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ARTS & CULTURE IN ST. CATHARINES
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CULTURE DAYS IN ST. CATHARINES
September 27, 28 & 29, 2019
Culture Days is a Canada-wide celebration that is the largest-ever public participation campaign undertaken by the arts and cultural community in this country. Culture Days features FREE hands-on family-friendly activities that invite the public to participate in the "behind-the-scenes" experiences.
This year find activities in St. Catharines at:
NEW | The Pen Centre
NEW | Start Me Up Niagara
NEW | Downtown Mural (St. Paul & Court St.)
NEW | NAC & NAC Shop/Studio
St. Catharines City Hall
Rodman Hall Art Centre
The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre
Oddfellows Temple
Dr. Huq Library @ Kiwanis Aquatics Centre
The St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre
The Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts
ACTIVITY DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE!
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ARTS & CULTURE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
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DEADLINE: Friday October 25, 2019 at 4:30 p.m.
Application materials are now available on the City's website for the following programs:
- Sustaining - Festival
- Arts Development
- Culture Builds Community
Applications must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on deadline day. No late applications will be accepted.
IMPORTANT!
Before you apply: Please contact Ashley Judd-Rifkin, Culture Coordinator, at
[email protected] or 905-688-5601 ext 5229 to discuss your plans.
For more information on these programs, as well as eligibility requirements, please visit:
www.stcatharines.ca/SCCIP
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2019 City of St. Catharines Annual Juried Exhibit:
Transformations
Public Opening Reception: Friday, September 27, 2019, 4 pm
Where: St. Catharines City Hall, 3rd Floor, 50 Church Street
On display
from September 23, 2019 to March 2020
Artists were invited to submit artwork that investigates the positive and negative transitions and transformations that shape human beings and the world.
EXHIBITING ARTISTS: Emily Andrews, Yvonne Benyo, Irma Bull, Danny Custodio, Renu D'Cunha,
Sandy Fairbairn, Janny Fraser,
Janet Ingrao, Arnold McBay, Colleen McTigue, Lauren Regier,
Kaitlyn Roberts, Jon Shaw, Bruce Thompson, Kim Van Stygeren,
Art Weaver and Jan Yates
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Seasons
On display at St. Catharines City Hall, 3rd Floor, 50 Church Street until September 4, 2019.
This responsive series is in partnership with three local secondary schools: Saint Francis Catholic, Sir Winston Churchill, and Laura Secord. The works on display respond to three pieces from the City's Civic Art Collection.
Carl Beam: Us & Everything
On display in the Joy Williams Lobby at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre until December 2019.
An exhibit of works by contemporary Indigenous artist Carl Beam. Carl Beam (Ojibwe, 1943 - 2005), is one of the most important artists in Canadian Contemporary Art History, noted as the first Canadian of Native Ancestry to have his work purchased by the National Gallery of Canada as Contemporary Art.
People and Places of St. Catharines
On display in Film House Gallery at the the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre until December 2019. In Partnership with the St. Catharines Museum.
For more information on exhibits visit: www.stcatharines.ca/exhibits
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UPCOMING ARTS & CULTURE EVENTS:
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Dancing in Montebello Park
Select Sundays from 6 pm to 8 pm
Aug. 11 | Niagara Olde Tyme Fiddlers
Enjoy the sounds of local musicians in Montebello Park. Bring your chair or blanket and enjoy the show. Performers will play in the bandshell and the pavilion will be available for dancing.
The St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre
1. Guided Museum Tours
Throughout August,
Thursdays at 10:30 am and Sundays at 1 pm.
$5.00/person donation
Guided public tours of the Museum Galleries and Fallen Workers Memorial.
Explore your local history while enjoying your community museum (and air conditioning!) These tours are fully accessible.
Tuesday, August 27 | 6 pm to 8 pm
$5.00/person donation
Join the Museum for an evening of fun as they close out the summer with live entertainment, oversized carnival games, ice cream-making, and much more! This is an end-of-summer party you won't want to miss!
FREE Film Screening
The Neverending Story, 35th Anniversary Screening!
Friday August 16 (Rain date August 23)
Beginning at dusk | approx. 9 pm
At the FirstOntario PAC, Held i
n the Mann Raceway Plaza, directly behind the PAC. Bring your own blankets and lawn chairs.
Driftwood Theatre presents Shakespeare under the stars!
A (Musical) Midsummer Night's Dream
Sunday August 18 |
7:30pm
A Midsummer Night's Dream. This summer, Driftwood Theatre celebrates 25 years of The Bard's Bus Tour by revisiting Shakespeare's most magical, musical story.
No advance tickets required. Pay-what-you-can to support the artists. (Suggested $20.) Bring your blankets and lawn chairs. Or reserve a seat (click link below) for $30-$35. Performance will move indoors if it rains.
Celebration of Nations
September 6 to 8
An Indigenous arts gathering that celebrates creativity, diversity and resilience. Held annually at the FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre.
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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.
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