Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
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Largest art museum in Atlantic Canada.
An inclusive public gathering place that connects people with art.
📍Halifax | Kjipuktuk
An inclusive public gathering place that connects people with art.
📍Halifax | Kjipuktuk
At the Edge of the Woods illustrates a young girl stepping toward ‘modernity,’ much like Bannerman herself. The “edge” isn’t an endpoint, but an invitation.
Image: Frances Jones Bannerman, At the Edge of the Woods, 1882. Permanent Collection. Gift of Anne F. Joudrey, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2001.
Image: Frances Jones Bannerman, At the Edge of the Woods, 1882. Permanent Collection. Gift of Anne F. Joudrey, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2001.
October 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
At the Edge of the Woods illustrates a young girl stepping toward ‘modernity,’ much like Bannerman herself. The “edge” isn’t an endpoint, but an invitation.
Image: Frances Jones Bannerman, At the Edge of the Woods, 1882. Permanent Collection. Gift of Anne F. Joudrey, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2001.
Image: Frances Jones Bannerman, At the Edge of the Woods, 1882. Permanent Collection. Gift of Anne F. Joudrey, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2001.
🧡 Spend National Day for Truth and Reconciliation learning and reflecting on Indigenous histories through the works on view and the looped screening of Dr Imelda Perley Opolahsomuwehs: Women of This Land at the Gallery.
We’re open 10am-5pm.
We’re open 10am-5pm.
September 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🧡 Spend National Day for Truth and Reconciliation learning and reflecting on Indigenous histories through the works on view and the looped screening of Dr Imelda Perley Opolahsomuwehs: Women of This Land at the Gallery.
We’re open 10am-5pm.
We’re open 10am-5pm.
Image: Dozay Christmas, Glooscap’s Canoe – Bird Island, 2000. Permanent Collection. Purchased with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program and the Art Sales and Rental Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2000.
September 6, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Image: Dozay Christmas, Glooscap’s Canoe – Bird Island, 2000. Permanent Collection. Purchased with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts Acquisition Assistance Program and the Art Sales and Rental Society, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2000.
Co-organized by AGNS and National Gallery of Canada, We come from the sea is on view at Inverness County Centre for the Arts and Eltuek Arts Centre until October 12. Plan your visit today!
September 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Co-organized by AGNS and National Gallery of Canada, We come from the sea is on view at Inverness County Centre for the Arts and Eltuek Arts Centre until October 12. Plan your visit today!
Image: Edith A. Smith, Petite Riviere, 1933. Gift of Sheila Sperry, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 2019, with assistance from the Sheldon and Marjorie Fountain Endowment Fund.
August 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Image: Edith A. Smith, Petite Riviere, 1933. Gift of Sheila Sperry, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 2019, with assistance from the Sheldon and Marjorie Fountain Endowment Fund.
Image: Edith A. Smith, Petite Riviere, 1933. Gift of Sheila Sperry, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 2019, with assistance from the Sheldon and Marjorie Fountain Endowment Fund.
August 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Image: Edith A. Smith, Petite Riviere, 1933. Gift of Sheila Sperry, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, 2019, with assistance from the Sheldon and Marjorie Fountain Endowment Fund.
Image: Alan Syliboy, Butterfly, 1997. AGNS Permanent Collection. Gift of Virginia Miller, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2021, in memory of David H. Elliott.
August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Image: Alan Syliboy, Butterfly, 1997. AGNS Permanent Collection. Gift of Virginia Miller, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2021, in memory of David H. Elliott.
Image: Moving Off the Land II, Untitled, 2019 © Joan Jonas / ARS New York / CARCC Ottawa 2025.
August 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Image: Moving Off the Land II, Untitled, 2019 © Joan Jonas / ARS New York / CARCC Ottawa 2025.
🎧 Hear from artist Sonia Boyce as she shares the inspiration behind Feeling Her Way: youtu.be/e4Yuk3NVvGA.
Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way at AGNS
YouTube video by Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
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July 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
🎧 Hear from artist Sonia Boyce as she shares the inspiration behind Feeling Her Way: youtu.be/e4Yuk3NVvGA.
July 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Find everything you need to know at agns.ca/exhibition/j....
Image: Moving Off the Land II, Untitled, 2019 © Joan Jonas / ARS New York / CARCC Ottawa 2025.
Image: Moving Off the Land II, Untitled, 2019 © Joan Jonas / ARS New York / CARCC Ottawa 2025.
July 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Find everything you need to know at agns.ca/exhibition/j....
Image: Moving Off the Land II, Untitled, 2019 © Joan Jonas / ARS New York / CARCC Ottawa 2025.
Image: Moving Off the Land II, Untitled, 2019 © Joan Jonas / ARS New York / CARCC Ottawa 2025.