Jewellery is one of the oldest human arts, a ubiquitous part of our everyday life. Rings, necklaces, brooches, watches and more—most of us wear some form of jew...
From 1968 to the early 1980s the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) was one of the best regarded art schools in the world, a frequent destination for...
Too often these days the international art scene seems to be about spectacle—a succession of easily digestible events and objects that require little from their...
An art museum or gallery is a minor miracle, especially here in Atlantic Canada. There is always something else considered more deserving of the public or priva...
In June 2018, I wrote about an exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia that featured a trio of artists who had depicted one quiet corner of Nova Scotia: Bl...
Drag has travelled a long way from its roots as primarily a secret of the gay community. Now drag artists are among the mainstays of pop culture. But while fami...
Ray Cronin is a writer and curator with over 20 years’ experience working in the visual arts. A former director and CEO of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, he is the founding curator of the Sobey Art Award.
