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
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
Art, Community, Behind the Scenes
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
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
Browse the AGH Shop’s newest collection of beadwork from local Indigenous artists! Shop online now: https://shop.artgalleryofhamilton.com/ Beadz by Dre Andrea Jade Johns is a Haudenosaunee/Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) woman living on the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, in Toronto, Canada. She … Continued