On View Now at AGNS Halifax

Jean-Pierre Gauthier: Machines at Play
December 18, 2009 – March 15, 2010
Organized and circulated by the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal, a provincially owned corporation funded by the Ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine du Québec. The national tour of the exhibition has been made possible with the financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through its Museums Assistance Program. More Information >>

Looking out to Sea: Artists and the Navy’s First Century
January 16 - July 18, 2010
History, it has often been said, is a tale told by winners. Of course, these days, we’re more sensitive to airing many sides of many stories, but nevertheless, history still is more a point of view than it is a factual reflection of the full complexity of actual events. More Information >>

Breaking the Ice: The Morash Collection of Inuit Art
on view until August 15, 2010
Captain Morash took to heart the Arctic art and artefacts he encountered during his numerous trips to the Canadian North in his role as an icebreaker captain with the Canadian Coast Guard. His personal engagement with the artists led to some special and unique acquisitions through the years. More Information >>

A View from the Atlantic
Currently on View
History, it has often been said, is a tale told by winners. Of course, these days, we’re more sensitive to airing many sides of many stories, but nevertheless, history still is more a point of view than it is a factual reflection of the full complexity of actual events. More Information >>

Show of Hands: Folk Art of Nova Scotia
Currently on View
Take a journey of discovery through the fantastical world of folk art in this exhibition of signature pieces from the extensive Art Gallery of Nova Scotia collection. Show of Hands applauds this distinctly Nova Scotian heritage and celebrates its imaginative creation in the hands of artists whose lives were, and are, inextricably bound to the land and sea. More Information >>

Maud Lewis


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