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Install with Mitchell Wiebe

Artist Mitchell Wiebe will be in the exhibition VampSites working on additional installation pieces! Observe and ask questions while the artist works during the following times:  June 9 - 12-5pmJune 11 - 12-5pmJune 12 - 12-5pmJune 13 - 4-9pmJune 14 - 12-5pmJune 15 - 12-5pm Included in the...

2023-24 Annual General Meeting

Please join us for our 2023-24 Annual General Meeting. Doors open at 9:15am. Meeting begins at 9:30am. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street, Halifax. <!-- window.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('452806c0-ecf4-48c6-9127-8b5fecc76984'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/webforms/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head').appendChild(e);...

French Tour

In partnership with Alliance Francais Halifax, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibition Mitchell Wiebe: VampSites and Denyse Thomasos: just beyond in French. Admission is free during BMO Free Access Thursdays, however registration through AFH is encouraged. Please visit Visite guidée de l’exposition Generations à l’AGNS for more information...

Pride Art Jam!

Join us for a Youth Pride Art Jam! Bring a friend and express yourself as we draw,  paint, make buttons and more! Explore printmaking with Raphael and Jenn and create prints that celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ joy and histories. Featuring music, snacks and community, come get creative with us this Pride!...

Freedom Narratives: Emancipation Day Art Celebration

Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Canada

Celebrate Emancipation Day with a dynamic showcase featuring acclaimed artists and writers. This inspiring event will feature an array of spoken word performances, film screenings, and art presentations, each reflecting the rich cultural heritage and resilient spirit of the African Nova Scotian community and beyond. Engage with the...

Artist Talk: Sameer Farooq

Inverness County Centre for the Arts 16080 Hwy-19, Inverness, Canada

Cape Breton born artist Sameer Farooq will share ideas about his practice over the past decade including building imaginary museums with the public, the role of meditation/contemplative practice in his work, and his recent foodways research, specifically on the importance of building tandoor ovens and working with flatbread libraries...

G.L.A.M. Bats at AGNS

A performance somewhere between burlesque and a musical about galleries, exists rock ballads by G.L.A.M. Bats, featuring Mitchell Wiebe, Graeme Patterson, and occasional special guests. G.L.A.M. you may wonder?  G – galleriesL – librariesA – archivesM – museums  They’ve played shows across the country, and now at the AGNS!...

Nocturne Artist Talk – Panel Discussion

Dawn Shepard, Ryan Gray, Lance Sampson(Aquakultre), Sonia Chow and Seamus Gallagher build worlds in their art and the communities around them. Curator Shuvanjan Karmaker brought them together as Nocturne 2024 Anchor Artists to create work that inspires us to build worlds of our own.  We will be discussing...

French Tour

In partnership with Alliance Française Halifax, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibition Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins: Three Dimensions in French. Admission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursdays, however registration through AFH is encouraged. Please visit their website for more information about Alliance Française.

Nocturne – AGNS at Night

Visit exhibitions including Léopold L. Foulem: Reshaping Function, Mike MacDonald's Touched by the Tears of a Butterfly, 2023 Nova Scotia Art Bank Purchases, and the Maud Lewis Gallery, plus join us in the studios for Make It Microcosmic: an immersive Nocturne experience for one night only!

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