As the AGH’s Art Sale prepares to enter its fifteenth year, we sat down with the Consultant of the Art Sales + Services department Callie Hunt to discuss the history of the event, how the showcase works, and who it’s for. – What is Art Sales + Services? Callie Hunt: “We’re part of the commercial … Continued
Members of the AGH Staff discuss their favourite pieces from the Gallery’s Permanent Collection.
Andrea Howard, the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s Digitization Collections Assistant, sheds light on the hidden labour involved in documenting, preserving, and promoting our permanent collection. Get ready to take a look behind the scenes in 2023 – a digitization lab will be installed in the Gallery to give visitors a chance to bear witness to … Continued
This summer the AGH is honored to present an expanded display of the permanent #AGHCollection called Where We Lie: Between Sea and Sky. Get a closer look at this latest update to our Gallery Level 2 installation and take a deep dive into the featured Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau (1931 – 2007) with Shivanya Ra, … Continued
Ever wonder where art goes when not in the Vault or on display? Follow these pieces from the AGH’s permanent collection as they go on tour this summer to some of Canada’s and the world’s most renowned galleries! Embracing Canadian historical, international, and contemporary art, the AGH Collection consists of more than 10,000 works. If … Continued
Working with living artists allows us the chance to ask them directly about their work and process. In AGH Magazine’s Quest10ns series, we ask artists whose work is on view at the AGH ten questions on a range of topics to gain insight into what drives their art practice in real-time. From April 2022 to … Continued
The not to be missed exhibition Ingrid Mayrhofer: After All That Was Solid Melts Into Air is on view at the Art Gallery of Hamilton until May 23, 2022. In this solo exhibition of recent works, Hamilton-based artist Ingrid Mayrhofer explores the image of a changing city. Video collages and digital photomontages document the altered … Continued
Join us as we visit our new neighbours Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience at the Hamilton Convention Centre by Carmen’s! Go beyond the frame and walk through the world of Vincent Van Gogh’s artwork only 55 steps away, across Summers Lane from the AGH. As the didactics state, to make an art experience without … Continued
Independent artists, curators and cultural workers of Ukraine have a right to live, be safe and continue their work. Donate to the Ukrainian Emergency Art Fund here. Olesya Ostrovska, Director of the Mystetskyi Arsenal National Art and Culture Museum Complex in Kyiv, has requested that arts institutions spotlight the many facets and colours of the … Continued
Working with living artists allows us the chance to ask them directly about their work and process. In AGH Magazine’s Quest10ns series, we ask artists whose work is on view at the AGH ten questions on a range of topics to gain insight into what drives their art practice in real-time. In After All That … Continued