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.
The Living Room at Central Library
On display March 2 through April 19, 2025
Art by Tom Richards
Tom Richards is a musician with a kaleidoscopic range of work. A singer, low-brass specialist, pianist, composer, conductor, and producer, Tom performs with dozens of active projects.
Tom's newest offering, Monophilia, is a triptych of records in breathtaking mono, designed to be played individually or simultaneously. The interactive art installation gives listeners an opportunity to mix the music in real time, creating their own sonic landscape. Songs are arranged like sculptures in a garden, with vines and leaves framing, obscuring, and overgrowing the lyrics. The three records tell a shared story from different points of view – songs of love and loss in a non-binary world.
For the online experience and for more info, visit the Monophilia website, opens a new window. The installation was crafted by Torin Buzek of the Fountain School of Performing Arts. Nicholas Buligan designed the custom electronics.
Thanks to The Halifax Central Library, Arts Nova Scotia, The Canada Council for the Arts, and Cecilia Concerts for supporting this project.
Alderney Gate Public Library
Information on next display coming soon.
Cole Harbour Public Library
On display March 1 through April 15, 2025
Art by Beatrice Milner
Beatrice grew up in Edmonton and studied Fine Arts at the University of Alberta, focusing on the history of art and photography. Although Beatrice was introduced to painting in the introductory years at the University of Alberta, she did not pursue it until she started taking painting lessons with her two teenage daughters in the 1990s.
After retirement, Beatrice and her husband moved from Alberta to Nova Scotia to be closer to their grandchildren. With more free time and a lovely workspace, she has enjoyed painting more actively in acrylics, oils and watercolours. Beatrice is an avid gardener and takes inspiration from nature.
J.D. Shatford Memorial Public Library
On display April 2025
Art by Jan Shilletto
Jan lives in Northwest Cove, Nova Scotia, where she paints in and around the community, particularly enjoying the observation process and taking the time to discover her surroundings. She paints or draws a subject that moves here, or tells a story, and tries to interpret this in visual words. She has taken art at Seneca College, Schneider School of Fine Art and many workshops.
Jan has exhibited in Jamaica, Ontario, British Colombia, and Nova Scotia, through solo and group shows, and is a founding member of Aspotogan Arts & Crafts, based in Aspotogan, Nova Scotia. She has instructed through Chester Municipality, Ocean Swells Community Centre, and Artist-in-the-Classroom at Shatford School, Hubbards.
Jan has organized Aspotogan Painting Workshops for many years, bringing groups of painters together from across North America for a week's painting experience on the Aspotogan Peninsula with a different well-known instructor each year. She continues to enjoy the energy that results when painters of many styles and levels come together.
Keshen Goodman Public Library
On display April 2025
Art by Connor Hodgson
Connor Hodgson, Born and raised in Prospect (Halifax), Nova Scotia. Diagnosed with being on the Autism Spectrum in his late teens, Connor taught himself different styles of art by watching the techniques of other artists on YouTube. Now a days focusing his skills to Abstract fluid art done by mixing a paint compound and acrylic color allowing the paint to move and flow over the canvas.
The Pop culture art showcased is sketched first and then hand-painted, a majority of these pieces are of superheroes such as Marvel, DC, and Star Wars.
“From a very young age, I enjoyed drawing and coloring and art has always been a passion of mine and a way in which I could express myself. This creativity eventually progressed into sketching and then finally into painting.”
Musquodoboit Harbour Public Library
On display April 2025
Community Synergy Art Project
syn·er·gy
noun: synergy; plural noun: synergies; noun: synergism; plural noun: synergisms
the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect greater than the sum of their separate effects.
"the synergy between artist and record company"
Visit to add your touch to the Community Synergy Art Project. Choose a circle to create your design. It can be any shapes or colours or solids. Where your circle overlaps with somebody else’s combine your designs to create a new design.
Anthropocene - The Age of Humankind by Dr. Hiraya Castasus, ND
These collections of photographs were taken on the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia, during walks taken by Dr. Hiraya Castasus, ND. They highlight the beauty of the surrounding area and the negative consequences of human activity on nature. Hiraya hopes to spread the message of humankind-ness that extends to non-human beings through simple mindful actions such as not littering, picking up litter even if it's not yours and inspiring others to care about mother nature.
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Sackville Public Library
Information on next display coming soon.
Tantallon Public Library
On display April 2025
Brushstrokes by the Bay by Evan LeBlanc
Mixture of contemporary and modern art with a twist of impressionistic style.
Born in Nova Scotia, Evan grew up in both Quebec and Ontario, Home is where the heart is. Evan’s is the ocean. Nova Scotia born by it and will proudly die by it.
Evan became disabled in 2019, suffering permanent physical nerve damage to his right side and spent three years in recovery. He returned back home in the spring of 2023 and became a member of Peggy’s Cove Area Art Society in 2024. Also in 2024, Evan became one of the founding members or Brush Strokes by the Bay art group located in William Black Hall Peggy’s Cove.
Woodlawn Public Library
Information on next display coming soon.
