Volume 6 - Issue 1
Tuesday April 18, 2017
Kudos!
The Warehouse Concert Hall opened its doors this month! Huge congrats to Erik Dickson and the Warehouse team for pulling it off. We're excited to check out this awesome new music venue in the heart of downtown!

Click here  for concert listings and more.
In the Spotlight
On Monday June 5, 2017 the City of St. Catharines will celebrate 21 individuals and organizations who have contributed to our community in all areas of artistic creation and endeavour. We'll be celebrating their achievements in a special night at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre as we hand out awards in five categories. And the nominees are...
 
Arts in Education Award
Sponsored by The Pen Centre
  • Kasia Dupuis
  • Mendelt Hoekstra
  • Rodman Hall Art Centre
Emerging Artist Award
Sponsored by the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, Brock University
  • David Green
  • James Millhaven
  • Jo Pacinda
  • Lauren Regier
  • Twitches and Itches
  • Lacie Williamson
Established Artist Award
Sponsored by Meridian Credit Union
  • Jessica Carmichael
  • Gordon Cleland
  • Patricia LaRiviere
  • Danielle Wilson
Making a Difference Award
Sponsored by the St. Catharines Downtown Association
  • Gregory Betts
  • Marcie Bronson
  • Alice Burke
  • Mendelt Hoekstra
  • Kate Leathers
  • Rob Robbins
  • Start Me Up Niagara
Patron of the Arts Award
Sponsored by Sullivan Mahoney LLP
  • Richard and Cindy Kiermacz (Chocolates Etc.)
  • Lancaster, Brooks & Welch
To learn more about the nominees visit www.stcatharines.ca/artsawards

Your City! Your Arts! Your Awards! 
Get your tickets NOW for a night of performances, awards and local celebration. 

Tickets
Available through the  FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Box Office: 1-855-515-0722. 
  • Advance tickets - $12.52 plus HST and handling fees. 
  • Day of tickets - $17.52 plus HST and handling fees.
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City News
SCCIP and Culture Days Information Sessions
SCCIP Information Session
First time applying to SCCIP? Want an overview of the programs? Join us for a SCCIP information session. Staff will give a short presentation and answer your questions. See you there!

The St. Catharines Cultural Investment Program (SCCIP) currently has six grant programs designed to serve distinct segments of the creative sector and thus strengthen the overall cultural ecosystem within St. Catharines.

Sustaining - Core, Sustaining - Midsized, Arts Development, Culture Builds Community and the Culture Days Activity program applications are due May 26, 2017.
 
Burgoyne Woods Room, 3 rd floor, St. Catharines City Hall, 50 Church Street
No registration required

Culture Days Activity Program (CDAP) Roundtable
Interested in hosting a Culture Days activity? Join fellow artists and Culture Days activity organizers for a roundtable discussion on what worked last year, what didn't and how we can improve the weekend for everyone. This is an opportunity to share new ideas, and get details on the marketing strategies and organization required behind the scenes.

A great chance for Culture Days newcomers to learn from those who have gone before!

St. Catharines Kiwanis Aquatics Centre (Irene Locke Room), 425 Carlton Street 
Admission is   FREE  | No registration required  

For more information on SCCIP visit  www.stcatharines.ca/sccip

Upcoming Exhibit in City Spaces
On the Down Beat | Seventy Years of the Niagara Symphony Orchestra
FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre -  April 24, 2017 to June 1, 2018 

An exhibit of photographs and materials celebrat ing the 70-year history of the Niagara Symphony Orchestra.

Kitsch 4 Canada | City of St. Catharines Annual Juried Exhibition 
St. Catharines City Hall -  May 1 to November 4, 2017

With the return of the juried exhibit program to City Hall, nine local artists celebrate Canada's 150th anniversary of confederation, addressing the age-old question, is kitsch...art?

Leading the Way | Pioneering Women of St. Catharines Exhibit
The Film House - FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre -  Opening May 2017

Discover the remarkable women who have called St. Catharines home in this special exhibition of photographs from the St. Catharines Museum's collection.

For more Public Exhibits from the City, visit    www.stcatharines.ca/exhibits  

History In Site at In the Soil Arts Festival 

Returning to the annual In the Soil Arts Festival this year, the St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre's History In Site explore s the urban, physical landscape of our city through its photographic history.

For more information on History In Site and the In to Soil Arts Festival, visit www.inthesoil.on.ca

Call to Artists
The City of St. Catharines will soon release an Expression of Interest  for an original work of public art on or along the Carlisle Street side of the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre. 

Sign-up for the City's Calls to Artists newsletter to receive notice of release.
Calls and Opportunities
JOB POSTING -  Essential Collective Theatre: General Manager
Deadline to apply:  May 15, 2017.  Click here  for more information, or to apply.

JOB POSTING - Carousel Players: Production Manager
10 month contract position.  Deadline to apply:  May 30, 2017.  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.