Centre for Craft Nova Scotia & Mary E Black Gallery
140 - 1061 Marginal Rd # 140 B3H 4P7 Halifax, NS, Canada

Remix vendor Spot light! Next up KG Ceramics! KG Ceramics creates brightly coloured pottery that is carved with floral elements from family prayer rugs. @kgcermaics are Kate Grey and Kaas Ghanie, a friendly dynamic duo of neighbourhood potters from Halifax, NS! An integral part of our Centre For Craft NS team Kaas & Kate make beautiful functional pottery & teach many of our ceramics classes all while also maintaining individual art practices that merge ceramics with multi media. Their work exploded into the Halifax craft scene several years ago with all the warmth and joy that they embody in person. Their studio is located in the @2482maynard studio complex. We are so thrilled to have them in Remix!

We had a lovely small opening for friends and family of Jim Smith and Frances Gregor last night. Today we are delighted to welcome the public to enjoy this exhibition which will be up from November 13 to January 10th. Right now the work is highlighted with beautiful arrangements by @propsfloral. This show is a lovely pick me up as cooler weather sets in.

A Passion for Beauty: Collecting the Work of Jim Smith exhibits some of Smiths most stunning works created over the last twenty five years. The Mary E. Black is thrilled to have its doors open to welcome you to view this extraordinary collection of work. Or gallery is open Wed - Saturday 11-4 each week. . In order to safely welcome you into our space we have been following strict protocols of cleaning as well as creating a low to no touch entry into the gallery space. By usi...ng our automatic doors (tapping the bottom of the length button with your foot) you can entre the gallery without touching any surfaces. Masks are mandatory for all who are able to use them. Our staff is masked and we have a Plexiglas divider for the reception desk. We ask that if you are exhibiting any symptoms of Covid or have come into contact with persons or places with potential exposure that you stay home. See more

Vendor Spot light! First up we want to introduce you to Rosalind Hennenfent an extraordinary jeweller and recent graduate from NSCAD who's work has already been exhibited internationally and is represented by L.A. Pai Gallery. @rgh.jewellery creates astounding jewellery using an array of traditional and alternative materials including paper pulp and recycled guitar strings. We are honoured to have Rosalind Hennenfent as a current airCRAFT resident here at the Centre for Craft Nova Scotia.

We are delighted to be opening our next exhibition, A Passion for Beauty; collecting the work of Jim Smith. This collection of ceramics by Chester, NS based artist Jim Smith is a delightful showcase of his growth and innovation over time. After opening this show tomorrow at 11, The Mary E. Black will be open each week Wed - Sat 11 - 4.

Announcing the full vendor line up for Remix, A Holiday Pop Up Market! Remix features work by Sami Lemperger Textiles, Veronica Post Woodworking, Ceramicists Mel Doiron, Julian Covey, KG Ceramics, Erin Wells and Alexis Vessey, and Jewelers Abigail Biro, Athanasia Vayianou, Emily May and Rosalind Hennenfent. The Centre for Craft Nova Scotia is a non-profit organization run by crafts people, supporting crafts people. We are so very excited to work with our talented community t...o bring Remix Pop Up Market to the public! Remix Press Release: The Centre for Craft Nova Scotia is delighted to announce Remix: A Holiday Pop Up Market! The Remix Pop Up Market will run from November 28 to December 20 and be open Wednesday through Sunday 11-4 each week. Located inside 1061 Marginal Road right next to our Mary E. Black Gallery, Remix will be set up with a single point of sale for streamlined shopping in the space as well as limiting our occupancy to allow for physical distancing. We are thrilled that this pop up will give visitors lots of time to shop handmade and local craft this holiday while providing a safe and in person shopping experience! The Centre for Craft is a nonprofit organization run by crafts people, supporting crafts people. We are so very excited to work with our talented community to bring Remix Pop Up Market to the public!

Learn how to sew zippers while making a fun and incredibly useful project. You will gain zipper-sewing confidence and will leave able to design and sew your own zippered pouches! Nov 29, 2020, Sunday 12:30-4:00! Register by Nov 23!

Opening this Friday our latest exhibition A Passion for Beauty: Collecting the Work of Jim Smith showcases an expansive body of work which belongs to collector Frances Gregor. Jim Smith is a ceramic artist living in Chester, Nova Scotia who has exhibited both nationally and internationally and has been inducted into the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. For twenty-five years Frances Gregor has collected Jim’s work filling her home with his elegant pieces with their sumptuous su...rface designs. In this exhibition the collected work becomes an encapsulation of artistic evolution, showcasing Jim’s advancement in skills and technique over decades of his practice. Presented by the pair, their collaboration really started with Frances’s keen patronage and Jim’s guidance of her acquisitions over the years. Frances says of his work I admire how each of Smith’s pieces tells a story, how he engages the history of ceramics and explores new ways to translate his influences into gracious works of art. It is the dream of many crafts people to bring joy into the homes of those who own their works. And the support of collectors can bring a sustaining assurance to an artist’s practice. A Passion for Beauty showcases not only a retrospective of one artist’s career but also shines a light on the nature of Jim and Frances’s relationship. Sharing this collection at the Mary E. Black Gallery welcomes the public into Frances’ living space. And it is at home where, for so many of us who love and admire ceramics, the craft truly is meant to reside; meeting its fullest intention through everyday use, bringing everyday joy.

This is Today at 2pm! Join us with Andrea Tsang Jackson of @3rdstoryworkshop for and artist talk on Instagram Live!

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