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Art, Education, Behind the Scenes
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
Education, Programming, Community
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in Canada. The month aims to raise awareness and challenge the stigma surrounding Alzheimer’s and dementia. As our communities age, we see the impact of dementia and the stigma that surrounds it becoming ever more widespread in Canada. The Art Gallery of Hamilton has been presenting specialized programs for people … Continued
Recently from AGH
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
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
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
Aspiring curator and the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s current High School co-op student, Alexis Mael Miller, delivers a think piece reflecting on growing up in Hamilton and discovering its flourishing but elusive art scene. Growing up in Hamilton, I struggled to see the city as little more than mediocre. It gave me what I needed; … Continued
The Art Gallery of Hamilton and McMaster University have created a unique and exciting partnership with the Art of Creation Project. Arts-based focus groups use art as a tool to discuss the importance of pregnancy health through creation, discussion, and developing community. The Art of Creation (AoC) is an arts-based science translation program and public exhibition … Continued
Are you curious about the potential value of an artwork or art object in your collection? Cowley Abbott, one of Canada’s leading art auctioneers and appraisers, regularly travel across Canada and beyond to assist collectors with details, guidance, and valuations related to their collections. If you visited the Gallery this past fall-winter season, you would … Continued
Artful Moments has never been about teaching art, but instead, about fostering shared experiences. January is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in Canada, so as this year’s sessions become available for registration, we are reflecting on how this pivotal wellness program has evolved and at times thrived with our unprecedented times. We do not need to tell … Continued