Books & Publications

The photos displayed in this collection demonstrate the varied career of one of Canada's greatest living photographers, Thaddeus Holownia.  A 40...

One is Ne’wt, for one bear. Two is Ta’pu, for two women making offerings. Counting from one to ten in English and Mi’kmaw, baby is introduced to bo...

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is marking the centenary of the First World War by releasing a collection of propaganda posters, coinciding with an ...

Working from twenty years’ experience as a rug hooker, studio owner, and teacher, Deanne Fitzpatrick shares her sources of inspiration, work habits...

The 100 block of Vancouver's West Hastings Street is the gateway to one of the most contested and controversial inner-city neighborhoods in North A...

Indigenous artist and writer, Michelle Sylliboy blends her modern poetry, photography, and Mi’kmaq (L’nuk) ​hieroglyphic poetry in this unprecedent...

British Artillery officer Alexander Cavalié Mercer is most famous in history circles for his detailed account of his experiences leading up to and ...

Celebrated textile artist Deanne Fitzpatrick learned early that traditional rug-hooking is so much more than just making mats for old houses. This ...

The fiddle-free side of Nova Scotia history More than the stereotypes of lobsters and fiddles, Canada’s “ocean playground” of Nova Scotia boasts a ...

Ned Bear is renowned for his hand-carved masks that have an energy and aesthetic that both embrace the traditional, but also the modern without ove...

Showcasing the major career highlights and some of the most recent work of abstract painter, Jacques Hurtubise, this lavishly illustrated volume ca...

A powerful reimagination of what it was like to live in Africville in the 1960s through the eyes of a young girl. Winner of the Lillian Shepherd Me...

In her most recent body of work titled Traps (2008-2010), Cecil Day revisits the familiar subject of hunting in developing a suite of prints. The 1...

Discover powerful work from a rising artist who has chosen to live and practice in Nova Scotia. Includes a comprehensive and insightful essay by Sa...

Kent Monkman's art has been described as "stupendous" (New York Times), "sure to alarm and educate" (The Observer), and beating "Western history pa...

Emma FitzGerald sketches Halifax and its residents vividly, in colour. She effortlessly catches moments in the life of the city. While she draws, s...

Moons & Mermaids is a story which artist Laura Jolicoeur wrote for her children. It is a book about imagination and how to dream. The story is ...

The Mi’kmaq of Atlantic Canada were here for thousands of years before the arrival of European peoples. Niniskamijinaqik/Ancestral Images: The Mi’k...

With over two decades of experience as a rug-hooker, studio-owner, and teacher, celebrated fabric artist Deanne Fitzpatrick introduces readers to t...

Celebrate Canada’s creative excellence with recipes created by Canada’s premiere chefs. Inspired by paintings and artifacts from our nation’s museu...

A Gaspereau Field Guide to Canadian Artists: No. 7Mi’kmaw painter and multidisciplinary artist Alan Syliboy’s art career began in the early 1970s w...

Just as Hand Drawn Halifax was "a love letter to the city", Fitzgerald's new book takes readers on informal road trips along one of the most renown...

Magic in Her Hands: The Art of Marie Webb is a colourful and powerful book that brings to the public’s attention the practice of Marie Webb, a youn...