Based in culturally diverse Toronto, and born in Changchun, China mixed with Chinese, North Korean, and Mongolian ancestry; Naishi Wang is an independent contemporary dance artist observing and studying the underlying motivations of the body’s movements and the emotions it conveys. Renowned for his exceptional improvisations, which he turns into incarnations of bodily meaning, Wang … Continued
The Artful Moments Program traces its beginnings to more than 10 years ago when a new dementia wing was being built at St. Peter’s Hospital. Janis was the clinical manager of this wing and Maureen was a clinical nurse specialist. We were gifted with funding to purchase art from the AGH, and thus began a … Continued
Last Fall, the Shop at AGH launched its Shop at AGH Online website, giving customers the opportunity to continue shopping with us throughout our temporary closures, as well as from the comfort of their homes upon our reopening. A member of the Shop at AGH team for over nine years, Mylene Farion leads the team … Continued
The 2021 AGH Art Sale launched a few short weeks ago, continuing online on our new eCommerce website until May 31. A member of the Art Sale team since 2018, Jasmine Lazdins is one of the Gallery’s two Art Sales + Services Consultants, a passionate advocate for regional artists, and an art collector herself. I sat … Continued
As the year draws to a close, we find ourselves reflecting on the dramatic changes that have unfolded around us, and the impact they have had on arts, culture, and education. As a key member of our AGH: Learn team, Sara Dickinson is the Senior Manager of Educational Outreach here at the Art Gallery of … Continued
Back in April and August, we published the first two instalments in a trilogy of articles taking snapshots of Michael Snow’s long, prolific career. “Snow in April” and “Snow in August” explored the Canadian icon’s experiments on paper, film, and in sculpture, exhibiting his work on the grandest national and international stages. Before our landmark … Continued
Hamilton’s arts history is a rich and complex tale, chock full of fascinating characters vital to the growth of culture in the city. As you may recall from the AGH exhibition presenting the project, Hamilton Arts Council’s Building Cultural Legacies is a storytelling platform aiming to comprehensively collect the stories of Hamilton arts between the … Continued
Sandra Meigs: Imaginal Worlds opened just a couple short weeks ago, gracing the AGH lobby with two large works from the internationally-renowned artist Sandra Meigs – Elevators (2015), a series of circular paintings that celebrate and elevate the everyday, and the large red inner-smile mobile from Room for Mystics (2017). Bringing a sense of joy … Continued
Opening March 20, 2021, Esmaa Mohamoud: To Play in the Face of Certain Defeat will inhabit space on Gallery Level 1, presenting a powerful exhibition deconstructing Black life in contemporary culture. Focused in particular on the modern industry of professional sports, the exhibition features a dozen artworks ranging in media from sculpture and installation to … Continued
Have you seen our expanded The Collection exhibition since our reopening in July? Head to the Gallery during any of our open hours and enjoy the sprawling selection of some of the 10,000+ works in our collection, on display and free for everyone! Exploring a piece from this exhibition, today’s Collection Showcase looks at Fredericton-born … Continued