Category Archives: halifax
2024 Summer recap / Fall update
A quick overview of the last few months: • HubTalks (IG: @hubtalks) Spearheaded by Huschang as part of his academic research, HubTalks is: – a curated event of 5-minute presentations followed by a conversation with panel speakers; – a collaboration… Continue reading
Artist talk Thu June 15, 2023 at 6pm
I’ll be doing an artist talk as part of the programming for the Carve Wind Chase exhibition. Carving Identity: (un)Making Myths & Monsters Thur June 15, 2023 6-7pm Mary E. Black Gallery, 1061 Marginal Road, Halifax Who are we inside,… Continue reading
Wood shop residency at the Centre for Craft
I’m in the last week of my airCRAFT residency at the Centre for Craft, where I’ve had a bench in the wood shop since mid-September. The months have flown by! Here’s a snapshot with the other two residents, Ivan Flores… Continue reading
ELEKTROSHIBAI: picture storymobile
New video up on our YouTube channel… an introduction to a new community art project called Elektroshibai, which is transported by our Elektrokatze bicycle. Elektroshibai is based on kamishibai (紙芝居), a form of street theatre from Japan using paper picture… Continue reading
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MFA Thesis Show: Portal
Portal | Sonia Chow exploring access, storytelling, dreams Interdisciplinary artist / designer Sonia Chow interrogates communication and codes, identity, tactile materials and processes. This installation sets the entry point for a series of ambiguous moments. Is this scene situated in… Continue reading
Life imitates art
Trevor Noah featured a clip from “Ontario, Canada” on his show yesterday about a social distancing hug contraption. Looks like a less-fluffy variation of the work I showed at the Anna Leonowens Gallery in December. Here’s my work “Armed” –… Continue reading
Nocturne Halifax 2019
Back in March, Sonia joined the Nocturne: Art at Night team as Director-at-Large. Nocturne is Halifax’s biggest annual art event, bringing art to the streets since 2008. Kick-off party for this year’s event: Thursday, October 17, 2019 Main event: Saturday,… Continue reading