– Free coffee, snacks and art at MSVU Art Gallery on Wednesday, September 25 from 9:30 – 11:30 a.m. Drop by the Art Gallery for a snack and check out the current exhibitions – Still Tho: Aesthetic Survival in Hip Hop’s Visual Art and East of East Atlantic Hip Hop Archive
Thank you to everyone who responded to our Community Feedback Survey! We received incredible, useful feedback that will help us make the gallery a more accessible and welcoming place.
The first change we are implementing is the gallery hours. Based on your feedback, our new hours starting September 21st, 2024 will be:
Wednesday 12pm – 5pm
Thursday 12pm – 7pm
Friday 12pm – 5pm
Saturday 12pm – 5pm
Sunday 12pm – 5pm
Monday & Tuesday: 10am – 4pm (Quiet hours)*
*Quiet hours mean you are welcome to visit the gallery, but no Gallery attendant will be available to provide tours or further insight. During this time, you can access the gallery through our 2nd floor office entrance adjacent to the Seton Café and enjoy the exhibitions at your own pace, without interruptions. If the exhibition includes audio, you can choose the level you are comfortable with.
During the week, Wednesday to Sunday, 12pm—5pm and Thursday until 7pm, the Gallery can be accessed from all three entrances. The Gallery Attendant will continue to greet you, provide tours, answer questions, and assist with the exhibition’s resources.
We look forward to sharing more feedback from the survey in the coming weeks.
Opening Reception
All are welcome to a celebratory reception for MSVU Art Gallery’s Fall exhibitions, ‘Still Tho,’ curated by Mark V. Campbell and ‘East of East Atlantic Hip Hop Archive’, curated by Michael McGuire. The curators and several artists will be in attendance. DJ DTS and DJ R$ Smooth will each play a live set throughout the afternoon.
Opening remarks will be held at 1:30pm in the Gallery. This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be available. Like all our events, this is free to attend, and there is free parking on campus.
MSVU Art Gallery is dedicated to making our exhibitions accessible to all. Information about access, location, and interpretive services can be found in the About section of our website.
Please contact art.gallery@msvu.ca for any access requests, service needs, or inquiries.
The MSVU Art Gallery is eager to hear your thoughts!
We’re currently evaluating our operations and would love to learn more about how you interact with the gallery so we can enhance our services. Please take a few moments to complete our Community Feedback Survey. As a token of appreciation, if you fill it out by September 3rd, your name will be entered into a draw to win a $200 gift certificate to a local business of your choice! Just send a screenshot of the submission confirmation screen to art.gallery@msvu.ca.
Your input is valuable to us, so please take a moment to fill out the Community Feedback Survey. The survey is anonymous and will take under 10 minutes to complete.
Thank you in advance!
This week, reporter Lauren Phillips caught up with Director Melanie Colosimo after one year on the job. Phillips also spoke to current exhibitors Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux about their exhibition ‘Collective’, on view until August 17th. Take a look:
🔗 New MSVU gallery director nearly a year into the job, says ‘no regrets’
We hope to see you at the Artist Talk on July 27th at 1:00pm! 🔗
Saturday, July 27 at 1:00 pm
We are delighted to host an artist talk by exhibiting artists Miranda Bellamy and Amanda Fauteux, presented in conjunction with their exhibition ‘Collective’. Join us for tea, coffee and conversation at 1:00 PM on July 27th. All are welcome to attend! Please feel free to reach out to art.gallery@msvu.ca with any access requests, service needs, or inquiries.
Happy summer! Instead of our regular Free Coffee event, we will host an Ice Cream Social!
Free Ice Cream, toppings, air conditioning and art!
Wednesday, July 17th from 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
Drop by the Art Gallery for a snack and don’t miss the chance to explore the current exhibitions, Miranda Bellamy & Amanda Fauteux: Collective and Marks & Recreation: works from the MSVU Permanent Art Collection.
MSVU Art Gallery is Hiring a Gallery and Archive Assistant for the Summer of 2024!
Job title: Gallery and Archive Assistant
Job Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Length of assignment: June 3rd to August 23rd, 2024 (12 weeks),
Hourly wage:$20.00
Opened in 1971, MSVU Art Gallery is dedicated to contemporary art, emphasizing women as cultural subjects and producers. Exhibitions explore various forms and highlight artists’ achievements in all career phases. MSVU Art Gallery promotes critical access to its exhibitions through publications, lectures, and educational programs, recognizing socially engaged practices as models of aesthetic distinction and political imagination. Consistent with the principle that exhibition spaces are civic spaces, the Gallery is committed to normalizing accessible presentation practices throughout its public programs.
Throughout its 53-year history, the Gallery has mounted 778 exhibitions, 538 of which have included accompanying publications. This results in an extensive and exhaustive exhibition archive (and accompanying publications archive) that includes exhibitions by well-known regional and national artists.
The Gallery and Archive assistant will begin rehousing and inventorying the MSUV Art Gallery exhibition and catalogue archives, concentrating on 1971 – 1999. As part of this task, they will sort, accession, identify, inventory, rehouse, and adequately preserve the materials in the files according to National standards.
The successful candidate will possess the following:
- Be currently enrolled in full-time studies at a Visual Arts, Museum Studies, Culture Studies, Collections Management program, or related field and returning to full-time studies in the Fall of 2024.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing in English.
- Intermediate photographic skills required.
- Intermediate research skills required.
- Excellent writing skills.
- Intermediate computer skills required for image/text processing and database entry.
- Must be able to work methodically with great attention to detail.
- Must be able to work independently for periods of time.
- Gallery/museum experience is an asset, but training seminars will be provided.
- Specialized knowledge of art/craft studio practices is an asset.
- Interest in working with archives.
- Experience working with and understanding archives will be considered an asset.
This is a Young Canada Works-funded position. Therefore, applicants must meet their eligibility requirements, such as:
- they must be a Canadian citizen, permanent residents, or have refugee status in Canada
- be under 30 years of age at the start of employment
The MSVU Art Gallery is dedicated to ensuring equity in its policies, practices and programs while promoting diversity in its work environments. The Gallery also follows the MSVU employment equity policy to ensure that applications from individuals who belong to underrepresented groups are given equal consideration. We to encourage all qualified individuals who can contribute to the further diversification of our community to apply.
Deadline
The deadline for applications is 5 pm Monday, May 6th, 2024. Please send a cover letter and resume with contact information for two references to art.gallery@msvu.ca with the subject line: YCW – Collections Application.
Mount Saint Vincent University Faculty Association (MSVUFA) have declared their intent to strike on February 12 at 12:00pm. MSVU Art Gallery employees are not members of MSVUFA therefore the Gallery will remain open to the public during the labour disruption.
Access Note
Business hours and access to the Gallery will remain the same. There are three street entrances to the campus:
Seton Road, College Road and Melody Drive. For details on access please visit: Plan Your Visit Please note that the MSVUFA will be picketing at the College Road entrance.
What should I expect regarding picket lines?
With the MSVUFA having declared their intent to strike at 12:00 pm (noon) on February 12, 2024, picket lines are anticipated near (but not on) university property. The purpose of a picket line is for picketers to communicate their views. They have the right to do this, and they will do it by carrying signs and by speaking to people entering or leaving the property.
As a student or non-striking employee or community member, you have the right to cross a picket line. It is unlikely that you will have any difficulty crossing a picket line; we expect that all picket line interactions will be safe and respectful. You should expect that a picket line will result in a brief delay coming and going from campus.
Here are some tips for safely crossing a picket line:
- Respect the picketers’ right to slow down traffic crossing the picket line (walking, biking, driving);
- Drive carefully; wait for a space large enough to safely pass through the picket line;
- Listen to those on the picket line;
- Be calm and courteous;
- Do not take comments or events personally;
- Avoid arguments and confrontations;
- Recognize that stress levels are high for everyone.
In the unlikely event that a safety concern arises, please contact Campus Security at 902-457-6412.
Should you have any questions about the Art Gallery, please contact Director, Melanie Colosimo: 902-457-6290 or melanie.colosimo@msvu.ca.