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Emerging from eviction at Westinghouse HQ

By Stephanie Vegh
A group of artists have found a new home in studio spaces at the Sanford Avenue North office building after being kicked out of their previous building. But the solution may only be temporary. Many Hamilton artists had grimly anticipated the hollowing-out of downtown creative spaces and unjust…
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Yes, we think you can dance

By Stephen Near
At the award-winning Not Just Another Dance Studio, learning the steps is just one part of the success story. A steady stream of parents file through the entrance of a building on Upper James. They’re trying to catch up to their kids, who are all dressed in a…
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PRIDE Q+A: The colourful world of Hexe Noire

By William Vipond Tait
Drag queen extraordinaire Hexe Noire has been showcasing her work in Hamilton for more than six years. Noire is acting “Mother” to Hamilton’s alternative drag house, the “Haus of Noire,” founded in 2018. She has been chosen as The Hamilton Spectator’s Diamonds Readers’ Choice Award’s as best…
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Queen of three dimensions

By HCM
Katya Neklyudova has one of her stereoscopic photos featured in a book published by Queen guitarist Brian Ma Hamilton resident and McMaster University professor Katya Neklyudova, a lifelong Queen fan, has one of her photos published in a book of 3D photography published by Brian May, the…
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Labour’s new stories

By Stephanie Vegh
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…
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Crown & Press: A new art experience

By Kris Osborne
Artist Julia Veenstra and her family have opened a gallery and café on Ottawa Street North that aims to elevate artists and make art accessible. Many great new business ventures were dreamed up during the pandemic. That’s the story of Crown & Press.
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