Art Displays
Curious about local art? We are too!
When it comes to the arts, Nova Scotia is spoiled for talent, and we're pleased to feature local art in many of our Library spaces.
From The Sunroom at Central Library to art displayed in our branches, we want to give local artists space to connect with our community and share their vision.
Current exhibits
The Sunroom at Central Library
Information on next display coming soon.
Alderney Gate Public Library
Information on next display coming soon.
Cole Harbour Public Library
On display January through March 29, 2024
Art by Janet Warnes
As a teacher of watercolour workshops and private art lessons, Janet has presented online Zoom classes in painting and drawing, and currently leads Plein-Air Painting groups throughout HRM. She has been an active participant and vendor at the annual July ’Paint Peggy’s Cove’ Plein-Air Painting Festival since 2021.
Janet currently serves on the board of Dartmouth Visual Arts Society and is an active participant in Studio Group. She is also an associate member of CSPWC. She exhibits at the Craig Gallery at Alderney Landing, the Teichert Gallery by AGNS, and her Gallery on ArtSites., opens a new window
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J.D. Shatford Memorial Public Library
On display March 2024
Art by Susan Lord
Susan lives on the beautiful South Shore of Nova Scotia, and is a retired system analyst from Bell Alliant. When she first joined the AA&C, she was solely working in fibre rug hooking her own designs, which were inspired by her photography. Her love of fibre arts led to a needle felting workshop in 2009, and from there she discovered 3-dimensional needle felting. SHe has been creating her unique felted birds on driftwood ever since.
Susan is interested un creating mixed-media artwork using image transfer, collage techniques, rust printing, and assemblage. Her artwork is continually evolving as she explores new ways to express her creativity. Photography, especially the beauty of nature, has been a life-long passion.
She has been a Member of the Aspotogan Arts & Crafts Group since 2004, and is their current Treasurer and Webmaster.
Keshen Goodman Public Library
Information on next display coming soon.
Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library
On display March 2024
A Year on the Eastern Shore by Lynda Mallett
"I have lived in and travelled to many places in the world but have now settled in Nova Scotia on the Eastern Shore."
"I am drawn to coastal communities - the sea, the beaches, rocky coasts and inlets, and salt marshes. The light here is amazing - huge skies and reflections from both lakes and sea; snow in winter, water in the summer."
"I delight in photographing a place over and over again in all its seasons. I look for moods and reflections in the natural environment. I study the landscape to find the unusual in the usual."
"To capture a moment of light, colour, mood and composition—or an animal in its wild place—the photographer has to 'be there'! That moment is often fleeting—requiring patience and an artist's eye—capturing an image that is utterly unique."
"Close up to nature or a dramatic sea or sky, the Eastern Shore is a truly wonderful place to create art through a lens."
Sackville Public Library
Information on next display coming soon.
Tantallon Public Library
Information on next display coming soon.
Woodlawn Public Library
Information on next display coming soon.