Arts + Culture

Hamilton’s professional theatre aims to grow its revenue base to allow more artistic risk-taking, community outreach and support for young artists. CHECK OUT OUR BEHIND-THE-SCENES AT POLLYANNA HERE! The ambitious spectacle that is Pollyanna The Musical is a fitting way to conclude…

Hamilton-based actor Ann Pirvu is a supporting lead in Hallmark original Undercover Holiday that was shot in Hamilton and debuts this season. Made for TV holiday movies are endlessly and unabashedly positive. They are simple and rather old-fashioned rom-coms where love always wins and Christmas transforms even…

The Incite Foundation for the Arts supports the contributions of the Burlington Symphony Orchestra and Bach Elgar Choir. The Incite Foundation for the Arts has contributed more than $6 million to 30 Hamilton-area organizations, through grants from $2,500 to $150,000, since it was founded in 2011. It is…

Hamilton Arts Council will present the 30th annual recognition of writing excellence on Dec. 14. The Hamilton Arts Council has revealed the shortlisted authors for the 30th annual Hamilton Literary Awards, which recognizes and celebrates literary excellence in the Greater Hamilton Area and Six Nations of the…

Tara Bursey, executive director of the Workers Arts and Heritage Centre, has shifted the non-profit from a place of permanent exhibits to one built around the views of local artists and the community about the present and future of work. From its start as a hub for…

Hometown show at Bridgeworks marks 30 years for breakthrough debut album Strays, which is essentially a folk record, says frontman Tom Wilson. It went gold and launched the rock career of the band. In the pantheon of quintessential Hamilton bands, Junkhouse ranks right up there with Crowbar and…