Motion | The 2018 City of St. Catharines Annual Juried Exhibit “Motion” called upon artists to consider what movement of everyday life in our community looks like. This exhibit provides the audience with an opportunity to consider what the process of movement means to them in their community. How does it feel? What does it sound like? What obj…
Architecture from St. Catharines’ past is on display as part of a new exhibit at the St. Catharines Museum and Welland Canals Centre. People and Places highlights the landmarks and stories behind some of the City’s most famous buildings and landscapes. Items in the exhibit include window pediments from the Russell House Hotel, the May-Clark-Se…
The Arts in Medicine (AiM) program at the Walker Family Cancer Centre (WFCC) in Niagara Health System (NHS) is inviting Artists from the St. Catharines arts community to take part in the Art on Loan program, as well as the opportunity to participate as Guest Artists. Art on Loan is a project that features loaned artwork from local artists…
FAMILY DAY AT THE PAC Tall Stories (creators of the hugely popular Gruffalo stage show) are proud to present their critically acclaimed show, based on the much-loved book by Cressida Cowell (writer of How to Train your Dragon) and Neal Layton. One evening, Emily Brown and her old grey rabbit Stanley hear a Thing crying outside their window. He j…
CARL BEAM: US AND EVERYTHING AN EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST CARL BEAM Opening Reception: Friday, January 11 at 5 P.M. Carl Beam (Ojibwe, 1943 – 2005), born Carl Edward Migwans, is one of the most important artists in Canadian Contemporary Art History, noted as the first Canadian of Native Ancestry to have his work pur…
The Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre is pleased to present its Pumphouse Instructors’ Exhibition, December 5, 2018 – March 31, 2019, featuring the artwork of some of our talented instructors. Please join us on Thursday December 6, 7 p.m. for the opening reception. Many of the instructors at the Pumphouse are professional artists who are actively…
This groovy blue cat is on his way to stay with a new family and he’s excited, but Jimmy Biddle is nervous about how their houseguest is going to shake things up. When Jimmy draws a blank in art class on the last day of school, it turns out Pete is the perfect friend to help him out. Join Jimmy and Pete on a new adventure of friendship and in…
500 years after his death, Leonardo remains as elusive and as enigmatic as Mona Lisa’s smile. Who was the ‘real’ Leonardo? Was he a Renaissance man ‘ahead of his time’? Or is he a modern Leonardo as relevant today as he has been to every generation since the 15th century? Famous as an artist, scientist, architect, engineer, de…
PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR RESEARCH IN MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS - Songwriting Course + Focus Group We are looking for volunteers to take part in a study of social and arts-based engagement opportunities for those affected by multiple sclerosis. As a participant in this study, you would be asked to take part in one focus group and have the option to also t…
February is Black History Month. To celebrate and honour the contributions of the Black community to St. Catharines’ history, the St. Catharines Museum is offering special one-hour tours of our award-winning Follow the North Star exhibit. Tours are open to the general public and admission is by donation. Tours will be held on the following:…
The Peninsula Orchestra, with George Cleland, conductor, presents a Mid-Winter concert in support of Out of the Cold, featuring Luis Molina, piano soloist. Chopin Piano Concerto #2, Dvorak, Offenbach, Gilbert & Sullivan. Freewill donations gratefully accepted at the door.
Improv Niagara is back for another smokin’ edition of Improv Fallout. Max Whitworth is back to defend his title. Will he take the trophy home two months in a row? Only YOU can make that call.
Choosing colours to work with in your paintings can be a daunting and overwhelming part of the creative process. Work with instructor Robin Nisbet to explore colour theory basics and get a handle on how and when to work with warm and cool tones. This workshop will guide you in the ways to control and shift colours to change the mood of your work. Y…
A hilarious musical based on The Princess And The Pea.
Presented by DPLU Music, Cork’s Playhouse & the TD Niagara Jazz Festival the Twilight Jazz Series is a monthly jazz series that takes place the THIRD Sunday of every month from November to June in Niagara-on-the-Lake. The series has been running for 7 years in St. Catharines (bringing over 200 jazz musicians to its stage) & is now st…
Join us in the gallery each month for a presentation by a local resident, followed by a lively discussion about the life and times of a famous or infamous person from the past. 28 Jan Suzanne Hebert: Shah of Iran, Pt 2 25 Feb Sheila Hill: Rex Whistler 25 Mar David Sydor: Lloyd Dennis 22 Apr Betsy Masson: Hannah Peters Jarvis 27 May Michael Clark:…