- Akimblog Hamilton now online
After what feels like a long absence, I had a great time getting back into Akimblog with another Hamilton report that has now been posted for your reading pleasure. Included in this month’s round-up are quite a few stand-outs from James North this month - Jeff Nye at Hamilton Artists Inc., From the Ground Up […]
- The Fisher King & Other Mythologies at Gallery on 4
After a crunch-tastic holiday season and some fantastic high-speed framing from the good people at Earls Court Gallery (seriously Bob, I owe you one), I’m pleased to report that The Fisher King & Other Mythologies is now installed for your viewing pleasure at the Hamilton Public Library’s Gallery on 4. After the past several years […]
- Disclaimer: The Long Version
Anyone still visiting this blog despite its recent dearth of new content will notice a new addition in the sidebar in the form of a disclaimer. While my new role as Executive Director of the Hamilton Arts Council has made free blogging time hard to come by, I do intend to resume posting activities here […]
- But what did you REALLY think about the City of Hamilton Arts Awards?
The City of Hamilton Arts Awards were a welcome development on the Hamilton arts scene earlier this year but they were not without visible flaws in the works, as I explained in detail both before and after the fact. That latter post precipitated a few informal conversations after the fact but I was otherwise disappointed […]
- James North Art Crawl: A June Observation
While I can’t claim to have done so with perfect consistency, I have been attending and writing coverage of the James North Art Crawl since October 2007. Looking back on that first distant report from the days when Hamilton Artists Inc. was on Colbourne and I was, amazingly, even more jaded than I am today […]
- Off the Shelf: Climbing the Cold White Peaks
It’s been quite a while since I’ve turned up with one of those book-review type things I once optimistically promised to do around here once a month (the last being this look at various lo-fi artist books in my collection), and this overdue instalment is already breaking my ground rules in that this book did […]
- Akimblog Hamilton and St. Catharines now online
My latest post for Akimblog is now online for your reading pleasure. Follow the linkage to see my whirlwindy observations on By Design and By Chance at the McMaster Museum of Art, Rick Pottruff’s Search Engine City at Art Gallery of Hamilton and Colin Lyons at Hamilton Artists Inc.
Rick Pottruff, Search Engine City (detail), 2011, […]
- TOMORROW: Supercrawl Artist Info Night
In the interests of boosting the signal as a member of the Supercrawl Curatorial Committee, I’m co-opting my digital soapbox to remind folks in my local arts community of an upcoming opportunity for art installations at this year’s Supercrawl. For those interested in presenting a site-specific project at this year’s event in September, the information […]
- James North Art Crawl: May
Because this month’s Art Crawl review is longer than most, I won’t go on at length with any preamble except to say that something really peaked this time around - not only in the number of venues to take in, but also in the overall quality of work to be enjoyed. As ever, discussing it […]
- City of Hamilton Arts Awards
Despite my reservations about the nominations process, I attended the City of Hamilton Arts Awards this past Monday with an uncharacteristic degree of optimism, assured that the “sold-out” status of free tickets for the event and the unique venue would guarantee a bustling, energetic night for the arts community.
Sure enough, attendance at the Awards […]
