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From 8-track to iMac: Digitizing Analog Media
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
Artist Profile: Naishi Wang
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
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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
Have you heard about the arrests regarding fake Morrisseau pieces? Read about the controversies and why The AGH was contacted by the OPP below! Christine Braun, our Collections Department Lead, drafted this content to place on the gallery wall next to our Morrisseau pieces to add some contextual background to the collection. Unfortunately, the piece … Continued