BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//AGNS | Art Gallery of Nova Scotia - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:AGNS | Art Gallery of Nova Scotia X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://agns.ca X-WR-CALDESC:Events for AGNS | Art Gallery of Nova Scotia REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Halifax BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20230312T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20231105T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20240310T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20241103T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20250309T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20251102T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20260308T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20261101T050000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0300 TZNAME:ADT DTSTART:20270314T060000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0300 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:AST DTSTART:20271107T050000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260430T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260430T183000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20260417T172035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T180019Z UID:10002437-1777570200-1777573800@agns.ca SUMMARY:French Tour of Conversation Threads DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Alliance Française Halifax\, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibition Conversation Threads in French. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursday\, however registration through AFH is encouraged.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister with Alliance Française\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nClick here for more information about Alliance Française Halifax.  \n\n\n\nFeatured Image: Installation view of Conversation Threads\, 2026. Taken at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. URL:https://agns.ca/event/french-tour-3/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/EX2026-02ConversationTjreads022-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20260212T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20260212T183000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20260127T170204Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T170205Z UID:10002051-1770917400-1770921000@agns.ca SUMMARY:French Tour DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Alliance Française Halifax\, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibitions Blacklight and Ta’n a’sikatikl sipu’l | Confluence in French. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursday\, however registration through AFH is encouraged.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister with Alliance Française\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nClick here for more information about Alliance Française Halifax.  \n\n\n\nFeatured Image: Installation view of Blacklight\, 2025. Taken at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. URL:https://agns.ca/event/french-tour-blacklight-confluence/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/EX2025-05Blacklight_04-1-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251211T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251211T183000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20250911T191142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T183444Z UID:10002041-1765474200-1765477800@agns.ca SUMMARY:French Tour DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Alliance Française Halifax\, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibition Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler: No More Boring Art in French. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursday\, however registration through AFH is encouraged.  \n\n\n\n\nReserve Your Spot\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nClick here for more information about Alliance Française Halifax.  \n\n\n\nFeatured Image: Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler\, No More Boring Art\, 2025. Five channel video installation with sound. Courtesy: Tanya Bonakdar Gallery\, New York / Los Angeles. URL:https://agns.ca/event/french-tour-no-more-boring-art/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Hubbard_Birchler_NMBA_02_300ppi_18x12in_srgb-scaled-e1750787500895.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251018T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251018T235900 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20250918T214021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250918T214023Z UID:10002042-1760810400-1760831940@agns.ca SUMMARY:Nocturne at AGNS! DESCRIPTION:In The Courtyard – Pleasure Prospects by New Mineral Collective \n\n\n\nPleasure Prospects is a video that follows the artists Tanya Busse & Emilija Škarnulytė (New Mineral Collective) as they acquire prospector licenses\, with which they aim to perturb the values of the mining industry by holding fast their self-described position as “the least productive mining company in the world”.  \n\n\n\nNew Mineral Collective is the world’s largest and least productive mining company. They are an open-source entity\, working to infiltrate and subvert extractive industries with more reparative and imaginative futures exploring alternative forces such as desire\, body mining and acts of counter prospecting. In their video installation Pleasure Prospects\, New Mineral Collective follows the process of acquiring prospecting licences for alternative values and takes a critical look at what they call “perforated landscapes” – land altered by extractive industries.  \n\n\n\nFilmed at the World’s Prospectors Convention\, Ontario Place\, Pleasure Prospects sources research from Ontario topographical maps (from the Ministry of Energy\, Northern Development and Mines) and Google Earth. The film addresses ecological urgencies brought on by large-scale extractive practices\, connections between land and body\, and the environmental impacts of mining. The work encourages an understanding of large-scale global impact through bringing the conversation closer to the viewer\, drawing on connections between industry and therapy. New Mineral Collective prioritizes healing on many levels\, through creating an environment of pleasure\, renewal\, and revitalization\, something that is explored through their broader artistic practice.  \n\n\n\nIn The Studio – Print\, Glow\, Grow – Hands-On Artmaking \n\n\n\nJoin us for a vibrant night of creativity and connection through hands-on artmaking\, hosted in collaboration with the Youth Project. This creative space dives into mycology (the study of fungi) to celebrate transformation\, networks\, and thriving. Craft your own glowing print or contribute to a luminous mural that grows our sense of community. All welcome!  \n\n\n\n*Please note the AGNS gallery spaces will not be open to the public during Nocturne.  \n\n\n\nFeatured Image: Pleasure Prospects\, 2019 Single-channel 4k video\, New Mineral Collective (Tanya Busse & Emilija Škarnulytė). URL:https://agns.ca/event/nocturne-at-agns-2025/ CATEGORIES:Halifax Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Nocturne-2025-Tanya-Busse-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20251016T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20251016T203000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20250825T183044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T204755Z UID:10002035-1760641200-1760646600@agns.ca SUMMARY:Nocturne Artist Talk - Peter Morin & Leah Decter DESCRIPTION:Join Nocturne for a conversation between artists and collaborators Peter Morin (Tahltan\, French Canadian) and Leah Decter (Canadian Jewish white-settler) as they reflect on their collaborative project\, X: where our paths cross. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursday\, however registration is encouraged as there are limited seats available.  \n\n\n\n\nRegistration Encouraged – Save Your Seat\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout X: where our paths cross \n\n\n\nX: where our paths cross is a performance of visiting\, trust and otherwise possibilities. In it\, Peter Morin (Tahltan\, French Canadian) and Leah Decter (Canadian Jewish white-settler) mark the crossing of paths across time\, territories and ancestries through reading aloud as an assertion of Indigenous sovereignty and listening-while-drawing as a practice of white-setter accountability.   \n\n\n\nExperience X: where our paths cross live on Saturday\, October 18 from 6pm-midnight for Nocturne: Ground at the Halifax Central Library.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artists\n\n\n\n\nPeter Morin is a grandson of Tahltan Ancestor Artists. Morin’s artistic offerings can be organized around four themes: articulating Land/Knowing\, articulating Indigenous Grief/Loss\, articulating Community Knowing\, and understanding the Creative Agency/Power of the Indigenous body. The work takes place in galleries\, in community\, in collaboration\, and on the land. All of the work is informed by dreams\, Ancestors\, Family members\, and performance art as a research methodology. Morin completed his BFA at Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver in 2001 and his MFA in 2010 at the University of British Columbia-Okanagan. Morin’s artistic practice moves from printmaking to poetry to installation to performance art. Morin’s first performance ‘I grieve too much’ took place at the Museum of Anthropology in 2005. Peter is the son of Janelle Morin (Crow Clan\, Tahltan Nation) and Pierre Morin (Quebecois). Throughout his exhibition and making history\, Morin has focused upon his matrilineal inheritances in homage to the matriarchal structuring of the Tahltan Nation\, and prioritizes Cross-Ancestral collaborations.  Morin was longlisted for the Brink and Sobey Awards\, in 2013 and 2014\, respectively. In 2016\, Morin received the Hnatyshyn Foundation Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Canadian Mid-Career Artist. Morin is an member of artist collectives : BUSHgallery and O’kinādās.  Peter Morin currently holds a tenured appointment in the Faculty of Arts at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto\, and is the Graduate Program Director of the Interdisciplinary Master’s in Art\, Media and Design program at OCADU.  \n\n\n\n\n\nLeah Decter is a Canadian inter-media/performance artist and scholar who divides her time between Treaty 1 territory and Kjipuktuk/Halifax\, where she is a Canada Research Chair in Creative Technologies and Assistant Professor in Media Arts at NSCAD University. Holding an MFA in New Media from Transart Institute and a PhD in Cultural Studies from Queen’s University\, Decter creates work that straddles performance\, video and media arts\, textiles\, social practice and installation as well as academic and creative writing. Working from a critical white settler perspective her solo and collaborative artwork and research uncover and disturb social\, political\, relational and spatial dynamics of settler colonial whiteness in the everyday through practices of intergenerational accountability and non-colonial activation. Her artwork often calls into question dominant beliefs about\, and attachments to\, Canadian icons\, myths and visual/material culture. She has received numerous grants and awards for her artwork and research\, and has exhibited\, presented and screened her artwork widely in Canada\, and internationally in the US\, UK\, Germany\, Australia\, the Netherlands\, Malta and India. Decter’s artwork has appeared in publications including Fuse Magazine\, Studio\, Craft and Design in Canada\, C Magazine\, Journal of Canadian Art History and Border Crossings. Her recent published writing includes texts in Qualitative Inquiry and Performance Matters\, chapters in Making (Eco)Logical: Locating Canadian Arts in the Environmental Humanities\, and\, with Carla Taunton\, Unsettling Canadian Art History and Settler Responsibilities Towards Decolonisation as well as a special issue of PUBLIC Journal co-edited with Taunton titled “Beyond Unsettling: Methodologies for Decolonizing Futures.”   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFeatured Image: Photo by Kelly Hussey-Smith. URL:https://agns.ca/event/nocturne-artist-talk-peter-morin-leah-decter/ CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/x-performance-at-Activating-Truth-public-program_melbourne-AUS_-photo-credit_Kelly-Hussey-Smith-size-reduced.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250930T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250930T170000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20250910T192642Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T122358Z UID:10002040-1759226400-1759251600@agns.ca SUMMARY:A Screening of Dr Imelda Perley Opolahsomuwehs: Women of This Land  DESCRIPTION:Join us for a film screening of Women of This Land!  \n\n\n\nDrop-in and join us for a film screening of Dr Imelda Perley Opolahsomuwehs: Women of This Land. This 22-minute episode will play on loop  for visitors to join anytime during open hours on Tuesday\, September 30 (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation).  \n\n\n\nElder Dr Imelda Perley Opolahsomuwehs is a highly respected Elder from Neqotkuk (Tobique First Nation) in New Brunswick. As a healer\, teacher\, and language keeper\, she is doing incredible work for the future of her language and the well-being of her community. This episode opens with a sweat lodge ceremony for all the children that went to residential schools that couldn’t come home for ceremonies. \n\n\n\n\n“Through this series\, we aim to celebrate the strength\, resilience\, and beauty of Indigenous women\, ensuring their voices are heard and their stories are honoured for generations to come.” \n\n\n\n– Stephanie Joline  \n\n\n\n\nWomen of this Land is produced by Peep Media\, and directed by Stephanie Joline (Inuk\, Nunatsiavut\, NL).  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational Day for Truth and Reconciliation \n\n\n\nEach year\, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation\, a dedicated time to honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools\, as well as their families and communities. \n\n\n\nResources: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation – Canada.ca About the Society – Orange Shirt Society  \n\n\n\nLocal commemorations in Halifax: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation | Halifax  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nFeatured Image: Courtesy of Peep Media (Producer) and Stephanie Joline (Director). Video still of “Elder Imelda Perley Opolahsomuwehs: Women of this Land\,” 2024. URL:https://agns.ca/event/a-screening-of-dr-imelda-perley-opolahsomuwehs-women-of-this-land/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/EIMPO-Key-Frames.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250925T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250925T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20250825T141600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T185857Z UID:10002032-1758826800-1758830400@agns.ca SUMMARY:Mi'kmaw Language Tour DESCRIPTION:Join us for a tour in the Mi’kmaw language! \n\n\n\nGeared towards speakers and those learning the language\, Mi’kmaw teacher Curtis Michael will engage visitors with vocabulary and cultural themes linked to artwork on view\, including the exhibition Ta’n a’sikatikl sipu’l | Confluence. Beginners welcome!  \n\n\n\n\nReserve Your Spot\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAdmission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursday\, however registration is encouraged as there are limited walk-in spots available. \n\n\n\nFeatured Image: Photo by Stoo Metz Photography. URL:https://agns.ca/event/mikmaw-language-tour/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/SBOpeningEvent_ConfluenceExhibit_948x580.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250911T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250911T183000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20250820T122319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250911T191335Z UID:10002031-1757611800-1757615400@agns.ca SUMMARY:French Tour DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Alliance Française Halifax\, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibition Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way in French. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursday\, however registration through AFH is encouraged.  \n\n\n\n\nRegister with Alliance Française\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nClick here for more information about Alliance Française Halifax.  \n\n\n\nFeatured Image: Installation view of Sonia Boyce\, Feeling Her Way\, photo by Stoo Metz Photography. URL:https://agns.ca/event/french-tour-feeling-her-way/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Sonia-Boyce-Feeling-Her-Way-Opening-AGNS-©-Photo-Credit-@stoometzphoto-4-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250824T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250824T150000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20250717T191802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T192355Z UID:10002030-1756044000-1756047600@agns.ca SUMMARY:In Conversation with Joan Jonas DESCRIPTION:Inverness County Centre For The Arts16080 Nova Scotia Trunk 19Inverness\, NS B0E 1N0 \n\n\n\nJoin us in Inverness\, Cape Breton for an engaging conversation with internationally acclaimed artist Joan Jonas. \n\n\n\nDiscover the stories behind her powerful exhibition We come from the sea\, delve into her work in video and performance art\, and hear reflections on her life living between New York City and Cape Breton. Joan will be joined by David Diviney\, Chief Curator of the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia\, for this special event. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free\, and no registration is required. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist\n\n\n\nJoan Jonas (b. 1936\, New York\, NY) is a world-renowned artist whose work encompasses a wide range of media including video\, performance\, installation\, sound\, text\, and sculpture. Jonas’ experiments and productions in the late 1960s and early 1970s continue to be crucial to the development of many contemporary art genres\, from performance and video to conceptual art and theatre. Since 1968\, her practice has explored ways of seeing\, the rhythms of rituals\, and the authority of objects and gestures. \n\n\n\nJonas has exhibited and performed extensively around the world. Her notable exhibition history includes Documenta 5\, 6\, 7\, 8\, 11\, and 13; the 28th Sao Paolo Biennial; the 5th Kochi-Muziris Biennale; and the 13th Shanghai Biennale. She has recently presented solo exhibitions at the United States Pavilion for the 56th Edition of the Venice Biennial; Tate Modern\, London; Museu Serralves\, Porto; Pinacoteca de São Paulo; Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza\, Madrid; Dia Beacon; Haus der Kunst\, Munich; The Drawing Center\, New York\, Gladstone Gallery\, New York and Galerie Gisela Capitain\, Naples\, Italy. The Museum of \n\n\n\nModern Art in New York hosted a retrospective of Jonas’s work in 2024. \n\n\n\nJonas is the recipient of many awards including The Whitechapel Gallery Art Icon (2016); the Maya Deren Award given by the American Film Institute (1989); and the Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2009). In 2018\, Jonas was awarded the prestigious Kyoto Prize\, given to those individuals who have contributed significantly to the scientific\, cultural and spiritual betterment of mankind\, and in 2024 she was presented with the Nam June Paik Prize\, awarded to artists who have contributed to the development of contemporary art\, mutual understanding\, and world peace. In 2025\, Jonas was selected as a medalist in the inaugural Art Basel Awards and received their distinguished Icon Award.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nImage: Moving Off the Land II\, Untitled\, 2019 © Joan Jonas / ARS New York / CARCC Ottawa 2025. URL:https://agns.ca/event/in-conversation-with-joan-jonas/ CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/JJ-talk-website-featured-image_948x580-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250717T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250717T203000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20250624T170600Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250708T175512Z UID:10002028-1752775200-1752784200@agns.ca SUMMARY:Pride Art Jam! DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Youth Pride Art Jam! \n\n\n\nBring a friend and express yourself as we draw\, paint\, make buttons and more! Explore art making as a means of self expression and celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ joy and histories. Featuring music\, snacks and community\, come get creative with us this Pride! \n\n\n\nFree drop-in program open to all 2SLGBTQIA+ youth aged 12-19. In partnership with the Youth Project. \n\n\n\nFor details on accessibility\, check out the Plan Your Visit page. The AGNS is proud to be Rainbow Registered! \n\n\n\nIn Partnership with URL:https://agns.ca/event/pride-art-jam-2/ CATEGORIES:Art-Making,Drop-In Art Making,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/PrideArtJam2025_Web.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250626T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250626T210000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20250530T185303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251010T152916Z UID:10002027-1750964400-1750971600@agns.ca SUMMARY:Rhythms and Reflections DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the vibrant creativity of Black artists with Rhythms and Reflections\, a free evening showcasing powerful artistic expression through music\, spoken word\, and dance. As you explore the Gallery\, immerse yourself in a multi-sensory experience that amplifies the voices and visions of local Black artists. Enjoy soulful performances by singer-songwriter Zamani Folade\, evocative readings by poet Dáminí Awóyígà\, and dynamic movement performances by multidisciplinary artists Kay MacDonald\, I’thandi Munro\, and Makayla Criss. \n\n\n\nThis special event marks the opening of three compelling exhibitions honouring Black identity: Feeling Her Way by Sonia Boyce\, Blacklight featuring works from the permanent collection\, and Negro Crossing by Oluseye. \n\n\n\nImage: Installation view\, Sonia Boyce: FEELING HER WAY\, 2024\, PHI Foundation. Sonia Boyce\, Devotional Collection\, 1999-ongoing; Gold wallpaper\, 2022 © DACS\, London / CARCC Ottawa 2024 / © Fondation PHI pour l’art contemporain\, photo: Richard-Max Tremblay.  \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nEvent Schedule\n\n\n\n7:00pm – Dáminí Awóyígà  \n\n\n\nHear Dáminí’s evocative poetry as she reflects on the themes of identity\, cultural continuity\, and collective narratives in Blacklight. \n\n\n\n7:45pm – Kay Macdonald\, I’thandi Munro\, Makayla Criss \n\n\n\nWitness these multidisciplinary artists as they perform a dynamic dance piece responding to Sonia Boyce’s Feeling Her Way\, embodying themes of movement\, memory\, and identity through expressive choreography. \n\n\n\n8:30pm – Zamani Folade \n\n\n\nHear Zamani deliver a soulful music performance in Oluseye’s Negro Crossing\, creating an immersive atmosphere that highlights history\, resilience\, and cultural rhythm through song. \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout the Performers\n\n\n\n\nDáminí Awóyígà is a high school student. She is an activist\, spoken word poet\, and the former Halifax’s Youth Poet Laureate (2023-2024). Damini is the founder of Damini Creatives and the Afro-Indigenous Book Club\, a book club created to encourage young people to read books written by Black and Indigenous authors and to share the realities and experiences of Black and Indigenous Canadians. Damini was the Junior Artist in Residence for Wellness Within\, a community organization working for reproductive justice\, prison abolition\, and health equity; CBC’s artist-in-residence for the Michaelle Jean Foundation Canadian Black Summit held in July 2022\, where she hosted an interactive community poetry booth. She is also a youth freelance journalist for CBC Mainstreet. She is the Vice-Chair of CPA High School’s Black Student Association. She has also enjoyed being a board member of the Nova Scotia Girls Institute for Resource and Learning (NS GIRL) and she is a member of the HRM Youth Advisory Committee. Damini has received multiple awards including the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal. Damini loves to dance\, write\, create\, sing\, and perform poetry about social justice issues she cares deeply about. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nKay Macdonald was born and raised in Halifax\, NS. Kay is proudly African Nova Scotian. Studying Performance Acting at Ryerson University in Toronto\, ON. At the end of 2016 with the political climate swiftly changing around her (en election of a new president) she knew her reaction had to be radical. Out of this desire to make a change she Founded and Co Created The Magic Project. Which focuses on bringing marginalized brilliance to the forefront of social media using the arts.  \n\n\n\nKay is also a Community Facilitator and Youth Programmer. She hopes to continue creating workshops\, holding space for community discussions and empowering youth through celebration. In 2020\, Kay\, Trayvone Clayton & DeRico Symonds created an African Nova Scotian community based\, youth-led initiative called The Game Changers. After a year of working together in advocacy\, activism\, and community they decided to collaborate officially. Kate currently works at The Youth Project and as the Co-Artistic Director of Kinetic.  \n\n\n\nImage by Matthew Downey. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI’thandi Munro is an award winning professional performance and visual artist. She has a BFA from NSCAD and movement is at her core of making. Munro uses the representation of line and lineage as underlying concepts in her fine art\, craft\, photography and dance. Continuously merging different mediums into finished pieces there is always a sense of multiplicity within her work\, she leaves space for her pieces to naturally evolve through reaction and discussion. Munro creates an ever-changing body of work that can be explored and realized in different ways. \n\n\n\nImage by Diane Moore. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMakayla Criss received her professional training through the Maritime Conservatory of the Performing Arts – Teacher Training Program. Her studies included anatomy\, conditioning\, and child development\, all of which were tailored specifically for dancers. Makayla has also studied a broad spectrum of pedagogical approaches from highly respected and successful examiners and teachers. Most recently\, Makayla completed the full Horton Teacher Training Program through The Ailey School under the direction of Ana Marie Forsythe. \n\n\n\nWith training in a wide range of styles\, Makayla’s background includes Jazz\, Tap\, Contemporary\, Modern\, and Hip Hop. Later deciding to focus on Ballet\, Makayla has studied both the Cecchetti and Royal Academy of Dance syllabi\, and is passionate about reflecting strong technical training while allowing the body to adapt to other stylistic forms of dance. Makayla has attended classes for Professional Development at Steps on Broadway\, The Ailey School\, The Martha Graham School with notable teachers including John Vincent Leggio\, Nina Goldman\, and Terri Wright and locally with Darryl Tracy and Robert McCollum. In 2022 Makayla completed an internship with Mocean Dance throughout the creation process of Syreeta Hector’s piece “From the Top” which was performed at Fluid Forms in Halifax\, NS. \n\n\n\nOutside of the studio\, Makayla’s choreography has been featured annually at numerous galas and events including the Rotary Club of Truro’s Annual Fundraising Gala\, The Colchester East Hants Health Centre Foundation’s Annual Fundraising Gala\, New Glasgow’s Art At Night\, Youth Dance Fest East\, Local Love Truro Awards and CDA’s own B-Side Hip Hop Festival. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nZamani Folade is a sonic storyteller—writing\, producing\, engineering\, and performing every note she creates. Hailing from Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, Zamani weaves together R&B\, Neo Soul\, and Jazz into a vibrant soundscape that celebrates self-love\, optimism\, identity\, and unapologetic Black girl magic. Her musical passport spans the U.S.\, Europe\, the Caribbean\, and Africa\, lighting up stages alongside heavyweights like London’s Estelle\, Jamaica’s Tarrus Riley\, R&B icons John Legend\, Mya and Ginuwine and jazz vocalist extraordinaire – Jazzmeia Horne. Zamani also shared the bill with pop legends UB40 at the renowned St. Lucia Roots and Soul Festival. \n\n\n\nA fearless collaborator\, Zamani has crossed genres with Classical\, Gospel\, Pop\, Hip Hop\, and jazz artists\, co-writing with Grammy-winning Canadian songwriter Gordie Sampson and DC hip-hop pioneer Tracey Lee. \n\n\n\nKnown for her magnetic live performances\, Zamani has electrified international festivals including Toronto Soul Fest\, Boston Tree Lighting\, Rotterdam’s New Skool Rules\, Canada’s Juno Festival\, the St. Lucia Roots and Soul Festival and most recently the world renown St Lucia Jazz and Arts Festival in May 2025. Her evocative song writing and steady stream of singles from 2019 to 2025 have earned her an impressive collection of accolades: the Stingray TD Jazz Rising Star Award\, SOCAN’s Young Canadian Songwriter Award\, Atlantic International Film Festival’s Best Musical Score\, and Emerging Lens’ Best Music Video Award. \n\n\n\nA six-time ANSMA Award winner—including Artist of the Year\, Single of the Year\, and Songwriter of the Year—Zamani also holds four ECMA Awards\, including African Canadian Artist of the Year and R&B Recording of the Year. Recognized at the highest levels\, she is a proud recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal for excellence in music. \n\n\n\nWith every beat\, lyric\, and performance\, Zamani continues to push forward—one unforgettable song at a time. \n\n\n\nImage by Natanni St Omer. URL:https://agns.ca/event/rhythms-and-reflections/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/465_g-7_74-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20250501T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20250501T183000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20250116T175222Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T175223Z UID:10000141-1746120600-1746124200@agns.ca SUMMARY:French Tour DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Alliance Française Halifax\, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibition Séamus Gallagher: OH BABY in French. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursdays\, however registration through AFH is encouraged. \n\n\n\n\nRegister With Alliance Française\n\n\n\n\nPlease visit their website for more information about Alliance Française. URL:https://agns.ca/event/french-tour-2/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/sgallagher_peepshow2.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20241107T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20241107T183000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240723T184002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T171842Z UID:10000102-1731000600-1731004200@agns.ca SUMMARY:French Tour DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursdays\, however registration through AFH is encouraged. \n\n\n\n\nRegister with Alliance Française\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nPlease visit their website for more information about Alliance Française. URL:https://agns.ca/event/french-tour-three-dimensions/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/06-balancing-act-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20241019T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20241019T235900 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240925T164035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T181312Z UID:10000127-1729360800-1729382340@agns.ca SUMMARY:Nocturne - AGNS at Night DESCRIPTION: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! URL:https://agns.ca/event/nocturne-agns-at-night/ CATEGORIES:Halifax Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/6-2022-11-25-AGNS-DC_DTC6816-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20241017T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20241017T203000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20241002T143256Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T175401Z UID:10000126-1729191600-1729197000@agns.ca SUMMARY:Nocturne Artist Talk - Panel Discussion DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\n\n\nWe will be discussing the impact of matriarchs in African-Nova Scotian families\, the place of Circus in Atlantic Arts culture\, the concept of Crouching Tiger and\, the intersection of gender reveal and climate disasters. \n\n\n\n\nGet Your Free Ticket\n\n\n\n\nAquakultre: \n\n\n\nAquakultre is the artistic voice of Lance Sampson — an uncommonly versatile singer\, rapper\, composer and storyteller from Halifax\, Nova Scotia. He has released multiple singles\, eps\, collabs and two full albums\, 2020’s Legacy and 2022’s Don’t Trip\, both of which were long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize.Coming up in Uniacke Square\, Aquakultre traces his roots to Africville\, East Preston\, Weymouth Falls\, Liverpool & Delaps Cove; back two hundred years to the arrival of the Black Loyalists from the American colonies. Driven by his passion for history and culture\, Lance is currently developing a theatrical production in collaboration with the internationally acclaimed 2b Theatre Company. He recently delivered the first season of GeneratioNS: Black Memories\, a TV documentary series that he created\, directs\, and hosts (airing fall 2024). All the while\,he has been doing deep research and collecting oral histories from African Nova Scotian communities for his next record\, titled 1783 in homage to his Black Loyalist ancestry.Aquakultre’s installation for Nocturne is inspired by his deep love and respect for the elders\, their long memories and cherished stories of love\, loss\, hardship\, and triumph. Having grown up in a community that experienced so much loss of connection\, family lore\, and culture in the razing of Africville\, he is driven to make art that preserves and celebrates all that remains for the benefit of the next generations.Through all his works\, Aquakultre is on a mission to share his love for his unique and beautiful corner of the diaspora. Through his community work\, his recordings\, performances\, and collaborations\, Aquakultre delivers a poignant reflection of his personal evolution and his place in community as a Black Nova Scotian. \n\n\n\nBreaking Circus: \n\n\n\nBreaking Circus Collective (BCC) is a collection of contemporary circus artists working out of Kjipuktuk (Halifax\, NS). Breaking Circus sets and breaks their own rules in order to create\, explore and engage with the full spectrum of our human experience. The company reaches into the unknown and finds new ways to weave stories through cross-discipline experiments and integration of technology.The collective includes 3 core members plus a small roster of artists and new recruits/ interns. BCC is Black-led with at least half of its members being IBPOC-identified since its inception in 2016. The BCC is deeply committed to inclusion\, diversity\, equity and accessibility and was formed out of the desire to create a supportive ecosystem for IBPOC artists and artists from other underrepresented groups. \n\n\n\nDawn Shepherd (Co-Founder\, Breaking Circus): Dawn Shepherd is a multi-disciplinary aerialist and former elite trainer at the École nationale du cirque de Montréal. She is also a dancer\, rigger\, producer\, actor\, director\, and choreographer among other talents which are fully utilized at Breaking Circus. Dawn has also produced her own documentary\, Artist in the Black\, and recently danced in the upcoming streaming series\, Washington Black. \n\n\n\nRyan Gray (Co-Founder\, Breaking Circus): Ryan is an accomplished drummer\, percussionist\, composer\, music director and contemporary circus artist.Sonia Chow: \n\n\n\n“My practice blurs the imaginary boundaries between art\, craft and design. Whether investigating materials\, processes\, function\, or form – I let the work inform me\, both as mentor and muse. I am happiest when working with my hands\, and enjoy the challenge of transforming what has been overlooked and coaxing meaning from the undervalued. I am always on the lookout for crouching tigers within the discarded. (In Chinese culture\, a “crouching tiger” is one who is underestimated and denied opportunities to reach their full potential.)”Sonia Chow is a designer\, artist and educator. She lived in Tokyo and Hong Kong from 2002 to 2018 before moving to Halifax\, and now is focused on making art from textiles\, wood\, words\, salvaged materials and found objects. She has a BDes in Communication Design and a MFA in Studio (interdisciplinary art). Sonia was elected to the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts for Graphic Design in 2011 for a body of work spanning branding and identity\, publication\, packaging and interior graphics. Carving a 4-tonne ice sculpture in 2018 compelled her return to school to concentrate on making art. Sonia created three art suites of snow and ice for Icehotel Sweden with her partner (2016\, 2018\, 2022); was artist-inresidence at Centre for Craft Nova Scotia’s wood studio (2022-23) and at the Textile Museum of Canada (2024). She wasthe recipient of the \n\n\n\nSéamus Gallagher: \n\n\n\nSéamus Gallagher is a lens-based media artist living in Kjipuktuk (Halifax\, Nova Scotia). They use self-portraiture and performing for the camera to address gender performances within a digital/online context. Their work is heavily influenced by pop music\, video game aesthetics\, and writers like José Esteban Muñoz\, Ursula K. Le Guin\, and Mark Fisher. Outside of photography and video\, they generally work with the video game engine Unity to create virtual reality art projects. Gallagher is the recipient of the 2022 Scotiabank New Generation Photography Award\, the 2019 BMO 1st Art! Award\, and the 2017 AIMIA | AGO Photography Scholarship. They have exhibited at the Locarno Film Festival\, the Museum of Fine Art of Leipzig\, as well as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Toronto. They were recently the Atlantic finalist for the 2023 Sobey Art Award presented by the National Gallery of Canada. \n\n\n\nFestival Curator\, Shuvanjan Karmaker:Shuvanjan Karmaker is an inter-disciplinary artist\, curator and arts worker. Kjipuktuk has been their home for about 15 years and they have spent most of that working in its Arts community. Shuvanjan’s current work in arts examines the intersection of South Asian diaspora and Black American Music. \n\n\n\n“I’m a student of history\, development and art. I believe my job is to constantly be creative and facilitate creative spaces & processes for artists. The art created during\, is a by-product. Happy incidents!” \n\n\n\nShuvanjan is the festival curator for Nocturne 2024\, and Co-Director of Everyseeker Festival. \n\n\n\nThey volunteer their time as a Board member at SuddenlyListen\, an organization focused exclusively on exploratory\, improvised chamber music and creative art events. And Co-Chair(BOD) at Choirs for Change an organization that supports social change movements through innovative choral events. \n\n\n\nShuvanjan will be curating paintings by Christopher Webb this November! \n\n\n\nShuvanjan can also be found working in the book publishing industry as part of BookNet Canada\, developing technology\, standards\, and education to serve the Canadian book industry. URL:https://agns.ca/event/nocturne-artist-talk-panel-discussion/ CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Halifax Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screen-Shot-2024-09-25-at-1.37.12-PM.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240921T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240921T210000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240724T172209Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240731T152504Z UID:10000078-1726945200-1726952400@agns.ca SUMMARY:G.L.A.M. Bats at AGNS DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nG.L.A.M. you may wonder?  \n\n\n\nG – galleriesL – librariesA – archivesM – museums  \n\n\n\nThey’ve played shows across the country\, and now at the AGNS! A performance during the VampSites exhibition is sure to be an event like none other. \n\n\n\nThis event is 19+. Tickets are $20+hst. Limited tickets available. Suggested dress theme is black tie rave. \n\n\n\n\nGet Your Tickets URL:https://agns.ca/event/g-l-a-m-bats-at-agns/ CATEGORIES:Adult-Only,Halifax Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Glam-Bats.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240813T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240813T180000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240625T115713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T115714Z UID:10000091-1723568400-1723572000@agns.ca SUMMARY:Artist Talk: Sameer Farooq DESCRIPTION: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 as a lens on migration.  \n\n\n\nDuring the summer of 2024 he will be spending two weeks staying at MacKinnon’s Brook in Cape Breton\, making work that engages with Sight Point/Cape Mabou\, as part of a project organized by Outdoor School (Diane Borsato and Amish Morrell). \n\n\n\nLocation: Inverness County Centre for the Arts\, 16080 Hwy 19\, Inverness\, Nova Scotia \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\nAbout the Artist\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n Sameer Farooq is a Canadian artist of Pakistani and Ugandan Indian descent. With a versatile approach that shifts between sculpture\, photography\, documentary film\, and anthropological methods\, Farooq foregrounds community-based models of knowledge production and an array of contemplative practices in order to suggest new ways of narrating our cultural histories. The result is often a collaborative work which counterbalances how dominant institutions speak about our lives: a counter-archive\, new additions to a museum collection\, or a buried history made visible. Together with the public he works to redress the role of exhibition and collection-based practices by employing decolonial\, queer\, and critical race lenses. \nFarooq has held exhibitions at institutions around the world including the Venice Architecture Biennale (2023)\, Rijksmuseum van Oudheden\, Leiden (2023)\, Fonderie Darling\, Montréal (2022); Koffler Gallery\, Toronto (2021); Aga Khan Museum\, Toronto (2017); Institute of Islamic Culture\, Paris (2017); Contemporary Art Gallery\, Vancouver (2016); The British Library\, London (2015); Maquis Projects\, Izmir (2015); Artellewa\, Cairo (2014); and the Art Gallery of Ontario\, Toronto (2011). Reviews dedicated to his work have been published by Art Forum\, Canadian Art\, The Washington Post\, BBC Culture\, Hyperallergic\, Artnet\, The Huffington Post\, and C Magazine. Upcoming shows include the Toronto Biennial of Art (2024) and Jaou Tunis (2024). URL:https://agns.ca/event/artist-talk-sameer-farooq/ LOCATION:Inverness County Centre for the Arts\, 16080 Hwy-19\, Inverness\, B0E 1N0\, Canada CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/12heap15.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240801T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240801T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240716T165149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240717T125217Z UID:10000103-1722535200-1722542400@agns.ca SUMMARY:Freedom Narratives: Emancipation Day Art Celebration DESCRIPTION: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 artists in an enlightening Q&A panel\, fostering meaningful discussions about freedom\, identity\, and creative expression. \n\n\n\nPresenters include: \n\n\n\n\n Oluseye – Nigerian Canadian/Toronto-based artist \n\n\n\nAndre Fenton – African Nova Scotian writer and poet\n\n\n\nGuyleigh Johnson – African Nova Scotia poet\, writer and filmmaker\n\n\n\nFrancesca Ekwuyasi – Nigerian-Canadian writer and artist/filmmaker\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Paul O’Regan Hall\, Halifax Public Library\, 5440 Spring Garden RoadThe event is free to the public. \n\n\n\nThis event is presented in partnership with the Dalhousie Art Gallery\, Dalhousie University Office of African Nova Scotian Engagement and the Office of Equity and Inclusion\, and Halifax Public Libraries.  URL:https://agns.ca/event/freedom-narratives-emancipation-day-art-celebration/ LOCATION:Paul O’Regan Hall\, Halifax Central Library\, 5440 Spring Garden Road\, Halifax\, B3J 1E9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Artist Talk,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/freedom-narratives_banner.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240725T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240725T203000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240621T124528Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240709T175211Z UID:10000099-1721930400-1721939400@agns.ca SUMMARY:Pride Art Jam! DESCRIPTION:Join us for a Youth Pride Art Jam! \n\n\n\nBring a friend and express yourself as we draw\,  paint\, make buttons and more! Explore printmaking with Raphael and Jenn and create prints that celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ joy and histories. Featuring music\, snacks and community\, come get creative with us this Pride! \n\n\n\nFree drop in program open to all 2SLGBTQIA+ youth aged 12-19. In partnership with the Youth Project. URL:https://agns.ca/event/pride-art-jam/ CATEGORIES:Drop-In Art Making,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/shutterstock_1536583124-V3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240704T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240704T183000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240613T183823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T183824Z UID:10000092-1720114200-1720117800@agns.ca SUMMARY:French Tour DESCRIPTION:In partnership with Alliance Francais Halifax\, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibition Mitchell Wiebe: VampSites and Denyse Thomasos: just beyond in French. \n\n\n\nAdmission is free during BMO Free Access Thursdays\, however registration through AFH is encouraged. Please visit Visite guidée de l’exposition Generations à l’AGNS for more information about Alliance Francais. URL:https://agns.ca/event/french-tour/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Fr-tour_1040_104049-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240626T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240626T103000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240510T002512Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240625T210051Z UID:10000087-1719394200-1719397800@agns.ca SUMMARY:2023-24 Annual General Meeting DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our 2023-24 Annual General Meeting. Doors open at 9:15am. Meeting begins at 9:30am. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia\, 1723 Hollis Street\, Halifax. URL:https://agns.ca/event/agm/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/D2A7333-copy1-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240609T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240615T170000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240531T124000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240613T140422Z UID:10000090-1717934400-1718470800@agns.ca SUMMARY:Install with Mitchell Wiebe DESCRIPTION:Artist Mitchell Wiebe will be in the exhibition VampSites working on additional installation pieces! Observe and ask questions while the artist works during the following times: \n\n\n\n June 9 – 12-5pmJune 11 – 12-5pmJune 12 – 12-5pmJune 13 – 4-9pmJune 14 – 12-5pmJune 15 – 12-5pm \n\n\n\nIncluded in the price of admission. \n\n\n\nPhoto by Aaron McKenzie Fraser. URL:https://agns.ca/event/install-with-mitchell-wiebe/ CATEGORIES:Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/may18-2011-Mitchell-Wiebe-Diefenbunker-painting-installation-documentation-Debert-NS-low-res-jpg-photo-by-Aaron-McKenzie-Fraser-www.amfraser.com-_AMF4175.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240608T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240608T140000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240531T122738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240603T142029Z UID:10000089-1717851600-1717855200@agns.ca SUMMARY:Curators' Tour DESCRIPTION: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. URL:https://agns.ca/event/curators-tour/ CATEGORIES:In Conversation,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/wiebe-install_DBH7185-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240508T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240508T200000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240416T161654Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240424T124007Z UID:10000086-1715194800-1715198400@agns.ca SUMMARY:Book Launch for Halifax Art & Artists - An Illustrated History DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\n\nThe event will feature a panel discussion including the book’s author Ray Cronin; artist Alan Syliboy; Ann Kitz\, daughter of Alex Colville\, and Sarah Moore Fillmore\, CEO\, Art Gallery of Nova Scotia.  \n\n\n\n\nGet Your Free Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation: Paul O’Regan Hall\, Halifax Public Library\, 5440 Spring Garden RoadThis event is free to the public. ASL services will be provided. \n\n\n\nThis event is organized by the Art Canada Institute\, in partnership with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia and Halifax Public Libraries.  \n\n\n\nThe publication of this book has been made possible thanks to the generous support of:Fred and Elizabeth Fountain\, Rob and Monique Sobey\, Jim Spatz and Valerie MacDonald\, Peter and Elizabeth Clarke\, and River Philip Foundation. \n\n\n\nIn partnership with   URL:https://agns.ca/event/book-launch-for-halifax-art-artists-an-illustrated-history/ LOCATION:Paul O’Regan Hall\, Halifax Central Library\, 5440 Spring Garden Road\, Halifax\, B3J 1E9\, Canada CATEGORIES:Halifax Events,In Conversation,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2024-04-05_Event_Halifax-Print-Book-Launch_Facebook_FINAL53.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240315T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240315T160000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240229T133340Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240229T134128Z UID:10000082-1710496800-1710518400@agns.ca SUMMARY:Button Making on the Ferry - March Break with AGNS DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nFrom 10-11:30am\, and 1-3:30pm we will be sharing kits every half hour (10:00\, 10:30\, 11:00\, 11:30 and 1:00\, 1:30\, 2:00\, 2:30\, 3:00\, 3:30). Just pick up a kit on one side\, make your drawing while riding the ferry\, then return the kit to turn your design into a unique and memorable button! \n\n\n\nAll materials provided. This free art experience is ideally suited for school aged kids and older. URL:https://agns.ca/event/button-making-march-break-with-agns/ LOCATION:Dartmouth Ferry Terminal\, 88 Alderney Dr\, Dartmouth\, Nova Scotia\, B2Y 4W1\, Canada CATEGORIES:Drop-In Art Making,Halifax Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/June-Make-Day-option-268.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240314T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240314T160000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240229T155939Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T153657Z UID:10000083-1710410400-1710432000@agns.ca SUMMARY:Button Making - March Break with AGNS DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nSessions times:10am–12pm and 1–4pm \n\n\n\nAll materials provided. This free art experience is ideally suited for school aged kids and older. All kids must be accompanied by a guardian. URL:https://agns.ca/event/button-making-march-break-with-agns-4/ LOCATION:Halifax North Memorial Library\, 2285 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3K 3B6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Drop-In Art Making,Halifax Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/June-Make-Day-option-268.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240313T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240313T160000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240229T133556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T153631Z UID:10000081-1710334800-1710345600@agns.ca SUMMARY:Button Making - March Break with AGNS DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nAll materials provided. This free art experience is ideally suited for school aged kids and older. All kids must be accompanied by a guardian. URL:https://agns.ca/event/button-making-march-break-with-agns-3/ LOCATION:Dartmouth North Public Library\, 105 Highfield Park Dr\, Dartmouth\, Nova Scotia\, B3A 0C2\, Canada CATEGORIES:Drop-In Art Making,Halifax Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/June-Make-Day-option-268.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240313T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240313T120000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240229T133459Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T153607Z UID:10000080-1710324000-1710331200@agns.ca SUMMARY:Button Making - March Break with AGNS DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nAll materials provided. This free art experience is ideally suited for school aged kids and older. All kids must be accompanied by a guardian. URL:https://agns.ca/event/button-making-march-break-with-agns-2/ LOCATION:Halifax North Memorial Library\, 2285 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3K 3B6\, Canada CATEGORIES:Drop-In Art Making,Halifax Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/June-Make-Day-option-268.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240312T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240312T143000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240229T125033Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240304T200012Z UID:10000079-1710244800-1710253800@agns.ca SUMMARY:Painting Workshop at HSC - March Break with AGNS DESCRIPTION: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! \n\n\n\nSessions are from 12-1pm and 1:30-2:30pm. All materials provided. \n\n\n\nThis event is free however space is limited so pre-registration is required. \n\n\n\n\nPre-Register Today\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Artist\n\n\n\nMeggie Richards is a queer\, interdisciplinary artist from Waverley\, Nova Scotia with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from NSCAD University. Richards has had solo exhibitions\, a residency at the Centre for Craft\, multiple group-shows\, and currently teaches in NSCAD’s extended studies program. Her work is bright\, colorful\, and abstract. Richards has a passion for teaching and sharing her technical skills. It is her belief that everyone has the ability to create and to find the power within that act. URL:https://agns.ca/event/painting-workshop-at-hsc-march-break-with-agns/ LOCATION:Halifax Shopping Centre\, 7001 Mumford Rd\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3L 4R3\, Canada CATEGORIES:Drop-In Art Making,Halifax Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/image171-copy.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20240312T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20240312T160000 DTSTAMP:20260521T153104 CREATED:20240304T195738Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240308T153536Z UID:10000085-1710237600-1710259200@agns.ca SUMMARY:DIY Shoe Charms & Wonder'Neath Open Studio Stations - March Break with AGNS DESCRIPTION: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\, needle-felt\, and painting stations. All materials provided. \n\n\n\nTime slots are 10am-12pm & 1-4pm \n\n\n\nThis free art experience is ideally suited for school aged kids and older. All kids must be accompanied by a guardian. URL:https://agns.ca/event/diy-shoe-charms-wonderneath-open-studio-stations-march-break-with-agns-2/ LOCATION:Wonder’neath Art Studio\, 2482 Maynard St\, Halifax\, Nova Scotia\, B3K 3V4\, Canada CATEGORIES:Drop-In Art Making,Halifax Events,Special Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://agns.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Shoecharm28-e1709582056149.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR