Exhibition & Events

Feature image: Dawn MacNutt, "Spirit of Courage" [detail], 2020, twined willow, acrylic paint. Photo: Gerry Farrell.

Dawn MacNutt: Timeless Forms
September 18 - December 6, 2025
Discover the powerful work of Dawn MacNutt in this retrospective solo exhibition spanning over four decades. From delicate wire miniatures to monumental bronze forms cast from woven willow branches, the Pictou County-based artist explores the fragility, resilience, and beauty of life. Blending craft practices with conceptual sculpture, MacNutt's work enriches contemporary perspectives on care, support, loss, and the handmade.

Curated by Melanie Colosimo and Emily Falvey

Organized by Mount Saint Vincent University Art Gallery, Halifax, NS, and the Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, NB.

This exhibition and all related programming and events are generously sponsored by the Frank McKenna Centre for Leadership and the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government. 

Artist Talk, Dawn MacNutt
Saturday, October 25, 2 pm
Please consider yourselves warmly invited to an illuminating afternoon event with renowned Pictou County artist Dawn MacNutt. Hear firsthand the artist reflect on her evolving creative process. Whether you're encountering MacNutt's work for the first time or are already a fan, there's something to be learned and appreciated by everyone. 

Light refreshments will be provided. 

HOURS
Sept. 18 - Dec. 6, 2025

Wed. 2:30 - 6:30 pm
Thrs. 2:30 - 6:30 pm
Fri. 12 - 4 pm
Sat. 12 - 4 pm

Strategic Practices: Indigenous Art from the StFX Art Gallery Permanent Collection
Gerald Schwartz School of Business, McNeil Gallery, SCHW 210
Sept. 26 - Nov. 15, 2025

The StFX Art Gallery, in partnership with the Gerald Schwartz School of Business, is pleased to present this exhibition featuring artworks in a wide range of media, created by Indigenous artists from across the land now known as Canada. Together, these works affirm the collection's role as part of a living continuum - always present, always evolving - with artistic creativity and professional practice at its core. Strategic Practices celebrates Indigenous art practices as they have been since time immemorial: dynamic, innovative, enduring, and forward-looking.

Opening Week Hours
SCHW 210
Sept. 26 - Oct. 1, 2025

Fri. Sept. 26: 1 - 6 pm
Sat. Sept. 27: 10 am - 6 pm
Sun. Sept. 28: 9 am - 12 pm
Tues. Sept. 30: 12 - 7 pm
Wed. Oct. 1: 12 - 4 pm 

HOURS
SCHW 210
Oct. 2 - Nov. 15, 2025
Wed. 12 - 4 pm 
Thurs. 12 - 4 pm
Fri. 12 - 4 pm
Sat. 12 - 4 pm 

The StFX Art Gallery acknowledges the generous support of its funders, St. Francis Xavier University and the Department of Canadian Heritage.