Black Rabbit
Black Rabbit celebrates art and community through a month full of playful wintertime art events in the spirit of White Rabbit, a week-long summer arts residency in Upper Economy, Nova Scotia. Funds raised during Black Rabbit support White Rabbit.
The festival includes a month-long curated exhibit at the Eyelevel Gallery entitled “Light and Darkness;” practical workshops for artists; full moon karoke; sculptural toboggan races; a cardboard-costumed community awards celebration; and a fundraising art auction featuring work by past participants in the White Rabbit residency program.
All Events will take place at Eyelevel Gallery.
http://www.eyelevelgallery.ca/
2159 Gottingen St.
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3K 3B5
902 425 6412
Black Rabbit / Periodical Project II Launch
February 3rd, 8pm
An art opening, a publication release, and the launch of a month-long celebration
Potato Salad Radio Show
Feb 4th 6pm-8pm
Tune into the PSRS for Black Rabbit updates! PSRS is a radio program for lovers of art, radio, performance and of course potato salad – the food, the lifestyle, the ethos that grew it’s eyes at White Rabbit in 2010.
Creation Spaces Workshop ($4)
Feb 5th, 2pm
Through basic games and exercises we’ll play with the idea of prototyping ideas, physicalizing “the thought”, having place-holders, and instilling meaning and intention into a performance or sculpture. Come discuss what this means to you and maybe learn how others approach their work. Tea and biscuits will be served. all welcome. come play/discuss.
Full Moon Karoke ($4)
Feb 7 8pm
Karoke on the evening of Lantern Festival!
Bingobango
Feb 9 8pm
Join Bilbo for Bingobango! Fabulous prizes to be won!
Potato Salad Radio Show
Feb. 11th 6pm-8pm
Tune into the PSRS for Black Rabbit updates! PSRS is a radio program for lovers of art, radio, performance and of course potato salad – the food, the lifestyle, the ethos that grew it’s eyes at White Rabbit in 2010.
Rack Blabbit Feast and Tine Wasting ($20)
Feb 11 8pm
Chef Rancy Flabbit will be serving a three course meal featuring Black Rabbit Stew (Vegan Option). Live music by the Fantabulous Julia Feltham and Friends. Dress to impress the Queen of Hearts.
Adobe Illustrator Workshop ($6)
Feb 12 2pm
Join Jonathan to learn the ins and outs of Adobe Illustrator!
http://rotsztain.com/
Hole in the Ground Lectures ($4)
Feb 14 8pm
An amateur lecture series inspired by Sheila Heti’s Trampoline Hall in Toronto. Lecturers may speak on any subject, from the absolute banal to the mysterious and esoteric. The one rule of Hole in the Ground is that lecturers may not speak on subjects in which they are professionally expert.
Adobe InDesign Workshop ($6)
Feb 15 2pm
Join Jonathan to learn the ins and outs of Adobe InDesign!
http://rotsztain.com/
Bingobango
Feb 16 8pm
Join Bilbo for Bingobango! Fabulous prizes to be won!
Potato Salad Radio Show
Feb. 18th 6pm-8pm
Tune into the PSRS for Black Rabbit updates! PSRS is a radio program for lovers of art, radio, performance and of course potato salad – the food, the lifestyle, the ethos that grew it’s eyes at White Rabbit in 2010.
Performance in Progress ($4)
Feb 20 6:30
As the wintery black rabbits work away in their city dwellings, we gather to explore the art of storytelling through a night of interactive investigation into what we consider our place to be. What is a city but a collection of the stories of its’ people and places? What is Halifax’s mythology that our individual stories collectively weave?
In preparing for this night, please pick a place you like to be & spend some time being there in the dark & light. Complete our brief & provoking postcard survey to capture the essence and stories of that place.
Explore…
How do I see my city?
What routes do I walk each day?
Where do I spend time?
How do i interact with my reality?
The night of…..
Our team will offer improv skits to start the night off, inspired by experiences & stories in our city.
Bring your postcard with you to add to our huge city map & begin telling a tale of your Halifax experiences as the room crafts away with creative mapping, drawings, and sculpture to evoke story-telling though play. Enlivened by sound and video installations, this evening will include everything from light hearted personal stories, to big ideas for hallifax’s future.
As a finale to the evening, Performance in Progress will offer an interactive theatre piece crafted on-the-spot that weaves together a mythology of our great city informed by you – a tale for us all to tell.
Cardboard Costumery
Feb 21 5.30
Come for crafting and make some awards and outfits–glitter, glue, construction paper, CARDBOARD and all other kinds of brick-a-brack will be provided.
Schmorder of Cha-la-land Awards Ceremony ($4)
Feb 21 7.30
Let’s get together and have an award ceremony
Based on the Order of Canada–this is a chance to recognize and honour our friends and community by having the silliest time of all! Then time for the show: and we know how much everyone actually hates awards shows so we’ll keep our short: thirty second speeches it’ll all be over in a half an hour. It’s all about having fun, celebrating life and sharing some love!!
Men’s Clothing Clothing Swap / Cupcake Decorating
Feb 23 8pm
The title says it all! Bring your clothes to trade! Come create some designer CUPCAKES with Rancy Flabbit!
Black Rabbit Closing Party & Art Auction Fundraiser
Feb 24 8pm
The Grande Finale! Join us for the Fundraising Auction at the volume of rabbits in the snow! Celebrations to keep your thirsty spirits quenched and company to warm your toes!
