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  • Painting & Pints: Maud Lewis – Tulips

    Everyone is an artist at the AGNS’s adult paint night! Join artist Zara LeBlanc for a fun evening at the gallery, as she guides you through a Maud Lewis-inspired painting you’ll be proud to take home at the end of the evening. Perfect for the start of spring,...

  • Creative Minds: Black Atlantic Harmonies

    Join us for a conversation between acclaimed British artist Sonia Boyce, DBE RA HonFBA, award winning singer-songwriter Cyndi Cain, and filmmaker, writer and artist Sylvia D. Hamilton, CM ONS, moderated by multidisciplinary artist and entrepreneur Tara L. Taylor.   In celebration of the opening of Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her...

  • Rhythms and Reflections

    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...

  • Painting & Pints: Maud Lewis – Lighthouse, Yarmouth County

    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 a Maud Lewis-inspired painting you’ll be proud to take home at the end of the evening. This session looks to Maud Lewis’s...

  • 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 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! Free...

  • In Conversation with Joan Jonas

    Inverness County Centre For The Arts16080 Nova Scotia Trunk 19Inverness, NS B0E 1N0 Join us in Inverness, Cape Breton for an engaging conversation with internationally acclaimed artist Joan Jonas. Discover the stories behind her powerful exhibition We come from the sea, delve into her work in video and performance...

  • French Tour

    In partnership with Alliance Française Halifax, we invite you to join a guided tour of the exhibition Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way in French. Admission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursday, however registration through AFH is encouraged.  Click here for more information about Alliance Française Halifax. ...

  • Mi’kmaw Language Tour

    Join us for a tour in the Mi’kmaw language! Geared 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!  Admission is free from...

  • 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,...

  • A Screening of Dr Imelda Perley Opolahsomuwehs: Women of This Land 

    Join us for a film screening of Women of This Land!  Drop-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...

  • Nocturne Artist Talk – Peter Morin & Leah Decter

    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. Admission is free from 5-9pm during BMO Free Access Thursday, however registration is encouraged as there...

  • Nocturne at AGNS!

    In The Courtyard - Pleasure Prospects by New Mineral Collective  Pleasure 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...

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