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Arts + Culture

AGH exhibit evokes childhood summers

Elizabeth Lennie’s Story and Stardust collection, on display until Aug. 2, is a colourful, nostalgic trip down memory lane. In a room behind the Art Gallery of Hamilton gift shop, brightly coloured paintings invoking childhood memories of warm days on northern lakes are lined up around the…
Arts + Culture

PRIDE: Queer and crafting in Hamilton

QUARTZ: Queer Art Hang at the Art Gallery of Hamilton and Queer Craft Club at Hamilton Craft Studios offers an oulet for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community to gather and create. If you are queer and into crafting, you have two options to let your creative flag fly and…
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City Life

FOR THE LOVE OF HAMILTON

This regular feature highlights people from all walks of life who have embraced Hamilton as their new home. SHELLEY FALCONER has been the president and CEO of the Art Gallery of Hamilton since 2014. She is a native of Montreal. Her 30-year career includes national and international experience as…
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Affordable housing for artists part of bold expansion plan for Art Gallery of Hamilton

Downtown institution’s preliminary plan calls for a new entrance and plaza on Main Street, a two-storey gallery dedicated to Hamilton’s history, and much more space for displaying the gallery’s collection. An ambitious plan to transform the Art Gallery of Hamilton over the next decade is entering phase one…
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GIFT GUIDE: Big gifts for littles

Kids and parents are going to love these creative — and entirely local — products and experiences! When checking little ones off your shopping list this holiday season, you don’t have to look beyond Hamilton for unique gifts that both children and parents will love. Shop the…
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Using art to escape cancer, even for a few hours

A collaboration between the Art Gallery of Hamilton and the Cancer Assistance Program brings patients and families together to talk about art, forge social connections, and leave their diagnosis behind. Accessible, experiential, and enjoyable – that’s how the Art Gallery of Hamilton describes the innovative…