Check out Our Painted House at the Gallery! This drop-in activity is inspired by Maud Lewis’ iconic Painted House. Using a variety of materials, you are invited to create your own artwork shingle to add to the painted house, an almost-to-scale image of Maud’s home. Inspired by Maud's...
Join us this winter for kid’s painting classes at the Gallery. This 4-week workshop series, led by artist-educator, Rosemary Clarke Young, will inspire young creatives, while they learn new painting techniques and have fun! Each artmaking class will begin with a visit to the Maud Lewis Gallery to...
Join us at the Gallery for our upcoming Make Day inspired by the exhibition Ta’n a’sikatikl sipu’l | Confluence! Lead by Mi’kmaw artist and youth programmer Melanie Nasson, guests will use white ash to learn weaving in an activity inspired by Mi’kmaw baskets. Paint the weavings and seal...
Join artist Judy Jenkins as we explore self portraits and self-expression. Based on artworks in the Nova Scotia Art Bank 2020-2021 exhibition, we’ll look to artworks featuring figures, faces, and more for inspiration! Express yourself, thoughts, and interests while creating a sculptural self portrait using painting, drawing and...
This event is sold out. 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. Drinks...
Photo credit: Norman McLaren, Neighbours, 1952. Live action film, 8:08 minutes. Courtesy of NFB. Key Frames presents contemporary film pieces selected in response to works on view at the Gallery. Exploring parallel themes, subjects, and contexts, these screenings invite audiences to see the meaningful dialogues taking place between...