Presented by TD Bank Financial Group, Inspiration East is a one-year celebration of Asian arts and culture at the AGH, offering an intriguing selection of exhibitions, talks, films, workshops and performances.
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From Geisha to Diva: The Kimonos of Ichimaru
On view until Monday, September 1
The Japonisme of Edgar Degas and James Tissot
On view until Monday, September 1
The Collectors Series: Joe Ng
The Collectors Series: Luke Chan
On view until Sunday, August 24
Great New Wave: Contemporary Art from Japan
On view until Sunday, September 7
TD Waterhouse Great Masters Series: Masters of the Ukiyo-e
On view until Sunday, September 28
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AGH Tour Days
Tour Day is an excellent opportunity to enhance your Gallery visit. Due to the popularity of our Inspiration East exhibitions, the AGH is pleased to offer scheduled tours on Sundays and Tuesdays. Learn more about fascinating works of art from our expert Docents.
Tours last approximately 40 minutes.
Dates & Time:
Sundays - 2:00 pm & 3:00 pm
Tuesdays - 12:30 pm
Please arrive five minutes early to purchase admission and/or receive your entry sticker from the AGH Front Desk.
Planning a large group to attend? No problem!
Please call Laurie in advance of your visit at 905-527-6610 ext. 272.
Price:
AGH Members FREE
Students/Seniors $10.00 | General $12.00
*Travel Trade or tourism operators requesting tours of exhibitions should click here for reduced rates on pre-arranged Group Tours.
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What is Inspiration East?
Debuting Fall 2007, Inspiration East presented by TD Bank Financial Group, features a variety of film, education, and performance activities that will complement a rich offering of exhibitions in Spring/Summer 2008. Building upon the success of previous exhibitions, Jade, The Ultimate Treasure of Ancient China and Manchu Era (1644-1912), Arts of China’s Last Imperial Dynasty, the AGH wanted to enhance the gallery-going experience for visitors of Asian ancestry and admirers of the Eastern aesthetic.
The Inspiration East celebration culminates in six ticketed exhibitions in the Spring/Summer 2008. From Geisha to Diva: The Kimonos of Ichimaru, organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, tells the story of one of the most famous geishas of twentieth-century Japan through her beautiful kimonos and other memorabilia. The sizable collections of two Hamilton-based friends are explored as the Gallery presents Joe Ng’s Japanese and Chinese ceramics dating from the seventeenth to the twentieth century and Luke Chan’s collection of modern Chinese paintings featured works that are both inspired by and continue the age-old tradition of Chinese landscape painting and calligraphy.
Continuing the Gallery's series of intimate exhibitions devoted to the work of great historical masters, the AGH will focus on the Impressionist Edgar Degas during our Inspiration East summer, an artist much influenced by the art of Japanese woodblock prints. An exhibition of contemporary art will introduce visitors to artists of the moment in Japan, examining new directions in Japanese practice that reflect a nostalgia for Japanese tradition while simultaneously proposing visions of the future that fully embrace the contexts of globalism and urban life. Finally, the Gallery’s collection of nineteenth- and twentieth-century Japanese prints will be on display, and will include works by such artists as Hiroshige and Kunisada as they depict scenes of the everyday, including geishas, sumo wrestlers, episodes along the Tokaido Road, river crossings, and snow scenes.
"We look forward to strengthening our relationship with the diverse communities within Hamilton and further a field," says AGH President and CEO Louise Dompierre. "Through an engaging programme of filmscreenings, literary readings, talks, performances, stunning exhibitions, and hands-on workshops for adults and children, the Art Gallery of Hamilton becomes the place to return time and again over the next year to immerse oneself in the Asian experience. It will be a spectacular year and a model for year-long celebrations at the Gallery in the future."
TWO NEW PARTNERS FOR INSPIRATION EAST
The Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (OCAF) and the Canadian Foundation for Chinese Heritage Preservation
(The Foundation) are supporting Inspiration East.
OCAF will provide funds for additional marketing in support of the Summer 2008 exhibitions, allowing the Gallery
to reach multicultural audiences. OCAF, a programme of the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of
Culture, is administered by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation.
The Foundation will serve as the Community Partner for the summer exhibitions highlighting Chinese arts and
collections, as well as Chinese cultural activities throughout the year. The Foundation aims to promote Canadian
interest in the education, preservation and appreciation of Chinese cultural and historical treasures.
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Financially assisted by:
The Japonisme of Edgar Degas and James Tissot presented by:
Supported by:
Exclusive Hotel Partner:
The Collectors Series:
Joe Ng &
The Collectors Series: Luke Chan
supported by:
The exhibitions
Great New Wave:
Contemporary Art
from Japan,
The Japonisme of
Edgar Degas,
From Geisha to Diva:
The Kimonos of
Ichimaru and
TD Waterhouse
Great Masters Series:
Mastersof the Ukiyo-e
have been recognized as celebratory events marking the 80th anniversary of
Japan-Canada
diplomatic relations.
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