AGH art+music+food Opening Celebration – FREE
Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for an unforgettable evening as we launch the AGH art+music+food Festival, featuring the highly anticipated exhibition Roger Mooking: SoundBites. This unique event promises a sensory experience like no other.

Family Fun Day
Sunday, September 15, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join us in the Fischer Gallery for fun, hands-on art-making inspired by our new exhibitions and permanent collection. Special guests, Music Together Hamilton will be joining us. Giggle and groove with Music Together Hamilton for a 30-minute, active music-making experience.

Artist Talk: In Conversation with Roger Mooking
Thursday, September 19, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion on the themes that have shaped Roger’s remarkable career. He will discuss exclusive anecdotes and behind-the-scenes stories about the making of his exhibition.

Gather by the Grand River: Picnic and Star Gazing
Friday, September 20, 2024 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

The evening will begin with a brief talk by Alex Jacobs-Blum about her art practice, inspiration and experience in her community of Six Nations of the Grand River. Contemplate the natural backdrop of the Carolinian forest and prairie grassland on the banks of the iconic Grand River. The evening ends with a sunset riverbank picnic and then transitions into stargazing as the night falls.

WordBites Writing Workshop
Saturday, September 21, 2024 | 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Writing our stories helps us understand our lives and our connection to the world. This 2.5-hour workshop builds upon the theme within Roger Mooking: SoundBites: three life cycles – The Learning, The Living, and The Leaving. Led by Anne Bokma, it offers instruction, inspiration, journal prompts, writing exercises, and self-reflection.

Devi Triptych Reading with Radha Menon
Sunday, September 22, 2024 | 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Join Hamilton-based artist and playwright Radha S. Menon as she presents excerpts from each play: A Brick Lane Bargain, Sita’s Revenge and A Pot Made of Sand. The full-length production will be featured at the Red Beti Theatre in the summer of 2025.

Make Your Mark Art Workshop
Saturday, September 28, 2024 | 10 am – 12 pm

Join local interdisciplinary artist, Nathan Eugene Carson, for a creative experience of gestured mark-making. During this workshop, participants will use improvisation, sound, and movement to explore mark-making and drawing, inspired by Roger Mooking: SoundBites.

ACCA Fabulicious
Sunday, September 29, 2024 | 1 – 4 pm

The Afro Canadian Caribbean Association (ACCA) will be presenting a Fabulicious afternoon of Art, Music & Food at their Banquet Hall on Barton Street.

Architectural Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 | 6:30 – 9 pm

The Hamilton Burlington Society of Architects and Young Architects of Hamilton will be showing a 3 part short film series produced by the Canadian Centre for Architecture (CCA.) The series examines the ways in which changing societies, new economic pressures, and increasing population density are affecting the homes of various communities. Through the lens of architectural projects in different socio-political contexts, each episode looks at the global scope as well as the local specificities of a particular issue.

Youth Rap Beats & Poetry Workshop
Thursday, October 3, 2024 | 4:30 – 6:30 pm

Join the fun with local Hamilton musician Liam Tyndall, also known as LTtheMonk, as he leads an exciting youth-oriented rap-writing workshop and challenge! Dive into the vibrant world of rap and poetry, where you’ll learn the ins and outs of rhyme schemes, wordplay, metaphors, and similes. By the end of the workshop, you’ll have crafted your very own verse or song and be ready to rock the mic with your unique creation! Suitable for ages 14 – 25. 

Vinyl Night: 90’s Hip Hop Edition
Friday, October 4, 2024 | 7:30 – 11 pm

Join Juno award winning artist Roger Mooking a.k.a MC Mystic from Bass Is Base for a night of 90’s hip hop. Vibrant energy and vinyl records will be spun all night by DJ Jooce.

Art Circuit Reception
Friday, October 4, 2024 | 6 – 10 pm

Art Circuit provides opportunities for collectors & art enthusiasts alike to meet & engage with local artists & gallerists to celebrate the local art scene in Hamilton! Take a ride on a unique bus tour that provides transportation to multiple gallery opening receptions taking place on the same night, including the Art Gallery of Hamilton!

The AGH is hosting a special Art Circuit reception from 6:00 – 7:00 pm featuring a curation of artwork by local Hamilton artists. Opening remarks begin at 6:30pm.

Festival Finale Dinner: A Roger Mooking Experience
Sunday October 6, 2024 | 5 – 9 pm

The 2024 AGH art+music+food Festival has offered experiences for the senses and the creative appetites and we are thrilled to host Chef Roger Mooking in the culminating event, the Festival Finale Dinner. You’ve seen (and made) the art, heard the music, and now it is time to experience the food! Starting with cocktails and offering a delicious array of choices, including vegetarian and vegan options and a light dessert, this casual-chic event welcomes guests to dine, mingle and share an evening of music, entertainment and art.

Sounding Spaces
Wednesday, October 16, 2024 | 6:30 – 8:30 pm

Sounding Spaces is a sound art/music collective based in Hamilton and led by Tony Vieira. The collective of musicians performs improvised and sketch-composed soundscapes that respond to architectural spaces and natural physical elements. These sound experiments are intended to explore and activate the full sensorium.