Apply to Join an Inc. Committee Our committees are always looking for new members to help with our projects and programs! You do not need to be a board member to join a committee. If you are interested in joining one of the committees listed below, please email a letter of intent to board@theinc.ca Your letter will be forwarded to...

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Volunteer Opportunities with the Inc. Volunteering at the Inc. is a great way to gain hands on experience in a gallery setting, support your cultural community and meet local artists. Interested in joining in but don’t want to sit on the board or a committee? Here are some more opportunities, please reach out to the specific contacts listed below. Gallery...

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VISUAL | VOCAL Wednesday, August 1 from 7-9 pm Please join us Wednesday, August 1, from 7-9 pm for an evening of spoken word poetry by Six Nations artist Kahsenniyo Tahnee Williams. Enjoy an evening performance in our ArcelorMittal Dofasco Courtyard followed by a publication launch, celebrating the conclusion of the exhibition [Res]idual, curated by Chelsea Brant. An evening of...

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Photophobia Contemporary Moving Image Festival Established in 1999, Photophobia was Hamilton’s first film and video festival dedicated to the development of experimental time-based media at a time when there were no such platforms in the Hamilton community. Not confined by restrictions or themes, Photophobia is a free, two-part screening series presented under the cover of night in the Irving Zucker...

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Domestic Brew: Craft Beer Garden is on view on our Cannon Project Wall until May 20, 2018. The installation is now accompanied by a free publication with a critical essay by Stephanie Vegh. Join us on April 18 for an artist talk and publication launch with members of Shake-n-Make . Free, all are welcome! Domestic Brew: Craft Beer Garden Shake-n-Make...

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Open Studio and Artist Talk : Kristina Durka Wednesday, March 21, 7:00 - 9:00 pm Location: Cotton Factory (270 Sherman Ave N.) Storehouse Building, Studio 236 Hamilton Artists Inc. is pleased to present an Open Studio and Artist Talk with emerging Hamilton-based artist Kristina Durka . Kristina is a recipient of the 2017 Ignition Award for Distinction in the McMaster...

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SWARM : Annual Members Exhibition November 25, 2017 – January 13, 2018 Drop off: November 15 - 18 , 12:00-5:00 pm Opening Reception: November 25th, 7:30 -11:00 pm Hamilton Artists Inc. is pleased to invite you, our members, to participate in our annual Members Exhibition, SWARM ! Open to the Inc.’s members, this exhibition showcases your original work to the...

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Hamilton Artists Inc. is committed to the presentation of contemporary art and related practices. The Inc. facilitates critical dialogue surrounding issues in contemporary art through exhibitions, publications performances and public events. The Inc. actively engages in community arts programming and educational initiatives that represent the breadth and depth of cultural life in our city and beyond. The Inc. is dedicated...

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SWARM : Annual Members Exhibition November 26, 2016 – January 14, 2017 Drop Off : Wednesday, November 16th – Saturday, November 19th, 2016 during regular gallery hours. (Wed – Sat 12:00 – 5:00 pm / Fri 12:00 – 6:00 pm ) Please note that any works submitted after these dates cannot be accepted. Opening Reception : November 26th, 7:30 -11:00...

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New in 2015, Hamilton Artist Inc is providing free staff-led tours of the current exhibitions in our Gallery every Saturday* at 2:00pm! Come by The Inc. for engaging and informative tours of our latest exhibitions. Please visit the exhibitions section of our website to see whats on: http://www.theinc.ca/exhibition/past-current-upcoming/ Above Image: McMaster Student Interns, Ailish Corbett and Kirby Tobin, leading a...

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For Immediate Release: As the Hamilton Artists Inc. enters it fortieth year of operation we are pleased to announce support from ArcelorMittal Dofasco for the first phase of our Community Courtyard Green Space project.The grant funds will be used to renovate the Inc.’s courtyard for a scheduled completion date of Spring/Summer of 2015. We sincerely thank ArcelorMittal for their generous...

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Every time I think about artists and what drives people to connect with visual culture, I think about one of my favorite artist statements, “Years ago, I had the idea to sit and think up many new ideas. Nowadays a myriad of ideas just rattle around inside my brain like seeds. Because of this, I have a distinct maraca-like sound...

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Beerfest Saturday, May 24th 3 pm - 9 pm Join us for our 1st Annual Beerfest! The gallery will be transformed into a “beer garden” for an afternoon and evening of beer tasting and food. Beerfest will be the first event of its kind at our gallery. This year it will be held indoors with plans to extend the event...

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CALLING ALL ARTISTS! The Special Events and Merchandising Committee presents Hamilton Artists Inc.'s 2nd annual Inc. Squared Fundraiser Saturday, April 5th, 2014 We are asking our members to participate by creating and donating a work of art and/or a chotskie for auction with all proceeds going towards Inc. programming. Beginning tonight (during February's Art Crawl) 12" x 12" boards are...

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Image: Corinne Duchesne, Sybil , 2013. Mixed media drawing on mylar. [becoming] The Logic of Memory Corinne Duchesne, Peter Horvath, Anna Torma January 23 – March 1, 2014 Opening reception: Thursday, January 23, 7:00 – 9:30pm Art Crawl: Friday, February 14, 7:00 – 11:00pm To paraphrase Deleuze, we can only function in the present, but we are always in motion...

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Friday November 8, 6pm to 11 pm (Art Crawl) Saturday November 9, 11 am to 7 pm Craft Mart* is a carefully curated pop-up craft and design market bringing together the works of talented and unique crafters and designers. Please join us on the 8th and 9th for a terrific selection of Jewellery, Paper & Prints, Ceramics, Toys, Clothing, and...

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One of our awesome volunteers, Luther helping out During Open Streets on James St. North this past Sunday, June 23, the Inc. asked the community to share with us why artist-run centres (such as the Inc. , Centre 3 , and Factory Media Centre ) are an important part of the arts community and why they "love" them. The responses...

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Mexico ii Beverly Healey & Christopher Healey June 13 to July 6, 2013 Reception Thursday June 13, 7:00 to 9:30pm Exhibition Statement Two generations of Canadian artists, mother and son, present two different visions of the same place. As tourists from outside of the culture, this is not really Mexico but rather alternate versions of Mexico framed within particular contemporary...

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ARTISTS TALK Saturday June 8 at 2 pm Stunt Double Leslie Furness and Andrew McPhail Andrew McPhail Andrew McPhail is a Canadian visual artist. He was born in Calgary, Alberta, in 1961 and studied at York University where he received his MFA in 1987. Living in Toronto in the 1980's and 90's his work focused primarily on drawing, often with...

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figuring Tanja Groos, Maureen Paxton, Linda Towart April 11 to May 4, 2013 Opening Reception, Thursday April 11, 7 to 9:30 pm Artcrawl Friday April 12, 7 to 11 pm Tanja Groos I ask a lot of questions. My work is the embodiment of my hungry curiosity. My works are open ended conversations of figures in active spaces. Viewers are...

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FEAST hamilton is a new community micro-funding event and is looking for Artists Project Proposals. FEAST (Funding Engaging Actions and Sustainable Tactics) is a series of community dinners and micro-funding events that bring people together with the aim of supporting local projects through funds raised at each FEAST event. In exchange for dinner (Thursday, April 25) and a ballot, attendees...

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Teal Booth and Steve Newberry January 10 - February 3, 2013 Reception: Thursday January 10, 7 - 9:30 pm Artcrawl: Friday January 11, 8 – 11pm Teal Booth: Happy Accident Teal can be found absorbing inspiration in and around the community, creating “happy accidents” out of various acts of play. She graduated from McMaster University this past April 2012 combining...

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Prick by Andrew McPhail. image courteous of the artist Annual Members Show NOV. 8 - DEC. 16, 2012 Thursday Nov. 8, 2012 - 7 to 9:30pm We are pleased to present our annual group show of over 100 works by our talented members. In this years exhibition, both gallery spaces have been filled with sculpture, painting, drawing, and prints. Opening...

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Andrea already hard at work! Friends, family, and art community, I want to say hello and formally introduce myself as your new Administrative Director. I'm very happy to return to Hamilton where I first became a part of this community through the Inc. Please stop by the gallery and say hello!

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