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Art, Community, Behind the Scenes
Julianna Biernacki Celebrates art+music+food at the AGH through her Vibrant Work
“It feels like a great big smile.”
A young visitor to the Art Gallery of Hamilton recently used these words to describe Julianna Biernacki’s textile art piece, Meeting at the table, upon seeing it for the first time. The small boy was beaming with joy as he made this comment – a reaction many people have experienced when viewing this colourful and exuberant work.
An artist’s ongoing journey of resilience, renewal, and healing with ‘Zaagigi | Growth’
AGH Art Sales + Services is proud to be hosting Zaagigi | Growth, a showing of Cody Houle’s remarkable work that runs from October 2 to 26, 2025. Through vibrant, expressive paintings, Houle explores personal and cultural transformation, reclaiming identity, healing from intergenerational trauma, and deepening the connection with his Indigenous roots.
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Art, Community, Behind the Scenes
Remembering April Hickox: The AGH Mourns the Passing of a Beloved Artist, Educator, and Mentor
The Art Gallery of Hamilton is saddened to hear about the passing of artist April Hickox on August 15, 2025 after an extended battle with cancer. April’s work graced many exhibitions at the AGH throughout the years and she was a good friend of the Gallery.
At any given time, only a small portion of the permanent collection is on exhibition for the public to enjoy. However, even the pieces in our vaults require specialized care and attention.
To preserve, catalogue and track such an extensive collection requires a great deal of work behind the scenes. Today, we introduce the AGH’s Interim Collection Registrar, Andrea Howard, who sat down with us to explain her role in caring for the Gallery’s permanent collection.
Art, Community, Behind the Scenes, Exhibition
Studio Visit with Gord Bond: The Mess Makers and Their Associates
We hope you can join us for the exciting new exhibition, Gord Bond: The Mess Makers and Their Associates, which will be on view at the AGH from July 10 to 27, 2025. The exhibition will be held in the AGH Art Sales + Services showroom. We also hope you can join us for the exhibition’s Opening Reception on Thursday, July 10 from 5 to 8 pm. The artist will be in attendance to answer questions and discuss his work.
Art, Education, Programming, Community
At the Heart of a Vibrant Arts Community: Celebrating Hamilton Arts Week with the AGH
Nestled in the heart of the downtown core, the Art Gallery of Hamilton has been a proud symbol of the city’s artistic heritage for more than 110 years. Since its founding in 1914, the AGH has grown into the largest art museum in the region, home to a dynamic and growing collection of Canadian and international art.
For his exhibition, Greg Staats: Runners Continuum, the artist participated in a conversation with the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s Melissa Bennett (Senior Curator of Contemporary Art) and Celia Vernal (Lead of Public Programs) to explore the nuanced meanings within his lens-based works.
An exciting new initiative in Hamilton is enabling visitors to interact with pieces in the permanent collection like never before. Sponsored by the incite Foundation for the Arts, Beyond the Frame is a groundbreaking art-activation project that uses audio, video, and augmented reality to provide interpretive, sensory, and reimagined experiences to activate selected works from the AGH Collection.
The journey toward gender equality requires courage, determination and resilience. These words perfectly epitomize the subjects of Her Too: Contemporaries of Helen McNicoll, a new exhibition at the Art Gallery of Hamilton.