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Kim Hastreiter and the Art of Reinvention

Photo of Kim Hastreiter by Norwegian fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø. Featured in Hastreiter’s 2025 book, “STUFF: a New York Life of Cultural Chaos.” Kim Hastreiter (BFA 1974) has spent a lifetime defying categories. As an artist, publisher, journalist, cultural tastemaker, fundraiser, gardener, chef, collector, and curator, the New York icon has helped shape contemporary culture […]

NSCAD University Appoints Kyla Mallett as Next President

K’jipuktuk/Halifax – The NSCAD Board of Governors is pleased to announce the appointment of Kyla Mallett as the university’s next President. Currently serving as Vice-President (Academic and Research) and Provost, Mallett will assume the role of President on January 1, 2027. The appointment was approved by the Board of Governors following a comprehensive international search […]

NSCAD alumna documents the 200-year history of Canadian photography

From FIFA to Fashion: Designer Matthew Brown imbues his creations with emotion and memory

Fashion designer Matthew Brown credits his education at NSCAD for giving him the skills needed to work with international brands like Dust of Gods. Credit: Courtesy of Matthew Brown. Fashion and Textiles graduate Matthew Brown (BFA 2026) has designed apparel for well-known sports and entertainment celebrities, including legendary professional footballers Lionel Messi and Neymar Jr. […]

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Märta Mattsson

Tania El Khoury

My work exists both comfortably and uncomfortably between artistic and political practices, shaped by the contradictions of my own career journey. I studied theater throughout my life, culminating in a doctorate. I have toured extensively in theater festivals, taught in theater departments, and received several theater awards. Yet I have never created a play for […]

Sow to Sew Symposium

The Sow to Sew Symposium and related exhibition “Sustain-abilities: Craft at the Edge of the Earth” will conclude the Sow to Sew Project in September 2026. Presented as an immersive showcase spanning the three years of the project (2023-2026), the interlinked public presentations, curated by Amanda Blake, revisit and expand upon the conversations surrounding sustainability […]