Congratulations Jan!
NSCAD professor Jan Peacock wins a 2012 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts.
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David B. Smith steps down as president
David B. Smith resigns as President of NSCAD University. A board committee is beginning the search for an interim president.
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News around NSCAD
A compendium of NSCAD news items, including Studio 21's scholarship support, Nova Scotia Talent Trust winners, the upcoming Artist for a Day celebration and ordering Garry Neill Kennedy's new book, The Last Art College.
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Fundraising boost
NSCAD's Annual Fund campaign, NSCAD Now, increases donor participation by 20 per cent.
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Class notes
See what your classmates have been up to with this edition of Class Notes. Do you have news you’d like to share? Send us your updates and we’ll include them next time. Please email Linda Hutchison, director of University Relations, Alumni & Development, at lhutchison@nscad.ca or give her a ring at 902-494-8244.
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Introducing Anna
A look at the life - invented and otherwise - of Anna Leonowens, one of the formidable founders of the Victoria School of Art and Design. “She was a very strong woman, very unusual for her time,” says Lois Yorke, who is writing a biography of Anna Leonowens.
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Alumni profile - Jim Smith
Originally from Montreal, ceramic artist Jim Smith set up his home, studio and showroom in a tiny, historic house in Chester after graduating from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design in the early 1980s. "It was a little on the rough side," he says. "But I was so thrilled to have my own studio."
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Remembering Shawn
The newly created Shawn Jackson bursary will go to students, who like Shawn himself, show "tenacity in the face of adversity."
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Portrait of a donor
Retired Saint Mary's professor Rowland Marshall and his late wife Margo created a number of scholarships at NSCAD, including awards for excellence in printmaking, sculpture, painting, product design and textiles.
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Reinventing Rosenberg
A fascinating exhibition at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia gives insight into the art and life of Henry Mortikar Rosenberg, Principal of the Victoria School of Art and Design.
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Part of the Lunenburg scene
NSCAD contributes to Lunenburg's vibrant arts and culture milieu through its community residency program, now in its sixth year in Lunenburg. Other residency programs have since been set up in New Glasgow, and starting this summer, Sydney.
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