- James North Art Crawl: May
It could be the emergence of some truly decent weather the night of the Crawl, but the street was especially lively this month in particular. A greater part of that would also be owed to the higher concentration of buskers up and down James North - no doubt a lingering demonstration in the wake of […]
- Honey vs. Oil: On Pedagogy in Art
While last week’s three-parter on The Big Picture Revisited revealed time and again that Hamilton sorely lacks a granting body for artists, that fact doesn’t save me from pending grant deadlines for both the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council. And yes, both anecdotal and statistical evidence from that forum showed quite plainly the […]
- Le Cyc at Workers Arts and Heritage Centre
Between last night’s James North Art Crawl and today’s The Big Picture Revisited forum, there’s a lot of weekend content to be digested, enough that I hesitate to comment on any of it here with any degree of authority. It’s a good weekend to be critical, and I suspect that I have a few bones […]
- James North Supercrawl: October
I went out into the rainy night of Supercrawl with a resolution in mind: already grouchy over the shit weather and exhausted by preparations for next weekend’s Hands-On Hamilton Art Party for the Print Studio, I decided to simply enjoy the music and the mood as the lay pedestrian I am where such matters are […]
- James North Supercrawl Preview: October
There’s really only one thing you need to know about this month’s art crawl: Supercrawl.
With a wider spirit of street-level collaboration, some truly slick posters and a livelier mix of media, this month’s Crawl promises one hell of a street party with plenty of hardcore-outdoor action - so much outdoor action, in fact, that […]
- Labour Day Shenanigans: A Site-Specific Journey of Dubious Destination
In an effort to catch some of the Labour Day goings-on of the Cuban-Hamiltonian ReMix Institute Phase II, I set out yesterday morning, perhaps still a bit bleary around the edges from a quick weekend retreat to visit friends in the middle of nowhere, to Dundurn Castle and its rather expansive Park.
As I had attempted […]
- ReMix Institute Phase II Hits Hamilton Next Month
Hamilton’s art calendar for next month is going to be quite heavy on the Cubanos with the launch of various events and exhibitions of ReMix Institute Phase II across the Hamilton region. Continuing from Phase I of Proyecto ReMix in Cienfuegos and Havana, this international exchange brings together Cuban artists with participants from the Hamilton […]
- James North Art Crawl: May
This month’s Art Crawl got off to an earlier-than-usual start on account of my involvement in The Print Studio’s newly launched membership campaign, complete with last minute task-wrangling and free crantinis, the latter of which provided a temporary respite from the surprisingly humid weather. Not-raining was a lovely surprise, but it made sweaty work of […]
- James North Art Crawl Preview: May
The Print Studio: Yoshiko Shimada, Bones in Tansu: Family Secrets
The second exhibition in The Print Studio’s On Surface series features artist-in-residence Yoshiko Shimada visiting from Japan with her on-going project archiving and displaying anonymously gathered secrets in locally sourced dresser drawers, with space provided for visitors to contribute their own secrets to future installations.
Hamilton Artist’s […]
- Notes from the Front: Nuit Blanche
Nuit Blanche is the sort of thing that sounds good as a concept, because it sounds batshit insane. And I rather wish it had been as mad as all that, but in the epic battle against my numbing exhaustion, it didn’t stand a chance. Might have helped if there had been more zombies.
Jillian McDonald’s Zombies […]
