Volume 5 - Issue 6
Thursday September 15, 2016
Hello
Autumn is just around the corner and that means cardigans, pumpkin-spiced everything and... tons of arts and culture events in St. Catharines!
In the Spotlight
Birthday Congratulations!!!


The 2016 - 2017 season marks important birthdays for a number of local arts organizations:
 
Garden City Productions is celebrating 60 years - WOW! Check out their production of Spamalot, running November 18 to December 4, 2016.
 
Carousel Players is turning 45...but will always be young-at-heart! They're working with local schools this October to present iChild at Rodman Hall Art Centre.
 
Suitcase in Point has reached full-on teenagehood at 15! They're embracing it (and all the awkwardness that follows) with Cabaret Angst this Saturday, September 18.

And the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre is already ONE!! This first year just flew by (doesn't it always?!) Help them celebrate on October 1, as part of Culture Days St. Catharines!

City News
Free Your Inner Artist - Culture Days 2016

Culture Days is a national celebration that invites St. Catharines residents to experience and participate in free, interactive and "behind the scenes" cultural activities. This year, Culture Days takes place:  September 30,  October 1 and  2.

For a full list of Culture Days activities in St. Catharines, visit www.stcatharines.ca/culturedays
 
St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP)
The deadlines for Sustaining Festival, Arts Development and Culture Builds Community programs is applicants is approaching.  Please contact Cultural Services staff for information about SCCIP or to review your plans. 

First time applying to SCCIP? Want an overview of the programs? Join us for a SCCIP information session. Staff will give a short presentation on the programs and answer any questions you might have. See you there!
When: Wednesday, October 5, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Where: Burgoyne Woods Room - 3rd floor, St. Catharines City Hall, 50 Church Street.


To many, kitsch is the opposite of art. Or is it? Niagara artists are invited to make kitsch that can be passed off as art for the 2017 City of St. Catharines Annual Juried Exhibition.  The kitsch can be real or imagined: all successful entries will cast an examining eye on the prevalence of the kitsch object in our society.
Deadline: Monday, March 13, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.

For the full call to artists and entry information, visit www.stcatharines.ca/callstoartists 
 
The Film House at FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
WORLD PREMIERE of HOTSHOTS !
St. Catharines has produced artists with an astounding range of talent in film, on radio, on television, and on stage. In the 20 min doc HOTSHOTS, these individuals share how their years in St. Catharines influenced their careers in the entertainment industry. This short doc directed by St. Catharines native David Barlow premieres in advance of Mr. Zaritsky on TV, a feature about the Academy award winning filmmaker acclaimed as one of Canada's best journalistic documentarians. Guess what? He's another St. Catharines born talent and the film is co-directed by Merritton native Michael Savoie to boot. 

Produced by the Niagara Artists Centre (NAC), HOTSHOTS is directed by St. Catharines native and Gemini-Award-winning, Sir Winston Churchill graduate David Barlow. Executive Producers for HOTSHOTS are Janis Barlow, another Sir Winston grad, and Stephen Remus, Minister of Energy, Minds and Resources for the NAC. 
When: Wednesday, September 28 at 8 p.m. Click here for tickets.

ALSO..The Film House has lots going on this fall. From classics (Vertigo, Some Like it Hot) to contemporary comedy/dramas (In the Loop, Angry Indian Goddesses) and documentaries (How to Build a Time Machine, The War Room) Oh, and did you know you can enjoy local wine and beer while you watch? Not to mention the fresh popcorn...yeah! Check it out!
Calls and Opportunities
Canada 150 Roots & Routes
Ontario Culture Days has extended their Canada 150 Roots & Routes project grant deadline. Artists from any discipline are invited to submit proposals for new artworks to be featured in a 2017 project. They're actively looking for submissions from outside of the GTA, so if you have a project that's eligible, it's not too late!
Deadline: Friday, September 16 (THIS FRIDAY!!) at midnight. Click here for  more information, or to apply.

2016 Young Heritage Leaders
The Ontario Heritage Trust is seeking nominations for the 2016 Young Heritage Leaders program and the Lieutenant Governor's Ontario Heritage Awards to celebrate excellence, leadership, creativity and innovation in conservation - including cultural heritage, public education, environmental sustainability, biodiversity and natural heritage stewardship.
Deadline: Friday, September 30, 2016. Click here f or more information, or to submit a nomination.

Voix de Ville Extravagonzo
The Niagara Artists Centre has released a call for submissions for Voix de Ville Extravagonzo -  The Evolution of the STRUTT Wearable Art Show.
Deadline: Saturday October 1, 2016 at midnight. Click here for more information and a submission form.

In the Soil Arts Festival
In the Soil is now accepting applications for their ninth annual Arts Festival. Artists who specialize in music, theatre, media, film, dance, streetscape, interactive art and more are invited to submit. 
Deadline: Friday, November 4, 2016. Click here for more information, or to apply.
The Cultural Services office is a division of the City of St. Catharines' Parks, Recreation and Culture Services department. Cultural Services focuses on public art, community development, planning and policy related to arts and culture in the City of St. Catharines.