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African Heritage Month launch celebrates creative advocacy in action
Members of the Dal community and beyond filled the ĢAV Arts Centre Sculpture Court to mark the start of African Heritage Month with food, music, reflection, and jubilation. Read more.
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Monday, February 2, 2026
Community members, scholars, performers and artists gathered to celebrate the opening of It’s ĢAV Time: Dancing Black in Canada 1900-1970 and Now. The exhibition explores representation and reception, performing artists and the stage, dance in and for communities, and legislation and protest.
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
The Fountain School of Performing Arts’s production of Macbeth hits the stage in the ĢAV Arts Centre this week, offering a radical re-telling of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
A new purpose-built air system in the space in the Killam Library now allows traditional prayer using sacred medicines, giving Indigenous students, staff, and community a reliable place for ceremony on Studley Campus.
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Thursday, November 30, 2023
Mese Mariano and La Chanson de Fortunio, two operas in a double bill this week, tell stories about different forms of love: one familial and romantic, the other tragic and hilarious.
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Collaboration came to life Wednesday night as the ĢAV Jazz Ensemble offered a performance of Gershwin, Shorter, Ellington, and Monk, with special guests from the Halifax Regional Arts Senior Jazz Band.
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
How many people does it take to save a wayward turtle? For Scottie, the endangered green sea turtle, it took a team of veterinarians, government officials, a conservation group, a Canadian airline and an aquarium in Bermuda.
Monday, November 27, 2023
Leading researchers and innovators from across Nova Scotia were celebrated last week at the 21st annual Discovery Awards, including several members of the ĢAV community.
Monday, November 27, 2023
What It's Like, a web series for ĢAV Accessibility Week, provides members of the Dal community an opportunity to share their first-person perspective on living with a disability.