Join us in experiencing exhibitions on view that speak to Indigenous Arts and Histories, Black Canadian experiences through narrative, and Nova Scotian Folk Art. Experience the atmosphere of a true Milling Frolic: Traditional Gaelic activities and song.
Join us at the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia for Nocturne!
The gallery will be open and free to the public between 6:00 pm – 12:00 am. Drop by and witness traditional Gaelic Milling songs and activities with students from schools across Halifax, while experiencing exhibitions on view including: Autism Arts, An Exhibition Highlight: Monkman, Johnson & Bennett, Here we are Here: Black Canadian Contemporary Art, and Maud Lewis.
With locations in downtown Halifax (K’jipuktuk) and Yarmouth (Malikiaq), the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is the largest art museum in Atlantic Canada. Since 1908, the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia has been a gateway for the visual arts in Atlantic Canada and has set a course that matches the diversity and ambition of the province. The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is responsible for acquiring, preserving and exhibiting works of art, and for providing education in the visual arts.
The following exhibitions will be open to visit during Nocturne.
• Autism Arts
• Buoys and Gulls
• An Exhibition Highlight: Monkman, Johnson & Bennett
• Here we are Here: Black Canadian Contemporary Art
• Maud Lewis Gallery
IMAGE CREDIT: Kent Monkman, Miss Chief's Wet Dream, 2018, acrylic on canvas 365.7 x 731.5 cm. Gift of the Donald R. Sobey Foundation, 2018.
