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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...

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...

Rug Hooking with Deanne Fitzpatrick

We are excited to be offering our first rug hooking workshop at the Gallery with Deanne Fitzpatrick. Inspired by Deanne's own abstract landscapes and signature bright colours, participants will have a chance to draw and design their own landscape scene, then get started on your hooked rug with...

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