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...
Drop-in on Wednesdays between July 10 and August 7 between 10am-12:30pm for hands-on art-making lead by artist educator Agne Kubiliute. Using your imagination, you’ll have a chance to add your mark to a large collaborative drawing, exploring a variety of materials including paint, oil pastels, paint markers and...
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...
Discover the art of tapestry weaving—a perfect hobby for anyone seeking a relaxing creative outlet! In this class, you'll craft your own simple peg loom and produce beautiful, small, woven wall hangings. With guidance every step of the way, from setting up and warping the loom to finishing...
Discover the art of tapestry weaving—a perfect hobby for anyone seeking a relaxing creative outlet! In this class, you'll craft your own simple peg loom and produce beautiful, small, woven wall hangings. With guidance every step of the way, from setting up and warping the loom to finishing...
Take in the colourful and whimsical characters in the exhibition Mitchell Wiebe: VampSites, then come make your mark in the studio. Led by artist Sherry Lynn Jollymore, we’ll be playing with neon lights, glow in the dark paint markers, and creating neon art together! Work independently, or with...
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!...
Join us for a conversation with Mi’kmaw artist and lawyer, Cheryl Simon! Learn about Simon’s approach to Indigenous material culture through her perspective as a Mi’kmaw e’pit , and how traditional Mi’kmaw art forms relate to Indigenous and collective rights. Throughout the conversation, Cheryl will be weaving a...
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...
Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins explain the multi-faceted dimensions of their art practice and contextualize it within their exhibition Three Dimensions. They present an overview of a materials-focused approach, combining conceptual art with visual appeal – to produce complex projects that tell stories, often conceiving of exhibitions in...
The history of a culture can be found within the language. Learn the Mi’kmaw names for some of the plant medicines or edible plants you walk by daily in Kjipuktuk (the Mi’kmaw name for Halifax)! Explore a family-friendly block-printmaking experience about plants and bind your own mini journal...
Learn to rug hook in this beginner workshop which will cover all the basics of rug hooking and give you plenty of time to practice with the guidance of an experienced instructor. The morning workshop will focus on making bright and colourful fishies, the afternoon workshop will rug hook...
