This exhibition is designed to serve as a companion to the exhibition Face Value Nova Scotian Portraiture on display in the adjacent gallery. Portraits are often the first kind of art viewers find accessible, primarily because the subject matter begins with something that is familiar - the face. For viewers this familiarity offers comfort and enough curiosity to explore further. Gives visitors the chance to examine aspects of portraits in an interactive way.
Visitors can manipulate materials, examine objects, and contemplate ideas.
Organized by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, the exhibition is sponsored by Access Cable Television Limited and Halifax Cable. With the sponsorship of TD Bank, and the support of The Daily News, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia has joined forces with other arts organizations to offer a summer school of the arts for children. The gallery will partner with Symphony Nova Scotia. The Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, Mermaid Theatre of Nova Scotia, Irondale Ensemble Project, Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia, Jazz East, and enthusiastic, talented, and creative educators and artists. The program is for children between the ages of 7 - 13.