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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...

Key Frames: Kent Monkman

Join us for an evening of short films by Kent Monkman, a featured artist in the exhibition Generations: The Sobey Family and Canadian Art. Known for his provocative interventions into Western European and American art history, Monkman is passionate about art and profoundly aware of how colonialism had...

French Tour – Generations: The Sobey Family & Canadian Art

In partnership with Alliance Francais Halifax, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibition Generations: The Sobey Family & Canadian Art in French. Admission is free during BMO Free Access Thursday, however registration through AFH is encouraged. Please visit Visite guidée de l'exposition Generations à l'AGNS for more...

Linocut Cards with Tayla Paul

Join artist Tayla Paul for an in-depth printmaking workshop. This linocut printing technique will be used to make holiday cards, using words or imagery that inspire you. Each participant will design and carve their own image, and have a chance to make a set of 4 cards. Great...

Painting & Pints: Maud Lewis – Three Houses in Winter

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...

Felted Landscapes with Nancy Keating

Inspired by the sweeping landscapes and colourful skies in the Group of Seven paintings, we are excited to offer a half-day workshop with fibre artist Nancy Keating creating needle-felted landscapes. You’ll take home a beautiful and unique artwork at the end! No previous experience required, all materials provided....

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