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New Work by Steve Higgins
20 Apr 2013 – 28 Jul 2013
By transposing his charcoal drawings into a wooden structure, Steve Higgins will create a temporary sculpture on an ambitious scale rarely seen in Halifax.

Halifax Harbour in War Time by Arthur Lismer
23 May 2013 – 11 Aug 2013
The exhibition contains five paintings and four lithographs completed during Lismer’s tenure as Principal of the Victoria School of Art and Design (now Nova Scotia College of Art and Design) in the period 1916-1919.

Forthcoming

The Art Bank in the 21st Century
17 Aug 2013 – 10 Nov 2013
The Canada Council Art Bank holds the largest collection of Canadian contemporary art on the planet. As the Art Bank marks its 40th anniversary, this exhibition draws on its latest additions to profile current art practices and to assess the vitality of the program under the banner of "democracy and democratization."

August Sander: Objective Romantic
7 Sep 2013 – 20 Oct 2013
August Sander (1876-1964) counts among the great 20th-century photographers. Primarily known for his vast collective portrait of the German people, Sander also made superb photographs of landscapes and architectural subjects.

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Kai Chan: Rainbow Lakes 2 Jan 2002 – 20 Feb 2002 A designer of jewellery, interiors, and theatre, Kai Chan also builds wall-mounted constructions of objects and fibre. Rainbow Lakes surveys his recent sculptural works, many of which assume the form of landscape elements.
Style Council 15 Jan 1999 – 7 Feb 1999 The term "style" has been displaced in the art lexicon by phrases such as "signifying practice." Yet distinctiveness, elegance, even perversity of expression continue to enjoy a lively currency in the art world.
Queer Looking, Queer Acting Lesbian and Gay Vernacular 11 Oct 1997 – 16 Nov 1997 An examination of Halifax's lesbian and gay cultural production, which has had a vernacular character arising from the activist project of liberation.
Digital Garden 24 May 1997 – 27 Jul 1997 An installation composed of a video projection and laser-printed photographs depicting Eastern Canadian butterflies and the plant species on which they depend.
Necessity: 21 Years of Collecting at the Mount 17 Feb 1996 – 24 Mar 1996 A selection of works reflecting the varieties of necessity that have shaped MSVU Art Gallery's acquisition program and the cultural communities it represents.