Dalhousie Art Gallery

06/17/2026

We’re excited to be giving away three copies of Alan Syliboy: The Journey So Far, each
signed by artist Alan Syliboy.

This newly released publication documents Syliboy’s 2024 retrospective at Dalhousie
Art Gallery and celebrates the career of one of Mi’kma’ki’s most prolific artists. Co-
produced with Nimbus Publishing, The Journey So Far features more than 70 colour
images and contributions by Catherine A. Martin, Pamela Edmonds, Diane Langevin,
Michelle Sylliboy (.syliboy.phd.poet), and Catherine Girard. Rooted in Mi’kmaw heritage, Syliboy’s work draws on petroglyphs, story, community, and place, carrying ancestral forms into a vibrant contemporary visual language.
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06/16/2026

We are pleased to share that Director/Curator Pamela Edmonds has been longlisted for the 2026 Hnatyshyn Foundation Mid-Career Award for Curatorial Excellence.

This national recognition acknowledges significant contributions to contemporary art in Canada through curatorial practice, exhibitions, publications, and public engagement.

We extend our thanks to the many artists, writers, colleagues, students, and community partners whose work and collaborations have shaped our ongoing journey at the Gallery and beyond!

Congratulations to all of the curators recognized on this year’s longlist: Melissa Bennett, Mireille Eagan, Mona Filip, Diane Gistal, Sophie Hackett, Ji-Yoon Han, Liz Ikiriko, Camille Larivée, Crystal Mowry, Tagralik Partridge, Kirsty Robertson, Cheryl Sim, and Toleen Touq.
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06/12/2026

Pax Romana’s BLACK / RED / PINK: Black, Red, and Q***r Power in the Punk
Movement closes tomorrow, June 13, at .
Developed through Dalhousie Art Gallery’s Curatorial Mentorship Program, the
exhibition brings archival materials into conversation with contemporary works by Jack
Clayton (), Zeta Paul (), Kev Plummer (),
and Julia Rose Sutherland (.rose.sutherland), tracing punk’s connections to
Black, Indigenous, and Q***r resistance across the northeastern coast of Turtle Island,
from Lenapehoking to K’jipuktuk.
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening, to the participating artists, and to
Nykitene () for their powerful drag performance.
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada with support
from the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program at Canadian Heritage.
Photos: Alenne Adekayode.

06/12/2026

06/05/2026

You’re invited to Culture as Medicine, a special event celebrating the unveiling of new public artwork by Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy in the foyer of the Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, alongside the launch of The Journey So Far, the major new publication accompanying his 2024 retrospective at Dalhousie Art Gallery.
Presented by the Faculty of Medicine in partnership with Dalhousie Art Gallery and Nimbus Publishing, the event will take place on Wednesday, June 10, 2026, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. in the Tupper Foyer, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, 5850 College Street, Halifax.
Alan Syliboy will be present for the occasion, and a limited number of advance copies of The Journey So Far, signed by the artist, will be available on site.
RSVP has been extended to June 6, 2026.
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We hope you’ll join us in celebrating art as a powerful way of honouring people, place, and community.
Image: Alan Syliboy at Dalhousie Art Gallery, 2024
Photo credit: Cody Turner

06/02/2026

Congratulations to Sameer Farooq and curator Mona Filip on the opening of The Fairest Order in the World! Will be wonderful to see it installed on this stop of the tour.

05/29/2026

You’re invited to Culture as Medicine, a special event celebrating the unveiling of a new public artwork by Mi’kmaw artist Alan Syliboy in the foyer of the Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building, alongside the launch of The Journey So Far, the major new publication accompanying his 2024 retrospective at Dalhousie Art Gallery.
Presented in partnership with Dalhousie Art Gallery, Nimbus Publishing, and Dalhousie’s Faculty of Medicine, this event celebrates art as a powerful way of honouring people, place, cultural memory, and community.
Alan Syliboy’s work draws on ancient Mi’kmaq petroglyphs to create a contemporary visual language rooted in identity, ancestral knowledge, and connection across generations. Bringing his work into the Tupper Foyer is part of a broader effort to create inclusive and welcoming campus spaces where people feel safe, respected, and seen.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
5:00–7:00 pm
Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building Foyer
5850 College Street, Halifax
Attendance is limited and RSVP is required by June 3. Please register through the link in bio / RSVP link.
A limited number of copies of The Journey So Far will be available on site with an opportunity to have books signed by the artist. We hope you’ll join us in celebrating this meaningful new installation and publication. Learn more about the publication through Nimbus Publishing: https://nimbus.ca/store/alan-syliboy.htm

05/27/2026

Join us this Thursday at Treaty Space Gallery for a conversation with curator Nahom Assefa and artist, filmmaker, and writer Sylvia D. Hamilton, moderated by Pamela Edmonds.
Presented in conjunction with In Relation: Black Material Life & Memory on Mi’kma’ki, the conversation will reflect on Black cultural memory, African Nova Scotian histories, material culture, archives, and the ways knowledge is carried through objects, images, stories, and relationships.
In Relation is a group exhibition that brings together historical and contemporary works, reference books, and objects connected to African Nova Scotian, Black Canadian, African diasporic, and Ethiopian cultural memory. The discussion will consider works by Edith Clayton, Clara Clayton Gough, Sylvia D. Hamilton, Jan Wade, Kwame Owusu Brobbey, Tyshan Wright, and others, alongside Nahom’s use of Ethiopian objects such as the gabi and mesob.
Together, Nahom, Sylvia, and Pamela will speak about curatorial process, mentorship, Black material life, the significance of presenting the exhibition at Treaty Space Gallery, and the responsibilities of working with community histories.
Thursday, May 28, 2026
6:00 – 7:00 pm
Treaty Space Gallery
1887 Granville Street, Halifax
Please note: the exhibition is on view until Saturday, May 30.
Presented through Dalhousie Art Gallery’s Curatorial Mentorship Program in partnership with Treaty Space Gallery, with support from Canadian Heritage’s Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program.

04/30/2026

Coming soon!

Join us for the opening reception for Ed Pien: Present: Past/Future, on Thursday, 7 May, from 6:00–8:00 pm. The exhibition is an evolving multimedia installation developed through the artist’s long-term collaboration with elders in San Agustín, Cuba. Bringing together video portraits, photography, exchanged personal objects, and sculptural furniture assemblages, the exhibition offers a moving meditation on memory, aging, and presence.

The program begins at 6:30 pm in the Dalhousie Arts Centre Sculpture Court and will include remarks by Dr. Isaac Saney, a special musical performance by violinists Alison Enríquez and Irain Quirós, and a talk and exhibition tour with artist Ed Pien and co-curators Pamela Edmonds and Catherine Sicot. Refreshments provided by La Casita Kitchen.

The exhibition is organized and circulated by Elegoa Cultural Productions and will be on view from May 8–August 16, 2026.

The project is accompanied by a trilingual publication in English, French, and Spanish, produced by the artist, Elegoa Cultural Productions, and Centre SAGAMIE, Montréal, with support host institution AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario, as well as Birch Contemporary , Pierre François Ouellette art contemporain, Montréal , and private donor Carlos Yep. The publication will be available at the gallery.

We look forward to seeing you there!

03/02/2026

Performance & Panel | This Thursday

A reminder that on March 5, we gather in the gallery for a live activation and panel discussion presented as part of "It’s About Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900–1970 and Now", curated by Dr. Seika Boye.

The evening begins with a live performance by kay macdonald within their immersive installation "in this room – at the beginning of the night/at the end of the world" a space that evokes backstage, altar, and dance floor. Following the activation, kay will moderate a conversation with I’thandi Munro and Chris Cochrane (Elle Noir) reflecting on Black performance as lineage and living practice in Mi’kma’ki.

We hope you’ll join us for this timely gathering of movement, memory, and community.

🗓 Thursday, March 5
⏰ 6:00–7:30 pm
📍 Dalhousie Art Gallery

📷 Photo by Cody Turner