August 18 – 21 2016 St. John’s, NL Welcome to HOLD FAST 2016 St. John’s is a special place to host a contemporary art festival. Our city is ragged, rugged, on an island far away. Yet, nestled in the harbour, with bold art horizons in view, HOLD FAST celebrates our unique location with thoughtful… Read More
Part residency, part studio, and part exhibition, Doubletake is a live visual call and response between two animators, demystifying the animation process by allowing research, experimentation, and ‘finished’ work to coexist in a gallery setting. Read the exhibition essay by Sarah Smellie. Opening reception + Artist talk: May 23, 7pm Facebook event here About the… Read More
Every day I wake up is an installation exploring the actions and experiences of everyday life. Through watercolour and video, April White sensationalizes and memorializes a repetitive non-event: waking up. In his anthology The Everyday, Stephen Johnstone states that an aesthetic focus on everyday life may bring “overlooked aspects of lived experience into visibility.” Here… Read More