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Nocturne Artist Talk – Cheryl L’Hirondelle

Join Nocturne and AGNS for a special artist talk with interdisciplinary artist Cheryl L’Hirondelle. The talk will be followed by a participatory activation Light Tipi from 8:30-10:00 PM. Cheryl L’Hirondelle (Cree/Half Breed; German/Polish) is an award-winning and community-engaged interdisciplinary artist, singer/songwriter and critical thinker whose family is from Papaschase First...

Rug Hooking with Hanna Eidson

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...

French Tour

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.

Painting & Pints: Maud Lewis – Tulips

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. On this date you’ll be painting tulips,...

Painting & Pints: Robert Anand – Truro, N.S.

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. On this date you’ll be painting a...

Linocut Cards with Tayla Paul

Join artist Tayla Paul for an in-depth printmaking workshop. This linocut printing technique will be used to make holiday cards, using words or imagery that inspire you. Each participant will design and carve their own image, and have a chance to make a set of 4 cards. Great...

Linocut Cards with Tayla Paul

Join artist Tayla Paul for an in-depth printmaking workshop. This linocut printing technique will be used to make holiday cards, using words or imagery that inspire you. Each participant will design and carve their own image, and have a chance to make a set of 4 cards. Great...

Make Day! Games and Play

Join us for art, games, and playing in the studio! Get inspired by the exhibition on view, Jennifer Marman and Daniel Borins: Three Dimensions, then join us in the studio and to build colourful painted sculptures with blocks and shapes. Play with your stackable, movable sculpture or make...

Nocturne – AGNS at Night

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!

Key Frames: A Love Letter to Léopold L. Foulem

Join us for a film screening of A Love Letter to Léopold L. Foulem plus visit the artists’ artwork on-view before or after the screening!  Filmmaker Renée Blanchar creates a cinematic and heartfelt ode to the dazzling life and career of Acadian ceramicist and folk artist Léopold L....

Painting & Pints: Maud Lewis – Three Black Cats

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. The cats came back, by popular demand!...

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