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Make Day! Printing and Patterns

Join us in the studio to play with patterns and multiples, printing with a stamp! We will create our own stamps of simple shapes or abstract design, then repeat them to make patterns. This activity is inspired by the work of artist Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe. Work independently, or with your...

Unfinished Work: blk scotian; blk art Podcast Social

In celebration of two successful seasons of the Unfinished Work: blk scotian; blk art Podcast, we invite you to a social in the studios! Meet and chat with the hosts and guests from the podcast. Stay for art making, music and great conversations. All ages are welcome to...

Make Day! “I Take it With Me”

Exploring the exhibition, Inner/Outer Space for inspiration, you will create a 3D Diorama reflecting your interpretation of the world around you. Using a cardboard window box, you'll make a mini world environment using varied coloured & textured cardstock paper. Create a landscape inspired by real life, books or...

Nocturne at AGNS

Visit the Gallery during Nocturne and check out part of Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art, play in the studio and take in the Nocturne installations on view for one night only. Studio Activity: We all have stories to tell, so bring your perspective and pick up...

Make Day! Paper Weaving

Practise weaving in our studios! Use colourful papers to create your own designs and learn techniques inspired by Mi’kmaw basketry. Get inspired by etchings of Mi’kmaw basketry and the words for each technique, in Ursula Johnson’s artwork Museological Grand Hall, on view in Generations: The Sobey Family and...

Drop-In Art Activity

Create, share, curate in this interactive mini-gallery space for visitors! Collections tell stories about communities, people, and places. Art museums preserve and care for artworks so generations of people can learn from, engage with, and be inspired by them. Create your own art and add it to the...

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