Epic in a Box: GET YOUR TICKETS NOW!

Never has so much theatre come from such a tiny box.

Thursday October 6th and Friday October 7th, 8PM
Argyle Fine Art Gallery, 1559 Barrington Street
$20 ($15 artists and unwaged) 
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This fall we are touring living rooms around the province with our new show ‘Epic in a Box’. We are also very happy to be teaming up with our friends at Argyle Fine Art for two performances at their cool new space in the heart of down town Halifax.

Join us around our table we weave the largest most epic theatrical production you have ever seen right at your fingertips. Comedy, adventure, romance, heroism and villainy are all played out in a delightfully innovative style surrounded by the work of some of Nova Scotia’s most talented visual artists.
We guarantee that that you will laugh very hard and remember this night for a long time.

Only 25 seats per show. By reservation only.

Seating at the table is limited. To make sure that everybody who wants to can attend, we ask that you RSVP directly with the gallery.

(902) 425-9456
gallery@argylefa.com

MIGHTY GALACTIC DESTRUCTO ROBOT

He may look friendly enough, but turn your back from this 

little guy for more than five minutes and you're t.o.a.s.t. 

We're not kidding people, this guy means business. 

I mean, look at his angry arms!!! 

 

 

Heed this warning from Destructo himself: 

"beeeep beep wioo woonc beeep"  

*Destructo's Creator is the ever so talented Ed Beals. 

Stay tuned for more Found Object Assemblages from him in the near future, 

including a series of RAY GUNS!!   

The Kids Are Alright.

It's dark and pouring outside, and our gallery patrons are looking a little sad and soggy this afternoon. If there's a bright side, it's that the kids are alright... infact, you could even say that they're wonderful.

We were surprised this afternoon by a lovely crew of young people who set out delivering pretty flowers to some of the local business downtown. Why? Just because. Who purchased/collected the flowers? They did. Did they want anything in return? Nope. Are we smiling now? Yup.

 Our new little potted plant came with strict instructions: Don't Forget to be Awesome!

So if you see any of these faces below around town, give them a pat on the back. They certainly brightened our day here at the gallery, and we hope we can thank them again sometime soon!

Janel O'Connor - Bookshelf Series

This skillful young artist is the latest emerging talent to join our family here at Argyle Fine Art. Janel O'Connor has drawn a very catching series of pears, who's bodies are defined through the rendering of different objects (books and life drawings.)

These works are all original, hand drawn illustrations that use marker or graphite on archival paper. Each piece is framed beautifully in a black or white contemporary frame.  

For more information on this artist or others, please contact at the gallery. 

We're always happy to help! 

902.425.9456 email: gallery@argylefa.com

www.argylefa.com

Isn't She a Hoot?

 

 It seems as though she's trying real hard to maintain her 

patience as the wind ruffles her feathery tufts. 

Keep calm Sophia, we think you look great. 

Painted by Melissa Townsend, 20" x 24", Oil on Board.

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Susan Malmstrom: Pictures within Pictures

Susan Malmstrom has once again, provoked our senses using her evocative style of photography. In her latest series, she guides us through complex layers of imagery that are both haunting and beautiful. Make sure you take a moment to read her artist statement below:     

Artist’s Statement

Since the late 1980s, my work has consisted of still-life photographs, originally using antique processes, such as Vandyke and salted paper printing, invented during the earliest days of photography.  In 2004, my method shifted dramatically, and now employs digital technology.  Although contemporary media present different challenges than those of the 19th century, my work remains faithful to transforming real objects existing in time and space into allegorical imagery exploring personal vs. collective memory.  Moving beyond the idea of literal documentation or objective truth, I attempt to subvert photography’s ability to record the minutia of the everyday world in order to find the realities that exist beneath the surface.

For Pictures Within Pictures, new settings are created for vintage found photographs, using every day objects, frames, and vegetation from my Nova Scotia garden, in order to explore how vintage images can be altered when they are removed from any original context and manipulated into a completely different framework.  What does a photographic image from the 1890s, or the 1940s, say to us now?  Our collective memory  disallows looking at an image without bringing some sense of history (personal or collective) to its narrative.  No matter how elaborate or dense the newly created context may be, the photograph within it still retains a layer of elusiveness, as it cannot escape entirely from its own time encapsulaton.

Whoo's New?

 They're new! 

Meet Roberta and Lewis, 

the newest members of 

Melissa Townsend's family of owls.

Sail away on Becky's Boats!

These hand made papier-mache boats are darling enough to melt any sailor's heart into a puddle of mush. Look at them with their built in rudders and fun rustic colours - Becky Thompson really goes out of her way to create charming details that make these boats so unique.  

 

Celebrate With Gordon MacDonald

Last Friday was our annual Gordon MacDonald exhibition, have a look see
and let us know what you think! This is an exhibition that we look forward
to every year, and this time around did not disappoint.

SPONTANEOUS LUNCH ART!!

 Join us on August 12th between 12 - 2pm for Lunch and demonstrations 

by a very talented group of artists!
The following artists will be on hand working away on new artworks while you enjoy your
yummy sandwich by Jane's on the Commons.

Space is limited, so be sure to make your reservation soon!

Lunches are $9

Sandwich choices are as follows: 
*Turkey with NS free- range turkey, celery, apple, pecans, Dragon's Breath Blue Cheese and greens.

*Sweet williams smoked ham, swiss, honey mustard, mayo

*Vegetable with chickpea, roasted tomato and red pepper, black olives, spinach.

MELISSA TOWNSEND!

BARRY COLPITTS!

MARY GAROUTTE!

Art is for Everyone!

Think you're unable to afford fun and inspired local artwork? 

Boy are you WRONG! 

Have a look at these beauties, 

because guess what? 

They're all priced at 10$ and under!

Fancy hand painted buttons by Nick Brunt!! 

(or as our Friend Jono Doiron calls them... Brunttons)

                                                  
                                                                     !!!BILL MURRAY POSTCARDS!!!!
                                                             By none other than the lovely Soraya Etemad
                                                                         Why don't you have one yet?

                                                   

Oh Look! More pretty things by Soraya!

 

 And some oh so adorable picture 

recipe cards by Joanna Close.

 That's right... bask in their sweetness...

And if you think that's all we have for $10 and under, 

then you're sorely mistaken. We'll be featuring 

an entire section in gallery to such brilliant and affordable 

wares in the gallery this Saturday.

Swing by and have a look see!

1559 Barrington Street

902.425.9456