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...
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...
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!...
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...
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.
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!
