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The Dalhousie Art Gallery is a public art gallery, an academic support unit within the educational and research context of Dalhousie University, and a cultural resource for the whole community. In our role as a public art gallery, we offer a balanced program of travelling and in-house curated exhibitions of both contemporary and historical artworks, and a related program of artists’ presentations,

lectures, panel discussions, films and videos, and other special events. As an academic support unit, we provide the University with a fine arts component that would otherwise be absent: a location where aesthetic appreciation and criticism may develop and where related cultural issues may be examined. Professional Gallery staff conduct an ongoing program of research, display, and interpretation of artworks, and publication of scholarly catalogues, exhibition brochures and educational materials. We are the custodians of a rich and varied Permanent Collection which we hold in trust for the enjoyment and education of the whole community, actively documenting, preserving, presenting, interpreting and adding to this collection. Our immediate audience is the University community and the alumni, but it extends to people living in, or visiting, Nova Scotia and the Atlantic regions, and through our dissemination and traveling exhibition programs, to wider audiences in Canada and internationally.

Happy Birthday to Alan Syliboy! At the Dalhousie Art Gallery, we have had the pleasure of working with Alan throughout h...
09/08/2026

Happy Birthday to Alan Syliboy!

At the Dalhousie Art Gallery, we have had the pleasure of working with Alan throughout his extensive career as an artist and have loved seeing his practice expand and evolve over the years. The image featured in the post Young Alan 2014 is reminiscent of Alan’s iconic collage style and petroglyph motif. Although this piece is a blast from the past, we look forward to the many years ahead of Alan's life and legacy.

Image Credit: Alan Syliboy, Young Alan, 2014, mixed media on paper.

Roger Mooking’s multidisciplinary exhibition, SoundBites, is an immersive exploration of creativity, memory, and the rhy...
09/08/2026

Roger Mooking’s multidisciplinary exhibition, SoundBites, is an immersive exploration of creativity, memory, and the rhythms of contemporary life 🌀

Experience it for yourself during Prismatic, co-presented with Dalhousie Art Gallery!

🗓September 10th – November 8th
📍Dalhousie Art Gallery

Roger Mooking is a Trinidadian-born, Canadian-raised talent who has earned an international reputation as a multi-faceted creator, cultivating immersive experiences that merge visual, sonic, and culinary arts.

Discover all about this contemporary Renaissance man on our website!

Curated by franscesca ekwuyasi, “Burnt Sugar Blue” brings together the work of Stina Baudin, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Bus...
09/08/2026

Curated by franscesca ekwuyasi, “Burnt Sugar Blue” brings together the work of Stina Baudin, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Bushra Junaid, and Christina Leslie to examine the intertwined histories of the Black Atlantic through photography, installation, textiles, print, and mixed media 🦋

We are absolutely delighted to co-present this exhibition with Dalhousie Art Gallery!

🗓September 10th – November 8th
📍Dalhousie Art Gallery

francesca ekwuyasi is a learner, artist, and storyteller born in Lagos, Nigeria. Her debut novel “Butter Honey Pig Bread” received wide acclaim and was awarded the Writers' Trust of Canada Dayne Ogilvie Prize for LGBTQ2S+ Emerging Writers.

Visit our website to learn more about Burnt Sugar Blue and francesca’s work!

Join us at "A Night With Prismatic" for a spoken word performance from francesca ekwuyasi & a bite-sized concert by Valm...
09/08/2026

Join us at "A Night With Prismatic" for a spoken word performance from francesca ekwuyasi & a bite-sized concert by Valmy ., co-presented with Dalhousie Art Gallery! 💬🎶

🗓Thursday, October 1st
🕰6:30 PM
📍Dalhousie Art Gallery
🎟 Tickets are on sale now!

We'll be celebrating the exhibitions "SoundBites" by Roger Mooking and "Burnt Sugar Blue" by francesca ekwuyasi, which are both available to view at Dalhousie Art Gallery from September 10th to November 8th, 2026.

Learn more on our website!

Two exhibitions. One opening night.Join us on Thursday, September 10, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. to celebrate the opening of Ro...
09/04/2026

Two exhibitions. One opening night.

Join us on Thursday, September 10, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. to celebrate the opening of Roger Mooking: SoundBites and Burnt Sugar Blue, a group exhibition curated by francesca ekwuyasi.

Roger Mooking: SoundBites is the acclaimed multidisciplinary artist’s first solo visual art exhibition in Atlantic Canada. Inspired by Mooking’s 2023 album of the same name, the exhibition brings together visual art, moving image, music, text, and interactive installations to explore creativity, memory, and the rhythms of contemporary life.

Burnt Sugar Blue brings together work by Stina Baudin, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Bushra Junaid, and Christina Leslie. Through photography, installation, textiles, print, and mixed media, the artists explore histories of the Black Atlantic and the ways materials can carry memory across generations and geographies.

OPENING RECEPTION
Thursday, September 10
6:00–8:00 p.m.
Remarks at 6:30 p.m.

ON VIEW
September 11–November 8, 2026

DALHOUSIE ART GALLERY
Dalhousie Arts Centre, Level 1
6101 University Avenue, Halifax

The opening reception is co-presented with Prismatic Arts Festival.
Admission is free, and everyone is welcome.

Image credits:
Roger Mooking, The Other Guy Returns, mixed media, 2023. Courtesy of the artist.

Burnt Sugar Blue, top row: Stina Baudin, Black Gaze, 2025–ongoing; Adama Delphine Fawundu, Deep Inside I’m Blue, 2018. Bottom row: Bushra Junaid, Portrait in Time (Past and Present), 2025; Christina Leslie, Hope and Present Chapter: Free, 2021.

Join Dalhousie Art Gallery and Halifax Public Libraries for SoundBites: Music, Memory and Black Canadian Archives, a fre...
09/01/2026

Join Dalhousie Art Gallery and Halifax Public Libraries for SoundBites: Music, Memory and Black Canadian Archives, a free public panel examining how Black Canadian music histories are documented, preserved, and shared across generations.

Wednesday, September 9, 2026
6:30–8:00 p.m.
Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library
5440 Spring Garden Road
Free admission

Moderated by DJ, scholar, and curator Mark V. Campbell, the conversation brings together multidisciplinary artist Roger Mooking, African Nova Scotian Music Association Executive Director Julien Matwawana, and Canada Black Music Archives co-founder and Executive Director Phil Vassell.

Drawing together African Nova Scotian and national perspectives, the panel will consider cultural memory, community stewardship, creative practice, and the role of artists, publications, festivals, and digital archives in sustaining Black musical heritage across genres.

The program will also include introductory reflections from Donna McCurvin, co-founder of the Canada Black Music Archives and former co-publisher of WORD, the award-winning magazine that documented Black arts and culture in Toronto for more than two decades.

The event takes place the evening before the opening of Roger Mooking: SoundBites, the artist’s first solo exhibition in Atlantic Canada. SoundBites opens alongside Burnt Sugar Blue, curated by francesca ekwuyasi, at Dalhousie Art Gallery on Thursday, September 10. The free public reception (in partnership with Prismatic Arts Festival) runs from 6:00–8:00 p.m., with remarks beginning at 6:30 p.m. Both exhibitions are on view from September 11 to November 8, 2026.

Co-presented by Dalhousie Art Gallery and Halifax Public Libraries, with support from Dalhousie University’s Office of the President, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Black and African Diaspora Studies Program, and Killam Research Chair in Black Reparative Futures. Additional support provided by the Afrosonic Innovation Lab.

Dalhousie Art Gallery is currently closed as we prepare for our upcoming exhibitions. Join us on Thursday, September 10,...
08/20/2026

Dalhousie Art Gallery is currently closed as we prepare for our upcoming exhibitions. Join us on Thursday, September 10, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. for the opening reception of Roger Mooking: SoundBites and Burnt Sugar Blue, curated by francesca ekwuyasi and featuring Stina Baudin, Adama Delphine Fawundu, Bushra Junaid, and Christina Leslie. Opening reception co-presented with Prismatic Arts Festival. Stay tuned for more details!

to the winners of our Ed Pien Present: Past/Future book giveaway! Winners have been contacted and may pick up their copi...
08/11/2026

to the winners of our Ed Pien Present: Past/Future book giveaway! Winners have been contacted and may pick up their copies at the reception guest during Gallery hours: Wednesday to Friday, 11:00am - 5:00pm; Saturday and Sunday, 12:00pm - 5:00pm, and Thursday until 8:00pm.

Thank you to everyone who participated. If you missed the chance to win, we have limited copies available for purchase at the gallery for $35.00.

This publication focuses on Pien’s current and ongoing project Present: Past/Future. In this exhibition, Pien follows the lives of elders living in the community of San Agustín, Cuba, through video, photography, sound, and installation. The show is an ongoing project developed over a decade by Pien. The exhibition explores care, aging, memory, domestic life, and the passage of time through the experiences of the elders. The catalogue features an interview with the artist by Catherine Sicot, an essay written by Renée Van Der Avoird, various photographs and documentation, and an introduction by the artist, Ed Pien. The catalogue is trilingual in English, French, and Spanish.

07/30/2026

Experience Ed Pien's Present: Past/Future wherever you are.
The exhibition is now available as a virtual tour on the Dalhousie Art Gallery website, offering an immersive 3D exploration of the installation. Whether you're unable to visit in person, are outside Halifax, or would simply like to experience the exhibition again, you can explore it through the link in our bio.

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