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How to Support Your Gallery this #MuseumMonth
Founded in 1914, the Art Gallery of Hamilton has become an important resource and cultural hub within the city of Hamilton. As we celebrate 110 years in 2024, we’d like to thank our community supporters for all of their incredible dedication, we can’t do what we do without you! Did you know that the AGH … Continued
Education, Behind the Scenes, Art
Quest10ns with Alex Jacobs-Blum
Working with living artists affords us the chance to ask them directly about their work and process. In AGH Magazine’s Quest10ns series, we ask contemporary artists whose work is on view at the AGH ten questions on a range of topics to gain insight into what drives their art practice. Alex Jacobs-Blum (she/her) is a … Continued
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Of all the projects we have worked on over the years, this collection of installations has truly stood out in our hearts and minds. Join us as we reflect on installations we’ve collaborated on with inspiring clients! Our team of expert Art Consultants helped each client select artworks and install them in their unique spaces. … Continued
Did you know you can rent the Pavilion for YOUR special event? The AGH is the chosen venue for between 40 to 50 weddings and showers yearly, each one as unique and beautiful as the next. Since we can’t invite you to these milestone events in person, we’d like to share these behind-the-scenes photos of … Continued
Many institutions possess audiotapes and analog media that are the only record of culturally significant information. These analog formats have a finite lifetime. Over time audiotapes degrade, wires wear out and finding parts to repair equipment becomes more difficult. To ensure the original information remains accessible and preserved, it must be migrated to new technologies.* … Continued
Community, Behind the Scenes, Art
Help Keep ‘Miss Rodney’s Event’ by Kareem-Anthony Ferreira in Hamilton
Acquiring Kareem-Anthony Ferreira’s stunning painting titled Miss Rodney’s Event is an unparalleled opportunity for the Art Gallery of Hamilton to enrich its collection and captivate visitors with his exceptional artistic talent! You can help make this possible. An anonymous donor has stepped forward with an offer to match donations up to $35,000 towards the purchase … Continued
As the AGH’s Art Sale prepares to enter its fifteenth year, we sat down with the Consultant of the Art Sales + Services department Callie Hunt to discuss the history of the event, how the showcase works, and who it’s for. – What is Art Sales + Services? Callie Hunt: “We’re part of the commercial … Continued
Members of the AGH Staff discuss their favourite pieces from the Gallery’s Permanent Collection.
Andrea Howard, the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s Digitization Collections Assistant, sheds light on the hidden labour involved in documenting, preserving, and promoting our permanent collection. Get ready to take a look behind the scenes in 2023 – a digitization lab will be installed in the Gallery to give visitors a chance to bear witness to … Continued