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On behalf of Halifax Regional Council, it is with great pleasure
that I extend a warm welcome to all involved with Nocturne:
Art at Night 2011 taking place in Halifax Regional Municipality,
October 15
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The fourth annual night time contemporary arts festival is truly
a celebration of achievements with something for people of all
ages, interests and art experience to enjoy. Nocturne: Art at Night
will showcase the exciting and incredible arts community here
in our region. I encourage you to experience as many of these
diverse talents as possible over the course of the evening.
Art is an important part of our culture here in Halifax Regional
Municipality and I would like to take this opportunity to
acknowledge, with gratitude, the artists for their incredible
works and commend the festival organizers, volunteers and
sponsors for their commitment and dedication to our dynamic
arts community. Your efforts in making our region a vibrant and
exciting place to live is greatly appreciated.
Enjoy the spirit of Nocturne: Art at Night, I know you will be
delighted with our very strong and vibrant art scene. Have
a wonderful evening!
Respectfully, I remain

Peter Kelly
Mayor
David Wilson, Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage
The vibrant arts community in Halifax and in Nova Scotia is
second to none. On the evening of October 15, prepare for a
blazing creative spectacle as Nocturne: Art at Night showcases
our artists ingenuity and drive to bring their discoveries to
the public. Nocturne: Art at Night has become as much an
opportunity for Nova Scotians to experience the innovative work
taking place in the arts community as it has become a forum
for expression for our artists.
I would like to extend heartfelt congratulations and thanks to
the organizing committee, volunteers and participating artists
in putting together a series of cutting-edge presentations on
the streets of Halifax. In collaboration with the Art Gallery of
Nova Scotia, the Nova Scotia Archives, the Maritime Museum of
the Atlantic and the Museum of Natural History, Communities,
Culture and Heritage is proud to offer venue space,
sponsorship for various local artists and operational support for
the event. We agree that the future looks even brighter for this
unique event and we are proud to be a part of its momentum.
I encourage everyone to take in all that Nocturne: Art at Night
has to offer. Enjoy your evening!
As the Chair of Nocturne 2011, Id like to take this opportunity
to express my sincere gratitude to the volunteer Board and
committee members for their dedicated and exacting work.
Nocturne launched in 2008 as the initiative of a small group
of arts-passionate volunteers who believed that if they worked
to make it happen, the people of Halifax would be there to
support this vision. In four short years Nocturne: Art has Night
has become a highlight of Atlantic Canadas cultural landscape,
spawned at least three night-time arts festivals in the region and
has become a showcase of the diversity and the robustness of
our arts community.
Id like to express my sincere appreciation to each sponsor,
partner, advertiser and government supporter who believes in
our event, organization and its important role within HRM and
continues to support us for the upcoming year.
This year, more than ever, there are so many ways to experience Nocturne. Plan your night by poring
over your program guide, iPhone app or online at nocturnehalifax.ca. Experience it by foot, bike,
boat and bus; each method offers a unique perspective. Talk face-to-face, through facilitated tours,
via twitter or facebook, to friends and strangers, about what you encounter. Grab a coffee, glass of
wine or snack and watch the crowds. Its not just a celebration of arts and culture; its a celebration
of Halifax and Nova Scotia!
The volunteer board, along with the numerous committee members, gallery staff, community
partners, and artists have worked to present an unparalleled spectacle to you. It is your support
and presence throughout the year and on October 15 that take this event into the realm of the
spectacular. Thank you for making Nocturne a spectacular spectacle once again!
Rose Zack
Nocturne Chair
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Rose Zack Chair
Rose Zack is originally from Calgary, Alberta, and has been in Halifax
for 4 years coincidentally the same length of time Nocturne has
been running! She works with the Atlantic Film Festival as ViewFinders
Coordinator, and the rest of her time is spent on Nocturne or dreaming
of her own massive quilted installation. Rose frmly believes that
Nocturne is a refection of Halifax as a city of wonderful people who
support and celebrate culture in all its forms, and she recommends
mixing up your perspective this year and trying to explore the event
on foot, bike, boat or bus! Two performance acts are on Roses
not-to-miss list: Lisa Liptons Strangers in the Night (63) at the Hotel
Atlantica, and Happy Wash (3).
Lee Brooks Director of operations
Lee Brooks arrived in Halifax almost three year ago, with roots
in Sheffeld, UK. Daytime, you can fnd her managing projects at
Prime Creative, and when shes not at work shes exploring beautiful
Nova Scotia or experimenting with making her own clothes! Lee got
involved with Nocturne to immerse herself in the amazing local arts
culture here, and she loves the concept of everyone getting to see
their hometown in a brand new way, on a night that celebrates an
incredible amount of amazing local talent.
Jenny Johnson Vice Chair, Director of Programming
Jenny Johnson has been in Halifax for nearly 15 years, coming originally
from Baddeck, Cape Breton. Shes a painter and art instructor at
Dalhousie University, and also upholds the time-honoured tradition
of artists who moonlight as bartenders. A fantasy and sci-f enthusiast,
Jenny is also the Director of Programming for this years event, so shes
one of the best people you could ask for guidance on what to see,
and she recommends not missing Caley MacLennans immersive
3D experience Convergence, which will play with time and dimension
in space.
Michelle Doucette art Director
Michelle Doucette lends her photography skills to Nocturne here
in her native city of Halifax, and when shes not snapping headshots
of the Nocturne board members or laying out program copy you
can fnd her running her business, Michelle Doucette Design and
Photography. When she has a chance to take a break from behind
the camera you can look for Michelle zooming around town on her
bright green vintage scooter, Sophia. Michelle has been involved with
Nocturne from the get-go, and loves bringing art to new audiences.
She cant wait to see the space on Citadel Hill transformed this year
for a new way to experience the highest point in Halifax.
andrew sowerby Legal secretary
Andrew Sowerby hails from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and spends his
days lawyering at Cox & Palmer. Reading, biking, and spending time
with his wife and their feline companion takes up much of his spare
time. Andrew got involved with Nocturne because attending on the
night just wasnt enough! Not to be missed at Nocturne 2011:
Noah Logans Six White Cubes.
Jane Hopgood fundraising Director
Jane Hopgood spends her time working at a scientifc playground,
the Discovery Centre in her native Halifax and also doing some
budding flm production. You can otherwise fnd her enjoying
beautiful Nova Scotia, ideally while swimming or doing yoga, and
she got involved with Nocturne because its a perfect launch pad
for all the talented artists were so lucky to have in our community
and an important city building initiative. At Nocturne this year Jane
recommends checking out Catherine Brown & Jeffrey Fishs roaming
project called Remote Corners, which will build sensory bridges
between Halifax and fve other cities around the world.
Jim fitzgerald C.a. treasurer
Jim Fitzpatrick joins the Nocturne team originally from Sudbury,
Ontario, and has a background as a Chartered Accountant. Now that
Jim has retired he has more time for projects around the house and
his book collecting hobby. When Jim heard about Nocturne he wanted
to use his skills and background to help with this great project, and
hes really looking forward to the event night this year! Given Jims
interests one might recommend that he check out the Dawson
Printshop (20) for some letterpress demos, or Migrant Sounds (32c),
Gerard Choys phrasebook installation.
Jeff Macarthur Communications Director
Jeff MacArthur comes originally from Charlottetown, PEI, and
spends his working hours running his social media, tech, and
video production company, MGImedia. You can fnd him playing a
variety of instruments, tasting a variety of beers, and chatting with
a true variety of interesting Halifax folk when hes not lending his
communications and organizational talents to events like Nocturne.
Jeff got involved with Nocturne because its both inspiring and
surprising, and he cant wait to check out the Citadel site this year.
noCtURne CoMMittee MeMBeRs:
(AS OF AUGUST 20, 2011)
HRM Liaisons:
taBLe of Contents
P 09 Plan your Adventure
P 10 Getting Around Nocturne
P 11 Ferry Performance Schedule
P 12 Nocturne Buses
P 13 Bus Routes Map
P 15 Zones Map
P 16 Zone 1 Map and Listings
P 56 Mobile Projects Listings
WeLCoMe to noCtURne!
Nocturne: Art at Night is a fall festival that brings art and energy to the
streets of Halifax. This completely free, fourth annual event showcases and
celebrates the visual arts scene in Halifax. Nocturne, designed and planned
by volunteers, is an opportunity for everyone to experience the art of Halifax
in a whole new light.
Lara Killian
Media Relations & Communications Manager
Darren Johnson
Community Manager
Lauren oostveen
Online Content Manager
Jason Ballantyne
Graphic Designer
sophia Horowowitz
Tour Development Manager
Kat shubaly
Galleries Manager
Jamie MacLellan
Cultural Affairs
siobhan Wiggins
Cultural Affairs
tHanK YoU!
Nocturne thanks all of the outstanding individuals and groups who make
this event possible. To all of the participating galleries, businesses, artists
and performers: for your professionalism, creativity and enthusiasm
thank you. To all of our sponsors, government agencies and event partners,
who through dedicated and generous support make Nocturne a success
thank you. And, of course, we express our complete appreciation to our
team of volunteers who gave their time, energy, and commitment to bringing
Nocturne to life for the fourth year thank you!
NOCTURNE: art at night 7
See the exhibition at the
Make sure to follow the Gallery and SobeyArtAward on Facebook and Twitter!
Organized and hosted by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
This years exhibition is on view from
on view until January 8, 2012
West Coast and Yukon Charles Stankievech
Prairies and the North Sarah Anne Johnson
Ontario Christian Giroux & Daniel Young
Qubec Manon De Pauw
Atlantic Zeke Moores
www.sobeyartaward.ca
PLan YoUR noCtURne aDVentURe!
this program and map make it fun and easy for you to experience nocturne.
Correspond the fve colour-coded Zones, with numbered Gallery, Space, Anchor,
and Independent Project listings with the maps in the program to help you decide
where to go. Look for the numbers along your route. Each gallery, venue and
project will have an offcial Nocturne sign with a corresponding number.
galleries: Visit commercial, artist-run, public, private, and university galleries
that are open late to welcome you with special Nocturne programming and
exhibitions.
independent Projects: Contemporary artists and curators working in a variety
of creative disciplines were selected to install Independent Projects for one night
only, in public spaces throughout the city.
spotlights & spaces: Businesses and organizations have joined by coordinating
their own nocturnal event for the occasion.
anchor Projects: Several prominent venues are natural anchors to the overall
event. These anchor projects are curated or thematically organized collections
of artists, performers and projects, and represent a larger environmental
consideration of spaces through a variety of artistic means.
this year there are more ways than ever to fnd out about nocturnes program,
with more detail about participating artists, galleries and sponsors, changes
in program content and opportunities to share your feedback, photos, videos
and more!
Go to nocturnehalifax.ca for program updates, to download a PDF of the program
guide, or to view our blog, which will provide you with in-depth information about
our artists, galleries, sponsors, supporters, and organizers.
Social media is the source for up-to-the-minute updates about Nocturne. Follow
us on Twitter @nocturnehalifax. Use our offcial twitter hashtag (#nocturne2011)
and like us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/nocturneHalifax
Upload your photos and videos taken during Nocturne on Flickr and YouTube.
this year we are proud to launch our frst iPhone app free! Available at
nocturnehalifax.ca or the Apple app store. Not only is the iPhone app an ideal
tool for planning your Nocturne experience, its a great way to virtually participate
on Nocturne night.
Your Mobile Guide to
Nocturne: Art at Night
Proud Local Sponsor
28 Beautiful Apps and Counting
www.MindSea.com
Designed on Barrington Street.
Available on your iPhone.
All aboard the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry!
Programmed in partnership with CKDU,
enjoy free entertainment by local
performers while you cross the Halifax
harbour, all for the price of a transit ticket.
All performers start from the Halifax
Ferry Terminal, which departs at ffteen
minutes past the hour and ffteen
minutes to the hour, with the last ferry
departing at 11:45 pm.
The ferry departs from Dartmouth on
the hour and half hour, with the last
ferry departing at 11:30 pm.

ferry Performance schedule
(departing Halifax)
Compaa azul 6:15-7:12 pm
Mufaro Chakabuda 7:15-8:12 pm
Halifax Uke gang 8:15-9:12 pm
Z Circus 9:15-10:12 pm
smoking Contra Band 10:15-11:42 pm

Compaa azul
Compaa Azul has a heart split between
the coasts of Atlantic Canada and the dry
earth of Andalusia. Drawn to the beauty
of the music, movement and rhythms
of famenco, Compaa Azul creates a
passionate, stunning display of emotion,
sound, and colour. Founded by dancer
Megan Azulita Matheson in February
2010, the group premiered at the
Neptune Studio Theatre in September
2010, followed by performances at the
Deep Roots Festival, Fall for Flamenco
Festival and the Nova Scotia Creative
Arts Gala and more recently the 2011
Halifax Jazz Festival. For Nocturne,
Megan will be joined by dancers and
percussionists of her group.
Mufaro Chakabuda
Mufaro Chakabuda, originally from
Zimbabwe, is the past Artistic Director
for the Maritime Centre for African
Dance. She has been dancing since
the age of 4, and has performed for
many International and national events,
including President Obamas inaugural
ball in 2009.
Halifax Uke gang
The Halifax Uke Gang is a group of
like-minded people with a passion for
all things ukulele. Our frst meeting in
February 2008 brought out 4 people.
HUG now boasts 30-40 members at
each get together. We welcome all ages,
and all levels (you can even show up
without a uke), and plan to take over the
world four strings at a time.
http://halifaxukulelegang.wordpress.com/
Z Circus
Z Circus is an impromptu incarnation of
Zumbini Circus. We play Brazilian samba
and New Orleans second line street
beats. Be prepared to dance!
smokin Contra Band
Take half a cup of old-time music,
a dollop of dusty back-road blues, a
sprinkle of East-Coast kitchen-party
choirs, a pinch of rural roots with
working-class urban grit, and two
heaping tablespoons of resonating vocal
veracity. Sit back and listen. At their
contra dances and bluegrass shows,
Smokin Contra Bands rollicking dances
have inspired the hip, the holy, and the
hardened to hit the dance foor.
Windom earle
Currently based out of the North End in
Halifax NS, Windom Earle is a collective
of friends and musicians who play a
mixture of instrumental new wave synth
pop and indie rock.
http://windomearle.com/
nocturne Buses:
Outlying Zones: Two free chartered
Metro Transit buses will be available
to the public during Nocturne and will
follow 2 routes stopping at regular
intervals close to Nocturne galleries
and independent projects in Halifax.
Grab a group of friends and plot a
special Nocturne route, no need to
worry about parking!
Downtown: Climb aboard an Ambassatours
double-decker bus and hit all of the
key galleries, independent and anchor
projects throughout the downtown core.
for more bus route and schedule
information, please see page 12.
Dream City tours:
A moment of interconnection, a fash of
play, the bubbling up of experimentation.
Places come alive, strangers meet, people
relate with meaning and spontaneity.
Can we awaken to the potential of our
public realm our city? What is evolving
tonight? Beyond the here, the now, into
our Collective Future...
How will you create your dream city HFX?
Join tour facilitators for an exploration
and discussion of Nocturne and
everything Halifax has to offer.
Go to nocturnehalifax.com, Twitter
(@nocturnehalifax) & Facebook
(facebook.com/nocturneHalifax)
for start times and locations.
Walking tours are approximately 45 min
1 hour in length and start at 7,8,9 and
10 pm. Tours start on the grounds of the
Spring Garden Rd Memorial Public Library.
nocturne by Bike:
The Halifax Cycling Coalition (HCC) is
an organization of concerned citizens
dedicated to improving cycling conditions
and raising awareness of cycling issues
in the Halifax Regional Municipality.
HCC will be leading several group cycling
tours stopping at various installations
throughout the North End of the Halifax
penisula. Each guided tour will begin at
the Hydrostone (Gottingen and Young)
and weave along the peninsula. The
tours will be leaving at 7:30 pm and
9:00 pm. Check our Twitter, Facebook
and website for more details leading
up to the event. All levels of cyclists are
welcome come experience the city in
a new way.
Bike Valet @nocturne
On the grounds of the Spring Garden Rd.
Memorial Public Library
What is a bicycle valet service? Its like
a coat check for bicycles, and its FREE!
It is an attended, secure, bicycle parking
lot. Other forms of human powered
transportation are welcome too, such
as skateboards and strollers. Users can
store their belongings with their bikes
(or strollers, etc.) giving them the same
convenience as being able to lock items
in a car.
Bike Valet Stations are provided by
HRM; valet service provided by Clean
Nova Scotia, Halifax Cycling Coalition,
and volunteers.
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noCtURne BUses
Two chartered buses will be provided for Nocturne: Art at Night, courtesy of Metro Transit
and HRM. These shuttles will cover the areas outside of downtown, are available free
of charge to the public and will be offering service roughly every 30-40 minutes, from
6:00 pm midnight.
the a route bus will travel north,
departing from Water Street Ferry Terminal
on Upper Water St, north of George St.
The turnaround point for this route is the
Hydrostone. This bus will travel mainly
through the North End of Halifax. (25 min)
Route a
Upper Water St. Terminal
Duke St (Westbound) before Market St.
(Scotia Square)
Corner of Gottingen St, after Cogswell St.
(Propeller Brewery)
Gottingen St (Northbound), before Cunard St.
(Megan Leslies Constituency Offce)
Young St. (Westbound) after Gottingen St.
Agricola St. (Southbound) after Bloomfeld St.
(Across from Turnstyle Pottery)
Agricola St. (Southbound) on North St. (FRED)
Agricola St. (Southbound) on West St.
(Commons Inn)
Cogswell St. (Eastbound) before Gottingen St.
Barrington St. (Southbound) after Duke St.
(City Hall)
the a route bus will travel north,
departing from Water Street Ferry Terminal
on Upper Water St, north of George St.
The turnaround point for this route is the
Hydrostone. This bus will travel mainly
through the North End of Halifax. (25 min)
Route B
Tower Rd. (Southbound) after Gorsebrook Ave.
(St. Marys Univeristy Art Gallery)
Robie St. (Northbound) before University Ave.
South Park St. (Northbound) after University Ave.
Summer St. after Veterans Memorial Lane
(Natural History Museum)
Quinpool Rd. (Westbound) before Windsor St.
Quinpool Rd. (Westbound) before Preston St.
(Secord Gallery)
Quinpool Rd. (Westbound) after Oxford St.
(Ikebana Shop)
MSVU Art Gallery
Quinpool Rd. (Eastbound) after Oxford St.
(RBC)
Bell Rd. (Eastbound) after Robie St.
Summer St. (Southbound) after Bell Rd.
(Across from Natural History Museum)
South Park St. (Southbound) after Spring
Garden Rd.
Robie St. (southbound) after University Ave.
SMU Art Gallery
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free Rides Downtown!
Double your fun! Go ahead, grab a seat on
the top deck of an Ambassatours double-
decker bus, where the view of Nocturne is
spectacular. Of course, even down below
you wont be missing much! Hit all the
Nocturne downtown, Spring Garden and
Port Area hotspots. Stop on and off for
an art experience or a spot of tea.
free Rides Downtown Route
Marginal Rd. (Pier 21)
Studio 21 Fine Art
Lower Water St. & Bishop St.
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(Maritime Museum of the Atlantic)
Barrington St. & George St. (City Hall)
Barrington St. before Sackville St.
Citadel National Historic Site
South Park St. & Sackville St.
(CBC Radio Building)
Spring Garden Rd. after Queen St.
Barrington St. before Morris St.
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Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
1723 Hollis St. & Bedford Row between Prince & George St.
Halifax-based artist Scott Saunders and Kabul-based artist Ariel Nasr will
produce a large-scale public installation in the downtown core that will radically
re-contextualize AGNS Ondaatje Court and neighboring Bedford Row, creating
for the casual viewer a unique spatial experience new to Halifax.
Saunders and Nasr will collaborate with Tour-Tech East to install life-size video
screens up and down the normally quiet Bedford Row in various positions,
creating a maze-like experience for viewers to navigate. Each screen will depict
a denizen of Kabul, Afghanistan moving to a dance-like rhythm throughout the
night. Speakers will be placed in carefully chosen locations to blanket Bedford
Row with the audio component of this work.
In Ondaatje Court, a complementary work will be installed that will feature
piles of television monitors of various size, shape and year of make, with
accompanying DVD players, sound, and video. Anthropomorphic in nature,
these sculptures will offer a counterpoint to the work featured on Bedford Row.
Saunders and Nasr are known to Nocturne audiences for their large-scale and
haunting moving images. This year the duo has been invited by the AGNS to
install new work on its grounds. Visitors are invited to experience interplay
between Kabul and Halifax, the body, dance, and the role each plays in those
the two societies. On an evening devoted to access to art, these works are
especially well-placed.
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Elektrokenetiscope Inc. presents pxl.prn.5000
Nathan Ryan
NSCAD Academy Building, 1649 Brunswick St.
utilizes the latest in Nicola Tesla inspired technologies!
users may interact directly with the Elektrokinetocamera!
will display, for all to enjoy, on an oversized public screen!
How does this marvel of modern science and entertainment operate? Its so
easy, anyone can enjoy it! As with the noble Lumiere Bros. amazing motion
picture camera, a user need only point, gaze through the viewfnder, and turn
the crank to produce sublime imagery! Tesla would surely be proud of the
Electrokinetoscope Incs pxl.prn.5000, the worlds frst Elektrokinetocamera!
Happy Wash
Shelley Mansel, Lia Rinaldo, Helena Roxy Rae
Gallery Page & Strange, 1869 Granville St.
Happy Wash is a carwash-style installation in which the viewer/participant
passes through a series of stages emulating the intervals of a carwash;
rinse, wash, scrub, buff, shine, and dry. These stages will be simulated using
imaginative substitutes for water, soap, and machinery.
Happy Wash will engage the viewer and celebrate joy and stimulation of
the senses. The Happy Wash team, along with some very keen volunteers,
will create an unforgettable experience for all Nocturne enthusiasts!
Not to worry you wont get wet!
Motion Activated (Page One)
Veronique MacKenzie with Lukas Pearse & Susan Tooke
1790 Granville St.
Motion Activated (Page One) incorporates the use of animation, shadow, and
live performance to break down the intriguing collected movement memory of
a dancer. The collaboration team of visual artist Susan Tooke, electro-acoustic
composer Lukas Pearse, and dancer/choreographer Veronique MacKenzie
have created a piece which fows between the visual three- and two-dimensional
planes. Page One is a section from a larger project, which will be presented
in its entirety in 2012. The intention is to present mini-sections of the fnal
performance in a series of fipbook page performances over the two-year
creation and production process, with each of these sections standing on
its own merits as a performance and installation piece.
Phantom Limb
Charley Young
1360 Barrington St., beside and behind the Old Burying Ground
Phantom Limb is a medical phenomenon whereby a patient with an absent
or amputated limb still feels the sensation of the missing body part. These
sensations can be of extreme and haunting pain that continues to resonate
as if the appendage were still present and attached to the body. In recent
years researchers have discovered unique visual methods that allow the
patient to mirror a non-missing limb, onto the place where the missing limb
would have been, instantly relieving the patient of this phantom pain.
Phantom Limb will recreate disassembled historic Halifax.
charleyyoung.com
Photo Booth
Scott Munn
Alicia Melanson Hair and Makeup, 1725 Barrington St.
Participants will be able to enter the photo booth and by operating the remote
trigger, make a self portrait. The photographs will instantly be displayed on a
television screen positioned below the studio on the sidewalk of Barrington Street.
This project is dedicated to exposing our relationships with both public and
private spheres, amplifying the immediacy and instantaneousness of our
private life becoming public. This is a representation and conceptualization
of the growth of social media and how it has forced us to re-examine the
value we place on our own privacy.
photomunn.com
Rotating Mushrooms
Young in Lee
TD Bank, 1785 Barrington St.
A pair of giant mushrooms is rotating at the bank. This non-gallery space has
been selected by the artist to create more irony and sarcastic humor in the
context. The idea of mushroom series is engaging with viewers with aggressively
sexual objects. The purpose of it is to make viewers feel embarrassed and this
bashful moment is the point the artist meets with viewers through the art work.
Stereo Dreams
Peter Stephenson
Stereo Studio, NSCAD Academy Building, 1649 Brunswick St.
This piece is a stereoscopic non-narrative animation piece, shot using stop-motion
techniques and assembled digitally. The imagery is constructed of a combination
of everyday objects interacting with miniature sets to create a dreamlike feeling.
The scale and relationships of the objects are manipulated to evoke feelings of
unease and yet also be playful. There is no specifc narrative, but viewers will
experience a sequence of events that may provoke a feeling or emotion. The flm
will be shown in NSCADs stereo studio, a unique space designed to create and
exhibit stereoscopic content.
(WE) ARE HERE
Secret Theatre (Dustin Harvey & Erika Hennebury)
Khyber Institute of Contemporary Arts, 1588 Barrington St.
(WE) ARE HERE a performance made by hand
You walk into a room. There is a projection screen at one end. You sit between
two performers with live video cameras. They begin to manipulate the equipment
using stencils, balloons, markers and post cards. In doing so, they create imagery
to tell you a story.
(WE) ARE HERE follows a lovesick woman who is far away from home, separated
from her lover with whom communication is falling apart both literally and
metaphorically. It is a homesick and heartbroken drift over landscapes, across
oceans. It is a love letter to those people who need to feel a little less alone.
dustinharvey.com
Photo Credit: Shelley Mansel
Were We Here We Were
Stewart Legere & Stephanie MacDonald with Louisa Adamson
Obladee Wine Bar, 1600 Barrington St.
Artists Stewart Legere and Stephanie MacDonald spend the night in their
Twitter factory (created by designer Louisa Adamson) where your feeting
thoughts become works of art and gifts to be given. Send a tweet from your
home computer or mobile device including #werewehere in the message, then
visit them as they toil away in their laboratory trying desperately to transform
the random thoughts of strangers into tiny works of art.
anna Leonowens gallery
NSCAD University, 1891 Granville St., University gallery
Gallery 1, Equine Studies, Susan McEachern, faculty solo exhibition
Gallery 2, School for the Contemporary Arts, Reece Terris, Visiting Artist
Gallery 3, NSCAD student projects
Named after NSCADs Victorian founder the feisty heroine of The King and I
the Anna Leonowens Gallery is the public exhibition space and resource centre
on campus. Three public galleries are devoted to the exhibition of contemporary
studio and media art, craft and design, and curatorial projects generated
exclusively within the university community. Weekly exhibitions primarily feature
student work, with occasional shows by faculty members, visiting artists,
curators, and two-week graduate thesis projects. www.nscad.ca
You Are Halifax
Nathan Patterson
Citadel Hill National Historic Site, behind Old Town Clock, Brunswick St.
Keep your eyes peeled; your name could be in lights tonight. You Are Halifax
is a multimedia installation created by Halifax-based artist Nathan Patterson.
This installation is directed at you, the viewer. It is your chance to put a little
highlight in someones day. Situated atop Citadel Hill adjacent to the clock
tower, facing Brunswick Street and the lower downtown district of Halifax,
a variable message board will be displaying uplifting messages addressed
randomly to citizens of Halifax. Be sure to let your friends and family know
if you spot a familiar name.
nathanjpatterson.wordpress.com
argyle fine art
1559 Barrington St., Commercial gallery
Arizona NEON: New Work by Angela Carlsen
Argyle Fine Art is located at the old Carsand Mosher location
on Barrington Street so it seemed ftting to have 2 exhibitions
referencing photography. In the main gallery, Arizona NEON will highlight new
mixed media works by Angela Carlsen-who actually worked at Carsand Mosher
many years ago. Carlsen photographed the neon signs she saw along Route
66 on a recent road trip. They represent an earlier time when the majority of
signs were designed specifcally for the owner, making them one of a kind.
In the main gallery windows, enjoy an interactive LARGER THAN LIFE LIGHTBRITE
its colourful lights are made up of reused 35 mm flm canisters. argylefa.com
Young Prayer
William Robinson
St. Matthews United Church, 1479 Barrington St.
Young Prayer is a result of my attraction to fgures from various musical genres
that have performed the act of guitar smashing as a form self expression and
exhibitionism. By recreating the physical act of smashing an electric guitar
outside of its original performative context as a repetitive and predictable
motion via an electronic pulley system it is my intention to: 1) reveal the
clichd and predictable nature this action has adopted over its relatively brief
history, as well as 2) commemorate the historical lineage and unique auditory
effects an action such as this can create sonically.
art 1274 Hollis
1274 Hollis St.
Artist-run co-op
Our co-op art gallery will be presenting works of 21 artists featuring original
paintings, jewelry, pottery, and sculpture. View the artwork as you enjoy the
refreshments while being entertained by our gallery harpist. Artists will be on
hand for demos, silhouette portraits and you might even see an appearance
by Van Gogh or other famous artists.
art1274hollis.com
1313 HoLLis
1313 Hollis St.
Non-proft music/art space
Land-escapes
The unionofpainters presents a proud celebration of the ground to which
were bound, an exhibition of paintings and drawings revealing the beauty that
surrounds. Land-escapes features work by artists with strong connections to
Halifax and Nova Scotia including Kyle Jackson, Andra Striowski, Kat Frick Miller,
and Marc Brzustowski. This event will display work that explores our connection
to geography and the role of painting and drawing in memory and reference
to place. The show also features the return of sharpie-love free fve minute
portraits and live music all under the same roof at 1313 Hollis, the home of
creative music in Halifax.
art gallery of nova scotia
1723 Hollis St.
Public Gallery
The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is Atlantic Canadas largest art museum. During
this years Nocturne event the Gallery invites the public to experience selections
from its permanent collection through ongoing exhibitions A View from the
Atlantic, Red and Show of Hands: Folk Art of Nova Scotia. On temporary exhibit
during Nocturne are Synaptic Connections: Art and the Brain and The Sobey Art
Award Shortlist Exhibition
Photo Credit: Shelley Mansel
art sales & Rental gallery
AGNS, 1723 Hollis St. at Cheapside
Commercial sales & rental gallery
We invite you to take this opportunity to view the talent of 240 active Maritime
artists, both emerging and established, brought together in one location.
Media includes paintings, photographs, and original prints. Open until 11pm,
refreshments and sweets included. View works by feature artist Tony Meyers,
along with our extensive art collection available to view, buy or rent.
The Art Sales & Rental Gallery exists to beneft the permanent collection of the
AGNS and to promote Maritime artists by offering quality artwork to the public.
artsalesandrental.ca
eyelevel gallery, the Centre for art tapes and Videospread
Granville Mall, Granville St., Temporary Exhibition Space
n.n, HD Animation
Eyelevel Gallery and the Centre For Art Tapes host Cline Jouenne, Directing
Manager of Videospread (Marsailles, France) in a month-long program bringing
together three curators, three artists and three public sites throughout Halifax
Regional Municipality. All three curators will be working with artists who explore
the degradation, juxtaposition, or technical implications of the moving image,
set in relation to the photographic image. For Nocturne 2011, this project will
highlight a large scale public projection in Granville Mall of work by Michel Klfkorn
presented by guest curator Cline Jouenne. At the same time the exhibition of
the three featured works will be presented at Eyelevel Gallery animating the
three off-site projections. eyelevelgalery.ca & centreforarttapes.ca
gallery Page and strange
1869 Granville St., Commercial gallery
Drew Klassen: new Works & tom Hammick: new Works
Gallery Page and Strange is a contemporary gallery located in the Historic
Granville Square, in downtown Halifax. Close to NSCAD University, the gallery
is situated within the cultural district of the city. Victoria Page and Victoria
Strange began the gallery in 2005. The Victorias, as they are known, are both
alumni of NSCAD. The gallery showcases established and emerging artists.
New works by Drew Klassen and Tom Hammick will be featured. Klassens new
work derives from his observation of Cuban resorts, Mediterranean towns,
Canadian suburbs, and abstract expressionism. Tom Hammicks work is
inspired by the writings of poet Elizabeth Bishop. pageandstrange.com
Halifax City Hall
1841 Argyle St., Parade Square
Temporary Exhibition Space
On behalf of Mayor Peter Kelly and Halifax Regional Council, the Halifax
Regional Municipality is pleased to present an exhibition of work from artists
shortlisted through the third annual Contemporary Visual Art Purchase
Program. The evening of Nocturne will mark the fnal opportunity for the public
to view the exhibition and a special opportunity to see those works that have
been selected for purchase through this years program.
The 2011 Shortlist: Valerie Salez, Scott Bertram, Juan Ortiz-Apuy, Aime
Henny Brown and Yorodeo.
the Hub
1673 Barrington St., Temporary exhibition space
The Hub is an open offce, a meeting space and a place to start up
or carry on your work as well as host new ideas and initiatives. The Hub cares
about people, our local and global community and making the world a radically
better place to live. Stop in and say hi!
Painter Jenny R. Johnson presents Bookends, a series of works which capture
the radiance of the sun on the horizon, and describe the feeting moments of
both the emerging and the fnal natural light of the day.
Photographer Michelle Doucette explores the seemingly truthful, yet idealized
story-telling nature of family photography in Family Album, a series of carefully
composed and sequenced images selected from her own family history.
Big sky studio one
1678 Barrington St.
Photography studio
Big Sky Studio One will be showcasing the fne art photography work of
Steve Richard and Brent McCombs.
steverichard.com
Dawson Printshop
1895 Granville St.
Print shop and letterpress studio
The Letterpress Gang at the Dawson Printshop promotes the old craft of
handprinting with type. The print shop will be open for tours, printing demos,
and a show & sale.
Nocturne patrons will have the opportunity to print their own keepsake on
an antique hand-powered letterpress. This exhibit is in collaboration with the
Inkwell Modern Handmade Boutique & Letterpress Studio where a second part
of the design can be printed. Participation at both locations is encouraged, but
not necessary in order to walk away with a beautiful hand-printed piece!
nscad.ca
Discovery Centre
1593 Barrington St.
Temporary exhibition space
Bubbles on Barrington
Through an assortment of lighting, luminescence and of course bubbles,
Discovery Centre will present an installation art piece by the Discovery Center
Collective that will engage young & old alike. Childrens artwork from our Paint
with Music science camps will also be on display.
discoverycentre.ns.ca
Photograph courtesy of Steve Richard
Image: Drew Klassen, tangle 8, oil on canvas, 40 x 48
Photo: Michelle Doucette
inkwell Modern Handmade Boutique & Letterpress studio
1658 Market St.
Commercial boutique & letterpress studio
Letterpress Printing open House
A recent addition to the downtown shopping scene, Inkwell is a purveyor of
specialty paper goods, handmade goodies, and custom letterpress stationery
from around the corner and across the world.
Nocturne patrons will have the opportunity to print their own keepsake on an
antique hand-powered letterpress. This exhibit is in collaboration with the
Letterpress Gang at the Dawson Print Shop where a second part of the design
can be printed. Participation at both locations is encouraged, but not necessary
in order to walk away with a beautiful hand-printed piece! inkwellboutique.ca
saint Marys University Business Development Centre
1546 Barrington Street, Temporary exhibition space
something to Believe in
We all need something to believe in. By working with priority youth in HRM through
personal refection, expression, communication and goal setting, the Saint Marys
University Business Development Centre, along with Students in Free Enterprise
(SIFE SMU) have developed this unique sharing experience involving mandalas.
The mandala, or circle, appears in all aspects of life earth, sun, moon, family,
friends & community. Many people consider the process of creating a mandala
to be a healing experience, representing the central point of an individuals
innermost being. We hope you enjoy refecting on the personal journey of these
wonderful youth from Project U-Turn. smu.ca/smubdc
ViewPoint gallery
1272 Barrington St.
Artist-run photographic co-operative
SEEKING DUENDE: Halifax Flamenco
ViewPoint Gallery is an artist-run photographic co-operative. Its October show,
SEEKING DUENDE: Halifax Flamenco, is a year-long collaboration between the
artists of ViewPoint Gallery and the Halifax Flamenco community. Guest curated
by visual artist and long-time dance photographer Holly Crooks, it explores
the breadth of a vibrant local famenco scene and the scope and spirit of the
famenco art form in a dynamic suite of work by photographers Anne Bastedo,
Keith Cossey, Anne Launcelott, Sandy Leim, Cathy McKelvey, Allan Neilsen,
Laura Siddiqui, Joseph Szostak and Monika Wright. viewpointgallery.ca
the Khyber institute of Contemporary arts
1588 Barrington St.
Non-proft artist-run centre
Left Wing Tics
This exhibition will look at a new series of work by Montreal-based
artist Stacy Lundeen entitled Left Wing Tics, it will explore the notion of political
and personal ideology through the invention of a secular icon the left wing.
This work will explore the idea that good works and intentions are frequently
remolded as pathetic, and that failure often refects nobility, or vice versa.
khyber.ca
nova scotia archives
(ns Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage)
at the Roy Building
1657 Barrington St.
Barrington Street ca. 1957
Barrington Street is often considered the heart of the city. In 1957, flmmaker
Margaret Perry captured Halifax in her Nova Scotia Information Service flm
CITADEL CITY. This clip explores Barrington Street as a shopping district and
meeting point for Haligonians. Shops and restaurants are featured as well as
views of Grand Parade and street traffc.
gov.ns.ca/nsarm
Image: Docking by Stacy Lundeen, photograph
Image: Monika Wright, Silhouette
the spot @Connections Halifax, Pop Up exhibition space
1221 Barrington St., Artist-run exhibition space
A series of collaborative workshops has brought artists and musicians
together with local mentors to launch a vibrant space for artistic creation called
The Spot. Our pop up gallery exhibits visual art and musical performances
demonstrating the artists self expression, creativity and resilience. The Spot
@ Connections Halifax will showcase the unique perspectives and passion for
art-making of emerging artists and musicians.
Look out beyond that wide open window, The night dont rush and it dont look
back, Grab your courage and climb out to meet it, There is beauty when the world
seems black. Wide Open Window, The Spot
thespothalifax.ca
Try something new
WHATS SOMETHING NEW YOUD
TRY IN DOWNTOWN HALIFAX?
Tell us and we might give you $100
to do it. Visit downtownhalifax.ca
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Port Curatorial anchor Project
Marginal Rd., Halifax Seaport
Join Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design, Mary E. Black Gallery, NSCAD
Universitys Port Loggia Gallery, Visual Arts Nova Scotia, the Halifax Seaport
Farmers Market and the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 at
Marginal Road in Halifax for an enlightened evening of curated art exhibitions
and one-night-only art projects.
World of Circus at the seaport
Atlantic Cirque

Experience the magic and mystique that is the World of Circus at the Halifax
Seaport Farmers Market outdoor stage, featuring an awe-inspiring performance
series of belly-dancing, hula-hooping, fre-breathing interspersed with gravity-
defying aerial ballet performed on trapeze, cerceau, fabric, rope and diamond,
suspended 20 feet in the air.
In these unique, ethereal acts, the performer uses the apparatus to wrap,
suspend, fall, swing, and spiral their body in an exciting display of strength,
creativity and fexibility. These performances will leave you walking on air!
The performance will take place circa the North End of Seaport Farmers
Market, by the Samuel Cunard statue.
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367 pages of Google search
Claire Hodge

This piece is a collection of all search results obtained by entering the
words Art Is into the Google search engine. The defnitions range from
absurd to predictable, from erudite to commonplace, from poetic to mundane.
The scope of the responses yields intriguing insight in the many different and
often-contradictory ideas people have about art and its purpose. However, this
compilation re-imagines these separate speakers as a unifed collective: out of
many disparate voices, a chorus is created.
The piece also highlights how the Internet, by providing a level playing feld for
all opinions, has a role in redefning our conception of authority and knowledge.
The democratic ideal of the web is both celebrated and questioned.
Tourists
Lucas Steinman

Tourists is a series of life-sized mechanical pop-ups. Each year, thousands of
tourists drift into the Halifax Port, and for many, this corridor is their only point
of contact with the city. With cameras drawn, the culture of the city is reduced
to harbourfront kiosks, tall ships and seagulls. A history is constructed through
their lenses - only Halifaxs history is not in the residual artifacts, but in the
individuals who leave those artifacts behind.
3 Halifax Icons
Marie Koehler

Three Halifax locations are instantly recognizable to people living in Halifax
Georges Island, the Halifax Public Gardens and Citadel Hill. Global warming is
a personal issue for each of us in Atlantic Canada; there is no escaping it and
only a small chance of ameliorating it if we act now. A projected metre rise in
sea levels means coastal communities must move and rebuild. Our economy
will collapse. Where we have always had an abundance of fresh water, we
will experience drought, famine and social disorder. 3 Halifax Icons is a video
projection showing in the windows of the Halifax Farmers Market and shows
the beginning of the environmental disorder.
Candy-Coated
Mary-Anne Wensley

Walking in the vicinity of Marginal Road between Garrison Brewery and Pier 21,
I will be wearing a coat of many gumballs and offering them up to passers-by.
A gumball, chosen by the recipient, will be extracted by cutting into the
membrane and squeezing it out of the coat. These gestures offering a
gumball, handing over scissors, cutting into the coat are intimate exchanges.
This performance is in keeping with the mood of the carnival: excessive
consumption, absurd costuming, reveling in the street it is playful and
humorous, but the gestures associatively hint at something more sinister.
interactive sculptures in Clay: Coiling & Hand-Building
NS Potters Guild

Youre invited to roll up your sleeves, add a coil or two, and decorate one of
four large sculptural vessels that will emerge organically as the night evolves.
Members of the Nova Scotia Potters Guild will demonstrate throwing and offer
guidance on the use of stamps, textures and surface design options at the
Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design (NSCCD) at 1096 Marginal Road. See
our ceramic studio in action and join the creative process of sculpting in clay.
Photos of the completed pieces will be shared with interested participants
shortly after Nocturne concludes.
Migrant Sounds
Gerard Choy

The genesis of this project lies in phrase books written in the late 19
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centuries for Cantonese migrants to North America. The phrase books
contained English words and sentences that were transcribed into English-
sounding Cantonese words, making unfamiliar sounds familiar, the alien closer to
home. The installation highlights this negotiation with English through a selection
of classic movie lines and their transcriptions into Cantonese sounds. Next to
a muted video loop of each scene, the phonetic transcription of the classic line
into Cantonese words that approximate English sounds is projected and the
audience is invited to work out these classic lines in this manner, experiencing
how migrants would have wrestled with a new linguistic and sound environment.
Chalk Walk
Jason Skinner

Chalk Walk is a long processional mural that unfolds throughout the night on the
paved spaces that run along Marginal Road. Using a combination of glow-in-the-
dark chalk and chalk pastel the mural-trail fows organically from the Garrison
Brewery to the Railcar before Pier 21, directing spectators through other
Nocturne events in the area. The trail progresses, as does the subject matter,
drawing from the commercial, cultural, and historical signifcances of
the space.
QRyou?
Leola LeBlanc

QRyou? is a locative media, public intervention, and digital hacking event using
QR codes and data-bending. Armed with a mobile phone, users visit locations
seeking QR codes posted at various Nocturne venues or that appear on strangers
wearing QR printed t-shirts. Scanning the barcodes with a camera-enabled mobile
phone reveals links and data that connect to a projected computer image. When
users scan and send data back to the main computer the projected image fle
gets corrupted. During the course of the evening the corruption progresses
based on user participation, transforming the pristine image into a collaboratively
created form of Glitch Art.
Are you the one, the top conspirator to bring down the image? The more you fnd, scan,
and send QR codes the closer you get to becoming Nocturnes Next Top Manarchy!
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Lantern Making: Retro Recycling
Nova Scotia Basketry Guild

Berry-box Lanterns are a little-known Halifax craft. In the 1950s
young folks made these 3-dimensional lanterns with discarded wooden
strawberry or raspberry boxes, a few wire twist ties, and a real candle. Hung
outside on the clothesline, they lit up summertime backyards. Strings of colourful
surveyor tape were sometimes added to the corners as streamers! Sponsored
by the NS Centre for Craft and Design, members of the Nova Scotia Basketry
Guild will demonstrate and help you make your own berry-box lantern to take
home at the Halifax Farmers Market.
Canadian Museum of immigration at Pier 21
1055 Marginal Road, Museum
Revolutionizing Cultural identity:
Photography and the Changing face of immigration
The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 celebrates and shares the
Canadian Immigration experience by honouring the unique stories of immigration
past and present. Until October 31st, the Museum will be hosting Revolutionizing
Cultural Identity: Photography and the Changing Face of Immigration. This exhibition
features 11 photographers from across North America and explores the
relationship between immigration and cultural identity through provocative
contemporary photography. Visit www.pier21.ca for more on the exhibition,
and for details on exciting activities being held this evening.
Maples gallery
1475 Lower Water St.
Commercial gallery
Firefies at Night
New to Nocturne, the recently opened Maples Gallery features the work of local
and Canadian artisans. Peek into the window and watch as Holly Carr paints a silk
painting in the darkened Gallery at Maples. In the background, watch as Kathryn
Gordon and Nancy Allen work their magic (just like frefies) using coloured glass
and torches, creating one-of-a-kind jewelry and unique glass creations such as
Wood Nymphs. Their fames will make Hollys work dance in the window! Maybe
she will paint you in her painting! Just like frefies, their work wont last.
maplesgallery.ca
Maritime Museum of the atlantic
Museum
Alone: Isolation on the Sea
The Museum and NSCAD art students will once again be working together for
this years Nocturne Festival. Whether it was manning a lonely lighthouse, or
taking a cramped journey across the vast Atlantic Ocean, isolation has been a
common theme found in our Maritime history. The work of frst year arts students
interpreting that theme will be displayed alongside projections of the museums
own collection of ships portraits. The frst level of the museum will remain open
for viewing including Hello Sailor: Gay Life on the Ocean Wave.
maritime.museum.gov.ns.ca
Mary e. Black gallery
140-1061 Marginal Rd., Public gallery
The Making of History and Artifacts:
The Photography of John Cooper Robinson from Meiji Japan (1895-1919)
Curated by Robert Bean, this collection provides an exemplary opportunity to
explore the unique journey of the frst Canada-sponsored Methodist missionary
to enter Japan. In this east meets West story, signifcant places, people, and
features of Japans entry into the modern era are recorded which share insight
into historic conditions of human existence. Robinsons glass negatives, tinted
lantern slides, albumen, and early silver gelatin prints are outstanding artifacts
illustrating the evolution of this then new technology. They offer a visual and
physical record of this rich experience while inviting an affective encounter with
the intersubjective narratives of culture and temporality. craft-design.ns.ca
Disorder in Court
ArtsExpress
Law Courts Building, 1815 Upper Water St.
The Supreme Court will be open to the public and will host several spectacular
Nocturne events: Performances of the comic opera Trial by Jury, a Gilbert and
Sullivan and Youth on the Radar co-production, which deals with a breach of
promise marriage lawsuit set in an actual courtroom. Team Possibles will be
performing Electric Ballet Vignettes, while sporting fascinators inspired by the
Royal wedding. The Courthouse is also revealing a mosaic mural in the upper
foyer, a refection on the theme of Truth, by youth from Spryfeld, which was
guided by artists Renee Forrestall and Miro Davis.
hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/sfels/
West of Neverfail
Courtney Kelsey & Zachary Barkhouse
Svitzer Canada Wharf, 5051 Salter St.
West of Neverfail is a visual exploration of the harbour situated on the
waterfront tugboat dock. The flm, created with footage gathered from the
tugboats prior to their relocation to another port, will be projected onto the front
of the Salvage Shed, which once held equipment used for recovering stricken
vessels. It combines slow, patient visuals with an immersive soundscape that
will be projected into the night amid the ambience of the harbour.
You are here.
Ella Morton
Halifax Waterfront between Sackville St. & Marginal Rd.
You Are Here is an interactive walk along the waterfront in Halifax, where
participants follow a series of glow-in-the-dark arrows and phrases posted on
the ground and on the sides of walls and railings. The phrases are mysterious
and refective statements intended to create an appreciation of the mutability
of the city, the ocean and the immediate surroundings. They work both individually
and as a whole, to make a poetic and celebratory experience of a nighttime walk
in the city.
ellamorton.com
Image: Holly Carr, Firefies at Night, paint on silk
Zone 2 (Halifax Waterfront)
novascotian Crystal
5080 George St.
Commercial Gallery
Magicians and Alchemists on the Waterfront
NovaScotian Crystal is dedicated to preserving the old ways of making crystal
and has attracted the attention of several Old World craftsmen with the same
ideals. Along with preserving comes sharing, and our Canadian craftsmen
and apprentices are learning the skills needed to become future master
craftsmen. As well, all of our trained craftsmen are introducing a new audience
of collectors to the value and beauty of traditionally mouth-blown, hand-cut
crystal. During Nocturne, we will be creating crystal for visitors to see. They
can tour the glassworks, sample apple cider from crystal glasses, and shop
from the splendid array of fnished pieces. novascotiancrystal.com
Port Loggia gallery nsCaD University
1107 Marginal Rd.
University gallery
Migrant Sounds (i)
Port Loggia will be hosting Migrant Sounds (i), a media installation by Gerard Choy.
The genesis of this project lies in phrase books written in the late 19
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centuries for Cantonese migrants to North America. The phrase books
contained English words transcribed into English-sounding Cantonese words,
making unfamiliar sounds familiar, the alien closer to home. This installation
highlights a negotiation with English through classic movie lines and their
transcriptions into Cantonese sounds. Through phonetics, the audience is
invited to work out these classic lines, experiencing how migrants would have
wrestled with a new linguistic environment. nscad.ca
seeds gallery
NSCAD University, 116-1099 Marginal Rd.
Commercial gallery
Seeds Gallery is a year-round shop for student and alumni work. Our goal is
to provide a commercial venue for students and alumni, to promote a diverse
range of artistic practices, and to enhance the Halifax art community. The new
1000 square-foot street-level gallery features a clean, contemporary design
aesthetic, and is located in the Annex Building, directly across the street from
the Port Campus. NSCAD is the only visual arts university in Canada to offer
students and recent graduates
studio 21 fine art
Commercial gallery
ART
Studio 21 Fine Art Gallery exhibits original contemporary art and has been
providing artwork to private and corporate collectors locally and internationally
for 27 years. The gallery represents over 50 established and emerging artists
from eastern Canada and beyond. During Nocturne, the gallery will feature a
screening of the video ART. The 4-minute video ART features a song by Tanya
Davis and a video manifesto on the subject by Andrea Dorfman. Screenings
will run every half hour starting at 6pm (6:30, 7:00, 7:30). Also on display
will be recent work by gallery artists: Vanessa Paschakrnis (sculptor) and
Marilyn McAvoy (painter). studio21.ca
Image: Andrea Dorfman & Tanya Davis, ART, animated video, 4 minutes
great craftsmanship is a blend of talent,
skill and hard work, valued for its beauty,
longevity, and quality. every home we build
is a work of art an investment that
stands the test of time. because true
artistry is not just something you see,
its something you feel.
welcome home.
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Ursa Majors Visit
Ilan Sandler
Citadel Hill National Historic Site Anchor Project
Viewers entering the Halifax Citadels Parade Square will see the glowing outline
of a large bear suspended in the east corner of the courtyard. The sculptural form
is made from a combination of LEDs marking the star points of the constellation
Ursa Major and light-weight polycarbonate and refective fabric components. Both
western and First Nations cultures identify this constellation as The Great Bear.
In the Greek myth, Zeus protects his lover in bear form from a hunters arrow
by placing her in the sky. Here the trials of the Great Bear are far from over;
in Mikmaq and Iroquois stories Ursa Major must contend with a set of hunters
in hot pursuit: seven in the spring when the constellation is fully visible in the
night sky, and three by October when four stars have dropped below the horizon.
Many civilizations have projected stories onto the constellation and this
installation imagines another. In Ursa Majors Visit, the Great Bear peers
down at the earth from the northern sky and is intrigued by the unusual star-
shaped form of the Citadel. A meeting point of the earthly and the celestial,
the Citadel appears to Ursa Major as an invitation to resume her terrestrial
form. For this special Nocturne event, she drops one foot into the courtyard.
While Ursa Major visits she may shed some light on the transcultural
interpretations of her past.
Biography
Ilan Sandler has shown his sculptures, installations, and videos internationally
and across Canada and has completed public art commissions in Toronto,
St. Louis, Philadelphia, and Busan, South Korea. He also installed the public
sculpture A Departure in Lethbridge in 2009 and The Vessel in Toronto in 2011.
In September he completed a large public artwork called Whats Your Name?
for North Toronto Collegiate Institute and is developing The School Chair for the
Halifax Regional Municipality. During the summer of 2011, Beach Chair was
in Aarhus, Denmark, for the Sculpture by the Sea exhibition. He has received
numerous awards, including grants from the Canada Council for the Arts,
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, and the
Nova Scotia Department of Culture.
In 2011, Parks Canada is celebrating its 100th birthday as the worlds frst
national parks service. To recognize this occasion, Parks Canada is inviting
Canadians to come celebrate at its places across the country. The Halifax Citadel
NHS is pleased to participate in Nocturne as one of our centennial events. For
more information about special centennial events and regular activities, please
visit parkscanada.ca/halifaxcitadel or twitter.com/ParksCanada_NS.
En 2011, Parcs Canada, premier rseau de parcs nationaux au monde, clbre
son 100e anniversaire. Pour marquer loccasion, Parcs Canada invite les
Canadiens faire la fte dans ses lieux partout au pays. La Citadelle dHalifax est
ravie daccueillir les participants de Nocturne en honneur du centenaire de Parcs
Canada. Pour en savoir davantage sur les activits spciales du centenaire et sur
les activits habituelles, veuillez consulter le site Web ladresse parcscanada.
gc.ca/halifaxcitadel ou twitter.com/ParcsCanada_NE.
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galleries and
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Convergence
Caley MacLennan
5410 Spring Garden Rd.
(between DAL Architecture & Design building and the Courthouse)
3D flmmakers literally set the canvas in their photographed landscape by
determining where their cameras will intersect. This point of intersection is referred
to as the point of convergence. For his installation, Caley MacLennan explores the
concept of convergence, not only in space, but in time and relationship between
viewer and subject. As live actors roam through the installation, they will appear
to interact with actors projected onto a screen in 3D. Viewers will be encouraged
to both watch the projection through a designated viewing station and explore the
space with the aid of anaglyph 3D glasses. threedeeclub.blogspot.com
Fathom Arcana
IRiSs Laboratories
Marine Theatre, Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer St.
As an experimental analysis of the perceptual experience of depth, Fathom Arcana
tests both marine as well as psychological depth: the mysteries of the sub-marine
and the secret knowledge held by the sub-conscious. IRiSs Laboratories utilize
highly experimental inter-modal perceptual projection technologies to enable and
operate this depth simulator which, while safe for all ages, may induce deeply
unfamiliar sensory stimulation. Please be advised that for this IRiSs Laboratories
experiment, all visitors are to be considered Test Subjects.
No prior scuba diving or psychoanalytic experience necessary.
irisslab.ca
MedusoZOA
Nicole LeBlanc & Melissa Schwegmann
Classroom HB2, Dalhousie Architecture Building, 5410 Spring Garden Rd.
MadusoZOA is a kinetic installation, abstractly simulating the fuid movement of a
jellyfsh in water. As a jellyfsh contracts and pulsates, its extending tentacles foat
behind as illuminated traces of its bodys movement. MadusoZOA evokes these
traces through a similar hypnotic drift. Multiple strands of fber optic tentacles
slowly sway together. Illuminated from within, the glowing tentacles create the
illusion of a large organism suspended in a dimly lit space. Each tentacle houses
a device to trace the movement onto paper, translating the sweeping movement
into a series of physical marks, and constructing a visual memory.
Sculpture In the Park
Dominique Cruchet
Grounds behind the Spring Garden Memorial Public Library, Brunswick St.
In an homage to legendary documentary photographer Eugne Atget, French artist
Dominique Cruchet presents projected stills of Parisian neoclassical park statuary
on a variety of surfaces. A project organized by the Confederation Centre Art
Gallery as part of Art in the Open 2011 in Charlottetown.
The Consulate General of France in the Atlantic Provinces is happy to support this
artistic event.
Le Consulat gnral de France dans les provinces atlantiques est heureux
dappuyer cet vnement artistique.
Think Tank: Machine for Everyday Poetry
Ben Gallagher & Zoe Nudell
CBC Building, 1601 South Park St.
Half carnival side-show half spaceship wreckage, all intrigue. What DOES that
machine do? Parked underneath the CBC alcove facing the Public Gardens,
steam bursts and blinking lights keep watch over the intersection. Dont be shy,
step inside and explore the mysteries of the Think Tank. Will you leave amused,
confused, revitalized, dissatisfed, full to the brim with poetry? Hopefully.
a Hidden gallery
1469 Birmingham St.
Commercial photography studio & gallery
Visions of Peru by Robert Calnen and Metalworks by stephen Patterson
The upstairs gallery will feature an exhibition by photographer Robert Calnen.
Child portraiture, personal versus professional styles, long-term appreciation,
visual impact, mood, and artistic content will be open for discussion. The lower
gallery will feature an exhibition of Peru by Robert Calnen and work by Steven
Patterson exploring of the weathered details of man-made metal surfaces that
have been abandoned to the elements. The theme of this exhibition is inspired by
abstract art, in particular Abstract Expressionism and post-WWII Action Painting.
Cheryl Reid OHaga, well known Nova Scotia Harpist will be playing at A Hidden
Gallery. calnenphotography.com
?Hive?
Ruth Marsh
Victoria Park, Spring Garden Rd. & South Park St.
A viewer may initially be attracted to ?Hive? by the buzzing sound it gives off;
a faint light emitting from its small entrance issues an invitation to cautiously
peer inside where a small screen plays a video of the ?hive?s former occupants,
and the scent of abandoned comb still lingers in the air. ?Hive? is an attempt
to put Humpty Dumpty back together again; we can see and smell the bees and
touch their hive but what we are experiencing is a simulacrum. What actually
happened to the bees is a mystery; what remains exists as a testimony to their
absence.
ruthmarsh.net
Le jardin en hiver
Robert Finlay & Franois Gaudet
Front Gate, Halifax Public Gardens, Spring Garden Rd. & South Park St.
Le jardin en hiver sets a text by Robert Finley against Franois Gaudets video
rendering of rapidly sequenced still images of light-painted forms and of the
Halifax Public Gardens. It depends on a disjunction between the immediacy
and pace of Franois light-painting sequences (with their insistence on a vital
and feeting presence, the pulse of a city), and Roberts meditation on the
Garden and its incremental changes.
Photo: Emanuel Jannasch
Zone 3 (Spring Garden & Universities) (Spring Garden & Universities) Zone 3
Love, Me Boutique
1539 Birmingham St.
Commercial gallery
Love, Me Boutique is a carefully curated shop selling exclusively Canadian
handmade goods for wearing, living, and giving. Original paintings are mixed
with prints, pottery, glassware, textiles, handbags, clothing, stuffed toys,
and cards. Love, Me Boutique is art & craft for the creative and the curious.
Join us the night of Nocturne to celebrate the art of the handwritten letter.
Check www.lovemeboutique.ca or @lovemeboutique on twitter for up-to-date
details.
Museum of natural History
1747 Summer St.
Museum
The Museum of Natural History will remain open until midnight
during Nocturne, with all exhibits available to the public. The Museum is pleased
to be home to the frst Science on a Sphere in Canada. The Museum will offer
a live show every half hour featuring the best of what this digital projection unit
can do. See live weather, air traffc, facebook connections, and so much more
as the Museum of Natural History shows you the world in a whole new light.
nature.museum.gov.ns.ca
nova scotia archives (ns Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage)
6016 University Ave.
Public exhibition space
Now&Then: archives+art
The potential for artists use of archives is vast. Using material from the
Nova Scotia Archives vaults, four artists (Aime Henny Brown, Nick Brunt,
Andrew Michael Fleming & Therese Bombardier) working with different
mediums will create pieces that serve as an echo of the past. The provinces
documentary heritage (maps, photos, flm, documents, audio recordings, and
more) will be interpreted through the artists vision and incorporated into new
and exciting works that blur the line between now and then, new and old.
gov.ns.ca/nsarm
3 faces of Realism, Hosted by nova scotia archives (nsDCCH)
The Chase Room, Nova Scotia Archives, 6016 University Ave.
Public exhibition space
3 Faces of Realism
Three different approaches to realism, spanning two mediums (painting and
sculpture), will be showcased by three highly accomplished realists. Works
range from traditional landscapes and garden scenes by David Howells, through
the High Realist Maritime and wildlife scenes of Al Bergin, to the unique mixed
media, primarily fgurative, sculptural work of Kristie Sheehy.
oUteast film festival
Radio Room, CBC Radio Building, 1599 South Park St.
Temporary Exhibition Space
Alternating shows between 6pm-midnight3 Faces of Realism
The OUTeast peepIN featuring Krista Davis, Cari Tangedal, Kim Sheppard,
and Nolan Natasha Pike. OUTeast, Halifaxs new Queer Film Festival, presents
the OUTeast peepIN, a pair of alternating video installations where science,
magic, religion, and politics meet in dueling matches as the peep show curtains
rise. OUTeast is dedicated to presenting the very best in queer independent
cinema from around the world to our community in Halifax. We are committed
to showcasing work that will challenge, educate, and unite our audiences, and
to celebrating artistic excellence in the medium of flm.
saint Marys University art gallery
5865 Gorsebrook Ave., University gallery
27 x Doug
Manitoba photo-based artist Larry Glawson is known for his contemplative
portraits of queer couples and families in their domestic environments. This
30-year retrospective represents Glawsons career through portraits of Doug
Melnyk, his lover of 30 years. Curator J.J. Kegan McFadden brings together
photographs and video works from some of Glawsons most famous series,
including Family Album (1983), The Anonymous Gay & Lesbian Portrait Project
(1992 to 2005), and home bodies (2002-ongoing), to present a queer revisionist
history of Glawsons career thus far. 27 x Doug underscores Glawsons ability to
blend the quotidian and the sublime in evocative portraiture. SMU.ca
Zwickers gallery
5415 Doyle St.
Commercial gallery
VISIONS: Contemporary First Nations Art & its early European reception
An exhibition of contemporary art by Aboriginal and Inuit artists, including
paintings, prints, sculpture and artifacts. Films of First Nations art and artists
will be shown throughout the evening. We hope to have the noted Mimaq artist
Leonard Paul present for a demonstration of his art depicting ancient Mimaq
legends. Incorporated in the show are a number of prints by 18
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Century
European artists illustrating the European view of the First Nation peoples,
including the Noble Savage idea popularized by French Philosopher
JJ. Rousseau. zwickersgallery.ca
Image: Larry Glawson Untitled (Doug & Larry wallpaper), 1983 split toned silver print
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Photo Courtesy of: Michelle Doucete Design & Photography
27 x Doug:
Portraits by Larry Glawson
Curator: J.J. Kegan McFadden
15 October - 27 November 2011
Artist & Curators Talk:
Friday, 14 October, 7pm
Opening Reception:
Friday, 14 October , 8pm
Photopolis conference welcoming reception
Friday, 21 October, 7pm with artist present
Steven Naylor & Others in Concert, An Open Rehearsal for Nocturne
Saturday, 15 October, 7pm and 9pm
Directions to Gallery from Bus Stop:
Walk west on Gorsebrook Ave to Loyola Bldg (Follow blue path lights)
Untitled (o dock), 1985 / chromogenic print, 2010, 4 x 4
Saint Marys University Art Gallery 5865 Gorsebrook Avenue, Halifax. 902-420-5445. gallery@smu.ca
11 - 5pm Tuesday - Friday 12 - 5pm Saturday - Sunday. smuartgallery.ca
(North End Halifax) Zone 4
Black Box
Annik Gaudet & Katharine Vingoe-Cram
Bus Stop Theatre, 2203 Gottingen St.
Black Box draws from aviation history to create a multi-layered installation
exploring traditional narratives of progress. A tetrahedral kite is suspended
in the Bus Stop Theatre, glowing like a beacon in the dark space. It calls to
the audience to step forward into the darkness and experience the visual and
auditory effects of the installation. The space is charged with an electric feeling
of enigma and history. The meaning of Black Box is two-fold: on one hand,
a standard theatre, on the other, an aircraft recording device.
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night
A Dark and Stormy Night Writing Collective: Stephanie Domet,
Sue Goyette & Joanne Kerrigan
The Company House, 2202 Gottingen St.
It Was a Dark and Stormy Night is an interactive installation featuring six stations
relating to making stories. Get inspired by live mix Waxing Eloquent as you play
post-it poetry, sit in to a typewriters blank page, seek advice at The Poet Is In,
project your acknowledgements into the street, and, if you dare, read your
originalwork on our open stage.
Pool Party Natalie Boterman & Matthew Carswell
Centennial Pool, 1970 Gottingen St.
Centennial Pool is a non-proft organization. Non-proft organizations rely
heavily on public funding and support in addition to government funding. At a time
when cuts to programs and operating budgets are commonplace and underpaid
and volunteer staff are forced to do more with less, it is important to celebrate
the programs and facilities which have and continue to maintain themselves. This
project seeks to explore the buildings architecture by activating the East and
West facing windows as temporary projection screens.
The artists recognize the support of the Province of Nova Scotia through the
Department of Communities, Culture & Heritage and are pleased to work in
partnership with the Culture Division to develop and promote cultural resources
for all Nova Scotians.
Image: Joanne Kerrigan
Strangers in the Night
Lisa Lipton, featuring numerous local artists & musicians
Seasons by Atlantica Restaurant, Hotel Atlantica, 1980 Robie St.
Strangers in the Night is an installation & performance which investigates the
effect of lounge music, a type of mood music meant to evoke in listeners the
feeling of being somewhere beyond their own reality, where sentiments for
lovers and/or soothing the soul might arise. Strangers in the Night looks to
question the stereotypical nature of a romantic lounge scenario by shifting
idealized roles and creating a space for the critique of social & cultural
constructions of gender, offered through the dynamics of a palatable lounge
performance as they are adorned to become strangers in the night.
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afCooP the atlantic filmmakers Cooperative
101-5663 Cornwallis St., Artist-run co-op
FILM-E-OKE Come Play a Role! With a selection of script excerpts from famous
Hollywood flms, an assortment of props, and stock fellow performers, members
of the public will have the opportunity to choose the script they would like to
perform on our virtual image and sound stage. Performances will be projected
onto the street attracting viewers and new participants alike.
Shot Reverse Shot Shot reverse shot is a standard flmmaking technique for
shooting dialogue between two people. Actors are flmed separately facing
opposite directions and then edited together such that the viewer assumes they
are looking at each other. Using dual live projection and audience participation,
AFCOOP breaks down the simple illusion of shot reverse shot, allowing people to
have unusual conversations with unseen partners. afcoop.ca
the ikebana shop
6417 Quinpool Rd.
Commercial gallery
Ikebana for Nocturne
The Ikebana shop is dedicated to the promotion of ikebana, the art of Japanese
fower arrangement. Visitors will see different variations of the art and will
hopefully get a better understanding of the Japanese aesthetic. Apart from
custom arrangement services, ikebana lessons, and supplies, the Ikebana shop
also offers a variety of authentic things Japanese. mirochi.com
Lost & found
2383 Agricola St.
Commercial gallery
Ikebana for Nocturne
La Vierge Miracle is an exhibition of photographs by Geordie Mott examining
the convergences between Catholic and Vodouisant cultures during one of Haitis
most important religious festivals, Our Lady of Mount Carmel. While the Catholic
church disapproves, most Haitians do not see a dichotomy between the church and
their Vodou beliefs and practice both. Here at the spectacular twin 100 foot high
waterfalls in the town of Saut-dEau, pilgrims of both faiths journey to bathe in the
waterfalls for luck and offer gifts of rum and candles to have their prayers and pleas
answered from both the Virgin Mary and her Vodou incarnation Erzuli Dantor.
Megan Leslies Community gallery
1-2207 Gottingen St.
nova scotian Watercolours by Maurice dentremont
Maurice dEntremont was born and raised in Pubnico, Nova Scotia in the
1930s and he is the latest artist to be featured at Megan Leslie MPs Community
Art Gallery. Moving with his wife to Spryfeld in the late 50s and working for
the Department of National Defence for 31 years, it wasnt until Maurices
daughter gave him the retirement gift of a watercolour kit that he began painting
as a hobby. Maurices paintings are realism in watercolour with a focus on
Nova Scotian landscapes and wildlife, exhibiting stunning detail and beauty.
meganleslie.ndp.ca
MsVU art gallery
166 Bedford Hwy., University gallery
Lisette Model: a Performance in Photography & Rubbish Rubbish
MSVU Art Gallery highlights the achievements of contemporary Nova Scotian and
Canadian artists, often in the early stages of their careers. Join us for the opening
reception for two exhibitions. Curated by Stefan Hancherow, Rubbish Rubbish is a
group exhibition in which cardboard boxes are the foundation for each piece. Artists
include Chris Foster, Kate Walchuk, Zeke Moores, Nicole Raufeisen and Ryan Witt.
Opening in the adjacent gallery is Lisette Model: A Performance in Photography,
curated by George Steeves. The mid-20th century photographer is equally renowned
for her shoot-and-run portraits of strangers and her mystifcation of her own life
story. A curators talk for Rubbish Rubbish, and an opening reception for both
exhibitions will begin at 5 pm. msvuart.ca
eyelevel gallery, the Centre for art tapes and Videospread
Eyelevel Gallery, 2159 Gottingen St., Artist-run centre
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Eyelevel Gallery and the Centre for Art Tapes host Cline Jouenne, Directing
Manager of Videospread, in a month-long program bringing together three
curators, three artists (David Frankovich, Michel Klfkorn and Julie Louise
Bacon), and three public sites throughout the HRM. All three curators will be
working with artists who explore the degradation, juxtaposition, or technical
implications of the moving image set in relation to the photographic image.
For Nocturne 2011, this project will highlight a large scale public projection
in Granville Mall of work by Michel Klfkorn presented by guest curator Cline
Jouenne. At the same time the exhibition of the three featured works will be
presented at Eyelevel Gallery animating the three off-site projections.
fReD. beauty food art
2606 Agricola St.
Commercial gallery
FRED. beauty food art was established in 2004 by Fred Connors and Joel Flewelling.
It is an affordable luxury destination, combining a salon, caf, and art gallery.
Built on social consciousness, FRED. beauty food art is committed to making its
brand, products, and services available to everyone. FRED. beauty food art has
established many community and not-for-proft partnerships with an emphasis
on creating opportunities for inner city youth, the arts, and an environment
where small business can thrive. For this years Nocturne festival, FRED. art
presents a photographic exhibit by Hannah Thomson. Hannah grew up in Halifax
and moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1999 where she currently lives and works
as a photographer. Fredsalon.ca
Hydrostone gallery
5519 Young St.
Commercial gallery
JOURNEY
In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia is mounting
an exhibition with the theme of JOURNEY at the Hydrostone Gallery during the month
of October. In keeping with the theme, Guild members will illustrate the journey
from raw materials to pieces of jewelry by demonstrating a variety of techniques for
manipulating metal. Demonstrations will run continuously in the Hydrostone Pocket
Park across the street from the Gallery.
hydrostonegallery.com
Image: Geordie Mott, La Vierge Miracle (Cleanse), Digital C-Print, 20 x 30
Zone 4 (North End Halifax)
secord gallery
6301 Quinpool Rd.
Commercial gallery
Secord Gallery primarily represents well-known Nova Scotian artists who work in
a broad variety of media. For Nocturne 2011, we will be presenting an exhibition
of new paintings by Lorena Ziraldo with the theme of viewing art in galleries.
Lorena Ziraldo was born in Italy and raised in Canada. She completed her BFA in
painting at NSCAD University in 2000, and is now highly regarded for her narrative
fgure paintings, which are always flled with insightfully chosen colour, beautiful
brushwork, and a sense of compelling mood. A selection of new works by other
gallery artists will also be on display.
secordgallery.com
turnstile Pottery Cooperative Ltd.
2733 Agricola St.
Artist-run co-op
Turnstile is a cooperative group, providing access to a shared ceramic studio and
gallery shop to its members and the community since 2001. Join us to view new
work by the current members, including Lily Meadows, Rosanne Tanner, Bethany
Riordan-Butterworth, Dorota Forfa, Jenny Morton, Elizabeth Woodyard, Christine
Waugh and Jyelle Vogel. While visiting the studio, participate in making a festive
clay craft and take away a keepsake ceramic pendant.
turnstilepottery.com
Image: At the Gallery by Lorena Ziraldo 22 X 28 Oil on canvas
(Downtown Dartmouth) Zone 5
Redemption of the Dark side
alderney Landing anchor Project
Curated and produced by Kim Farmer
Alderney Landing
Look at Her
On the Market level
Artists Krista Comeau, Jenna Marsh, Dana Eileen, Meghan Whitton,
Mal Ryan, Cherakee Stoddard, Kylee Nunn, Angela Gzowski and Christina
Arsenault explore the theme of the photographic self portrait in the 21
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century. This exhibit will be curated by Kim Farmer and Christina Arsenault.
analog stereograms from synthetic space!
In the Alderney Theatre
Robert Drisdelle and Heather Rappard, by means of plugging things in the
wrong way, have created a complex, interactive audio/visual installation and
performance space. Put on a pair of 3D glasses (provided) and come see
and hear the sound affect the picture and the picture affect the sound in a
psychedelic projection at Alderney Theatre.
Wheelies ReInvented: Redemption of the Dark Side
As the giant disco ball spins, the GORIFIED recreation of the north
Dartmouth roller skating rink Wheelies comes to life. Members of the
Halifax Roller Derby Association are contributing to this public skate, inviting
roller skating enthusiasts to have a spin around the indoor Alderney rink while
grooving to music from the 70s and 80s. Nothing is as it seems because
these skaters are returning to Wheelies with a macabre twist...inviting guests
to re-live a true Dartmouth experience...the Snowball will never be the same
again. Over 200 pairs of the original Wheelies skates will be available to rent
free of charge!
Performers include: Belladonna Lily, Sarah Chaotica, Lass Vicious and
members of the Halifax Roller Derby Association, Colleen MacIsaac and
members of Vile Passist Theatre & DJ Rewind.
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east Coast tango society
In the Alderney Rotunda
Performing high quality Argentine tango, Todd Thompson and members of the
East Coast Tango Society will be dancing and offering hour dance classes
for the public. Live music will be provided by Rhapsody Quintet.
Canal street Potters
15 Canal St.
Commercial gallery
Clay Bursting Out for Nocturne
Canal Street Potters at 15 Canal Street, Dartmouth, next to the Dartmouth
curling rink, is a micro sample gallery bursting out for Nocturne with an extensive
exhibition of pottery (Functional, Sculptural and Decorative, Stoneware, Porcelain
and Raku), and featuring the work of 6 Potters Passionate about Clay: France
Arruda, Judy Gordon, Kathy Kepkay, Iris Patterson, Carol Smeraldo, Cyndi
Yeatman. Watch and try throwing on the potters wheel. Imprint your hand on one
of our pottery tumblers to make it your own and choose a glaze.
Craig gallery at alderney Landing
2 Ochterloney St.
Non-proft gallery
Courage
The 13
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annual Mosaic for Mental Health Art Exhibit and Sale Courage will be
featured at the Craig Gallery at Alderney Landing. This exhibition will consist of
6 x 6 individual works of art responding to the theme of Courage. Tiles are
priced at $25 unframed/$55 unframed. All proceeds go to the Canadian Mental
Health Association Halifax Dartmouth Branch. The Craig Gallery strives to
develop awareness and support of visual arts in our community.
alderneylanding.com

Craig gallery Parking Lot
2 Ochterloney St.
RoadWorks
As a collection of images, Hannoh Minzloffs RoadWorks is a social investigation
of municipal labour, urban infrastructure and social class. The work the crews
do is practical rather than ephemeral. The photographs represent the everyday
moments when the ordinary person and the work they do become extraordinary.
alderneylanding.com & hannahminzloff.ca

Analog Stereograms from Synthetic Space!
Robert Drisdelle and Heather Rappard
Alderney Theatre, Alderney Landing
Haligonian artists/multitaskers Heather Rappard and Robert Drisdelle, by means
of plugging things in the wrong way, have created a complex, interactive audio/
visual installation and performance space. Put on a pair of 3D glasses (provided)
and come see and hear the sound affect the picture and the picture affect the
sound in a psychedelic projection at Alderney Theatre. There will be musical
and visual surprises and intrigue throughout the night, and no computers/smart
phones/PDAs etc.
youtube.com/heathersews, heather-sews.tumblr.com,
youtube.com/robertdrisdelle, soundcloud.com/robertdrisdelle
RoadWorks by Hannah Minzloff
Outdoors
An installation of nine 3x6 backlit photographs of summer road works
crews will greet visitors to the circular parking lot outside the Craig Gallery
at Alderney Landing. As a collection of images, RoadWorks is a social
investigation of municipal labour, urban infrastructure and social class.
The work the crews do is practical rather than ephemeral. The photographs
represent the everyday moments when the ordinary person and the work they
do become extraordinary.
other projects at alderney
Outdoors
Illumination of the Haunted Sculpture in the Events Plaza
The Bluenose Ghosts Festival including the Fear the Darkness Haunted
House, entries from the Horror Movie Trailer Competition for Youth
(screened outside on the side of the Haunted House)
The Geary Street Cemetery Interactive Media Tour
Image: Carol Smeraldo Ancestor Boat 1 Raku and Earthenware Clay, 36cmx31cm
Image: Barbara Carter, Courage to Dream, 2011, mixed media, 6 x 6
Image: Hannah Minzloff, Untitled, vinyl, 3x6

MoBiLe PRoJeCts & PRoJeCts in MULtiPLe Zones MoBiLe PRoJeCts & PRoJeCts in MULtiPLe Zones
Canis Latrans Thamnos
Zachary Gough
Procession will move through the Nocturne Zones throughout the evening.
In April 2010, the Nova Scotia Natural Department of Resources introduced
a $20 pelt incentive as part of a program to control the spread of the Eastern
Coyote in Nova Scotia. Today, October 15th is the frst day of the Coyote
trapping season. By reanimating pelts acquired through this incentive, artist
Zachary Gough will create a Coyote memorial procession. Keep your eyes open
for this slow moving protest.
zacharygough.ca
Maintenance, Anthony Koutras
Beginning at Pier 21, the night shift will move north through Zone 2, south
through Zone 1, and then west along Spring Garden Road, performing
maintenance along the route.
Maintenance is performed and installed during Nocturne by artist Anthony Koutras.
Under the guise of a city maintenance worker, Koutras performs and installs custom
photographic patch repairs intended to mend blemishes and faws that are in need
of repair within the cityscape. The photographic installations/performances are
located in various sites throughout the Nocturne Zones.
Maintenance aims to engage the public through an evening of performance-
based photographic installations. Additionally, the work explores subtle physical
augmentations to the public environment, and employs the medium of photographic
installation to create an ephemeral maintenance solution.
Mummering Samba-Style
Samba Nova
Performing throughout the Nocturne Zones
Samba Nova, Halifaxs premiere Batucada Samba percussion band, presents
a uniquely Atlantic Canadian spin on traditional Brazilian Samba rhythms by
including the Newfoundland Ugly Stick, the fddle, and other instrumentation.
Join Samba Nova community band in roaming the streets of Halifax, singing
and dancing to our own beat.
sambanova.org
Remote Corners
Catharine Brown & Jeffrey Fish
Corner of Prince St. & Granville St. at Province House; Corner of Marginal
Rd. & Lower Water St.; Corner of Sackville St. & South Park St. at Public
Gardens; Hydrostone Market, Corner of Young St. & Gottingen St.; Corner
of Alderney Dr. & Queen Street, at Alderney Gate Ferry Terminal
The Remote Corners project aims to build sensory bridges between Halifax
and fve cities around the world. We record the sounds of the street there and
transmit them, live, back here - superimposing the vibe of busy life from fve
international city corners onto fve corners in Halifax: thousands of kilometers
away, yet only a short stroll from each other.
fpsproductions.tv
Six White Cubes
Noah Derek Logan
Travelling within the Nocturne Zones
What defnes a space? What defnes a gallery? Using the constructs of the
white gallery space Noah Derek Logan has invited twelve artists to create
projects for cargo vans. Each artist has been paired with another artist with
a very different practice, and these six duos have been asked to create a
unique, one-time piece utilizing the van as a container. The artists will utilize
these spaces for display, performance and projection. These artist vans will be
traveling through the city during the entire night, and it will only be by chance
that you catch one of these unique projects.
Spartan Fall Run
Karen Hawes, in collaboration with Spartans Running Team
Various routes throughout Halifax; starting/fnish line at Victoria Park,
Spring Garden Rd. & South Park St.
Tonight, after dedicated running and cheer training, the Spartan Team compete
in the Spartan Fall Run. October 15, 2011 is the culmination of several
months in pursuit of a personal best time. While each team member starts
and fnishes on the same line, runners routes are individually determined.
Based on ability, ambition, and self-effacing understanding of limitations, each
of the Spartans run alone, cheering as they cross paths with one another.
As we are challenged in our everyday lives to go it alone or stick together,
Spartans are challenged by the obligations of being supportive team members
versus the temptation to compete. Cheer them on; SOLITARY SOLIDARITY!
Megan Leslie
MP for Halifax

1-2207 Got ngen St.
Halifax, NS B3K 3B5
902.426.8691
megan.leslie@parl.gc.ca
www.meganleslie.ca
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October 13, 2012
6 p.m. midnight
Free event, art in public places, galleries open late
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