Experience art like never before through fascinating events and exciting opportunities to meet new people and share your love of the arts!
The Circle supports the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia in its desire to engage young people in all facets of arts and culture, particularly Canadian and Atlantic Canadian contemporary art. Funds raised through memberships will endow an annual purchase fund for contemporary Canadian works for the permanent collection, creating an enduring legacy for members of the Young Patrons' Circle at the Gallery.
Back in December of 2011, the Circle hosted its first Supper Club at Untitled Eats - and it turned out to be an incredible success. We invited Sarah Fillmore as our special guest, who graciously gave us an intimate tour of the Sobey Art Exhibit on display at that time. The feedback
A Curator's Tour The human brain, the most complex entity in the known universe, has long been a source of fascination and mystery. For years, it was unmapped territory but scientific breakthroughs are exposing new and exciting dimensions and greater understanding is emerging around the science o
Although the terms “urban art” and “graffiti” are often viewed in a negative light, being associated with vandalism and defacement, their true roots stem from the human need to express oneself – and that is exactly what people witnessed at the kick-off of the 2nd Annual Hopscotch Festival,
Thursday, September 8 @ 6pm-9pm Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 1723 Hollis Street Live Art Jam and Free evening entrance to the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Live Art Jam is a sublime, surreal, special event celebrating urban art! Brought to you by Hopscotch and The Circle, the Ondaatje
The Circle would like to extend an invite to a one-night only open studio event showcasing the studio practice of 8 Halifax artists and special guests taking part in a unique warehouse project. All 8 artists will present in process studio work as well on site experimental creations for this indust
Can you keep a big secret? The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia’s Young Patrons’ Circle is thrilled to let you in on ArtRising 2.0 — curated and directed by Halifax-based multi-disciplinary artist Eleanor King. Working with sound and video installation, performance, and painting, King will transfo
When home at Christmas in 2006 I found this tome – an industrial age leather bound ledger - become scrap and scribble book - by itself on the bottom of a book shelf at my parents home. I came to learn that the book surfaced when my grandparents auctioned off the contents of their home. My father,
Give the gift of art this holiday season with an Art Gallery of Nova Scotia Young Patrons' Circle membership. The gallery's newest package is designed specifically for 20 to 40 year olds. Aside from unlimited access to the Gallery's Permanent Collection and exhibitions, members receive a host of
It’s a cool fall night, and you’re walking down Barrington Street. Suddenly you’re confronted with something that you’ve never seen before. Something that makes you think. Something that takes your breath away. You’re surrounded by people who are sharing the experience. And this is o
What & Why recent exhibitions have inspired me: The phenomenology of experiencing sculpture often feels more like watching a building, and wondering if it’s going to fall. Well, the installation of Emily and Cooper titled “Reanimating the Universe with Basic Breathing Exercises”
