Maud Lewis is one of Canada’s most renowned folk artists, one whose story and paintings bring delight to thousands of visitors to Nova Scotia every year. Her art and life have garnered increased media attention over recent decades in part due to a dramatization of her life in...
Movie night at the Gallery! Join us for a screening of the award-winning film Maudie, a biopic about the life and work of artist Maud Lewis. Tickets include admission to the Scotiabank Maud Lewis Gallery, the Maud Lewis exhibition, an introduction from Shannon Parker, Laufer Curator of Collections,...
Join Lead Curator Gerald McMaster (Plains Cree and member of the Siksika First Nation, Saskatchewan, Canada) in conversation with artists Sonya Kelliher-Combs (Iñupiaq and Athabascan, Alaska, United States) and Couzyn van Heuvelen (Inuk, Nunavut, Canada). Arctic/Amazon: Networks of Global Indigeneity explores the ways in which Indigenous contemporary artists...
Get inspired by the upcoming exhibition Arctic/Amazon: Networks of Global Indigeneity and try making your own paper in the studio, just like artist Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe does for many of his prints and drawings. Using local and recycled materials, we will explore the process of paper making, adding colourful...
This event is sold out. 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 Maud Lewis-inspired painting you’ll be proud to take home at the end of the evening....
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 Maud Lewis-inspired painting you’ll be proud to take home at the end of the evening. On this date you'll be...
Create your own unique sculpture inspired by the work of artist Couzyn van Heuvelen. Exploring scale, you'll design your own fishhook sculptures with decorated with bright beads, paint and more! Make something mini or big; the choice is yours! Work independently, or with your small group, this program...
This event is sold out. 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 Maud Lewis-inspired painting you’ll be proud to take home at the end of the evening....
Inspired by printmaker, Cecil Day, using a Styrofoam printmaking technique you'll work together to create prints that become one page of a collective accordion book! Work independently, or with your small group, this program is great for children ages 5+ with an adult. Included with the price of...
What is Indigenous Peoples Day? June 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day and a time to celebrate the diverse and unique cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across Turtle Island . This also marks the longest day of the year, the Summer Solstice, and...
Please join us for our 2022-23 Annual General Meeting, in the Windsor Foundation Lecture Theatre.
Looking to the work of artists Onni Nordman and Melanie Colosimo featured in Inner/Outer Space at the Western Branch, we’ll explore the Gallery and surrounding areas of Yarmouth to gather rubbings to combine into your own collage.