Their work explores the pleasures, resilience and secrets of the queer experience through holograms, lenticular prints, digital renderings, and the reflective distortions of chrome. I can’t help but think of holograms as the neon-retro dreams of a future that never came, which made my first encounter with Ardyn…

The celebrity chef, artist, author and musician is a serious fan of Hamilton and its creative energy, so the Art Gallery of Hamilton is the perfect venue for the exhibit’s debut as the centrepiece of the AGH art+music+food Festival. Don’t expect a typical art gallery experience at the…

The exhibition is a polyvocal mixtape that explores the priorities of the Art Gallery of Hamilton’s six directors and their contributions to the gallery’s collection. “Director’s Collect: 110 Years” runs until Jan. 5, 2025. The Art Gallery of Hamilton began from a donation of paintings to…

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…

Dundas Valley School of Art has innovative new leadership, renewed vision, peak student enrollment and ambitious new programs as the cherished art school – with a fascinating history –  celebrates a milestone anniversary. Even with all the best intentions and meticulous plans, arts organizations can rise and fall…