NOW AT NSCAD NSCAD NEWS Faculty appointment: NSCAD welcomes HaeAhn Woo KwonNSCAD University is very pleased to announce the appointment of HaeAhn Woo Kwon (she/they) as Assistant Professor, Division of Fine Arts (Sculpture). Kwon is a visual artist whose work centers primarily on drawing, sculpture, and installationDifficult Histories DatabaseHow often do you stop and reflect on where you’re standing, what difficult historical significance the space may have, or what weight its name may carry? The Difficult Histories Database (DHD) challenges us to question and look closer at the spaces we occupy and consider the impacts of the past on where we exist today. World Oceans Day 2022 – NSCAD student helps ocean research company gather better data and improve the future for marine lifeWhen Halifax-based oceans research software and analytics company eOceans needed help to overcome design challenges with their application platform, Springboard Atlantic’s Industry Liaison Office connected eOceans with NSCAD Assistant Professor Michael LeBlanc and Master of Design student Nachiketa Katkar. The NSCAD team helped solve issues with the app by making improvements to the user experience as well as the app’s data collection capabilities. VG Corridor Project: The Power of Art in WellnessIntegrating art and craft within healthcare settings can have a positive impact on patients’ emotional and mental wellness. Passive and/or active artistic engagement can lead to improved health outcomes by lightening one’s mood, helping manage stress reactions, and reducing feelings of depression, among others. The staff at the Victoria General Hospital in Halifax (commonly known as “the VG”) regularly look for opportunities to brighten their building, and through the VG Corridor Project, are now collaborating with NSCAD University to reimagine the visual possibilities within their walls. MORE NEWS NSCAD EVENTS events Port Loggia and Treaty Space GalleriesJune 24 - 29, 2022: Furniture Prototyping, CRFT — 2024 student group exhibition / Apr 26 – June 29, 2022: Nipugtug: The Gallery ExperienceArtist Talks: Beyond Unsettling Speaker SeriesPlease join us on Zoom on June 15, 2 p.m. ADT for an online conversation with visual artist, curator and researcher France Trépanier and interdisciplinary artist, writer and cultural critic Chris Creighton-Kelly. At the AnnaJune 7 – 18, Galleries 1 and 2: Re:Search - MMAE group exhibition / June 14 – 18, 2022, Gallery 3: Ma Belle (paroisse) - Jennifer Bourque MORE NEWS SEE CALENDAR
