Nova Celiosa by Carol Morrow

Lantz Clay, press molded, burnished; 25 1/2" x 25 1/2";

Ray Mackie photo

October 24 to December 21, 2008

Art Hits the Wall

A juried exhibition of quilts and hooked rugs by Atlantic artists

photo by artist

Funiculi, Funicula; by Kate Madeloso;

wet and dry felting, hand and machine embroidery, machine quilting, beading; hand dyed and commercial cottons, hand dyed wool felt, commercial wool and yarns, perle cotton threads; 26" x 26"

September 5 to October 19, 2008

The Red Shoes: The Invisible Landscape

by Audrey Feltham

Guest writer, Gloria Hickey

photo by artist

Plimsoll Line; unique print, monoprint, gum arabic transfer, sewn line, pochoir, chine colle; torn, collaged, sewn; silk, mohair, marino wool, on Somerset Satin;

22” x 30”

September 4 to 21, 2008

propel

Introducing, Deborah Livingston-Jorna, Meris Mosher,

Vanessa Neily, Heather Rathbun, Meredith Robb and
Akshay Tyagi, the NSCCD summer studio residents of 2008 in the NSCCD’s vessel gallery.

photo by artist

Suction Cup Jewellery ; 2007 by Heather Rathbun;

balls range from 0.7 cm to 1.6 or 1/4" to 3/4"; sterling silver

July 18 to September 4, 2008

The Art of Collecting

Curator, Susan MacAlpine Foshay

photo by Paul Bégin
Hildegard (back), 1994 by Margi Hennen;

Overall dimensions: 6.5" x 2.5" x 1.5";
silk, silk thread, button, beads;

hand dyed, hand and machine stitched

May 30 to July 13, 2008

Quiet Prayers:

Talismans, Contemplation & the Quest for Peace

by Stephanie Dean-Moore

Guest Writer, Frances Dorsey

photo by artist
Blossoms of the Heart: Talismans for Love (detail), 2007

Overall dimensions: 10 cm x 60 cm x 15 cm;
black walnut wood, silk fabric, silk thread, glass beads, textile dyes, silver, Japanese paper

April 11 to May 25, 2008

devastatus rememorari

by Grace Nickel

Guest Writer, Sandra Alfoldy, PhD

February 22 to April 6, 2008

Meta Incognita

by: Donna Clement (AB), Leann Clifford (SK),

Gloria S. Daly (BC), Wendy Klotz (AB),

Miriam Levi Birkenthal (MB), Ingrid Lincoln (MB),

Linda MacKay (AB), Vickie Newington (AB),

ReBecca Paterson (NB) and

Lesley Anne Turner (AB)

Guest Writer, Jennifer E. Salahub, PhD

January 11 to February. 17, 2008

Selective Intuition

by Imke Jassmann (Germany)
and Dorothée Rosen (Nova Scotia)

Guest Writer, Barbara Louder

January 5 to February 18
Fashion Forward

11 Nova Scotia Designers: Catherine Beck, Grace Butland, Wilma Butts, Thea Crawford, Jon Gray, Linda Jones, Fred Longtin, Brodie McGruer, Lucy Neatby, Maria Rakel and Janel Warmington

Susan MacAlpine Foshay, Curator

February 22 to April 8

Oddballs
Kevin Maclean's sculptural work of concrete and industrial surplus

April 13 to May 27

Framework

Rachel Ryan's traditional quilting and tapestry weaving techniques from a contemporary mindset

June 1 to July 15

Jewellery Out of Context
An Exhibition of New Zealand Artists

Peter Deckers, Curator

July 20 to September 2

Thread Count

Bonnie Baker, Dorothy Caldwell, Anneke Henderson, Laurie Swim and Janice Wright Cheney

Susan MacAlpine Foshay, Curator

September 7 to October 21

Atmoshpere: The Rising Sun of Eastcoast Woodfired Ceramics

Lee Clark, David Eastwood, Darren Emeneau, Quercy Golsse, Jane Herold, Ghita Levin, Mary Jane Lundy, Rod Marquart, Dana Porter.

October 26 to December 16

The New Cartography of Craft: Charting a Course from Regional to Global
NSDCC Juried Exhibition

January 6 to February 26
Process: Jewellery Made By Hand (Metal Arts Guild of Nova Scotia)
Carolyn Allworth, Peter Lawrence, Angela McGann
Dorothée Rosen, Chris Shute, Tom Spence, Kirk Wilson and Lillian Yuen

Candice Prior, Exhibition Coordinator

March 3 to April 9
Did You Know. . .? Seldom Seen Works from the Nova Scotia Art Bank

Susan MacAlpine Foshay, Curator

April 13 to 23
New Acquisitions of the Nova Scotia Art Bank, Unveiled

April 28 to June 25
Serged Thread
Li Chai's serged polyester and monofilament thread sculptural work

Marlene Guenther, Curator

June 30 to August 27
Production Work
Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council Membership

September 1 to October 22
Pelvis Envy
work by Léola Le Blanc
thread sculptural work

Sandra Alfoldy, Curator

October 27 to December 17
S&M
Silk fabrications by Marilyn Preus and forged metal work by Brad Hall

Curator, Léola Le Blanc

January 7 to February 26
Natural Symmetry: Elizabeth Goluch and Janice Wright Cheney

Susan MacAlpine Foshay, Curator

March 4 to April 17
Deanne Fitzpatrick: The Woman in the Mat

Barbara Hill-Taylor, Curator

April 21 to June 5
The Clay Continuum Louise Pentz’s smoke ware with photographs by Nance Ackerman

Susan MacAlpine Foshay, Curator

June 10 to July 24
Art Hits the Wall
Juried exhibition of art-inspired work by Atlantic Rug Hookers and Quilter

Trudi Curley, Guest Curator

July 29 to September 11
Masterworks – from the membership of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council

Philip R. Doucette, Curator

September 16 to October 30
In the Margins: Canadian Women Working in Clay

Alexandra McCurdy, Curator

It has come to our attention that the article titled "In The Margins: Canadian Women Working in Clay", published by the Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design in accompaniment to an exhibition of the same name held in the Mary E. Black Gallery, was inaccurately credited. The article was published without written permission of Sherry Chayat, the copyright holder. The Nova Scotia Centre for Craft and Design has removed this material from circulation, regrets its appearance and apologizes for the oversight.

November 4 to December 18
Take Another Heat -forged ironwork from international artists in cooperation with Maritime Blacksmiths Association

November 28 , 2003 to January 10, 2004
Colour and Light: An International Exhibition of Contemporary Stained Glass

Organized by Sattler's Stained Glass Studio and Gallery

January 23 to March 7
Mothers/Daughters: New Ceramics by Alexandra McCurdy

Susan MacAlpine Foshay, Curator

March 27 to May 2
Métier: Craft and Design by members of Visual Arts Nova Scotia

Svava T. Juliusson, Curator

May 27 to July 3
Art of the Book '03

Organized by The Canadian Bookbinders and Book Artists Guild

July 16 to August 28
Circular by Nature: Current Trends in Nova Scotia Woodturning

Organized by the Nova Woodturners' Guild

September 10 to October 23
Yuan: Work by Ying-Yueh Chuang

Alexandra McCurdy, Curator

November 4 to December 19
Material Decorum: Lesley Armstrong, Anke Fox and Nancy Price

Wendy Landry, Curator

January 10 to February 15
Navigations: A Juried Exhibition of Stitched Textiles

Organized by Elizabeth Duggan-Litch

Ending of Time / Skeletal Earth: Jacqueline Reimer and Rebecca Tudor

Kay Stanfield, Curator

April 18 to May 31
Kay Stanfield: Paperskins II

Susan MacAlpine Foshay, Curator

June 13 to July 5
Lieutenant Governor's Design Awards in Architecture 2003

Organized by the Nova Scotia Association of Architects

July 18 to August 9
Weaving For The Everyday Needs of Home and Family in Early Scottish Cape Breton

Marie MacDonald and Eveline MacLeod, Curators
South Haven Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers

August 22 to September 20
A Celebration of Craft: A Juried Exhibition of Works by Members of the Nova Scotia Designer Crafts Council

October 3 to November 15
Svava T. Juliusson: Blanket Sacrifice

January 18 to February 23
The Art of Worship: Wood, Fire, Clay, Cloth, Light & Colour

Kate Langan, Curator

March 8 to April 13
The Handbound Book in Nova Scotia

Robin E. Muller & Joseph Landry, Curators

April 26 to June 1
Lieutenant Governor's Design Awards in Architecture

Organized by the Nova Scotia Association of Architects

June 14 to July 20
Folk Art Comes Full Circle

Marie Aucoin, Curator

August 2 to September 7
Teddy Bears: 100 Years of Love and Comfort

Organized by the Teddy Bear Guild of Nova Scotia

September 20 to October 26
Ocean Blue: Juried Works by Yarmouth Crafts Guild

Gwen Hewey-Parsons, Curator

November 8 to December 21
Ernst & Alma Lorenzen

Sanchez King, Curator

January 18 to February 14
Intricacies and Endearments: Objects Designed From the Heart

Pamela Pike, Curator

February 23 to March 24
Peter Bustin: figure/figurine

Neil Forrest, Curator

April 5 to May 5
Ancient Futures: The Art of the Blacksmith at the Third Millennium

Chris Huck, Curator

May 17 to June 16
Lieutenant Governor Design Awards in Architecture

Organized by the Nova Scotia Association of Architects

June 28 to August 4
Watermark: Defining a Moment in Time...

August 16 to September 22
Talking Threads: Voices Among Fibre Artists

Laureen van Lierop, Curator

October 4 to November 10
Things We Use

Peter G. Zimmer, Curator

November 22 to January 5, 2002
The Hundred Year Old Trousseau

Virginia C. McCoy, Curator