Visual Arts
The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, since its founding in 1887 as the Victoria School of Art and Design, has had a major influence on the visual arts in Nova Scotia, particularly in urban Halifax. Many NSCAD graduates have remained in Halifax and practiced as graphic designers, photographers, film-makers, muralists, ceramicists, jewellers and weavers.
HRM has a number of art galleries, both public and private, including the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Zwickers Gallery, Eye Level Gallery and Studio 21. As well, NSCAD has its own exhibition space, the Anna Leonowens Gallery in Historic Properties.
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