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Kids Workshop Series – Creative Colours

Calling all young artists! Join us for a six-week session with artist educator Rosemary Young as we focus on painting! Explore watercolour and acrylic paint, but also fibre and air dry clay too! Workshop Details Saturdays from January 20 - March 2, 2024. Please note: there will not...

Creative Minds: Erasure Art Collective

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

BLACKOUT is an interdisciplinary art project that recreates historical slave ads using ‘erasure’ or ‘blackout’—a form of poetry created by erasing words from an existing text to create a visual poem. The project uncovers messages in ads that appeared in local newspapers during slavery—a legal practice of buying...

Artist Talk: Séamus Gallagher

Join us as 2023 Sobey Art Award finalist Séamus Gallagher speaks about their art practice as it ranges through photo, video, virtual reality, and sculpture. They will discuss their most recent exhibitions at the McCord Stewart Museum and the National Gallery of Canada. Registration is closed for this...

DIY Shoe Charms & Wonder’Neath Open Studio Stations – March Break with AGNS

Wonder'neath Art Studio 2482 Maynard St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In partnership with Wonder’neath Art Studio we’re excited to welcome you to the beautiful studios at 2482 Maynard St. Drop in to make your own polymer clay charm for your foam shoes! While you’re there take in some of many activities in the Wonder’neath studio at their collage,...

DIY Shoe Charms & Wonder’Neath Open Studio Stations – March Break with AGNS

Wonder'neath Art Studio 2482 Maynard St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In partnership with Wonder’neath Art Studio we’re excited to welcome you to the beautiful studios at 2482 Maynard St. Drop in to make your own polymer clay charm for your foam shoes! While you’re there take in some of many activities in the Wonder’neath studio at their collage,...

Painting Workshop at HSC – March Break with AGNS

Halifax Shopping Centre 7001 Mumford Rd, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join artist Meggie Richards at Halifax Shopping Centre for a free painting workshop for families with kids age 8+. Meggie will lead you through making your very own spring-inspired mixed media painting! Get creative using stencils, paints, markers and more! Sessions are from 12-1pm and 1:30-2:30pm. All materials...

Button Making – March Break with AGNS

Halifax North Memorial Library 2285 Gottingen St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join us at the library! We’ll help you create a masterpiece of art and turn it into a button you can take home. We’ll explore drawing materials, collage, and more and to make something unique to enjoy on the go! All materials provided. This free art experience is...

Button Making – March Break with AGNS

Dartmouth North Public Library 105 Highfield Park Dr, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join us at the library! We’ll help you create a masterpiece of art and turn it into a button you can take home. We’ll explore drawing materials, collage, and more and to make something unique to enjoy on the go! All materials provided. This free art experience is...

Button Making – March Break with AGNS

Halifax North Memorial Library 2285 Gottingen St, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join us at the library! We’ll help you create a masterpiece of art and turn it into a button you can take home. We’ll explore drawing materials, collage, and more and to make something unique to enjoy on the go! Sessions times:10am–12pm and 1–4pm All materials provided. This...

Button Making on the Ferry – March Break with AGNS

Dartmouth Ferry Terminal 88 Alderney Dr, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada

Find us at Alderney Ferry Terminal and Halifax Ferry terminal with a free pop-up art activity. We’ll be offering art kits to folks departing for the ferry, with a chance to turn your drawing into a button when you arrive in the terminal! From 10-11:30am, and 1-3:30pm we...

Book Launch for Halifax Art & Artists – An Illustrated History

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

Halifax Art & Artists presents the stories of the city’s creators from craftspeople and portrait painters to filmmakers and multidisciplinary makers from time immemorial to the present. The event will feature a panel discussion including the book’s author Ray Cronin; artist Alan Syliboy; Ann Kitz, daughter of Alex...

Curators’ Tour

Join the curators of Mitchell Wiebe: VampSites and Denyse Thomasos: just beyond for an informal tour of the exhibitions. No registration required. Included in the price of admission.

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