Arts + Culture

Rollie Pemberton, aka Cadence Weapon, has been turning heads in the rap game for years and recently moved from Edmonton to Hamilton. As Jamie Tennant discovers, when it comes to making music, the Polaris Prize-winning rapper can finally do what he wants, when he wants –…

Hamilton artist's mid-career retrospective at the McMaster Museum of Art celebrates his ongoing fascination with water’s contradictory nature. Chris Myhr thrives on contradictions: he is an artist whose methods look a lot like science, a digital photographer fascinated by the raw, earthly substances found beneath his feet. His…

The True North Gallery in Waterdown is a hidden gem that boasts works of art from some of music’s most iconic names. For owners Geoff and Mabruka Kulawick, it’s a truly one-of-a-kind-labour of love that celebrates the common intersection of musical genius with visual expression. HAMILTON…

If spending most of winter inside has you going a little stir crazy, we have some good news: Spring brings no shortage of arts-related events to cure your cabin fever. With that in mind, here are but six local happenings that will surely put a “spring” in your…

The Trail Mix Museum on the Pipeline Trail in the city’s east end is bringing the creation and enjoyment of art to underserved places. The best kind of art is that found in unexpected places. So how about a multi-disciplinary installation of what the organizers call “a multi-disciplinary…

Norm Foster, Pollyanna, Anton Chekhov and Tom Wilson on tap for 2023-2024 lineup. From one of Canada’s most celebrated playwrights to the reboot of a classic musical to the world premiere of a true made-in-Hamilton story, Theatre Aquarius is…