X2: 2010-2011 VANS MENTORSHIP EXHIBITION
Pairing the talents of emerging artists Ruth Marsh, Kyle Cunjak and Matthew Carswell, with work from their individual mentors Melinda Spooner, Adrian Fish and Cathy Busby, the 2010-11 program exhibition will entice and activate its audiences. Viewers will revel in inventive sculptural work, found documentation, large-scale drawings, photographic work and text based installations; this exhibition will surely have you seeing doubles.
Since the Mentorship Program’s inception in 2006, VANS has successfully paired emerging artists with established artists to take part in a 10-month mentorship. The program tailored to meet the individual artistic concerns, concepts, working methods and ambitions of emerging artists in Nova Scotia is also shaped by the skills and experiences of the selected mentors. While each year the program ends with a group exhibition that highlights the work of participating emerging artists and allows an opportunity to reflect on the experience of mentorship, the exhibition also serves to network emerging artists with the visual arts community in Nova Scotia.
Alongside the exhibition of works on view, there will be a collaborative artist publication, titled x2: 2010-11 VANS Mentorship Program The artist book project was facilitated at the inaugural 2010-11 VANS Mentorship Program Retreat from July 8-10, 2011.
On August 30th and August 31st, please join emerging artists Ruth Marsh and Matthew Carswell for a special artist presentation at 7pm each evening at Eyelevel Gallery.
Visual Arts Nova Scotia gratefully acknowledges support from the Nova Scotia Department of Communities, Culture and Heritage, The Craig Foundation, the RBC Foundation and Eyelevel Gallery.
Visual Arts Nova Scotia (VANS) is a provincial artist-run organization founded in 1976 that works for the advancement and rights of the visual arts and artists of Nova Scotia. Like the Mentorship Program, VANS provides programs aimed at supporting artists in their various stages, including the professional development of its members and the overall strength, sustainability and vibrancy of the visual arts community in Nova Scotia.
