Visual Arts News

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

THE BUDGET HASN’T PASSED…YET. VANS, along with the NS Arts Coalition and arts organisations around the province, is mobilising the community and our allies to implore the government to reverse the cuts to our sector. Arts and Culture adds $989 million to the province’s GDP and accounts for more than 14,000 jobs, employing more people than farming, fishing and forestry combined. Act today to help save NS arts!

Write and call your reps
Call and email the premier and your MLA today to tell them to stop these cuts and save NS arts! A template letter you can use to send to your MLA can be found here:www.nsarts.ca and the contact info for all MLAs can be found here: https://nslegislature.ca/members/profiles. It is especially important that anyone who lives in a Conservative riding writes to their MLA with this information, or asks to speak with them on this topic! Please share widely and ensure that anyone in these areas has access to these tools.

Rally for the Arts
Join us at the rally at Province House in Halifax on Wednesday, March 4th at noon. Please bring as many people as you can! Let’s raise our voices together and say that Arts and Culture are part of what will make Nova Scotia strong, economically, and in every other way.

 

Discover 100% Canadian Handmade at Toronto Market Week 🇨🇦🧶Signatures’ By Hand Gift Show is back Jan 24-27 at The International Centre in Mississauga, ON.

By Hand is a thoughtfully-curated gift show celebrating Canadian makers, designers, and creative entrepreneurs. Bringing together a diverse mix of Canadian handmade goods, small-batch products, and emerging brands, the show offers a discovery-driven shopping experience that connects buyers directly with the people behind the work. From unique gifts to beautifully made everyday pieces, By Hand is where craftsmanship, creativity, and community come together.

Learn more at byhand.ca. Artisan applications for the August By Hand show open in Feb!