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If you believe that creative ideas can build a better world, there’s a place for you here.
NSCAD has shaped visual and material culture in Canada since 1887. Our creative community continues to be recognized globally for its impact on craft, art, and design.
EVENTS
AT THE ANNA
The Anna Leonowens Gallery Systems house NSCAD’s public exhibition spaces. Its three galleries present shows by curators and professional artists, as well as our MFA Thesis and BFA graduating exhibitions. We mount over 100 exhibitions and host over 70 events a year, attracting thousands of visitors annually. Visit the Anna Leonowens Gallery site.
Exhibitions: April 14 - 19
There was no time, I walk alone
An exhibition by Qiuchen (Echo) Ji.
Solidago
An exhibition by Shay Donovan.
I See Myself, On My Way
An exhibition by Yue Li.
North of North Watch Party – Treaty Space Gallery
Join us for a screening of CBC Gem’s North of North, followed by a Q+A session and live throat singing.
ALUMNI
Our graduates are known both locally and internationally for their boundless ingenuity and intense curiosity. Alumni go on to have incredible careers—within and beyond the art world—as artists, entrepreneurs, teachers, administrators, academics, and creative professionals. Their paths may be different but there is one thing they all share, their lives were shaped by their time at NSCAD.
NSCAD alumna and visual artist Letitia Fraser uses painting and textiles to create multidimensional portraits.
Letitia Fraser has always been motivated to capture her personal perspective as an African Nova Scotian woman. She gathers inspiration from old family photos as well as using models to pose. She combines paint with textiles to add meaning and convey emotion with each portrait.
“My passion is to capture and honour important people in my life so others can see them through my eyes and understand how significant they are to me and to my community. It’s how we should be viewed and who we really are.”
Her work has been shown with the Portrait Gallery of Canada, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the Black Cultural Centre of Nova Scotia, and the Freedom Festival Art Exhibit.