Quirky AF | art fair Vendors Announcement!
Quirky AF | art fair November 11 – November 12, 2022 Friday November 11, 2022, 6:00 pm – 11:00pm (during Art Crawl) Saturday November 12, 2022, 10:00 am – 4:00pm Hamilton Artists Inc., 155 James Street N Hamilton Artists Inc. is pleased to announce that our in-person Quirky AF | art fair is back for an in-person event after...
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Banner design by Alec Smith, our high school co-op student. SWARM: Annual Members Exhibition December 1, 2022 – January 14, 2023 Artwork Drop-off: November 16-24, 2022 (during regular gallery hours, Wed-Sat 12-5, Fri 12-6) Opening Reception: Thursday, December 1, 2022 from 7:00-10:00 pm Artwork Pick-up: Saturday, January 14 , 2023 from 12:00-5:00 pm Calling all artists! We’re thrilled to...
Read moreCall for Vendors – Quirky AF | art fair 2022
Quirky AF | art fair 2022 Call for Vendor Applications Friday November 11, 2022, 6:00 pm – 11:00pm (during Art Crawl) Saturday November 12, 2022, 10:00 am – 4:00pm Hamilton Artists Inc., 155 James Street N Vendor applications due: September 14, 2022 at 11:59 pm EST. Hamilton Artists Inc. is pleased to announce that our in person Quirky AF...
Read moreRemembering Dr. Carl John Turkstra
Hamilton Artists Inc. joins the greater Hamilton community in mourning the passing of Dr. Carl John Turkstra. Dr. Turkstra was a successful world-travelled academic in the field of civil and environmental engineering. He was also the founder of the Incite Foundation, which continues to support large and small arts, education, and music programs in the Hamilton region. Dr. Turkstra...
Read moreAnnouncing the Micro Grant Recipients!
Hamilton Artists Inc. and Factory Media Centre are pleased to announce the recipients of our 2022 Micro Grants! The Micro Grants contribute funds to support various creative projects from artists working in any medium, and include six $500 cash grants and two media equipment rental grants. Congratulations Olivia Brouwer, Cait Gautron, Taras Hemon, Clairandean Humphrey, K. MacNeil, Ignazio Colt...
Read moreBorn Celestial Exhibition Announcement and Update from Alex Jacobs-Blum
Hamilton Artists Inc. is excited to announce our newest exhibition, Born Celestial! Born Celestial features Kaya Joan, Natalie King, Nicole Neidhardt, Celeste Pedri-Spade, Chyler Sewell, Danielle Boissoneau, and is curated by our Indigenous Curator in Residence, Alex Jacobs-Blum. Born Celestial investigates ways in which Indigenous artists utilize ancestral and contemporary knowledge to build futurities. Futurities draws upon human and...
Read moreAnnual General Meeting Announcement
2021 Annual General Meeting Saturday, February 26, 2022 from 2:00-4:00pm EST online via Zoom Register for the meeting link here. Closed captioning, chat, and non-verbal communications tools will be enabled in zoom. Dear Inc. Members, We are writing to invite you to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) coming up on Saturday, February 26 from 2:00-4:00pm EST over Zoom. 2021...
Read moreArtwork Documentation Appointments
Image: Brendan Hendry and Jessy Kitchen, the ol’ ball and chain, 2021. From the exhibition the space in which we have dissolved. Artwork Documentation Appointments Februrary 15-26, 2022 Need to document artworks, but don’t have the space? Hamilton Artists Inc. is making its James Gallery available as a free bookable space for artwork documentation. Artists working in any media...
Read moreIn Support of Encampment Residents and Black Housing Advocates
The board and staff at Hamilton Artists Inc. strongly condemn the recent brutal actions of the Hamilton Police Service and the criminalization of young Black leaders who are supporting and advocating for our unhoused neighbours. Hamilton Police’s blatant violence against peaceful protestors is anti-Black and anti-poor. It is indicative of the City’s unwillingness to meaningfully address Hamilton’s deepening housing...
Read moreA Letter from the Directors
Dear friends and members of the Inc., As the year draws to a close, we are writing with some updates and exciting opportunities at the Inc. We put on a lot of terrific programming in 2021, including window activations by Inc. members throughout the winter, a billboard installation by Karice Mitchell, special projects by Janet Marie Rogers and Tara...
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