Today, NOTL is a major tourist draw with many B AND Bs, fine hotels, exquisite dining and a variety of specialty shops to suit the needs of an eclectic group of tourists. We have a world renowned theatre, beautifully restored historic sites and homes and a vibrant arts and culture scene.

But the town we know and love today has not always looked like it does now. As many communities do, Niagara has had its share of ups and downs. One of these periods of recession the Niagara Historical…

Ongoing exhibition at St Catharines and Area Arts Council offices at 31 James Street, St Catharines. Paintings by local artists are for sale and Carousel Posters are also for sale.

Works on display by:

• Linda Crabtree
• Bill Wenham
• Jared Robinson
• Helen Michik
• Jean Parent
• Brian Cunningham
• Joanne Hancock

Office hours at SCAAC are Monday – Friday 10 am – 4 pm. Step in and experience the art…

Adad Hannah: Cuba Still (Remake)
January 16 – March 14, 2010
Free admission

Born in New York in 1971, Adad Hannah lives and works in Montreal. Cuba Still (Remake) can be seen as a continuation of his series of video-recorded tableaux vivants, begun in the early 2000s. The artist calls these videos “Stills”. Starting with a publicity photo for a banal and forgotten film purchased in Havana in 2003, Hannah re-stages the scene, filming individual sequences of each of the six characters from…

Tobey Anderson

January 30 – March 14, 2010

In The New American Century Project Anderson seeks to expose the cultural vacuum surrounding the current ‘War on Terror’. Since the events of 9/11, he has looked to the media as inspiration for this ongoing body of work, using appropriated images and colours inspired by the glow of television to cast a new light on the subject. Anderson says:

“Much of our everyday life seems vacuous and superficial when considering the current preponderance…

Colographs by Vivian Lozano & Paintings by Jorge Chavez

PAN Cafe
February 13 – April 4, 2010

Santiago de Cuba artists Vivian Lozano and Jorge Chavez work with imagery that can arguably be described as contemporary Cuban Surrealism. The influence of Santeria and syncricism in Cuban spiritual and religious beliefs is the underpinning of a unique art form that developed apart from European Surrealism. These historical influences provide insight into the symbolism and metaphor found in…

Destruction of a Fry Truck on Lundy’s Lane

A Mano Libera Gallery presents “Figuralescent” – an exhibition of figure
and form, portraits and poses by Geoff Farnsworth with Beverley Barber

New paintings by Geoff Farnsworth will be showing alongside selected pieces from different
stages, while living and painting in New York City, Toronto, Thunder Bay and Niagara Falls.

The exhibit runs February 27th to March 28th 2010.

With a selection of 18 paintings, this collection highlights…

DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ARTS

Amy Friend – A photographic exhibition
March 1 – 14, 2010
Sean O’Sullivan Theatre Gallery, Brock University
A free community event

JOHN GILL
Twist of Fate
MARCH 3-30

OPEN TUES – SUN 10-5

Utilizing the fascinating new medium of twist ties

Artist Biography
John Gill attended Niagara College and obtained a diploma in General College: Fine Arts (1990). He worked as a graphic artist for two years and continued on self-employed for a few more. He has worked for the LCBO for fifteen years but recently obtained a Visual Arts degree (2009), at Brock University and is currently completing his Bachelor of Education to…

DEPARTMENT OF VISUAL ARTS

Livelihood – Interactive Projection and Installation by Jean Bridge
March 5 – 27, 2010

Red Head Gallery
401 Richmond St. West, Toronto, ON
Gallery Hours are Wednesday to Saturday 12 noon to 5 p.m. or by appointment – jbridge@brocku.cjbridge@brocku.ca

Join Theatre Beyond Words for a Wednesday Salon reading of local playwright Jonathan van Ekelenburg’s Le Monstre!

Wednesday March 10, 2010 @ 7 pm
Dom’s Restaurant (22 Academy Street, downtown St. Catharines)

Jonathan is a founder of Seventh Circle Theatre, which recently staged a performance of his play Returning to Lillith, which received critical acclaim at the 2009 Toronto Fringe of Theatre Festival.

Le Monstre
Lawrence is a professor of art history and a talented painter who…