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  • 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.

  • Install with Mitchell Wiebe

    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:  June 9 - 12-5pmJune 11 - 12-5pmJune 12 - 12-5pmJune 13 - 4-9pmJune 14 - 12-5pmJune 15 - 12-5pm Included in the...

  • 2023-24 Annual General Meeting

    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. <!-- window.bboxInit = function () { bbox.showForm('452806c0-ecf4-48c6-9127-8b5fecc76984'); }; (function () { var e = document.createElement('script'); e.async = true; e.src = 'https://bbox.blackbaudhosting.com/webforms/bbox-min.js'; document.getElementsByTagName('head').appendChild(e);...

  • French Tour

    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. Admission 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...

  • Pride Art Jam!

    Join us for a Youth Pride Art Jam! Bring 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!...

  • Freedom Narratives: Emancipation Day Art Celebration

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

    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...

  • Artist Talk: Sameer Farooq

    Inverness County Centre for the Arts 16080 Hwy-19, Inverness, Canada

    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...

  • G.L.A.M. Bats at AGNS

    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!...

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