On display from May 21 – June 27, 2026, in The Sunroom at Central Library, Out of Bounds: Passion and Tenacity in Art & Sport by Duane Jones and Andrea Tsang Jackson.
About the Exhibit
On the periphery of the basketball court is a supportive spectator, an injured player, a proud parent, an intense coach. A reflection of ongoing conversations between multi-disciplinary artist and designer Duane Jones (Art Pays Me) and textile/quilt artist Andrea Tsang Jackson (3rd Story Workshop), Out of Bounds looks at passion, tenacity, discipline, risk-taking and creativity in both art practice and commitment to sport.
Through their works, Duane and Andrea recognize the dynamic nature of “baller” as an identity, the soft boundaries of a game that has hard rules, and the role of improvisational decision-making inside and outside of the game. These ideas are all heightened through their roles as parents—being on the sidelines while having skin in the game.
Somewhere between graphic design, craft, painting, and sculpture, the diversity of media in this exhibition speaks to the tensions within themselves: raw and rough, delicate and strong, planned, and improvised.
About the Artists
Duane Jones is a conceptual artist, designer and podcast host in Halifax/Kjipuktuk. His practice includes works on paper/canvas, corporate identity, public art and fashion—united through employing symbolism, colour and typography to elicit audience responses. His semi-abstract application of acrylic paint often forms sculptural shapes that sit in contrast to his minimalist graphics that relate to each other through pop culture references and Duane’s vulnerable self-reflection.
artpaysme.com / Instagram: @artpaysme
Andrea Tsang Jackson is a textile artist and quilt designer based in Halifax/Kjipuktuk. Her work takes the traditional craft of quilting and applies it to a contemporary context, using bold graphics as a way to explore place, belonging, and agency. Andrea pushes the limits of the quilting and textile media by exploring scale and moving traditionally domestic objects into the public realm. This translation poses questions of what textiles mean to us as communities and how textiles exist outside the home.
3rdstoryworkshop.com / Instagram: @3rdstoryworkshop
Please join us for a reception
Thursday, May 21| 6:00-7:30pm
The Sunroom | Floor 5
Halifax Central Library
We hope you will join us to celebrate creativity, embrace curiosity, and be inspired by budding and celebrated artists from our community.
The Sunroom is made possible by the generosity of Margot and Layne Spafford.
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