Art Gallery of Hamilton
123 King Street West L8P 4S8 Hamilton, ON, Canada

We are proud to present Dream Space: Youth Art in the Time of COVID-19, the second online survey of artwork contributed by Hamilton secondary school art students, and collaboratively built between young Hamilton Artists, their teachers with Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board, and the AGH. Dream Space is often understood as a mysterious landscape that exists beyond the limits of our physical world. In our current state of social limitations, the Dream Space has arguably... become a more essential, more frequently visited sphere by all of us. Click here to view the amazing work created by these young artists in our community: https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/exhibition/dream-space/

While the Shop at AGH remains temporarily closed, you can still shop and save with us online! Our Winter Sale is on now. Enjoy savings up to 60% off on AGH catalogues, books, accessories, and much more. Shipping and curbside pickup are available. Shop the Winter Sale here: https://shop.artgalleryofhamilton.com/

We are seeking submissions from emerging and established Canadian artists for the upcoming AGH Art Sale in April. Submit up to 6 works for consideration by Friday, February 26, 2021. Submissions will be reviewed and juried by an art advisory committee to select approximately 60 artists for the event. The annual AGH Art Sale is the largest event of its kind, exhibiting artworks available for purchase from contemporary artists in Hamilton and the surrounding region. Click here for all of the application details: https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/art-sales-and-servi//

Even though we can't see you in-person right now at the Gallery, we hope you enjoy this behind-the-scenes time-lapse video capturing the multi-day process of the painting of our stunning new lobby exhibition, Masquerade by lestercolomaart. Also, check out our newest AGH Magazine article for an interview with the artist. Enjoy! https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/the-making-of-lester-/ ........ Masquerade, 2020, is designed specifically for the AGH lobby. A lush, rich and wholly engaging portrait, its meaning is equally abundant and involving. On the one hand we experience a dramatic, over life-size figure seemingly overwhelmed by the vivid flora that occupies half the composition. But the sheer beauty and splendor of the mural belies a much more complex and timely origin story. The plants serve as an organic representation of the subject’s mental health. Each leaf can be an issue that a person may struggle with. Our mental health is complex, delicate, and organic, with personal, political, cultural, and social issues often entangled. With conditions interwoven and often difficult to separate, it can be challenging to view each part on its own. To see the forest for the trees. And this is often overwhelming, much as the sitter is here being subsumed. Yet despite this chaotic predicament, she steadfastly holds her gaze, and ours. She has control, and power.

"Just when it seems like everyone could use a smile, the Art Gallery of Hamilton has hung a great big grin in its lobby, right where the whole city can see." ~ Chris Hampton from The Hamilton Spectator article, Power of art: Hamilton artist spreads happiness in new AGH exhibit. Read the whole article on Sandra Meigs: Imaginal Worlds here: https://www.thespec.com//power-of-art-hamilton-artist-spre

Coming in April 2021 - the 22nd #AGHArtSale Call for Submissions is OPEN! We are seeking submissions from emerging and established Canadian artists. Submissions will be reviewed and juried by an art advisory committee to select approximately 60 artists for the event. The deadline is Friday, February 26, 2021. The annual AGH Art Sale is the largest event of its kind, exhibiting artworks available for purchase from contemporary artists in Hamilton and the surrounding region. ...In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the AGH Art Sale will be planned as both a live event, and an exclusively online event. After the success of the 2020 Online AGH Art Sale, we look forward to working with our artists to adapt to either event per provincial direction. Click here for all of the application details: https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/art-sales-and-servi//

The AGH is deeply saddened by the passing of P. Mansaram (1934-2020), a steadfast figure in the Hamilton artist community since he arrived to Canada and settled in Burlington over fifty years ago. A prolific and influential artist who worked in collage, print, painting, textiles and mixed media, he was primarily concerned with how images convey meaning, and was a good friend of Marshal McLuhan, who coined the medium is the message. Mansaram taught art at various schools in ...the Hamilton area. Further details of his life and work appear on the Building Cultural Legacies website: https://buildingculturallegacies.ca/artist/p-mansaram/ Mansaram’s work Aldershot Neighbourhood (2000), is a large mixed media collage that depicts the surroundings outside his longtime Burlington home, plus icons of his Indian heritage. This work is currently on display in the AGH lobby, which is always Free Admission. We welcome visitors to share their memories of this celebrated local artist. A landmark solo exhibition, P. Mansaram: The Medium is the Medium is the Medium is on view now until January 3, 2021 at the Art Gallery of Burlington. ..... Image 1: Panchal Mansaram (Canadian, 1934-2020), Aldershot Neighbourhood, 2000, coloured Xerox paper on plywood. Gift of the artist, 2020. Image 2: Shelley Falconer, AGH CEO and President, and Mansaram visiting his Art Gallery of Burlington solo exhibition The Medium is the Medium is the Medium.

AGH What's On Weekly: Art news delivered to your inbox - #AGHWhatsOn - https://mailchi.mp/artgallery/whats-on-weekly-january132021

As part of #AGHFilmSeriesOnline, stream Rocks, a film about the joy, resilience and spirit of girlhood. Available today until Friday, December 18! Rocks is a teenage girl with big dreams for the future whose world is turned upside down when she returns from school to find her mum gone. Determined to stick with her brother and avoid being taken into care against all odds, Rocks leaves her home and hides in pockets of East London. As each day becomes tougher and her secret harder to hide, Rocks starts to push away those who love her and her friendship group begins to fracture. When the authorities finally catch up with her, there is really only one source of support for her to turn to: her friends. Watch the trailer and stream the movie here: https://aghfilmseries.eventive.org//5fce94b329bc760037aa27

We are hiring a Retail Administrator to join the Shop at AGH team! The Retail Administrator is integral to the behind the scenes" success of the department. Responsibilities fall into three major categories; POS support and inventory reconciliation, e-commerce support and financial reporting. The ideal candidate is someone who combines retail experience with a mind for systems and numbers while also having a passion for the Arts. ... Does this sound like you? Apply by January 18: https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/about-the-agh/careers/

In an effort to keep our community safe and healthy, the AGH Annual Gala is going VIRTUAL! We're very excited to officially announce the AGH Virtual Dream Gala, taking place on Saturday, November 28. Enjoy entertainment from Terra Lightfoot, Logan Staats and Layla Black and the Hamilton City Ballet along with access to our online auction. Exhibition artist Sylvia Nickerson will be highlighted, along with a behind-the-scenes AGH Vault Tour with our Senior Curator, Tobi Bruce. ...True Hamiltonian's own Max Francis will be our MC for the evening. Get access to this incredible evening for only $30! Food and beverage packages can be added to create a Gala-worthy celebration in your own home. Click here to get your ticket and start bidding! https://trellis.org/agh_virtual_dream_gala Presented by RBC and LiUNA Local 837.

Happy 92nd Birthday Michael Snow! With Early Snow: Michael Snow 1947-1962 closing on January 3, there is no better way to celebrate than with our landmark exhibition. The first exhibition to focus exclusively on the Canadian artist's early formative years, Early Snow comprises over 40 works and reflects Snow's broad and diverse creative practice. ... Not able to view the exhibition in person? See it all from the comfort of your own home through our Virtual Tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r192ppRdEY Read our latest AGH Magazine article exploring Snow's 1978 Retrospective exhibition to learn even more about the prolific Canadian artist: https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/snow-in-december-this/ ..... Michael Snow poses in 1962 with a jumping figure cut-out and Green in Green. Courtesy Michael Snow.

We have many spectacular artworks included in this year's Gala auction! Featured here are pieces by KateTaylorArt, Adam Colangelo, Conrad Furey, Thomas Miller, Darlene Bolahood, Peter Fischer and Lee Passmore. Bidding is open and will continue until Saturday, November 28 at 10:00 pm. Artists, individuals and organizations from across Ontario have generously contributed items to this unique auction. All proceeds will go toward building and serving communities through AGH exhib...itions, services, and public programming. Thank you for your much needed support. Place your bid at https://trellis.org/agh_virtual_dream_gala. Presented by LiUNA Local 837 and RBC. ..... Image 1: Kate Taylor, "Sunset Wave", 24x24 inches, acrylic on panel. Image 2: Adam Colangelo, "Square Foot Art (No 14)", 2020. 12x12 inches, oxidized copper, epoxy resin finish. Image 3: Unique work on wood by AGH Collection artist Conrad Furey (1954-2008). The Skiff, 1996 measures 21 x 33 inches. Image 4: Pears in a Glass by Thomas Miller, 30 x 30 inches. Image 5: Darlene Bolahood, Spring Poppy, acrylic on canvas, 22 x 22 inches. Image 6: Peter Fischer, "A Northern Misty Morning", 2019. 26x44 inches, oil on canvas. Image 7: Lee Passmore, "Western Gull in Flight (Coronado Islands, Mexico), early 19th c. 15x10 inches, photograph framed with archival matting.

AGH What's On Weekly: Our lobby continues to grow! - #AGHWhatsOn - https://mailchi.mp/artgaller/whats-on-weekly-november182020

We are so thrilled to be a Shortlisted Nominee in the upcoming #2020OAAGAwards for our 2019 exhibition, THIS IS SERIOUS: Canadian Indie Comics, co-curated by Alana Traficante and Joe Ollmann. Tune in virtually to the awards ceremony on November 30!

Enjoy this look back at AGH Galas from recent years, including images of Billy Newton-Davis, Hannah Georgas, Hamilton Aerial Group, The Vaudevillian, and Hala on Stilts Entertainment and then check out this week's AGH Magazine article for more details on this year's star-studded affair! https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/support-the-arts-at-t/

The safety of the AGH community is our upmost priority as we continue to seek providing you with engaging arts experiences through a vibrant mix of online and limited in-person experiences. As Hamilton shifts into the red "control" zone of the province's COVID-19 framework, we encourage you to stay home safely, while our doors remain open to you as a safe space of solace and comfort. When you are attending the Gallery in person, below is a reminder of the safety measures put... in place: Symptomatic? Please stay home. We ask contact screening and tracing questions when you arrive. Please sanitize regularly. Hand sanitizer stations are placed throughout the Gallery for your use. We disinfect all high contact surfaces regularly. Masks are mandatory inside the Gallery at all times. Touchless payments are encouraged. Physical distancing regulations and capacity limits are in place in each Gallery space for everyone's comfort and safety. Please see our website for more details about the safety measures we have in place: https://www.artgalleryofhamilton.com/p/covid-19-guidelines/