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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...

French Tour – Arctic/Amazon

In partnership with Alliance Francais Halifax, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibition Arctic/Amazon: Networks of Global Indigeneity in French. Admission is free during BMO Free Access Thursday, however registration through AFH is encouraged. Please visit EXPOSITION : ARTIC / AMAZON VISITE GUIDÉE EN...

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...

Painting & Pints: Maud Lewis – Tulips

Everyone is an artist at the AGNS’s adult paint night! Join artist Meggie Richards for a fun evening at the gallery, as she guides you through making a Maud Lewis-inspired painting you’ll be proud to take home at the end of the evening. On this date you'll be...

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...

Creative Minds: Exploring Materials in Contemporary Art with Meagan Musseau

What is materiality and activation? Join us for an interactive talk with Mi’kmaw artist Meagan Musseau as she talks about her artwork and the ways she uses materials to explore different themes in her work. From constructed coats to photography and Mi’kmaw basketry, Musseau’s work takes on a...

Painting & Pints: Emily Carr – Macaulay Point

Everyone is an artist at the AGNS’s adult paint night! Join artist Meggie Richards for a fun evening at the gallery, as she guides you through making a painting you’ll be proud to take home at the end of the evening. Inspired by then iconic landscape paintings currently...

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...

Make Day! Memory Portraits

Thinking about memory, portraiture, and family, explore painting in the style of Jean Paul Lemieux. Working from a photo of your choosing- with people as a subject, you will create works of art based on a family photo, special memory, or meaningful place.  Bring your own printed photo...

Painting & Pints: Tom Thomson – Moonlight

Everyone is an artist at the AGNS’s adult paint night! Join artist Meggie Richards for a fun evening at the gallery, as she guides you through making a painting you’ll be proud to take home at the end of the evening. Inspired by then iconic landscape paintings currently...

Make Day! Stencil Landscape

Inspired by the rugged mountains and towering trees in the Group of Seven paintings, we’ll explore the use of stencils to mix and match our own landscape painting! Playing with underpainting and composition, use shapes to create unique and beautiful painted landscapes on canvas. Join artist Meggie Richards...

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