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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
Art, Education, Behind the Scenes
What is Art Sale?: An Interview with Callie Hunt
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
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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
My original intention for this piece was to write a recapitulation of the very first AGH Festival. I wanted to condense the contents of all 10 days into a neat little package: wrap up the revelries into a simple, palatable article to accompany your morning coffee or afternoon tea. And yet, I am unable 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
With four distinct event spaces and conveniently located in the heart of downtown Hamilton, the Gallery’s renowned permanent collection, state-of-the-art facilities and variety of outstanding exhibitions make the AGH an unparalleled backdrop for any special event. President Gregory Fast was kind enough to share some insight from behind the scenes at Special Event Rentals, about … Continued
A first in the event’s history, last year’s AGH Gala was an exclusively online presentation highlighting the wide range of artistic talent in our region. Featuring the extraordinary artists in our popular Gala auction and the celebrated musicians and dancers headlining the evening, The AGH Dream: A Virtual Gala Experience was a night to remember. … Continued
With so much change throughout the world in 2020, last year’s AGH Gala was unsurprisingly quite unique in the event’s history. Presented online for the first time ever, The AGH Dream: A Virtual Gala Experience featured a wide range of artistic talent, from the artists featured in our popular Gala auction, to the musical acts headlining … Continued