On Saturday, November 28, the AGH will host our first-ever online Gala, viewable by ticketholders starting at 7:00 pm. The annual Gala is a keystone Gallery event demonstrating the collective efforts of our communities pushing the arts forward in Hamilton. This year’s necessary shift online brings us The AGH Dream: A Virtual Gala Experience, a … Continued
At the time of this article’s publication, the 2020 AGH Film Festival is live! Our first-ever online version of the Festival features over 40 feature films to watch anytime between October 16 and October 25. The last couple AGH Magazine articles featured curated Festival picks from Film Program Curator Ryan Ferguson and Program Advisory Committee … Continued
If you’re a Member of the Art Gallery of Hamilton, chances are you’re familiar with our Development Officer, Annual Giving & Membership, Grace Moran. Grace is responsible for all things Membership – from planning AGH Member initiatives to securing new partners for our popular Member Advantage program. In celebration of September being New Member Month, … Continued
If you have attended a Gallery tour at the AGH, you have likely heard that we house over 10,500 works in our permanent collection – a number which often surprises our visitors and immediately begs the question: where do we keep them all? Many AGH regulars may know the answer – in the vaults! Our … Continued
Last week we published an article highlighting all the articles exploring the Gallery Level 1 exhibitions, giving visitors online and in-person a chance to preview or re-experience the work currently on display. This week, we’re turning to our Gallery Level 2 exhibitions, including our permanently installed The Collection exhibition, as well as the works available … Continued
It has been one month since we reopened our doors to the public, and we have been overwhelmed by the immense support of our visitors heading back to the Gallery. Of course, we understand that some of our regular visitors are not yet comfortable heading in to see our exhibitions, so we invite you all … Continued
Spanning Thursday, August 6 through Saturday, August 8, this week marks the start of the 14th annual Photophobia, a festival of short-format contemporary media, film, video, and moving image hosted in partnership between the Art Gallery of Hamilton and Hamilton Artists Inc. For this week’s Film Favourites, we collected some of our favourite works from … Continued
If we can’t picnic together, we can still picnic apart! The AGH Summer Picnic is an annual event, now in its seventh year, that began as a public celebration of the gallery’s centenary back in 2014 and has been a late July fixture ever since, drawing a community of roughly 500-plus people every year, and offering tours, … Continued
Welcome back! The AGH reopened our doors this past weekend for the first time since March, and we are thrilled to see the lovely faces of our visitors once again! We are so excited, in fact, that admission to the entire Gallery is FREE for the remainder of July. Please also note that, until further … Continued
Yesterday, we very excitedly announced our upcoming public reopening on Thursday, July 16. As a thank you to returning Gallery visitors, admission will be free for the remainder of July! Featured exhibitions Early Snow: Michael Snow 1947–1962 and The Artist’s Dream: Works of French Symbolism have been extended, open to the public until January 3 … Continued