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Viewpoint Gallery
Category: Arts & Entertainment Art Galleries Shopping Art Galleries Art Galleries
1272 Barrington StreetHalifax, NS B3J 1Y5
(902) 420-0854
- Hours:
Wed-Sun 12 pm - 5 pm
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Price Range:
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$$$
- Parking:
- Street
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- By Appointment Only:
- No
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
2 reviews for Viewpoint Gallery
2 reviews in English
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Review from John W.
Halifax, NS
3/29/2011
I like this place. They have nice people, inside because its a co-op, so you are dealing usually with someone who is very familiar with photography and passionate enough to talk about the work in an engaged manner. Some work is too commercial for me, but most of it is quite interesting. They support student work which is nice.
I plan to attend an upcoming show about China.
-Check it out! -
Review from Laura P.
6/18/2010 7 photos
Viewpoint Gallery is the holding place of some great contemporary photography. Located on the south end of Barrington Street, (Across from Bearlys) this a spot that features artists from all over Nova Scotia in a variety of styles and perspectives.
The gallery is a co-op of roughly 40 photographers, who volunteer their time and work to display/ sell. Exhibitions seem to change frequently, and whether its solo or group showings, the viewpoint is forever fresh. There are guest shows a few times a year as well, where non-members are chosen to contribute work.
The space is much more powerful on the inside than I expected, and it is the perfect parallel to contemporary work displayed. Bright white walls, polished wood floors and great lighting allow for prime viewing.
A gallery strictly dedicated to the realms of photography is a nice niche to have. Run by artists, run on passion, incomers can expect fresh and inspired finds.
Specialties
ViewPoint Gallery sells photography, framed and unframmed, note cards. The Gallery is also available as a rental space and host various events open to the public.
ViewPoint Gallery is an artist-run co-operative, whose members are photographers working together to nurture and promote their artistic passion and the practice of their craft, to exhibit and market their work, and to actively engage in the cultural life of the broader photographic community.
History
Established in 2000
ViewPoint Gallery is a non-profit artist co-operative founded in 2000. The Gallery has hosted more than 150 exhibitions with engaging programming to over thirty thousand visitors. ViewPoint is the only venue dedicated to contemporary photography in the Halifax Regional Municipality and one of few in Atlantic Canada. The gallery is a significant and valuable player in the Halifax, Provincial, Regional and National photographic community. ViewPoint Gallery is committed to leading and supporting the creation, professional presentation and promotion of contemporary photography within the community.
The commitment by members and volunteers has seen this organization flourish within the community. ViewPoint Gallery functions as a cultural facility, which offers artists and the HRM community contemporary photographic products, services and programming. The Gallery's core programming is composed of monthly exhibitions, openings, artist talks, print reviews...
