThePottersCast.com/1013

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Meghan Persephone Taylor is a wild woman, radical mother, and visionary artist devoted to the exploration and celebration of the transformational power of creative self- expression. She is a multidisciplinary creative with a special love for textile arts of all kinds. She fell in love with weaving over the course of her BFA degree which she began at OCAD University in Toronto, ON, and completed at NSCAD University in Halifax, NS. Her latest project, a conception, is a digital memoir project that retraces her initiatory journey into motherhood, and is compiled of prose, poetry, photography, as well as textile and multimedia collage.  It was the creation of this work that reinvigorated Meghan's passion for the limitless potential of creativity and allowed her to experience first- hand the transformational power of the creative process. Since then she has been working to transmute and express the insights she gained along her own journey  into offerings through her website The Matriarch's Return where she has just launched her unique 1:1 creative mentorship sessions, Tarot readings and more. Applications are also now open for her up and coming community network The Matriarchs Return where wildly creative women are invited to gather with the shared intention of embarking on our own unique paths of authentic self-expression. Meghan is currently living in the jungle of Costa Rica with her beloved partner and two daughters. She dreams of one day creating an artist residency and birth sanctuary, and of once again having her own loom. Explore @a.conception_fieldnotes and read the full story on Substack for FREE.  PLUS: Follow along with the next chapter of her journey @thematriarchsreturn on Insta and The Matriarch's Return on Substack. Find all of the details and links mentioned in today's episode in the show notes at: www.wellandfree.io/blog/087.  

The founder of Rolling Stone Magazine is facing criticism for his recent remarks suggesting that women and Black musicians didn't "articulate" at the level of the white, male rock stars featured in his new book. We ask NSCAD University musicologist Jacqueline Warwick to unpack this.

Yasmine Wasfy is a fashion/textiles designer who graduated from NSCAD University in Halifax in 2019.Yasmine developed the concept behind Ange while working with handprinted/ painted silks for her graduation project that hit the runway at her university's gala in 2018. The project was based on hand-painted sheer white silks and elegant duchess satins.Yasmine worked as a bridal consultant and this helped her get closer to realise the huge demand for modern, unique and light features in bridal gowns. This led to her going back to her painted white silks and creating something out of them. From that moment, Ange was born!Find out more @yasmine.h.wasfy @angemariage

Pamela is the owner and seamstress behind Stone Sewn, a small business that provides customsewing services and textile products in Halifax.She creates playful, colourful designs inspired by nature, architecture and family connections intrinsic to used fabrics.After completing her undergrad at NSCAD University, she began sewing for local businesses andtaking on commission work. Pamela's passion for thrifting and upcycling (and saving every fabric scrap) led her to create environmentally friendly textiles with little waste.It was this interest that motivated her to become an entrepreneur and keep extra material out of landfills.You can follow Pamela on Instagram or Facebook at @stonesewn.

Originally from the Maritimes, Shawna Garrett has held registrarial and enrolment management positions at Acadia University, NSCAD University, College of the North Atlantic – Qatar, and Mount Allison University.She has also worked as a superintendent, principal, and dean at international schools in Japan and China. Shawna holds degrees from the University of Prince Edward Island and Acadia University and is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in educational studies through Nova Scotia's inter-university doctoral program.She has been the President and CEO of EduNova for just over a year and a half and was on the organization's founding board in 2004. She is passionate about helping international students study and stay in Nova Scotia.

Episode Summary In this episode of Sunny Side Up, host Chris Moody interviews Jeff White and Carman Pirie from Kula Partners, a B2B marketing agency specializing in the manufacturing industry. They delve into the unique challenges and opportunities that arise in manufacturing marketing, offering valuable insights for marketers looking to succeed in this space. Jeff and Carman discuss the varying levels of ABM maturity in manufacturing organizations, ranging from traditional inside sales setups to highly integrated CRM and ABX platforms. They emphasize the importance of brand-building activities and the need to balance them with demand-oriented campaigns for long-term success. The conversation explores the concept of intent signals and how they differ in the context of longer sales cycles, prompting the exploration of experimentation and the pitfalls of pursuing perfect attribution. The guests also touch on the coin-operated model prevalent in B2B marketing and the significance of the polarity of the sale, highlighting the need to adapt marketing and sales strategies based on buying intent. Additionally, they address the current economic landscape and discuss how manufacturing companies are navigating supply chain shifts and making investments to stay competitive. About the Guests Jeff White Jeff is the co-founder of Kula Partners, an agency designed to help leading manufacturers digitally transform their marketing and sales. A User Experience (UX) and usability expert, Jeff began building sites for the web over 25 years ago. He leads the design and development practice at Kula Partners. Several years ago, Jeff returned to NSCAD University as a sessional professor, bringing his understanding of web standards to a new generation of design students. Connect with Jeff White Carman Pirie Carman Pirie is the co-founder of Kula Partners, an agency built to help leading manufacturers digitally transform marketing and sales to deliver more leads, close more prospects, and grow their competitive edge. Over his nearly three decades in marketing and communications, Carman's career has taken him from the halls of Canada's Parliament to various client-side and agency-side marketing leadership roles. Along the way, he has advised Fortune 100 clients, governments, and non-profit organizations. At Kula Partners, Carman serves as lead marketing and sales counsel to the firm's diverse range of North American manufacturing clients.  Connect with Carman Pirie Key Takeaways The manufacturing industry faces varying levels of ABM maturity, from traditional inside sales organizations to highly integrated CRM and ABX platforms. Longer sales cycles in manufacturing require a different approach to identifying and interpreting intent signals. Experimentation is crucial in understanding what works and what doesn't, and perfect attribution should not be the sole focus. Balancing brand-building activities with demand-oriented campaigns is essential for long-term success. Quotes "Don't think that short-term experiments alone can revolutionize your brand or leapfrog your competition. Longer-term bets on creative platforms and content have a more significant impact." - Carman Pirie "The polarity of the sale is not always in our favor. It's important to measure activities, adapt approaches, and create engagement even when the buying intent hasn't flipped." - Jeff White Recommended Resources Podcasts How I Built This podcast by Guy Raz Books Any of Dave Trott's Books Shout-outs Kristin Thompson Fallon – Founding Member at Chief Mike Nager – Business Development / Program Management at Festo Didactic Jessica Woodside – Director of Marketing at WIKA USA Monique Eliott – SVP, Global Brand & Communications at Schneider Electric ⁠⁠Connect with Jeff White⁠ | Connect with Carman Pirie | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on LinkedIn ⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠Website⁠⁠

In this episode we talk with mentor Marnie Parsons, and apprentice Abby Hann who are two participants of Heritage NL's Mentor-Apprentice Program.Marnie first learned letterpress printing from Tara Bryan, who invited her to her studio in the summer of 2000. After working for several years in Tara's shop, Marnie set up her own letterpress studio in her home in St. John's. She then moved her shop to Tors Cove in 2013, where it remains. The shop is open to visitors throughout the year.Abby graduated with a Bachelor of Fine arts from NSCAD University in Halifax in 2020. During her degree she focused on printmaking, primarily using the relief technique. Since then, Abby has maintained a prolific printmaking practice from her home studio and small printing press. Abby has participated in artist residencies in Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, and South Africa, while exhibiting prints in multiple solo and group exhibitions.

In this week's episode of It's A Bonny Old Life, Bonny is joined by Fine Art Photographer and educator, Kristine Richer. Kristine shares her journey from studying at NSCAD University, where she obtained two undergraduate degrees, a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a Major in Photography and a Bachelor of Design with a Major in Interdisciplinary Design, to where she is now, a successful business owner teaching thousands of students how to capture incredible images of the Milky Way. She talks about how she considers herself to be “a recovering perfectionist” as she is coming to the realisation that not every image she creates has to be absolutely perfect, and that she doesn't need to spend a large number of hours editing every one. Bonny and Kristine also discuss the amazingly supportive and safe communities they have built in their businesses, and Kristine delves into her past experiences with negativity towards her work and her techniques to not let it affect her. To find out more about Kristine Richer, you can find her on her Instagram here, on her Facebook here, and on her Website here.

There is a new magazine online specifically created with Black Canadians in mind. It's called Black Maple, and it was created by Charmaine Nelson, the founding director of the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery, which lived at NSCAD University until last year.

As a strong, successful female photographer in a male-dominated industry, Lindsay Anne Delaney is undoubtedly leaving her indomitable mark on the Canadian fashion scene. A trailblazer for inclusivity, Delaney owns and celebrates her beautiful curves in an industry that typically promotes über-thin models and an unrealistic body image. Born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland, she enjoyed all the benefits and charm the small town has to offer; indeed, she attributes her firecracker personality to her East-coast roots. Her career aspirations, however, drew her to the big city. Venturing off to study at the New England School of Photography in Boston would prove to be the catalyst that would set these plans in motion. She then completed the Visual Arts program at the College of the North Atlantic in Stephenville, followed by a Bachelor of Fine Arts (with a major in photography) from NSCAD University.1. When was the first time Lindsay put a camera in her hand? 2. Finding the perfect location for photography? 3. How does Lindsay pivot when it comes to malfunctions in technology or equipment? 4. How to deal with the haters and naysayers in your respected realm? 5. How does Canada become the new Europe when it comes to photography? 6. Who is that person that Lindsay wants to work with it comes to the industry? → CONNECT WITH LINDSAY ANNE DELANEY←INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/citylightlinds/WEBSITE: https://www.lindsayannedelaney.com/6142537-lindsay-anne-delaney

In this episode we talk with mentor Jessica, and apprentice Christian who are two participants of Heritage NL's Mentor-Apprentice Program. Jessica is a Textile Artist who completed the Textiles program at the College of the North Atlantic and fine-tuned her skills at NSCAD University. She has presented and taught workshops at the Anna Templeton Centre and the Craft Council of NL, and continues to promote and bring awareness to weaving. Christian, an avid knitter, became enamoured with weaving in 2019 and decided to pursue it further. They built a small loom from a canvas frame where they began to practice basic tapestry weaving. Christian has completed over twenty projects in the past two years.

In June 2021, NSCAD University in Halifax announced that it was going to set up an institute to study Canadian slavery. The initiative was spearheaded by Dr. Charmaine Nelson, the first Black tenured professor of art history in Canada. The Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery will be a hub for the study of the art, visual cultures, and histories of Canadian slavery and its legacies. We talked with Dr. Charmaine Nelson last year.

Barbara Anne MacKintosh, an artist, free diver and former NSCAD University student, spoke with host Jeff Douglas about why she created a miniature stone armchair and dropped it into the ocean.

In this third conversation leading up to Emancipation Day, Charmaine Nelson describes how people defied their enslavers, and the logic of the systems that were used to justify slavery, enforce it, and increase its profitability. She's the founding director of the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery at NSCAD University.

In this second conversation, Charmaine Nelson tells the story of a woman named Rachel, and how her love for one of her children defied the system of slavery they lived within. Charmaine is the founding director of the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery at NSCAD University. Caution: this audio deals with disturbing situations.

What did resistance look like, before Emancipation, among people who had no legal right to control their own bodies? This is the first in a new Mainstreet series with Charmaine Nelson, founding director of the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery at NSCAD University.

The Nova Scotia Art and Design University is welcoming a new President. Peggy Shannon arrives with 20 years of experience as a professor and administrator, most recently at San Diego State University. Portia speaks with her, about stepping into a role that's been fraught with controversy.

The possibilities are endless in running a creative business! Kristine Richer is the perfect example of that since she has been able to create a six-figure income for herself and her family through her passion of Nightscape and Deepscape photography!In this episode you will learn:the beliefs she needed to dismantle along her journey to get to what actually felt like real success to her in her photography careerthe power of your why as a photographer and how it is linked to how confidently you show up and sellhow she quit her full time job in 2020, went all in with her photography business and took it to multiple 6 figures in 2021 - in a way that would surprise you!shares about what she teaches in her Milky Way photography course where she empowers her students to connect more to themselves and nature through shooting nightscapes and deepscapes And a little bit more about Kristine before you dive into the episode:Kristine Richer is the owner of Kristine Rose Photography and runs the Night Photography Academy where she teaches enthusiastic outdoor photographers how to create stunning images of the Milky Way. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Design from NSCAD University and spent over a decade as a commercial product photographer and designer. She started teaching photography at NSCAD university in 2008 and during the pandemic quit her full-time commercial photography job to instead run her own business as a full time fine art photographer and educator. She has exhibited her images both locally and worldwide and has had two of her images featured by NASA on their APOD (Astronomy Photo of the Day). Enjoy tuning in and learning from Kristine Richer!You can find the Show Notes for this episode HERE.LINKSKristine's Milkyway Photos - https://www.kristinerosephotography.com/yourfirstmilkywayphoto Kristine's Insta - https://www.instagram.com/kristinerosephotography/Sara Monika's Outsourcing Made Easy for Wedding Photographers online course.Wanna know how you can work less hours and make more money so that you never have to experience burn out ever again as a wedding photographer? Sign up for the waitlist so you can be the first to know when Outsourcing Made Easy doors open again!Say hi to me on social! I would love to hear which episode helped you!Instagram: @saramonikaphotoSubscribeIf you're not subscribed to my podcast yet + you don't want to miss an episode make sure to do so right now before life gets in the way. Click here to subscribe to iTunes!Review in iTunesIf you feel like you've gotten a lot of value from my podcast, I would be oh so grateful if you left me a review on iTunes by letting me know what you love about it! It helps me reach + help more peeps like you!Click here to leave a review!Simply select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favourite part of the podcast is. Thank you!With love + gratitude,Sara

Back in 1835, newspapers - including ones in Nova Scotia - spent a lot of time writing about a slave rebellion happening in Brazil. Bruno Veras talks about his work looking into these reports at NSCAD University's new Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery.

Mainstreet continues its conversations with scholars at Halifax's Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery at NSCAD University. Tonya Paris, or Sam'Gwan the artist, joins us to talk about her work 'Freedom is a Game' representing Indigenous and African peoples on a chessboard.

Andrew Hunter is a Hamilton-born independent writer, artist, curator, and educator. He has held curatorial positions across Canada and produced exhibitions and publications for numerous institutions across Canada and internationally. His work focuses on the stories of peoples erased and marginalized in the dominant narratives of Colonial Canada and whiteness. He has collaborated with many Indigenous artists and community activists over a thirty year career, including Jeff Thomas, Shelley Niro, Bonnie Devine, Meryl McMaster, Shuvinai Ashoona and Tim Pitsiulak. He is a member of the advisory board for the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery at NSCAD University. His latest book, “It was Dark there All the Time: Sophia Burthen and the legacy of Slavery in Canada, will be published by Goose Lane in January 2022, and will be followed by an exhibition snd community engagement program at Workers Arts and Heritage Centre in Hamilton. Hunter's current initiative is an unauthorized public history intervention in Hamilton/Ancaster/Dundas that raises public awareness of the presence of Sophia Burthen (Pooley) and chattel slavery in Colonial Canada. Hunter was also a student at Mohawk Trail School from grades Kindergarten to Six.

Stories and songs by Mark David Stewart and sound collages by Mark Hines explore birth and death and the stuff that happens in between. This episode was recorded in Calgary, Halifax, Stuttgart, and Berlin. Mark David Stewart's stories were recorded by David Clark. Collages and monologues by Mark Hines. Sound Design and Editing by David Clark Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University. "Laugh about It All In Hell" and "Make it Rain" were written and performed by Mark David Stewart.

Professor Charmaine Nelson, the founding director of the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery at NSCAD University, returned to Mainstreet to talk about some of the ways Halifax benefited from the labour of enslaved people.

As Nova Scotia prepares to mark its first Emancipation Day on Aug. 1, Mainstreet is trying to put some context around this event and learn more about what came before emancipation — namely slavery. Professor Charmaine Nelson, a Canada research chair and the founding director of the Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery at NSCAD University, joins host Jeff Douglas to explain the legacy of slavery in Nova Scotia and why it looked different than the image many people have of slavery in the deep south.

NSCAD University in Halifax is going to set up an institute to study Canadian slavery. The initiative will be spearheaded by Dr. Charmaine Nelson, who was the first Black tenured professor of art history in Canada. The Institute for the Study of Canadian Slavery will be a hub for the study of the art, visual cultures, and histories of Canadian slavery and its legacies. We talk with Dr. Charmaine Nelson today.

In this episode we talk about the importance of FUN and creative time. Erin shares how you can tap into yours and how beneficial it can be for the quality of your life. We dig into what it means to be your true authentic self and how to follow your passions even if they are not mainstream. If you need some inspiration, you will love this episode as Erin shares her journey of following her passions and creating a life she loves. About Erin... Erin is a second-generation potter who went through the local art school CNA Textiles Studies, and then onto NSCAD University for a BFA in Ceramics in Nova Scotia. Erin returned home and shared a pottery studio with her aunt Isabellas St. John, who introduced her to clay in 2001. After an exhibition in 2014 at the Craft Council Gallery, Erin realized she was ready to commit to self-employment. Erin's creative and self-employed role models in her life inspired her to design a line of pottery which we know today as Saucy Pots Pottery, established in 2015. Follow her on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/https://www.instagram.com/erncallahanstjohn/ AND https://www.instagram.com/saucypotspottery/ Tune in to today's podcast for your daily dose of inspiration, fun and of course real conversation that will leave you with a pep in your step. To learn more about the host, Gina Keeping, visit www.ginakeeping.ca and to follow her on social media, check out her instagram handle at https://www.instagram.com/gina_keeping/. Interested in the Unstoppable Mindset Course to help you develop a mindset that will set you up for success? If so, check it out HERE

Alexa Cude started photographing at the age of 9 and hasn’t stopped since. To make it official, Alexa completed a BFA at NSCAD University in 2013 with a major in photography and a minor in fine art. Since graduating, Alexa has been working as a freelance photographer on projects across Canada. When she’s not working on client projects, you’ll still find Alexa working with her camera, chasing landscapes from coast to coast and sharing those adventures on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/seriouslyalexa/ (Learn more about Alexa @seriouslyalexa) Support this podcast

Lizane Tan is a graphic designer, illustrator and letterer with a background in Graphic and Fashion Design from NSCAD University.  Growing up in the bustling city of Manila, Philippines then moving to Halifax’s serene coasts nourished her interest in the world and the different ways we all move through life. Intuition and a genuine curiosity for people, places and things are what fuel her design process. She has worked in branding, advertising and editorial design settings and finds great joy in helping people tell their stories visually.  Now based in Montréal, she brings playful problem solving, international work experience and a collaborative approach to every project. When she is not at her desk, you can find her practising yoga, working as a flight attendant in the winters or taking long walks outdoors.  https://www.instagram.com/lizanecrna/ (Check her out @lizanecrna) Photo: Luke Clarridge Support this podcast

Host Jeff Douglas speaks with Jay Aaron Roy, owner of Cape & Cowl Comics in Lower Sackville NS, and Mia Pohl who studies fine arts at NSCAD University, in Halifax.

This podcast explores key concepts of decolonization, settler responsibility, and treaty principles. Join Dr. Julie Hollenbach in conversation with Dr. Carla Taunton in a dynamic dialogue that considers key ideas and concepts of decolonization. Hollenbach and Taunton discuss the potential roles and responsibilities of white-settler scholars in decolonizing and unsettling initiatives within museums, academia, and the classroom to include the movement towards decolonial accomplice focused methodologies. Dr. Carla Taunton, a white-settler scholar, is an Associate Professor in the Division of Art History and Contemporary Culture at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design University and an Adjunct Associate Professor in the department of Cultural Studies at Queen’s University. She is the Special Advisor to the VP Academic and Research, Social Justice and Decolonization. Her research contributes to arts-based critiques of settler colonialism, Indigenous arts and methodologies, contemporary Canadian art and activism, museum and curatorial studies, as well as theories of decolonization, anti-colonialism and settler responsibility. Her recent publications include, “Unsettling Canadian Heritage: Decolonial Aesthetics in Canadian Video and Performance Art,” with Sarah E.K Smith in Journal Canadian Studies (2018), “Embodying Sovereignty: Indigenous Women’s Performance Art in Canada,” in Narratives Unfolding (2017), and “Performing Sovereignty: Forces to be Reckoned With” in More Caught in the Act: An Anthology of Performance Art by Canadian Women (2016). She co-edited PUBLIC 54: Indigenous Art, the first special issue on global Indigenous new media and digital arts, and RACAR: Continuities Between Eras: Indigenous Arts (2017). She is an independent curator and was a curatorial team member for Abadakone at the National Gallery of Canada (2019). Taunton’s recent collaborative research projects include: The GLAM Collective, The Pilimmaksarniq/Pijariuqsarniq Project: Inuit Futures in Arts Leadership (2017), and The Archive/Counter-Archive: Activating Canada’s Moving Image Heritage (2017). Julie Hollenbach is a queer white-settler scholar also at NSCAD University where she is an Assistant Professor of Craft History and Material Culture. Her work addresses craft practices and craft cultures at the intersections of history and location, tradition and ritual, contact and connection, meaning and use. Julie’s curatorial and academic research is influenced by queer, feminist, anti-racist and decolonial methodologies. If you’d like to learn more about her work, check out an article she published online with Studio magazine entitled, “Moving Beyond a Modern Craft: Thoughts on White Entitlement and Cultural Appropriation in Professional Craft in Canada,” or check out her recent curatorial project Unpacking the Living Room at Mount St. Vincent University Art Gallery. A website chronicling and documenting the exhibition can be found at: www.unpackingthelivingroommsvu.ca.

Most Canadians didn't learn much about slavery in Canada in history class. Curriculums in this country have mostly focused on the Underground Railroad and largely glossed over the fact that slavery was legal here. That history explains much about the blatant racism that still exists in this country today, but it also explains far less obvious things about the everyday lives of many Black Canadians. We're starting to confront that history now, but we have a long way to go. GUEST: Charmaine A. Nelson is the Tier I Canada Research Chair in Transatlantic Black Diasporic Art and Community Engagement at NSCAD University. She will direct the first-ever institute for the study of Canadian Slavery.

This exploration of the world of dreams, both human and animal, takes us into some dark places in the forests of our minds. Animal dream researchers are challenged by revolutionaries and things have not turned out well at the annual CKDU potluck. This is audio art in retrograde on the dark side of your radio dial. Performers: Maeve Mulroy, Dave Marcotte, Alexander Robia, Rafael MacDonald, David Clark, Nathan Wilson, and Mark Hines. Sound Design: David Clark Editing: David Clark Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University, Halifax.

Part Art History and part Conspiracy Theory, this hour-long monologue explores the aesthetics of smiling. It takes you on an associative journey touching on popular culture, science, and the visual arts. This lecture was first performed at the 2016 Obey Convention in Halifax. Performed by David Clark Sound Design: David Clark Editing: David Clark Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University, Halifax.

I’ve been wanting to weave plant medicine and psychedelics into the conversation for a while now and I can’t think of someone I would’ve rather done this with than Erin Loree (who’s luscious abstract paintings are to DIE for, by the way). I’m eternally grateful for her openness and wisdom. Not to mention, I had the BEST time talking with her. In our conversation, Erin shared about what it’s been like for her to speak about ayahuasca publicly, how she’s navigated the topic within the exhibition world, the correlations she’s found between healing, ceremonies and the creative process itself, how she uncovers meaning in her work and tons more. Whether you’re interested in plant medicine or not, there are beautiful perspectives for all artists in what she shares-- and some fascinating stories about her adventures in the jungle, too. About Erin Erin Loree is Canadian painter based in Toronto. Her work explores themes of transformation, inversion, and duality, with an emphasis on the process as a journey of discovery. She completed her BFA at OCAD University in 2012 and has since exhibited nationally and internationally in Toronto, Montreal, New York, San Francisco, and the UK, with a recent solo exhibition at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound. Loree was awarded the Robert Pope Artist Residency at NSCAD University in Halifax and has participated in residencies in Toronto and in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle. Loree’s work has been featured in YNGSPC.ca, MOMUS.ca, CBC Arts, the Toronto Star, Beautiful Decay, Booooooom, and Huffington Post. She is represented by Peter Robertson Gallery in Edmonton. LINKS Follow Erin www.erinloree.com @erin_loree -------- Follow the show @artandmagicpodcast Follow Devon @devonwalzart www.devonwalz.com/podcast

Thinking about taking the leap into becoming a full-time artist? Erin Loree did just that and through a crazy twist of fate, landed in Kim Dorland’s old studio in Toronto. Erin talks about how she approaches her large paintings, color palette and materials. From artist residencies in Peru, Plant Medicine, and observing the inner and outer world around her, she shares great insight into how she creates her beautiful work.  Erin is from Gananoque, Ontario. She completed her BFA at OCAD University in 2012 and received a Certificate of Advanced Visual Studies from OCAD’s Florence Program. She has exhibited nationally and internationally including Toronto, Montreal, New York, San Francisco, and the UK, with a recent museum solo exhibition at the Tom Thomson Art Gallery in Owen Sound, Ontario. She has work in a number of collections including Toronto Dominion Bank, Holt Renfrew, and Imago Mundi. Loree was awarded the Robert Pope Artist Residency at NSCAD University in Halifax, and has participated in residencies at Artscape Youngplace in Toronto, and Sachaqa Centro de Arte in the Peruvian Amazon Jungle. She has been the recipient of numerous awards including the 2012 Drawing and Painting Medal, and Nora E. Vaughan Award from OCAD University, as well as an Ontario Arts Council grant. Loree’s work has been featured in YNGSPC.ca, MOMUS.ca, CBC Arts, the Toronto Star, Beautiful Decay, Booooooom, and Huffington Post. She is represented by Peter Robertson Gallery in Edmonton.   TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: Taking the leap to become a full-time artist. How the universe has your back-Kim Dorland’s support and studio Leaning into a risk that feels right Material being as important in the image Advice on making large paintings and the tools she created to make them.  Her meditation practice, the truth of impermanence, and how her work reflects that.  “The form follows color for me”  Color to create tension and to create light “Painting monogamist”  Artist residency in Peru and Plant Medicine The painting process takes faith and perseverance and the process reveals the work LINKS: DAN SULLIVAN-teacher at OCAD-“TRUST YOURSELF” Nicole Collins-OCAD- the value in making mistakes and the value in the process of making. Open to receptive while making. Progress is not linear, snakes and ladders, sometimes you have to slide down to find a ladder.  Trina Brammah- “sachaqa art center” Peruvian Rainforest, founded Work with natural pigments https://trinabrammah.wixsite.com/visionaryart   Ellen (norweagina)Work with natural pigments @primusprimus   Erinloree.com Insta erin_loree Peter Robert   I Like Your Work Links: I Like Your Work Podcast Studio Planner Instagram Submit Work Observations on Applying to Juried Shows

Through interviews, jokes, spells, and dramatizations we explore the life of the Invisible Man and his Invisible Family. After his wife leaves him, we discover that his life is not as great as we might imagine it to be. Performers: Mark Hines, Raf MacDonald, Maeve Mulroy, Alexander Robia and David Clark. Excerpts from Milton Friedman, James Otteson, Kyle Kulinski, Noam Chomsky Sound Design: David Clark Editing byDavid Clark Texts by David Clark and Mark Hines Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University

Characters' lives become entangled: an angry radio DJ vents his frustrations, Humpty Dumpty talks about life after the fall, experts discuss the spore people and their plight, Major Tom makes an appearance, and an actor channels the poetry of Rumi. Performers: Mark Hines, Raf MacDonald, Maeve Mulroy, Nick Owen, Lara Lewis, Ian Matheson, David Clark, Thomas Doucette, Alexander Robia, Nathan Wilson, Hesam Hanif Writing by Mark Hines, David Clark, and Hesam Hanif Sound Design: David Clark Editing: David Clark Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University, Halifax.

A band prepares for the upcoming release of their new album and talks about the group dynamics, their innovative approaches to songwriting, and a new collaboration with a pharmaceutical company. We go backstage at the after party, and then after the after party, two robots engage in pillow talk. We hear about the importance of downtime and hear the all-night Sun Report. Performers: Scott Kedy, Rafael MacDonald, Maeve Mulroy, David Clark, Oscar Campbell, Neil Thompson, and Mark Hines. Sound Design: David Clark Editing: David Clark Texts by Mark Hines and David Clark Produced by David Clark at NSCAD University, Halifax.

Host Portia Clark spoke with Tea Stewart, who is going into her second year at NSCAD University, and her mother Joanne Stewart, a nurse at the QEII, about the province's plans for university students this fall.

Through interviews, found audio, and dramatizations we hear about a mysterious institute and the influence of ‘The Master’. Events take a dramatic turn when Mavis steals a strange energy source from one of the other devotees and gets caught up in an alternative reality. Performers: Jessica MacDonald, Mark Hines, Raf MacDonald, Maeve Mulroy, Allanna Ward, Alexander Robia, William Robinson and David Clark. Sound Design: David Clark Editing: David Clark Produced at NSCAD University, Halifax by David Clark. 2016.

It was the late 1990s and the first roll of film the then, teenage Chris shot was a complete disaster. What made him determined to keep picking up the camera was the idea of composing people and things in that little rectangular viewfinder in a way that could tell a story, communicate a message, explore and express ideas, and impact other people. It was that intrigue that fuelled his desire to become a photographer. Chris formally studied at both NSCAD University and NSCC’s photography departments followed by work as a production assistant for commercial shooters in Halifax, Toronto and New York. In 2007, he started working under his own name, taking on advertising, editorial, fashion, corporate and private work. He strongly believes that personal work helps strengthen creative and conceptual thinking and is an invaluable and inseparable part of who he is as a photographer. Check him out @chris_geworsky (https://www.instagram.com/chris_geworsky/)

Multidisciplinary Visual Artist Chantel Gushue and I talk about how she incorporates science into her art practice, parenting during the pandemic, why she’s not a fan of the traditional “class crit” in art education and why graphic designers make good jewellers. We also talk about our time at NSCAD University and how fostering relationships with other artists can lead you to exciting new opportunities. Website Instagram Co-Adorn

Portrait of a Lady Holding an Orange Blossom was painted at the height of Trans-Atlantic Slavery. We speak with Charmaine A. Nelson, PhD, Canada Research Chair in Transatlantic Black Diasporic Art and Community Engagement at NSCAD University, about issues of race and representation in eighteenth-century portraiture.

Sydney Smith was born in rural Nova Scotia and started drawing at an early age. Since graduating from NSCAD University, he has illustrated numerous children's books, including the highly acclaimed wordless picture book Sidewalk Flowers, conceived by Jon Arno Lawson. It won a Governor General's Award, among many other honours, and was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book. Sydney is also the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz, for which he was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal, and which won the TD Canadian Children's Literature Prize. Small in the City is the first picture book that Sydney has both written and illustrated. It is the winner of  The Ezra Jack Keats Award for Writer! A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Book of the Year An ALA Notable Children's Book A Capitol Choices Noteworthy Title and Canada's Governor General's Literary Award. I met Sydney in Ottawa after he'd received his award. We talk about a short poem by G.K. Chesterton; Randolf Caldecott, passing shadows, counterpoint, Maurice Sendak, the relationship between illustrator and author; Alligator Pie, Dennis Lee and Frank Newfeld; safe places to process complex emotions;  Neal Porter; and sharing excitement. 

Multi-media Artist, Jordan Baraniecki talks about how the pandemic has effected his practice, why it’s similar to the artist residency he did in Poland and why his newest project is his most dangerous. He also talks about his, time at NSCAD University, his acceptance into Emily Carr University and why he’s more excited than nervous about the challenges the Corona Virus has created for him and his cohort. Jordan Online Website Instagram

Heather Young and Face2Face host David Peck talk about her new film Murmur, loneliness, solitude and quiet desperation, relationships and our desire for love, inclusion and connection with others. Trailer Synopsis:Murmur follows Donna, a sixty-something year-old who is scheduled to perform community service in an animal rescue shelter following a DUI charge. Over time Donna begins to relate to the abandoned animals that surround her and she forms a particular bond with a senior dog that she brings home to prevent from being euthanized. Donna begins collecting other animals from the shelter and buying them online, until her small apartment is over-run and her unchecked compulsion for connection ultimately causes her home and life to fall into further disarray. ‘It is important to me to tell the stories of older women and allow them to be complex, flawed and fully realized characters, the likes of which are rarely depicted in cinema,” says award-winning filmmaker Heather Young of Murmur. “Donna is a difficult character, but hopefully one that will resonate. Her loneliness and addictive nature cause her to act in ways that are at times counterintuitive and destructive but ultimately she is looking for connection -- and that is something that we can all relate to.’ About the Director: Heather Young is a filmmaker originally from New Brunswick now living in Halifax, Nova Scotia. After graduating from the University of New Brunswick and NSCAD University she made several short films. Fish played at festivals all over the world including Palm Springs Shortfest, the Vancouver International Film Festival, Vienna Independent Shorts and TIFF Canada’s Top Ten Festival. FISH was also a Vimeo Staff Pick and won Best Short Film in the NSI Online Short Film Festival.Her latest short Milk had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (where she also participated in the TIFF Talent Lab), won Best Short Film (Canada) at Festival du nouveau cinema, and played TIFF Canada’s Top Ten, Aspen Shortsfest, the Maryland Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, the London Short Film Festival, and many others. Murmur is her first feature. Image Copyright: Martha Cooley and Heather Young. Used with permission. F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here. With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Kula Partners is an agency that helps B2B manufacturers digitally engage buyers, serve customers, and outsource their competition online and Synchrostack enables organizations using WooCommerce to integrate their online store to any other system in their business. I wanted to learn more about how Kula Partners is committed to helping B2B manufacturers craft digital experiences that transform how they engage buyers, serve customers, and outpace their competition online. So I invited them onto the show and they happily obliged. Jeff White, the co-founder of Kula Partners and developer of Synchrostack and he joins me on the show today. Jeff is a cool Canadian who provides real-world examples of how technology is transforming businesses and reshaping industries, especially in the international manufacturing sector. A User Experience (UX) and usability expert, Jeff began building sites for the web over 25 years ago. He leads the design and development practice at Kula Partners, Canada’s first Platinum HubSpot Partner agency. A number of years ago, Jeff returned to NSCAD University as a sessional professor, bringing his understanding of web standards to a new generation of design students. Jeff is also a passionate advocate for usability and an open web that is accessible to everyone, Jeff frequently speaks on web design, usability, accessibility, marketing and sales at events such as HubSpot’s Inbound conference. He is also the co-host of The Kula Ring, a weekly podcast that focuses on talking technology, marketing and sales with some of the most interesting minds in manufacturing marketing. However, in today's episode of the Tech Talks Daily podcast, Jeff shares how he leverages technology with his manufacturing clients and how he helps them overcome challenges with emerging technology.  

Katherine Victoria Taylor (BFA, NSCAD University) is a bookbinder and letterpress printer in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has apprenticed with master bookbinder and conservator Joe Landry, award-winning printer and publisher Andrew Steeves of Gaspereau Press, and is currently mentored by Vandercook maintenance expert Paul Moxon. Katherine is the organizer of the Letterpress Gang at NSCAD and has a passion for sharing her love of bookbinding and printing with the community. It is her desire to use the power of the press to help amplify the voices of marginalized people. Katherine now teaches a variety of letterpress and bookbinding classes and has worked with notable clients such as The Book of Negroes mini-series, The Curse of Oak Island, University of Kings’ College and Saint Mary’s University.Check her out @kvtprintsYou can always watch this episode on our YouTube channel. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss any episode.

Born on the West Coast and living on the East, Jessy-Jean Kafka hopes to share her passion and love for creatures with the world. Having a passion for horror movies, it inspired a lot of spooky and grotesque art. Though her creativity and humour landed her the most recent position in Vandal Doughnut's design team.An alumnus of NSCAD University, Jessy-Jean Kafka has graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Minor in Illustration. Digital Media is her primary medium, she hopes to fully establish herself as a Halifax creative.Check her out @wyrmskin

Racialized people pay a personal and collective cost for the constant pushing back against settler colonialism. It burns us out. But what we we doing it for? What is growing beneath the fires of activism? Aylan Couchie is an Anishinaabekwe interdisciplinary artist and writer hailing from Nipissing First Nation. She is a NSCAD University alumna and received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Art, Media and Design at OCAD University in where she focused her thesis on reconciliation and its relationship to monument and public art. Her written, gallery and public works explore the intersections of colonial/First Nations histories of place, culture and Indigenous erasure as well as issues of (mis)representation and cultural appropriation. bio from https://aylan-couchie.com/

Jeff WhiteCo-Founder of Kula Partners Bio: Jeff is the co-founder of Kula Partners, an agency designed to help leading manufacturers digitally transform their marketing and sales. A User Experience (UX) and usability expert, Jeff began building sites for the web over 25 years ago. He leads the design and development practice at Kula Partners, Canada’s first Platinum HubSpot Partner agency. A number of years ago, Jeff returned to NSCAD University as a sessional professor, bringing his understanding of web standards to a new generation of design students. A passionate advocate for usability and an open web that is accessible to everyone, Jeff frequently speaks on web design, usability, accessibility, marketing and sales at events such as HubSpot’s Inbound conference. He is also the co-host of the The Kula Ring, a weekly podcast that focuses on talking technology, marketing and sales with some of the most interesting minds in manufacturing marketing. Jeff is a father of three and his non-work time is filled with shuttling kids back and forth to the pool, riding bicycles in the woods, and smoking meat on the kamado. Links: Kula PartnersThe Kula Ring Podcast Jeff White on Twitter Jeff White on LinkedIn Sponsors: Spark Shipping - eCommerce Automation

Emily May is most at home while she is in the studio. Emily is an emerging, multidisciplinary artist from Vancouver, British Columbia who communicates her ideas mainly through ceramics but will also include sculpture, painting, film, performance, and collaborative work. Emily's love for clay came accidentally when she enrolled in art school with the hopes of becoming a painter. In April 2016, Emily received her Fine Arts Diploma from Langara College and she is currently residing in Halifax, Nova Scotia where she transferred to NSCAD University. Emily is hoping to complete her BFA with a major in Ceramics this year (2019). 

Chris and Andrew talk to FUNSCAD Union President Mathew Reichertz about the strike happening at NSCAD University and the events that lead to it. To keep up to date with the labour action you can use the following: http://www.funscad.ca/ https://twitter.com/funscad https://www.facebook.com/Funscad/ https://www.instagram.com/funscad/   For more information the CFS-NS Rally Tomorrow visit:  https://www.facebook.com/events/426045097964417/  

Colin Nun is an award-winning designer located in the Niagara Region. He studied at NSCAD University in Halifax NS, before graduating from Toronto’s OCAD University – earning his BDes in 2009. Colin specializes in graphic design and signage and has been helping small businesses build successful brands in the Niagara area for over 14 years. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/deekast/support

Aurélie Guillaume, born in Montréal, Québec (1990) is a French Canadian jeweler, enamelist and illustrator. Formally trained in the arts of jewelry and metalsmithing at the École de Joaillerie de Montréal, and at NSCAD University in Canada, Guillaume’s work have since been acquired for the permanent collections of the Enamel Arts Foundation in Los Angeles and the Museum of Art and Design (MAD Museum) in New York, and have been featured in Metalsmith Magazine (Vol.36/No.5/2016). Her work has been exhibited throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Guillaume presented her first solo show in the United States at Reinstein & Ross Gallery in NYC, 2017. Most recently she has been selected as finalist for the Art Jewelry Forum Emerging Artist Award. She is no working and living in Montréal, Canada.website: www.aurelieguillaume.comInstagram @mlleguillaumeCurrent exhibition: TOC TWEE, exhibition Aurélie Guillaume & Zachery Lechtenbergwww.galerienoelguyomarch.comCome see Perceived Value in Baltimore!baltimorejewelrycenter.orgExhibition dates: April 20 – May 26, 2018 with an opening reception April 20, 6 – 9 pmThere will be an Artist Panel discussion as well as a onsite recording of the Perceived Value podcast at the opening reception.Join us Friday, April 20 from 6 – 9pm for the opening of Sirens: New Works by the JV Collective.Don't forget to Rate AND Review us on iTunes!Find Perceived Value:perceivedvaluepodcast.comInstagram + Facebook: @perceivedvalueFind your Host:sarahrachelbrown.comInstagram: @sarahrachelbrownThe music you hear on Perceived Value is by the Seattle group Song Sparrow Research. All You Need to Know off of their album Sympathetic Buzz.Find them on Spotify!

Bringing together a range of practicing artists, academics and researchers, this roundtable discussion explores issues of precarious citizenship, temporary labour and refugee resettlement in Aotearoa. The discussion brings elements of the exhibition 'I Swear' by Bruce Barber at Te Tuhi (13 May - 29 October 2017) into conversation with recent local and global political events and explore their impact upon the colonial legacy of Aotearoa and the Pacific. PANELLISTS Bruce Barber Professor Bruce Barber PhD is an interdisciplinary artist, cultural historian and curator, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia where he teaches courses in Media Arts, Art History and Contemporary Studies at NSCAD University. His art practice has been exhibited internationally and is documented in the publications Reading Rooms and Bruce Barber Work 1970-2008 He is the editor of Essays on Performance and Cultural Politicization and of Conceptual Art: the NSCAD Connection 1967-1973. He is co-editor, with Serge Guilbaut and John O'Brian of Voices of Fire: Art Rage, Power, and the State. Editor of Conde + Beveridge: Class Works (2008); author of Performance [Performance] and Performers: Essays and Conversations (2 volumes) edited by Marc Léger (2008), Trans/Actions: Art, Film and Death (2008) and Littoral Art and Communicative Action (2013). www.brucebarber.ca Pauline Gardiner Barber (chair) Professor of Social Anthropology, Dalhousie University, Canada. Migration specialist working on Philippine global migration. Her most recent project explores the transnational effects of recent major changes to Canada’s “just-in-time” immigration system. Arama Rata (Ngāti Maniapoto, Taranaki, and Ngāruahine) After completing a PhD in Psychology, she lectured in Māori Studies at Victoria University of Wellington. Now at the National Institute of Demographic and Economic Analysis, she has research projects into a variety of Māori issues, including attitudes towards immigration and political participation. Dr Rata is also the Māori spokesperson for MARRC (Migrants and Refugee Rights Campaign). Andrea Merino-Ortiz MA anthropology student interested in the effects of New Zealand’s heavy reliance on volunteers in the resettlement of Columbian refugees. She explores how volunteers affect resettlement, and how refugees engage with volunteer-based assistance in the process of resettlement. Mua Strickson-Pua Reverend Mua Strickson-Pua is a Samoan-Chinese poet born in Aotearoa. He is a Presbyterian minister and community work chaplain practitioner of P.A.T.H. Pasifika Arts for Therapy and Healing at Tagata Pasifika Resources Development Trust serving Pacific nations communities in Auckland for the last ten years. He is also the co-founder of Street Poets Black.

Joan Bruneau is a professional Studio Potter and Regular Part-Time Ceramics Faculty at NSCAD University. She maintains her studio/showroom, Nova Terra Cotta in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. Joan was born in 1963 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Her love of travel and food sparked her desire to become a potter after discovering the authentic cuisines and pottery traditions of Europe on a trip in 1983-84. She went on to earn her BFA from NSCAD University in 1988, and MFA from the University of Minnesota in 1993. Bruneaus work is exhibited throughout North America and is in recognized private and public collections. Bruneaus work is also published in current Ceramics publications including the feature article Idyllic Place; The Work Of Joan Bruneau by Andrea Marquis in Ceramics Monthly magazine ( April 2014) the ebook, American iPottery by Kevin Hluch , 2014 and Mastering The Potter's Wheel by Ben Carter ( 2016)

Designer, researcher and professor Glen Hougan created a program at NSCAD University that puts an emphasis on designing products for seniors. In today's show he talks about how he's helping his students understand some of the physical limitations we all face as we age and how a project undertaken with the Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia gave his students a chance to look at the actual brains of people with Alzheimer's. He also talks about how medical products reinforce negative stereotypes about aging, how ageism affects the way those products are designed, how older adults are hacking everyday products to make their lives easier and how design thinking can improve health systems. Tune in for a fascinating conversation with an out-of-the-box thinker. Glen's “Product Hacks for Seniors” board on Pinterest: http://bit.ly/2bTn0hW New York Times article referred to in the podcast: http://nyti.ms/2b9nK20 Music: “Discovery” by Jon Luc Hefferman | CC BY NC | Free Music Archive

Anne Pryde is a professional ceramic artist working from her home-based studio in Hatchet Lake Nova Scotia. A graduate of NSCAD University, Anne has been working as a professional in clay since 2006. Her recent work can be found in a variety of galleries and gift shops in Atlantic Canada. Anne's work is influenced by wild medicinal plants, agricultural practices and a strong tradition of pottery in Nova Scotia.

Selected as an Emerging Artist by Ceramics Monthly (2002), Martina Lantin received her MFA from NSCAD University.  She has completed several residencies and her work has been recognized in numerous juried and invitational exhibitions internationally.  Martina currently teaches at the Alberta College of Art and Design.

Speaker 1) “Homespun Nylon: Dorothy Liebes and the Crafting of DuPont” Regina Lee Blaszczyk, Professor of History and Chair in the History of Business and Society, University of Leeds, UK. Speaker 2) “Craft Goes to Disney!" Sandra Alfoldy, Professor of Craft History, Historical and Critical Studies Department, NSCAD University.

This week: Artist and educator Steve Reinke. Steve Reinke is an artist and writer best known for his single channel videos, which have been screened, exhibited and collected worldwide. He received his undergraduate education at the University of Guelph and York University, as well as a Master of Fine Arts from NSCAD University. The Hundred Videos — Mr. Reinke's work as a young artist — was completed in 1996, several years ahead of schedule. Since then he has completed many short single channel works and has had several solo exhibitions/screenings, in various venues such as the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), The Power Plant (Toronto), the Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), the International Film Festival Rotterdam and the Argos Festival (Brussels), Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Tate (London). His tapes typically have diaristic or collage formats, and his autobiographical voice-overs share his desires and pop culture appraisals with endearing wit. His fertile brain and restless energy have led to a prolific output: Reinke's ambitious project The Hundred Videos (1989-1996), which runs about five hours, appeared first in a VHS video-cassette compilation, then was released as a triple DVD set by Art Metropole in Toronto in 2007. His double DVD set My Rectum is not a Grave (Notes to a Film Industry in Crisis), also from Art Metropole, 2007, includes fourteen titles dating from 1997 to 2006. Mr. Reinke's video work is an extension of literature, focusing on the voice and performance. His video essays often feature first-person monologues in an ironic/satiric mode. Where earlier work was often concerned with an interrogation of desire and subjectivity, more recent work, collected under the umbrella of Final Thoughts, concerns the limits of things: discourse, experience, events, thought. His single channel work is distributed in Canada by Vtape and he is represented by Birch Libralato Gallery in Toronto. He is currently associate professor of Art Theory & Practice at Northwestern University. In the 1990's he produced a book of his scripts, Everybody Loves Nothing: Scripts 1997 – 2005, which was published by Coach House (Toronto). He has also co-edited several books, including By the Skin of Their Tongues: Artist Video Scripts (co-edited with Nelson Henricks, 1997), Lux: A Decade of Artists' Film and Video (with Tom Taylor, 2000), and The Sharpest Point: Animation at the End of Cinema (with Chris Gehman, 2005). In awarding the Bell Canada prize for Video Art to Steve Reinke, the assessment committee said: “Steve Reinke is one of the most influential artists currently working in video. With the first installments of The Hundred Videos in the early 1990's he led a generation away from the studio into a new conceptual fiction. But Mr. Reinke's contribution goes beyond his important tapes, he is a committed teacher and he has edited and co-edited several important media arts anthologies.” Check out Steve's websites: www.myrectumisnotagrave.com www.fennelplunger.com