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ART GALLERY OF NOVA SCOTIA--UPCOMING EVENTS ----------------------------------------------------------------- Maritime Launch of Christopher Ondaatje's SINDH REVISITED The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia will host the Maritime launch party for Sindh Revisited: A Journey in the Footsteps of Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton by Christopher Ondaatje at 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 26. Mr. Ondaatje, a member of AGNS' board of governors, has been fascinated with the enigmatic Sir Richard Francis Burton, 19th Century explorer, scholar, poet and British secret agent, since reading a biography of him more than 25 years ago. Despite the presence of several biographies on Burton, Ondaatje believed there were large gaps in the startling drama that was the explorer's life. Sindh Revisited is the author's account of his personal and physical quest to uncover the secrets of the early life of Sir Richard Burton. The result is an account of a man's psychological and philosophical journey in search of answers that have long mystified biographers and historians. All proceeds from the sales of Sindh Revisited at the reception will be donated to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Corridor Gallery Works by school children from Cumberland District School Board will be on display at the Corridor Gallery, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia from May 1 to June 2. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Anne West leads tour of Walter Ostrom: The Advocacy of Pottery Anne West is guest curator for a tour of Walter Ostrom: the Advocacy of Pottery as she shares her response to the work in the exhibition and the experience of bringing the exhibition together. She will be at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 12. The exhibition opens at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia May 11 and runs until June 23. The exhibition provides a selective viewing of Ostrom's ceramics from a 25 year period and a collection of works by 23 of his most noted students, in all an exhibition of more than 200 works. The exhibition is organized by the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and is sponsored by Halifax Port Corporation, Halterm Limited, Cerescorp Inc. And CN North American, and is supported by the Canada Council. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Video: The Hermitage: A Russian Odyssey The final video in a three part series, From Czars to Commissars, will be held from 12:15 to 1 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Admission is free, courtesy of Sprint Canada Inc. This video completes the gallery's fascinating look inside the hermitage. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Marie Elwood talks about the History of Ceramics in Nova Scotia Marie Elwood, a member of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia's ceramic advisory committee and curator emeritus for the Nova Scotia Museum, will explore the gallery's role in the history of ceramics in Nova Scotia as part of the gallery's Thursday lecture series at 7:30 p.m., May 2. In 1994, the gallery opened the Lloyd and Jean Shaw Gallery - Ceramics to acknowledge this important art form. In addition Walter Ostrom: The Advocacy of Pottery opens May 11 and runs until June 23. The exhibition provides a selective viewing of Ostrom's ceramics from a 25 year period and works by 23 of his former students. ----------------------------------------------------------------- -30- Contact: Ann Marie McKinnon 902-424-8935 trp Apr. 18, 1996 - 9:05 a.m.