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TABLE OF CONTENTSEvent Information..................................................1Gallery Listings.....................................................3Bus Stop and Route Information.........................15Maps................................................................16-18Spotlight Listings.................................................21Welcome to Nocturne!With 28 participating galleries and venues, and more than 24 temporary publicart installations and performances, Nocturne: Art at Night, is Halifax’s first, free,night-time art experience. Begin your tour at any participating gallery or venue.Running from 6:00 pm – midnight, this is your chance to visit Halifax RegionalMunicipality’s galleries and see art illuminate the night – perhaps where younever expected.Thank You!Nocturne, Art at Night would not be possible if it weren’t for the generoussupport and commitment of the people and organizations involved. Thank youto all the artists for their enthusiastic participation in the inaugural Nocturne.A special thank you to the dedicated volunteers who made this event happen,both behind the scenes and on event night. We’d also like to thank our partnerswho saw the potential of this event and supported us from the beginning,specifically the staff at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Halifax RegionalMunicipality for their committed support and guidance in this new local art event.We would also like to extend our thanks to Meredith Brooks, Robert Carmichael,Chris Crowell, Ralston MacDonnell, Robin Metcalfe, and the staff at Metro Transit.Thank you for your support and we hope you enjoy seeingthe art of Halifax in a whole new light!The Nocturne: Art at Night Team:Laura Carmichael – Event CoordinatorAbby Dickinson – Media and Communications CoordinatorMichelle Doucette – Design CoordinatorRenée Gruszecki – Spotlights CoordinatorJamie MacLellan – Spotlights CoordinatorKaren Patterson – Event CoordinatorAlyson Queen – Sponsorship CoordinatorAndrea Young – Logistics CoordinatorRose Zack – Volunteer Coordinator

EVENT INFORMATIONGalleriesOn October 18 th , discover galleries you’ve never been to before and re-discoveryour favourites with new fall exhibitions. Nocturne is your night to learn moreabout the diverse types of art and exhibitions on display in HRM. Visit commercial,public, university, non-profit artist and volunteer-run galleries. Also, be sure tocheck out more information on Photopolis: The Halifax Festival of Photography,in this program, which many Nocturne venues are also participating in.SpotlightsIn addition to the galleries, experience a number of the temporary public artinstallations and performances throughout the city. Artists were asked to createand install artworks unique to Nocturne and for one night only. You will see craft,media and digital projections, installations, performance, fashion, and so much more.Many of these projects were made possible through support and partnershipswithin the community.Program and MapThis program lists all participating gallery venues (purple) and Spotlights(yellow) including their locations, and a description of what is happening atthat site. Use the map to help you navigate through the city. Each Gallery andSpotlight location has an accompanying number on the map, and is listed inthe legend. Watch for these numbers at each location.Getting AroundWalk around on your own using the map provided in this program or take partin a walking tour of some of the locations in downtown Halifax. The walking tourswill depart from Grand Parade every 2 hours, from 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm.Two Nocturne - Metro Transit buses will be making the circuit to galleriesthroughout the city. Hop on either bus for free, at an official Nocturne bus stop,indicated on the map and at the actual bus stops. Check out the map for thegalleries in Dartmouth as well. PS - The $2 transit fee for the ferry is valid forboth directions if you pick up a transfer when you on hop on!NOCTURNEart at night1

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1313 HollisNon-profit music/art spacewww.unionofpainters.ca1313 Hollis St., Halifax6:00 pm - midnightThe Nocturnal Condition1313 Hollis Street is a new music/art space rooted in the Halifax jazzcommunity. The Nocturnal Condition is being organized at 1313 by theUnion of Painters, a newly formed Halifax-based collective. The eventwill feature painting, sculpture and music. Participating artists includeKyle Jackson, Jesse James, Jamie Klarke, Sophia Erdahl, Chris Parsons,Amanda Atkinson and Marc Brzustowski.Visitors can also participate in “Nocturnal Commissions” by sitting for10 minute portraits or by requesting jazz musicians to play short improvisedcompositions on the theme of their choice. 1313 is an all ages venue.Admission is free of charge.Opening night at 1313.Argyle Fine ArtCommercial Gallerywww.argylefa.tk1869 Upper Water St., Halifax9:00 pm - midnightArgyle Fine Art is a progressive downtown gallery which featuresartwork by emerging and professional artists in a variety of mediums.During Nocturne, see “Bemused,” new work by Kathy Seaboyer and“Displaced Figures” by Ed Huner. Don’t miss a live musical performanceby emerging musician Chuck Blazevic of Dreamsploitation throughout thenight while you enjoy new work by gallery artists. Dance the night awaywith art and music at Argyle Fine Art.Courtesy of the artist, image by Ed Huner, “Nude Female in Landscape # 1”blink! galleryMain Historic Properties Building1869 Upper Water St., HalifaxA special project space presented by Argyle Fine ArtFeatured at our new project space gallery blink!We are proud to present new work by artists Paul Hammond and SethSmith, also known as YoRodeo! Hammond and Smith will celebrate theopening of their show “Three Dee Realms,” with the show opening thenight of October 18 th , from 9pm-11pm. The show will explore the processof anaglyphic (red/blue) 3D drawing and printing. The images are screenprintedusing red and blue, and can be viewed with or without the supplied3D glasses.Image courtesy of YoRodeo!NOCTURNEart at night3

Art 1274 HollisNon-profit co-op of 20 artists1274 Hollis St., Halifax6:00 pm - midnightThis is a brand new art gallery which opened its doors in early July.Art 1274 Hollis consists of 20 local artists and offers original artwork inoils, acrylics, watercolour and silk dyes. We also have unique pottery andsculpture. You will also find a variety of reproductions and note cardswhich are great gift ideas. For the event of October 18 th we will be offeringlight refreshments and an artful night of demonstrations with several ofour artists in attendance.Guests will be treated to an exhibition of original work entitled “NightShift.” Will there be flora, fauna, or colourful evening activities depicted?Will they be outside or in? You will never know what will be unmaskedduring your visit!Art Gallery of Nova ScotiaPublic Provincial Gallerywww.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca1723 Hollis St., Halifax6:00 pm – midnightArt Gallery of Nova Scotia strives to act as a gateway for the visual arts inAtlantic Canada by bringing the art of the world to Nova Scotia and the artof Nova Scotia to the world. It is an agency of the Province of Nova Scotiaresponsible for the preservation, exhibition and education of art throughits branches in Halifax and Yarmouth.During Nocturne, visitors can drop by the studios for hands-on art activities,take a guided tour, and experience a number of exhibitions including“Click,” “Tom Forrestall: Paintings, Drawings, Writings” and “Show ofHands: Folk Art of Nova Scotia.”Photo credit: Steve FarmerArt Gallery of Nova ScotiaCourtyard on Hollis St., Halifaxwww.artgalleryofnovascotia.caNocturnal TransmissionAs part of Nocturne, Halifax’s evening celebration of culture, the ArtGallery of Nova Scotia presents video from two generations of conceptualart practice: David Askevold’s “Learning About Cars and Chocolate” [1972]and Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby’s “A Year in the Life of the World”[2004-2008]. Although exploring similar themes of place and utopian idealsin an age of new media, the two works are separated by a rich four-decadehistory of video art production in Halifax. The two works will be projectedon large screens in the Gallery’s Ondaatje Court. Also that evening at 9 pm,(weather permitting,) the Gallery will host a musical performance byi see rowboats, whose members include local artists Lisa Lipton andWill Robinson.Image: Emily Vey Duke and Cooper Battersby, video still from “A Year in the Life of the World,” 2004-2008

Art Sales & Rental Gallery - “Nine for Nocturne”Not-for profit, commercialwww.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca1723 Hollis St., Halifax6:00 pm - midnight“Nine for Nocturne” will feature the artwork of the following nine popularNova Scotia artists: Tom Forrestall, Alan Syliboy, Denise Comeau, JoseValverde, Cluny Maher, Lynda Shalagan, Heather Sayeau , Dijon Curley,and Doretta Groenendyk, plus our artist of the month, Zehava Power.The Art Sales & Rental Gallery exists to benefit the permanent collectionof the AGNS and to promote Maritime artists by offering quality artworkto the public.Along with this special event there is an extensive collection of workavailable to view, buy or rent.Photo credit: Steve FarmerGallery Shop, Art Gallery of Nova ScotiaNot-for-profit, commercialwww.artgalleryofnovascotia.ca1723 Hollis St., Halifax, Gallery South Lobby6:00 pm - midnightAn uncommon marketplace showcasing Maritime and Canadian Art andCraft including jewellery, pottery, glass, textiles, Inuit Art, Folk Art,books, cards and reproductions, the Maud Lewis Collection, AGNSExhibition Related Products, and much more! Proceeds directly supportthe Art Gallery of Nova ScotiaMetal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia (MAGNS), Annual Competition andExhibition: “Flora and Fauna” October 9 th - November 2 nd , 2008MAGNS was formed in 1951 and, as such, is the oldest craft organizationin continuous existence in Nova Scotia. Current membership consistsof metalsmiths, sculptors, jewellers, educators, students, collectors,enthusiasts and supporters. To its members, whether renowned ornovice, the Guild serves to inform and educate, to promote and providevaluable support. Photo credit: Steve FarmerCraig Gallery at Alderney LandingNon-profitwww.alderneylanding.com/galleryDartmouth, Ferry Terminal6:00 pm - midnight10 th Annual Mosaic for Mental Health “Celebration”The Craig Gallery presents the 10 th Annual Mosaic for Mental Health,October 15-26. This ever popular exhibit showcases the work of a widevariety of artists and media. Each one-of-a-kind 6” x 6” tile is offeredfor sale at a cost of $25.00, all proceeds going towards the Halifax-Dartmouth branch of the Canadian Mental Health Association. Join us onOctober 18th from 6:00 pm - midnight and help support the CMHA andlocal art in your community!The Craig Gallery provides an opportunity for amateur and establishedartists to display their works in a local community space.Kristine Erglis, 2008NOCTURNEart at night5

Pedway Picture GalleryNon-profit, artist runwww.veithstreetgallery.orgAlderney Landing, Dartmouth6:00 pm – 11:00 pmPedway Picture Gallery is a non-profit venue for members of CreativeSpirit East (CSE), a collective of artists living with disability, poverty orother challenges to building a successful career in the Arts. With over60 artists in CSE working from widely varied perspectives visitors willencounter an eclectic and challenging selection of works at affordableprices.The PPG invites visitors to join with CSE member-hosts for a “Come AsYour Own Crow” masquerade. We will be hosting poetry readings andother performance works throughout the evening.Art is for everyone.Artwork by Sheila SmithCreative CrossingArtist Studioswww.creativecrossing.ca5781 Charles St., Halifax6:00 pm – midnightThe Gallery @ Creative Crossing, is the focal point of Halifax’s mostinnovative visual arts venue to date. Creative Crossing, a revitalized andmodernized post-industrial complex, offers an inviting array of complementarymulti-use spaces and artist studios, designed with the intent toencourage collaboration while fostering independent artistic and entrepreneurialpursuits.Creative Crossing has revived an 1898 building from its original function asO’Malley’s Bakery to a contemporary art and cultural destination incorporatingartist studios and shops. The Gallery @ Creative Crossing displaysthe work of the tenants of the building.Dalhousie Art GalleryUniversity Art Gallerywww.artgallery.dal.ca6101 University Avenue, Halifax6:00 pm – midnightThe Dalhousie Art Gallery is a public art gallery, an academic supportunit within the educational and research context of Dalhousie University,and a cultural resource for the whole community.On view during Nocturne is the travelling exhibition “Carole Condé andKarl Beveridge: Working Culture.” The exhibition presents a selection ofmajor photographic projects spanning their thirty-year career workingwith organized labour and issues emerging in the wake of rapid globaleconomic changes. Organized and circulated by the Agnes EtheringtonArt Centre.Carole Condé and Karl Beveridge, “Non haberá nada para ninguén: Abundance,” detail, 1994Image courtesy of the artists.

Dalhousie Art GalleryAdriana Kuiperwww.artgallery.dal.caBased on her continuing investigations into post-War storm and falloutshelters, Adriana Kuiper has installed a temporary shelter-like structureon the Dalhousie University campus. The sculpture, which is constructedout of familiar building materials such as pvc piping, corrugated metaland wood, explores notions of protection and self-survival. Directions toKuiper’s installation are available at the Gallery.Adriana Kuiper, Capsule, 2008, image courtesy of the artist.Eyelevel GalleryArtist-run centrewww.eyelevelgallery.ca2063 Gottingen St., Halifax6:00 pm – midnightFor over thirty years, Eyelevel Gallery has been dedicated to the presentation,development and promotion of contemporary art. Through a rangeof programming initiatives such as exhibitions, performances, specialprojects, and workshops, Eyelevel Gallery has provided a forum for thediscussion and education of contemporary visual art.For Nocturne, the exhibition space will be transformed into a listeningcinema. Visitors will encounter a darkened environment where they willbe able to sit and listen to experimental audio works by Canadian artistsand musicians. The audio works will be played on a continuous loop forthe duration of Nocturne.Exterior view of Eyelevel GalleryFRED.Commercialwww.fredsalon.ca2606 Agricola St., Halifax6:00 pm – midnightPhotographs by Hannah Thomson, Micheal Fuller, and Neil RoughFRED. is an affordable luxury destination that offers an exceptionalbeauty, food and art experience. There will be a cash bar and cocktailparty opening environment.Featuring photographs by New York-based photographer HannahThomson, Nova Scotia-based photographer Michael Fuller, and NewBrunswick-based photographer Neil Rough.Interior view of FRED.NOCTURNEart at night7

Gallery Page and StrangeCommercial Gallerywww.pageandstrange.com1869 Granville St., Halifax6:00 pm – 9:00 pmGallery Page and Strange is a contemporary gallery located in theHistoric Granville Square, downtown Halifax. In close proximity to NSCADUniversity and fine art shops and restaurants, the gallery is situatedwithin the heart of the cultural district of the city.Page and Strange has been featured in major publications such asEnRoute, The National Post, Globe and Mail, Canadian Art, and BorderCrossings, among others. Voted runner up for best gallery in Halifax fortwo years running, coming in just behind the provincial Art Gallery ofNova Scotia, the gallery showcases established and emerging artistsfrom across Canada.Gallery Page and Strange“Karen Kulyk, A Catalan View”October 10 - 31, 2008 Opening Night: October 18 th , 6:00 -9:00 pmFor ten years Kulyk has painted near the Spanish border in the town ofCeret. Inspired by her recent trip to France and Spain, Kulyk portrays thelife of these places with brilliant colours and simplified forms. Meet theartist on the opening night of this special exhibition at Gallery Page andStrange.Karen Kulyk, “Soutine View, Ceret II” (detail), oil on canvas, 36” x 48”Hydrostone GalleryCommercial Galleryinfo@hydrostonegallery.com5519 Young St., Hydrostone Market6:00 pm – midnightThe new Hydrostone Gallery represents emerging artists with exhibitionsopening each month. The gallery is a dedicated space accessible throughthe Lady Luck boutique. Currently showing: “the fullness of empty,” withDamian Lidgard and Nick Rudnicki. These unique photographers both usethe lens to transform landscapes into a sense of emptiness and beauty.Lidgard has netted striking images from the barren shores of SableIsland. In contrast, Rudnicki’s night-owl tendencies have led him to shootvacuous industrial zones. During Nocturne, viewers will be treated to seethe full array of photographs in the front window, via a projected slide show.Photograph by Nick Rudnicki, “South Bridge”

KHYBER ICAProgramming by artistswww.khyberarts.ns.ca1588 Barrington St., Halifax6:00 pm – midnightThe Khyber is a non-profit, artist-run centre that presents contemporaryart exhibitions, artist lectures, panel discussions, performances andoffers art classes to youth.“High on a Hill” by Lisa Lipton is a multi-media installation that exposes aromance bond between two children of the Alps – Miss Heidi, the classicfairy tale mountaineer and a young goat herder, and the impracticalityof their cliché romance in the light of global warming. In effect, Lipton isattempting to juxtapose certain environmental realities (i.e. melting snowcaps) upon the realm of traditional Hollywood cinema, in order to disruptnaïve utopian ideologies as well as address issues of climate change.Running October 9 to November 1, 2008.Performance at 11:30 pm October 18th.Courtesy of artist, Lisa LiptonLove, Me BoutiqueCommercialwww.lovemeboutique.ca1539 Birmingham St., Halifax6:00 pm – 11:00 pmLove, Me Boutique is an inviting space artfully curated with Canadianhandmade goods for wearing, living, & giving.Drop by Love, Me for a refreshment, to create an interactive DIY “takehome,”to be inspired by nifty handmade/small-run work, to check outsome great art, and perhaps pick up a special some’n some’n for you, yourhome, or a friend. This day/night will also be a one-year birthday celebrationfor Love, Me which means plenty of opportunities to win awesome prizesand receive some freebies.Check the website timing: www.lovemeboutique.caFeatured Exhibitions will be:“Organic Evolution” – Paintings by Aaron LaShomb“Remington Portable” – Photography by Erica PentonMary E. Black GalleryNon-profit public gallerywww.craft-design.ns.ca1061 Marginal Rd., Halifax6:00 pm – midnightMary E. Black Gallery mandate is to present exhibitions which educatethe public about craft and design, and promote the pursuance of excellencein the craft community. The artwork of Newfoundland artist Audrey Feltham is complex and many-layered. Feltham’s exhibition “The Red Shoes:The Invisible Landscape” combines colour, texture, image and writtenword into a powerful visual experience. Through the words of GuestWriter Gloria Hickey we can understand that Feltham is connectingthe prismatic layers of personal experience, perception, memory andknowledge using all the devices at her aesthetic disposal to reach andshare some kind of universal truth.Audrey Feltham, artist photo“Long Journey… Tarnished Sole-Soul,” 2008NOCTURNEart at night9

MSVU Art GalleryUniversity Gallerywww.msvuart.ca166 Bedford Highway, Seton Academic Centre7:00 pm - midnight“Danish Modern: Suzanne Swannie Textil”Organized by MSVU Art Gallery • Ingrid Jenkner, Curator18 th October to 23 rd November 2008 OPENING: Saturday 18 th OctoberHalifax-based designer and weaver, Suzanne Swannie, creates functionaltextiles, tapestries and large architectural installations for private andpublic environments. Employing the “Danish Modern” principle ofrepetition of modular units with an emphasis on rich colour harmonies,Swannie’s work is rigorously conceived and meticulously executed.The exhibition runs through to 23 rd November 2008.This 30-year retrospective will tour nationally, accompanied by acatalogue with contributions from Rachel Gotlieb and Sheila Stevenson.Suzanne Swannie, “Triptych for Micah” (detail), 2006-07MSVU Art GalleryUniversity Gallerywww.msvuart.ca166 Bedford Highway, Seton Academic Centre7:00 pm - midnightAura/AuroraA light-based installation will occupy the exterior windows that form theclerestory of MSVU Art Gallery. As viewers approach the gallery entrancelight projections become more elaborate, dispersing among fog andcreating an aura similar to that of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis).This exciting collaboration between Katie Belcher, David Dahms, StefanHancherow and Suzanne Swannie is being mounted on the occasionof Nocturne and the concurrent opening of “Danish Modern: SuzanneSwannie Textil,” a retrospective of the local artist’s work.View this piece during the opening reception of Suzanne Swannie’sretrospective on 18 th October 2008.“Aura/Aurora” (study), 2008NSCAD UniversityGranville Campus, 5163 Duke St. at Hollis St., Halifaxwww.nscad.caA leading North American visual arts university for more than a century.NSCAD offers a comprehensive range of graduate and undergraduatedegrees. The NSCAD experience is unique in Canada. The Universityfosters close, creative relationships among artists, designers, academicsand the public and embraces leadership responsibilities in the regional,national and international art communities.During Nocturne visitors will see a variety of innovative art rangingfrom media arts, crafts, fine arts and design works. For inquires call(902) 494-8251.Alvin Comiter and Scott Conarroe

Anna Leonowens GalleryAnna Leonowens GalleryUniversity Gallerywww.nscad.ca1891 Granville St., Halifax6:00 pm - midnightNamed after NSCAD’s Victorian founder – feisty heroine of film and theatreproductions of The King and I – the Anna Leonowens Gallery is the publicexhibition space and resource centre on campus. Three public galleries aredevoted to the exhibition of contemporary studio and media art, craft anddesign, and curatorial projects generated exclusively within the universitycommunity. Weekly exhibitions primarily feature student work, withoccasional shows by faculty members, visiting artists and curators, andtwo-week graduate thesis projects.View work by undergraduate exhibitors, Andrew Farrugia, Emilie Crewe,Garity Chapman, Jennifer Zimmer and Andy Warhol’s “Screen Tests andHonorary Degree,” curated by NSCAD faculty Robert Bean, sponsored bythe Centre for Art Tapes.Seeds Gallery, NSCAD UniversityCommercial Gallerywww.nscad.ca/seedsgallery1892 Hollis St., Halifax6:00 pm- midnightLocated in downtown Halifax, Seeds Gallery is a unique shop showcasinga diverse range of original artwork by students and alumni of the NovaScotia College of Art and Design. Seeds Gallery is open year-round,Tuesday to Saturday 11am-6pm.Spotlight at Seeds will feature an array of nighttime critters by recentalumni, David R. Harper and Heather Keeling.Exterior view of Seeds GalleryQueen Street Studios, Inc.Membership based studiowww.qsstudios.ca50 Queen St., Dartmouth6:00 pm – 10:30 pmQueen Street Studios is celebrating two years of collaboration andcreativity during October 2008. We invite the public into the Studio’s artgallery to participate in Nocturne on October 18th. Visitors will be greetedwith a display of artwork created by QSS members in different mediafrom photography and digital art to traditional painting and faux finishing.Eight QSS members will participate in this mixed exhibit along with specialguest artists Mike MacNeil and Annemarie Johnson, who will displayEuropean marbling and wood graining pieces. Come and join us in thecelebration of creativity in our community.Photograph by Michelle DoucetteNOCTURNEart at night11

Saint Mary’s University Art GalleryUniversity gallery / public gallerywww.smuartgallery.ca5865 Gorsebrook Ave., Halifax(Loyola Building) 6:00 pm - midnightSusan Dobson: “Temporary Architectures”Retail presents big-box stores as grey voids marooned in parking-lots.Paint Palettes repeats one garage door in grids of different colours.“Bar Beach (Beyond the Sea)”Photographer Allan Chawner and composer Andrew Chubb collaborateon a 3-channel video projection with music. Images of Bar Beach,Australia – a 20-minute meditation on time, change and memory.Chubb performs Meditation at Bar Beach on the Gallery’s piano.Schedule: Susan Dobson: continuous viewing. Bar Beach: 20-minutevideo with audio, running on a continuous loop. Both noon to midnight.Andrew Chubb performs live at 7:00, 9:00 and 11:00 pm.Susan Dobson, Harvey’s, 2008, C-print from digital file, 44” x 68”.Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery“Nuit Blanche”www.smuartgallery.caIn his short film, projected onto an outside window, Nova Scotian artistFrançois Gaudet choreographs a nocturnal dance.“Nuit Blanche”: 1-minute film projection with audio, running on a continuousloop from dusk to midnight.François Gaudet, “Nuit Blanche,” 2008, 1-minute film with music, detailSecord GalleryCommercial Gallerywww.secordgallery.com6301 Quinpool Rd., Halifax6:00 pm - midnightSecord Gallery represents established and emerging artists,mainly residing in Nova Scotia.Paul Hannon – New Paintings. This exhibition will feature predominantlyurban subject matter from the north end of Halifax.Dean Brousseau – Black & White / Carbon & Silver. This photographicexhibition, which is part of the Photopolis Festival of Photography,features black & white imagery printed using both carbon ink, the latestdigital printing methodology for black and white, as well as conventionalsilver emulsion darkroom prints.Visitors can also expect a preview of figurative paintings from LorenaZiraldo’s upcoming exhibition, as well as many other works by gallery artists.Painting by Paul Hannon, “Closing Time”

Studio 21 Fine ArtContemporary Gallerywww.studio21.ca1223 Lower Water St., Halifax6:00 pm - midnightStudio 21 Fine Art exhibits the work by celebrated Canadian artists,and has exhibited original contemporary art for 25 years.October 10 – November 5, 2008:Yang Hong presents a new series of paintings called “Up in the Air”- an exploration of the idea of the state of being undecided. The processof painting each series is indeterminate. Nothing is planned from beginningto end. The medium and artist are the only determinate elements. Therest is up in the air.Adrian Fish’s “Staged” project continues his practice of documentingcontemporary architectural spaces, & surveys theatres located in Toronto.Each environment featured in his digital photographs is devoid of viewers- suggesting the pregnant moment before an anticipated spectacle.Painting by Yang HongViewPoint GalleryCo-operativewww.viewpointgallery.ca1272 Barrington St., Halifax6:00 pm - midnightViewPoint is Halifax’s only gallery dedicated exclusively to finephotographic art. During October 2008 our featured exhibition will be“Touchstones - Chapter One” by Karen Nieuwland, comprising photographsof fifteen spiritual sites in Nova Scotia, from places and churches on themainland to a Buddhist monastery and synagogue in Cape Breton.Ms. Nieuwland will be on hand through the evening to informally discussher work. Photographs by other members of the ViewPoint GalleryCo-operative will also be on display, and current members will bepresent to answer general questions about photography and to encourageinterested visitors to apply for membership.Photograph by Karen NieuwlandVisual Arts Nova ScotiaNon-profit visual arts organization 1113 Marginal Rd., Halifaxhttp://vans.ednet.ns.ca/6:00 pm - midnightVisual Arts Nova Scotia is a non-profit members’ organization that worksfor the advancement of visual arts and artists of Nova Scotia.As our contribution to Nocturne, we will be featuring “Mixed Messages,”a digital slide show of photo-based images showcasing the depth anddiversity of our members’ work, projected in the atrium of our architecturally-uniqueoffices.Adjacent to the atrium, the projections will be accompanied by originalphoto-based prints by members of VANS in the Corridor Gallery.Artwork by Wilma Needham, “Psychomom”NOCTURNEart at night13

Zwicker’s GalleryCommercial gallerywww.zwickersgallery.ca5415 Doyle St., Halifax6:00 pm - midnightEstablished in 1886, Zwicker’s Gallery is one of Canada’s oldest galleries,carrying a diverse selection of Canadian fine art and craft. Zwicker’sfeatures historical and contemporary paintings in oil and watercolour, aswell as unique sculptures in wood, ceramic and bronze, including worksby Inuit artists.As part of the Nocturne: art at night festival, Zwicker’s Gallery is pleasedto present the artwork of printmaker Dr. David Crown. There will be ademonstration and discussion from the artist himself, who is the founderand director of the International Mezzotint Society.David Crown “The Mistletoe and the Raven” Mezzotint, Edition of 12Photopolis: The Halifax Festival of PhotographyOctober 1 st – November 15 th , 2008www.photopolis.caPhotopolis is a city-wide celebration of photography taking placethroughout Halifax. Photopolis has been organized collaborativelybetween participating galleries, and includes exhibitions of photographyand photo-based works by artists of local, national and internationalstature, accompanied by artists’ talks and other special events focusingon issues and ideas in contemporary photography.Galleries participating in Nocturne and Photopolis include: 1313 Hollis,Anna Leonowens Gallery, Argyle Fine Art, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia,Dalhousie Art Gallery, eyelevelgallery, FRED. , Hydrostone Gallery, MSVUArt Gallery, Queen Street Studios , Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery,Secord Gallery, Seeds Gallery, Studio 21, ViewPoint Gallery,and Visual Arts Nova Scotia.Photograph by Chris Smith

Bus Stop and Route InformationThere are two metro transit buses chartered for Nocturne: Art at Night, courtesyof Metro Transit and HRM. These buses are available free of charge to the publicand will be offering service roughly every 30 – 40 minutes starting at SaintMary’s University and loops through the stops listed below. You can pick up theNocturne shuttle throughout the evening at any of these stops:Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery 5865 Gorsebrook Ave/ Inglis St.Dalhousie Art Gallery6101 University AveSecord Gallery6301 Quinpool RdMSVU Art Gallery *166 Bedford HwyHydrostone Gallery5519 Young St.FRED2606 AgricolaEyelevel Gallery2063 GottingenDowntown #1Corner Hollis & DukeDowntown #2Corner Hollis & SalterVisual Arts Nova Scotia/Pier 21 1113 Marginal RdThere will be Nocturne volunteers positioned both on the buses and at the busstops to provide further assistance.* Bus will start going to MSVU at 7pm only.NOCTURNEart at night15

Gallery Listings1 1313 Hollis2 Argyle Fine Art3 Art 1274 Hollis4 Art Gallery of Nova Scotia,Art Sales and Rental Gallery,and Gallery Shop5 Alderney Landing- Craig Galleryat Alderney Landing and PedwayPicture Gallery6 Creative Crossing7 Dalhousie Art Gallery8 Eyelevel Gallery9 FRED.10 Gallery Page and Strange11 Hydrostone Gallery12 The Khyber ICA13 Love, Me Boutique14 Mary E Black Gallery15 Mount Saint Vincent Gallery16 NSCAD University,Anna Leonowens Gallery,and Seeds Gallery17 Queen Street Studios18 Saint Mary’s University Art Gallery19 Secord Gallery20 Studio 21 Fine Art Gallery21 ViewPoint Gallery22 Visual Arts Nova Scotia23 Zwicker’s Art GallerySpotlight Listings1 Phantom Stacks – Wes Johnston2 Playgroundz Gone Wild– Studio in Essence3 The Manual Training Collective– Various Artists4 Sackville and Barrington– Francois Gaudet & Robert Finley5 Transitory – Mocean Dance6 Bright City – Kyle Jackson7 Ink and Muslin – Stephanie Fortin8 Lip-Sync– Scott Saunders & Nikolai Gauer9 Detect Observe Find DiscoverNotice Spy Sight – Scott Saunders& Nikolai Gauer10 Captures – Leslie Menagh &Bethany Riordan-Butterworth11 Frame X Projection – AFCOOP12 Making Art at Night – FionnualaReynolds13 Windows – Jade Hirtle14 Documentary Night– Alliance Francaise15 Protecting Nova Scotia’sShorelines – Wanda Szubielski16 YOung COmpany17 You Saw Me? – Melanie Lowe18 Nova Scotian Crystal19 Attica – Architextiles from @lab20 Cardboard City– Planning and Design Centre21 Door Knocking – Suzanne Caines22 Knit-a-thon – The Loop

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Sponsored by:Phantom StacksWes Johnston1790-92 Granville Street, Halifax“Phantom Stacks” is a multimedia installation which is sited in thespace of the former Kelly Luggage Building on Granville Street. A ‘hotspot’ along the sidewalk activates a sequence of events in the emptylot: Behind the gate which surrounds the lot, feedback emanates froman empty platform and lights illuminate upon closer approach. Uponsustained inspection, smoke rolls out from the underside, and when theviewer vacates the “hot spot” the sound, light and smoke all fade.This piece is produced with the kind support of Compass CommercialRealty in allowing the use of their space.Playgroundz Gone Wild: Local TrafficStudio in Essence1717 Barrington Street, Halifax, 2 nd floor“Playgroundz Gone Wild: Local Traffic” explores the hidden nightlife ofStudio In Essence’s legion of innovative dancers. The audience will becaptivated with the gravity-defying feats on the dance floor, poles, andmonkey bars. Street signs and scaffolding transform into the tools ofbody benders, pole dancers, breakdancers, belly dancers, hula hoopers,and art forms that have yet to be defined. After the show share in themovement in the playground with a live DJ.Artists: Monique Ryan, Chrisy Wade, Rosalynn Luliucci, ArdathWhynaught, Candice J. Prior, Stuart Wade, Susan Cook andStudio In Essence’s fabulous students.The Manual Training CollectiveVarious Artists5557 Cunard Street, HalifaxVisual artists Tonia Di Risio, Glynis Humphrey, James MacSwain, MathewReichertz, and Helen Yeomans of the Manual Training Collective will fillthe windows on the front side of the two-story building with photographicprojections, Duratrans images, projected slide images, video on TV monitors,video projections, moving sculptural work, a single audio work, and imagesconstructed directly onto the windows. As they share the building with theCunard Street Children’s Centre (on the main floor) they will record thesound of children in the playground adjoining the building, and project theaudio into the dark, quiet playground.Photo: Glynis HumphreyNOCTURNEart at night21

Sponsored by:Sackville and BarringtonFrancois Gaudet & Robert FinleyTramway Building, corner of Sackville and Barrington Streets, HalifaxA product of a long-term collaborative relationship, this projection pieceis based on a single photo taken by Robert’s father on the same corner,that of Sackville and Barrington, on which the video will be projected andon the same day, October 18th, in 1949. The video is constrained withinthe confines of the original photograph and will be accompanied by arecorded reading of a text written by Robert and in direct response to thephotograph. Stemming from the artists’ shared interest in the relationbetween stillness and movement – still photographs and moving pictures– and between lyric and narrative, Sackville and Barrington also engagesmemory, the archive and questions around what the artists term“postmemory,” or constructed memory.Performance at 9:00 pmPhoto: R.A. FinleyTransitoryMocean DanceHalifax Ferry Terminal, Lower Water Street“Transitory” is a collaboration between Mocean Dance, a Halifax-basedcontemporary dance company, and local visual artist Holly Crooks.Crooks will select photographs from her series “Gathering Time” whichwere taken at the Halifax Train Station. The selected images will beinstalled in the main lobby of the ferry terminal. Members of MoceanDance will perform a series of improvisations in the same space, takinginspiration from the images, concepts of time, waiting, transition, impermanence,and transitory spaces.Mocean Dance is a Halifax-based contemporary modern dance companywith members Carolle Crooks, Sara Harrigan, Sarah Rozee, MelanieFerro and Tania Jean.Bright City – Kyle JacksonDuke Street at Granville Street, Halifax“Bright City Projection” is the projection of two still images of large KyleJackson Halifax paintings onto the city itself. The images are at streetlevel and engage with pedestrians as they move through the city image.This interaction of the public within a colourful painting projected on theside of the city’s art school is a reflection back onto the wall of the institutionthat nurtured the initial creation of these paintings.Kyle Jackson is a recognized painter/sculptor working with a distinct,colourful three-dimensional style that explores Nova Scotia regionalism.Photo: Kyle Jackson

Ink and MuslinStephanie FortinSweet Pea Boutique, 1542 Queen Street, Halifax“Ink and Muslin” showcases a number of fashion illustrations that dealwith texture, movement and beauty. What better way to display themthan in trendy boutique Sweet Pea? The illustrations are executed usinga piece of plastic dipped in ink combined with watercolour, pen and marker.Lip-SyncScott Saunders & Nikolai GauerPineau’s Café, 5215 Blowers Street, HalifaxSaunders and Gauer entered the film studio to record an individual’smouth in extreme close-up. The head remained static while the mouthperformed various exercises and movements, emphasizing the aliennature and high abstraction of this particularly intense visual. Usinga high-definition projector we have inserted this mouth into the large,street-front window at the former site of Pineau’s Café at 5215 BlowersStreet.Scott Saunders and Nikolai Gauer are interdisciplinary artists recentlygraduated from NSCAD University with BFAs in Media Arts.Detect, Observe, Find, Discover, Notice, Spy, SightScott Saunders & Nikolai Gauer1533 Barrington Street, HalifaxSaunders recently entered the film studio and simultaneously recordedeach of his eyes in extreme close-up. His head remained static while hiseyes proceeded to twitch, dart, and blink conveying feelings of extremeagitation. Using high-definition projectors he inserts his eyes into twostreet-front windows at 1533 Barrington Street. The start times of thevideos have been staggered to allow for his eyes to operate out of sync.Scott Saunders and Nikolai Gauer are interdisciplinary artists recentlygraduated from NSCAD University with BFAs in Media Arts.NOCTURNEart at night23

CapturesLeslie Menagh & Bethany Riordan-ButterworthGranville Street, across from the Dawson Printshop - NSCAD U, Halifax“Captures” is a performance piece representing the process of givingand taking, dramatizing the exchange of ideas that tie and animate acommunity. It incorporates elements of beauty and transience to engagethe audience, much like flying night creatures that are attracted to light.Leslie Menagh and Bethany Riordan-Butterworth are recent graduatesfrom NSCAD University. Both artists live and work in Halifax, creatingengaging and entertaining interdisciplinary wonders. Ms. Menagh createsthe work’s foundation by addressing issues of communication, comfort,and desire, while Ms. Butterworth ensures the creative team remembersto absorb the beauty of the everyday while eating cake.Frame X ProjectionAFCOOPCorner of South Park and Sackville Street, (CBC Radio Building), Halifax“FrameX” goes street.The 2008 “FrameX” hand-made, indie-alt, many-media movies created bysix emerging and challenging new experimental filmmakers will be shownfor all the world to see, back-projected on the Radio Room’s street-frontwindows where viewers can watch from the street or inside the Radio Room.“FrameX,” a program of the Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative, providedsix filmmakers an opportunity to push the envelope using hands-onmanipulation techniques, non-traditional imaging materials, and opticalprinting to create highly original works.The Atlantic Filmmakers Cooperative is a non-profit, charitable organizationdedicated to providing new and experienced filmmakers withequipment, facilities and funding. Photo: S.T. Elliott, Still from “The Love of My Life”Making Art at NightFionnuala ReynoldsSackville Landing, HalifaxFor two hours of the Nocturne evening, between approximately 8:00 pmand 10:00 pm, Fionnuala will wheel her easel, paint and canvas downto the waterfront and set up to do a painting of the night falling on theHalifax Harbour. This will provide the passerby with a somewhat uniqueexperience, seeing an artist attempt to make a piece of art at night. Themost exciting part about this project is that the resulting work will dependon the evening.Fionnuala Reynolds is a painter who works in a studio in the Arts Annex,across from Pier 21.

WindowsJade HirtleFiasco Restaurant, 1463 Brenton Street, Halifax“Windows” is an installation piece that plays on surface values.The restaurant is a small, intimate space that is quite dark. Six largepanels 30” x 60” will be mounted on the walls of the restaurant and willbe lit up from behind to give a luminescent effect. The title, “Windows,”refers to looking from the inside-out. It plays a societal role on the prospectof external beauty and how it’s really the internal beauty that makessomething beauteous.Documentary NightAlliance Française5509 Young Street, HalifaxThe Alliance Française of Halifax is an international non-profitorganization promoting French language and cultures.At 6 & 9pm – “La danse et Degas” (Mischa Scorer, 2003)Edgar Degas’ beautiful ballet paintings express a fascination withbackstage life at the Paris Opera.At 7 & 10pm– “Willy Ronis, autoportrait d’un photographe” (Michel Toutain& Georges Chatain, 2003) A captivating interview with the photographer.At 8 & 11pm– “Chagall, à la Russie, aux ânes et aux autres” (FrançoisLévy Kuentz, 2003) A richly-detailed documentary following the atypicalcareer of Marc Chagall.Screenings with English subtitles.Willy Ronis “ Autoportrait “ - 1990 - © Coll. Part. © ADAGP - ParisProtecting Nova Scotia’s ShorelinesWanda SzubielskiFlower Studio Art Inc., 1869 Upper Water St., Historic Properties, HalifaxSzubielski Studio presents an exhibit of environmentally – abstractly art…Wanda Szubielski studied architecture & art history in Europe. In 1982she immigrated to Nova Scotia and became an environmentalist-artist.The powerful Nova Scotia shoreline serves as an incredible source ofvocabulary for the language of her art. Szubielski’s work is featured inprivate collections in Switzerland, Germany, Poland and Canada.NOCTURNEart at night25

YOung COmpanyVictoria Park, corner of South Park St. and Spring Garden Rd., HalifaxThe COmpany will present a contemporary dance performance builtaround a structured improv based off the dancers’ surroundings, audiencereaction and participation.The YOung COmpany is celebrating its 20th anniversary of pre-professionalyouth in modern dance in Nova Scotia - the first young company of its kindin the area. This year they want to push The YOung COmpany into thefuture, and fill it with performances and opportunities to continue to supportthese new young dancers in the art.You Saw Me? Melanie Lowe with technical supportfrom Jess Brouse, Zev Farber and Frank Tsonis.NSCAD U Library, Corner of Duke Street and Hollis Street, Halifax“You Saw Me?” is a digital media projection that operates throughFacebook. An application transfers status information of participantsinto a database that is projected as moving text. This project examinesthe role of the status posting on Facebook as a relational device. One’sstatus consists of information that the individual posts by choice, withinconstructed parameters. The status update is both affirmation and disclosure.It is the desire for acknowledgment through communication tofriends and functions as a fleeting, textual representation of the self.Melanie Lowe is a Toronto-based video and digital media artist originallyfrom Halifax, Nova Scotia.Photo credit: Melanie Lowe, “You Saw Me?” 2007-08, Digital Media ProjectionNova Scotian Crystal5080 George Street, HalifaxThere’s alchemy being performed on the waterfront.Join us at Nova Scotian Crystal for special tours in our glassworks.Learn about the art of handcrafting crystal as you watch the craftsmenat work. You can even select which item you’d like to see made beforeyour eyes. In the showroom, we’ll offer tasting samples from our glasses,and have on hand new items including the new 2008 Holiday Ornament.Our craftsmen will also be available to offer hand engraving.

AtticaArchitextiles from @labAttica, 1566 Barrington Street, HalifaxThe “Architextiles” lab, headed by NSCAD textiles professor Robin Mullerand Daltech architecture professor Sarah Bonnemaison, is working tocombine electronics and textiles to create new products for interiors. Thefirst prototypes, using light-emitting fibers, will be shown in the windowsat Attica as part of Nocturne.Attica Furnishings, Atlantic Canada’s first contemporary home décor store,showcases modern furniture and accessories by local and internationalartists and designers. Created by two NSCAD graduates, Attica alsofeatures a gallery of paintings and sculpture by Christopher Joyce on itsfourth floor.Cardboard City The Planning and Design CentreExhibition Room, Faculty of Architecture and Planning Departmentat Dalhousie University, 5410 Spring Garden Road, Halifax“Cardboard City” will be a collaborative project between communityplanners with the Planning and Design Centre and Nocturne attendees.Participants will use found cardboard and other recycled materials toconstruct a physical model of downtown Halifax in six hours. Through thecreation of the model, participants will experience spatial development ata small scale and as a playful experiment.The Planning and Design Centre is a non-profit organization committedto raising the levels of awareness, dialogue, and expectations for planningand design. The Centre’s projects are part of a continuous effort toimprove the quality of life in the Halifax region.Sponsored by:Door KnockingSuzanne Caines1505 Barrington Street, Maritime Centre, HalifaxIn this projected video piece the artist is seen knocking on doors andthere is a disjuncture between the act of knocking and the loud bangingthat occurs. The loud door knocking operates slightly as a pun; as a toolthat symbolizes an act of force and is here used as a pretext for socialinteraction. The projection will be triggered as someone walks into thespace. The performer appears to be walking around in a zombie-likestate going from door-to-door and she caresses the door with her knocking.The projection will be the size of a regular door.NOCTURNEart at night27

Knit-a-thon The Loop1547 Barrington Streetwww.theloophalifax.caThe Loop will be hosting a charity knit-a-thon until midnight on October 18 th .We will be knitting socks and helmet liners for Canadian troops stationedoverseas, and we will be knitting squares in support of Afghans for Afghans.Everyone is welcome to join us. Knit one Afghan square or a dozen; knit adurable warm pair of socks or a helmet liner for a Canadian soldier.Contact The Loop for more information. 429-5667 info@theloophalifax.caStitch MediaOn the signage located at the entrance of every Nocturne gallery venue.In partnership with Stitch Media, Nocturne will feature a cutting-edgebarcode technology. Each official venue that evening will display a uniqueQR code that can be “scanned” by any cellphone camera. Curious attendeeswill decode text messages and find hidden messages.All you need to participate is your cellphone camera! First you find aQR Code (square barcode) on the official Nocturne venue signage. Take aphoto with your cellphone – make sure it is straight, focused and you havethe entire code in the photo. Next you send that photo to our phone numberon the poster. Our system will translate the code and send you back a textmessage. It’s automatic so it should happen in a minute or two, but if thesystem is busy it could take a little longer. Each poster has a differentcode, so you’ll uncover a new message at each Nocturne location.Normal phone charges will apply.A Spectacle!Sherry Lynn JollimoreVarious locations throughout the city of Halifax“A Spectacle” is an ensemble created specifically for Nocturne toexplore the creative possibilities of a newer technology called ElectroLuminescent wire.EL wire (sometimes called “cool neon”) is an unbroken line of visible lightencased in a thin plastic sheath making it extremely flexible and ideal forclothing & costume.To further heighten the awe factor of this project, the piece will roamfreely and may be seen in various random locations throughout theevening!

UndergroundHannah MinzloffNocturne Art BusThe exhibition “UNDERGROUND” consists of panoramic black & whitephotographs — shot in 2007 — of underground transit systems in NorthAmerica and Europe including Toronto, Montreal, London, Paris, Munichand Barcelona. The images are displayed in the advertising spaces on aworking Halifax Metro Transit bus. In addition to the on-site exhibition,there is a website with images, audio tracks and a discussion forum.Hannah lives and works in Halifax, NS where she is actively involved inthe local arts community.Photo: Hannah Minzloff, “Paris 01” 2007Sponsored by:Art on the BusDamian Lidgard, Kyle MacDonald, Chris LockerbieThe Halifax Regional Municipality’s Department of Cultural Affairs, inconjunction with the Nocturne: Art at Night Committee and Metro Transitcommissioned black & white artwork for the interior bus boards on variousMetro Transit Buses. Artists were charged with the design of artworkthat considered the properties of light and illumination. Three local artistswere selected, each with their own interpretation of the theme. HRMCultural Affairs, Metro Transit and Nocturne: Art at Night are delightedto display the work of local artists, Damian Lidgard, Kyle MacDonald andChris Lockerbie.PLEASE NOTE:UN-NUMBERED SPOTLIGHTS APPEAR IN MULTIPLE HRM LOCATIONS.NOCTURNEart at night29

FIVE great exhibitions onFOUR floors withTHREE evening tours andTWO open studios for the whole family all inThe Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is proud to be a part of Nocturne: Art at Night1723 Hollis StreetHalifax, Nova ScotiaW W W . A R T G A L L E R Y O F N O V A S C O T I A . C A

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