NOCTURNE: ART AT NIGHT #NOCHFX16 CURATOR’S MESSAGE CURATOR’S TOUR he night of Nocturne is filled with countless incredible projects that are all captivating and worth seeing. Unless you are Marty McFly, it may seem impossible to see it all! The Tfollowing is a suggested walking tour to experience some of the main areas of Nocturne, including all of the curated Anchor Projects and a selection of Beacon Projects. Please feel free to branch out to other locations, walk this suggested tour backwards, or use it as a start- ing point at the beginning of the night to get an overview before digging a bit deeper, or hop- ping into your time machine! 1 Halifax Central Library 5 Halifax and Dartmouth Ferry Follow the bright light towards David Right next to the law courts, from Clark’s piece Barometer Falling on the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry terminal the 5th floor of the Halifax Central you will see two video installations Library facing Spring Garden Road. by Montréal artist Pavitra Wickra- This will be in the Halifax Central Li- masinghe on either side of the har- brary alongside the work of Frankie bour. While in Dartmouth you can see Macaulay, Jane Kirby, and visiting Ryan Josey’s work Take Cover and Baltimore artist Rachael Shannon. Kate Grey’s installation working title amongst many others. You can even enjoy some Ferry-oke on the way! Michael D. McCORMACK Spring Garden Memorial Library 2 As you cut through the old Spring Garden Memorial Library towards Granville Mall pizza corner, you will find yourself 6 When returning from the ferry, head immersed in Quantum Pantomime, up to the Khyber’s new location on A Message from the curator a collaborative installation and per- Hollis street to check out Rachael formance by Ray Fenwick, Mitchell Shannon’s gallery installation from Michael D. McCormack Wiebe and Roger Mullin. her week long residency at the Khy- ber. Throughout the entire Granville Mall area you will see the REDress 3 Halifax Waterfront Project by Anna Leonowens’ visiting otive is invisible, comes from the gut, doing what Nocturne does best: mobilizing Roll all the way down Salter Street métis artist Jaime Black. Keep head- and is continuously morphing while in- our senses, generating new ideas that shift to the waterfront and you will find ing up Granville towards the AGNS Mspiring further movement of ideas and our direction, and allowing ourselves to con- Amanda Dawn Christie’s interactive courtyard to catch the performance gestures. It is something that gains traction nect with one another through expression. multimedia installation Requiem for by Ursula Johnson at 9pm. when shared with others and gains impact Artists, volunteers, board members, com- Radio: New Dead Zones. Follow the and resilience through inclusiveness and mittee members, organizations, galleries, waterfront from there to the Mari- flexibility. It thrives when faced with conflict, artist-run centres, and the thousands of time Museum of the Atlantic, to see Grand Parade and Barrington morphs again when allowing questions, and visitors are all significant motivators behind Counterpoint, another interactive 7 Last, but not least, I suggest a stop strengthens further through conversation, Nocturne. This is the ninth year that Halifax installation by Andrew Coll and Craig at Grand Parade where you definitely mentorship, collaboration, and then consid- and Dartmouth have hosted this event, and it Lang. can’t miss an incredible projection eration. continues to provide opportunities for artists project by Lukas Pearse, Susan Nocturne has provided a platform for art- to break new ground with their work, allowing Tooke, and Daniel O’Neill, alongside ists to create and exhibit works that are ex- for reflection, and direct feedback from other Law Courts Plaza work from Halifax’s newest addition perimental, spontaneous and interactive in participants. It’s a chance to create a spark 4 This is a not-to-miss Nocturne experi- Andrew John Milne with his project nature, and in its essence holds many char- for new work in a challenging unpredictable ence. Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) mul- The Halifax Calculations. A block away acteristics akin the theme motive. The work environment, all leading up to the most excit- timedia artist Jackson 2bears, writer is also Bruce Barber’s LIGHT MOTIVE/ selected for this year’s Nocturne addresses ing night of the year! Janet Rogers (Mohawk/Tuscarora), LEITMOTIF to finish off the tour! the cause for a collective vision, a gathering, and Stō:lo/St’át’imc artist Ostwelve will present an ongoing installation and Michael D. MCCORMACK’s ARTIStic AND CURATorial PROCESSEs FOLD INTo AND INFORM EAch Other. three performances throughout the He WORKs with Many SITE-SPEcific SCENARIOs Using a SPECTRUM of MATERIALs AND METHODs night (7-8pm, 9-10pm, 11-midnight) THAt CONTEMPLAte Our living RELAtionship with CONTEMPORARy MEDia. He HAs EXHIBITED As an in the Law Courts Plaza accessed by ARTISt AND CURATor THROUGHOut CANADa, AUSTRalia, the NETHERLANDs, the UNITED KINGDOM the footbridge that arches over Lower AND CUBa. Water Street toward the ferry terminal. NOCTURNE: ART AT NIGHT #NOCHFX16 REMEMBER WHEN... NOCTURNE 2015 PHOTOS BY TOPHER AND RAE PHOTOGRAPHY NOCTURNE: ART AT NIGHT #NOCHFX16 MESSAGES Board of Directors Lindsay Ann Cory Dary Jessome Heidi Mossman Nicole Doiron A message from A message from Tori Fleming the Mayor the Premier Wynne Van Thielen Lucie Taussig I’m delighted to wel- Nova Scotia’s arts and cul- Yeha Ahn come art enthusiasts ture sector enriches our Brianne Bezanson of all ages, interests, lives. This fall, local, national Gabriel Soligo and experiences to the and international artists will Jeff McCarron 9th annual Nocturne: Art again bring art, energy and pas- at Night. sion to the streets of Halifax and Programming Committee Dartmouth during the Nocturne: Art at MIKE SAVage We have a rich and vibrant arts and cul- STEPHEN MCNEIL Night festival. Tori Fleming Mayor ture community here in our region and Premier Chris Shapones @MikeSavageHFX I encourage you to partake in this cele- @StephenMcNeil Our government is proud to support Isabelle Ofume bration of our extraordinary art scene by Nocturne each year. The festival brings Kelly Markovich taking the time to visit the many diverse the spontaneous and creative workings Morgan Salter galleries, artists, and organizations that of artists to public spaces, and wel- Kim Farmer make this event truly memorable. comes everyone to experience art in a Ryan O’Neill new light. Erin Macdonald I acknowledge, with gratitude, the art- Ozana Gherman ists for sharing their incredible works Congratulations to the organizers on TJ Ediger and commend event organizers, vol- your continued success; the integral unteers, and sponsors for making this role you play allows Nova Scotians to Staff highly anticipated evening the great celebrate art, and experience this cre- success it is! ative and unique festival. Amanda Leonard Ian Funke-McKay A Message From The Nocturne Chair ear Nocturne lovers and newcomers alike: complish. Thank you to our partners, sponsors, this night was made just for you. On be- and funders, whose support is of undeniable Dhalf of the Nocturne: art at night Board of value to the festival. Directors, we are excited to welcome you to the 9th edition of Nocturne! It is not every year that Nocturne falls on the eve of a municipal election (well, it is every 4 I would like to begin by thanking our 2016 years). We hope that you have already pre-voted Curator Michael McCormack who offered up my phone or online, or that you make it a part the compelling theme MOTIVE for Nocturne’s of your journey with Nocturne tonight. Nocturne 9th year. I encourage you to take a look at all the truly believes in the role we all have to play to projects you see tonight through this lens. How create a thriving, engaged, and motivated com- exciting it has been to see these projects take munity. Before the end of the night we will have a shape over the past months. Thank you to all the newly elected Municipal government - what a big artists, community groups, and galleries who night for our harbour-bound home! have put in long hours of planning and dedica- tion into their projects. You all should feel very Nocturne 2016 has existed in our imaginations proud! for the past 364 days and now it is yours to expe- FOLLOW US ON rience and take in. Think about the motivations I would also like to thank our hard working behind each project, think about how a project SOCIAL MEDIA night-of volunteers who will be on the streets to moves you, about how your presence moves LINDSAY ANN CORY help guide your way. A wholehearted thank you it, let your presence be known tonight! Chair Person to our board members who work year-round to make this event a success. I am always inspired @LindsayAnnCory @NocturneHalifax by what a group of dedicated volunteers can ac- NOCTURNE: ART AT NIGHT EVENT INFORMATION#NOCHFX16 IMPORTANT INFORMATION Opening Night! Join us at Seven Bays Bouldering (2019 Gottingen Street, Halifax) to help kick off Nocturne: art at night on Thursday, October 13th from 6pm - midnight! The night will feature 2016 Anchor artist Jackson 2bears as well as perfor- mances from 2015 Anchor artist Anna Sprague. DJ Fadzwa will be spinning tunes all night with visuals from Con- nor Bell, Seven Bays will be pouring the Nocturne Dark Lager by Propeller Brewery and Dee Dee’s will be serv- ing their famous gourmet ice cream. The event is free and hosted by CBC Radio’s Bob Murphy (Mainstreet). All welcome to join in the fun! ALL ABOARD! it all starts at the hub halifax circus 2015 See Zone 1, Exhibit 127 for Located at the Natural History Museum Halifax Circus 2016 details.