Debates over Pride flags are happening in communities across Canada amid a rise in divisive rhetoric against LGBTQ rights on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.
5 artists who deserve a major public art installation in Halifax
Imagine the city if talents like Ursula Johnson and Raven Davis had large-scale artwork all over the place. Imagine a Halifax where every public space had art as part of it. Close your eyes and picture a trip to the mall that included taking in a mural or two. A visit to a government building also meaning a visit to a mixed-media installation. When, this Wednesday, Halifax Regional Council voted unanimously to spend $125,000 to help foot the bill of the art installations at Queen’s Marque, it felt like the perfect time to ask: Why can’t Halifax be so full of public art that a walk down the street feels like strolling in an open-air museum? What if we made it so that, instead of waiting until the next Nocturne festival to get a fix of art injected into unexpected places, we made our city feel like a never-ending version of the event?