Category Archives: Artword Gallery

In the Gallery on Art Crawl: Janice Peshke, Debbie Long, Fri Nov 14

Friday November 14, 2014, James North Art Crawl, from 7:30 to 10 pm. In the installation gallery, on exhibit and for sale, hand made unique jewellery by Janice Peshke and Debbie Long.  Janice Peshke is a jewellery designer, who teaches … Continue reading

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Art Crawl “To the Bone” Dave Gould exhibit & performance Fri Oct 10

Friday October 10, 2014, James North Art Crawl, music and art and craft beer on tap. In the Gallery: special guest tonight is musician/sculptor/zany guy Dave Gould, with an installation mainly of his instruments made of bones. And in the … Continue reading

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Gallery: months of May and June, Ellen Irving new paintings “Field Studies”

In the Gallery for the months of May and June. New paintings in acrylic on canvas, “Field Studies”, by Ellen Irving. During the summer of 2013 and the winter of 2014, Ellen traveled through the farming communities of southern Ontario … Continue reading

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Art Crawl, in Gallery, the Vormittag Invitational, Friday Oct 11

Friday October 11, 2013, James North Art Crawl. In the gallery, through October, the 3rd Vormittag Biennial Invitational, organized by the artist Irena Vormittag, a founding member of Arcadia Gallery in Toronto and Hamilton Artists Inc. in Hamilton Ontario. These … Continue reading

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Gallery: Alicia Giansante, Olivia Rozema and Jenn Shamo, Sept 12-22

Artword Gallery: Sept. 12-22, 2013. “Flux”, a group exhibition by Alicia Giansante, Olivia Rozema and Jenn Shamo, all currently completing a degree in Studio Art at McMaster University. The artists will be present during Friday Sept 13 Art Crawl and … Continue reading

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Gallery: The Blues in Black and White, photos by Robert Allison, May 2013

In the Gallery, month of May 2013, The Blues in Black and White, an exhibition of archival photographs by Robert Allison from the glory days of Albert’s Hall, the premier venue in the late 80s for blues musicians passing through … Continue reading

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ART CRAWL Fri May 10: blues in the bar – Beg to Differ

Friday May 10, James North Art Crawl. Music in the bar from 8 pm, tip jar: An Artword favourite, the lively high-energy Beg To Differ Trio playing blues / jazz / funk — Tim Ninehouse on keyboards, vocals; Doug Sikma … Continue reading

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Gallery in April: Alicia Giansante, Emma Hale, Nikkie To, Ianitza Vassileva

Gallery month of April, and Friday April 12 Art Crawl, 7 to 10:30 pm: A group exhibition of paintings, sculptures, prints and installation work by Alicia Giansante, Emma Hale, Nikkie To and Ianitza Vassileva. These four emerging artists are currently all … Continue reading

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Gallery: Nicole Babjak, open-air sketches, Fri March 8, Art Crawl

James North Art Crawl, in the Gallery for the month of March 2013: Nicole Babjak, an emerging artist from Burlington showcases her open-air sketches from around the world. “Windows to the World” is a collection of miniature watercolour and pen … Continue reading

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ART CRAWL: Drawings by David Nemeth, Jan 11 & Feb 8, 2013

In Artword Gallery from Friday January 11 to Saturday February 23, 2013, a two-part drawing show by David Nemeth.The artist will be present for both January 11 and February 8 Art Crawl evenings. Artword Gallery is open during Artword Artbar … Continue reading

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Gallery: Linda Joyce Ott, new paintings, Friday Sept 14

Friday September 14, James North Art Crawl, artist present from 7 to 10 pm. In the Gallery for the month of September: new paintings by Linda Joyce Ott. Dancing Around the Void, new paintings and mixed media works. In these … Continue reading

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Gallery: Miranda Black and Meiko Ando, month of May 2012

In Artword Gallery for the month of May 2012, paintings by Miranda Black and linocut prints by Meiko Ando. Miranda Black (image left) Artist’s Statement: “In this time of environmental catastrophe and economical detriment Mother Earth needs a voice. It … Continue reading

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Gallery: Leah Boyd, sculpture, drawings, collage, Fri April 13

Friday April 13, 2012 (James North Art Crawl). Leah Boyd exhibits sculpture, drawings, prints and collage. The exhibit is a collection of Leah’s work from her last two years as a student until now. Leah meticulously pieces together fragments of … Continue reading

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Gallery: Bigda, Kamocki Allaby, Woodhouse, James North Art Crawl, Fri Mar 9

Friday March 9, from 7 to 10 pm, James North Art Crawl, artists present. In the Gallery for the month of March, “Hybrids & Counterparts“, an exhibition of ceramic sculptures by three McMaster art students: Jessica Bigda, Morgan Kamocki Allaby, … Continue reading

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Artword Gallery in February: Ellen Irving + Martin Peckham

Art exhibit for February 2012, artists present Friday February 10, James North Art Crawl from 7 to 10:30 pm. Gallery hours: when Artword Artbar is open. Ellen Irving has incorporate childhood loves of maps, hardware , painting and wood to … Continue reading

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Christmas Treat: Puppet show – Pulcinella, il Cameriere, Sun Dec 4, Fri Dec 9, Sun Dec 11

ADDED SHOWS on Friday Dec 9 Art Crawl at 7:30 and 8:30 pm, tip jar! Sunday December 4 and Sunday December 11,  open at 2 pm, performances at 3 and 5 pm, $7. All ages. A Christmas treat for the … Continue reading

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Exhibit: Hamilton Toy Museum, Dec 1 to 17

December Exhibits and performances for the whole family.  A display of published illustration pieces from comics, toys and children’s books from the Hamilton Toy Museum, coordinated by Chris and Shannon Weston. http://www.thtm.ca/ The exhibits run from December 1 to 17, Tuesday to … Continue reading

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Gallery September: Bruce Parsons, PLAN B [PARADISE HOMES]

September in Artword Gallery: Bruce Parsons and his PLAN B [PARADISE HOMES]. Bruce will be present Friday Sept 9 for James North Art Crawl from 7 to 10 pm and Sunday Sept 18 for Open Streets Festival for the afternoon … Continue reading

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ART CRAWL Fri Aug 12, music with Ruthie Pytka-Jones

Friday August 12, James North Art Crawl all evening long!! Music in the bar from 8 pm with jazz vocalist Ruthie Pytka-Jones and her quartet: Ruthie Pytka-Jones – vocals; Rob Chapman – guitar; Jon Stemmler – bass; Jeff Plumley – … Continue reading

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“Steel is the New Art” Steel Images, Shane Turcott, Art Crawl June 10

Artword Gallery for the month of June: “Steel is the New Art”, images by metallurgist Shane Turcott, investigating steel failures with an electron microscope,  from his series “Steel Image of the Month”. His title for the exhibition — “Steel is the New Art” — … Continue reading

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Art Crawl: Ellen Irving gallery, music Amy Wark & Domenic Dinino, Fri April 8

Friday April 8. It’s Art Crawl evening on James Street North, from 7 pm to whenever. Gallery: Ellen Irving,  “Exploding Furniture” — wry and witty new paintings, drawings and an installation (pic left “This is the chair starting back on anti-depressants”). … Continue reading

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Art Crawl art exhibits: Janice Peshke & Judith Sandiford, Fri Mar 11

Friday March 11, James North Art Crawl, art exhibits at Artword Gallery.  Janice Peshke, handmade jewelry exhibition by the well-known Hamilton jewelry maker and instructor, in the installation gallery. Judith Sandiford, a few selections from her large-scale paintings and drawings … Continue reading

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Art Crawl: vintage clothes, photos & music, Fri Feb 11

Friday February 11 from 7 pm to midnight,  James North Art Crawl at Artword Artbar. Gallery: Andrea Liss *The Art of the Dress* is a vintage clothing installation of Canadian, American and European fashions, on exhibit (and for sale) at … Continue reading

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2011 opening event: James North Art Crawl, Fri Jan 14

Artword Artbar opens its 2011 season on Friday Jan 14, from 7 pm onwards, with the James North Art Crawl Gallery: Part Two of the Ferreira exhibit:  Roger Ferreira, paintings of Hamilton, and Kareem Ferreira, paintings and sculpture of steel-drum … Continue reading

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James North Art Crawl, Fri Dec 10

Friday December 10, from 7 pm onwards, the James North Art Crawl Gallery: Roger Ferreira, paintings of Hamilton, and Kareem Ferreira, paintings and sculpture of steel-drum players. Kareem Ferreira is a 4th year student at McMaster in the Fine Art Department. He was … Continue reading

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Art Crawl, gallery Ellen Irving, music Trio Arjento, Fri Nov 12

James North Art Crawl, Friday Nov 12 from 7 pm to whenever. In the Gallery, 7-10 pm: a new painting series by Ellen Irving about words with same sound and different meanings. In the Bar: 7:30 to 9:00 music TBA 9:30 … Continue reading

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Art Crawl Fri Oct 8: music by M. Mucci, Mark McNeil, Dan Medakovic

James North Art Crawl, Friday October 8, all evening Gallery: paintings and drawings by Andrew Glinski. Bar: 7:30 to 9:15, Michael Mucci, compositions on steel-string guitar, with percussion by Jonathan Cass. 9:30 onwards: Mark McNeil and Dan Medakovic, two sets mid-crawl … Continue reading

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Gallery: Andrew Glinski, paintings Oct 2-31

Saturday October 2, exhibition opening from 4 to 7 pm, Andrew Glinski “Covered”, acrylic paintings and drawings (at Artword Gallery Oct 2-31). Andrew Glinski’s paintings and drawings explore the unsettling world of nature industrialized. Andrew uses the forlorn bagged and shrouded little tokens of … Continue reading

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Art Crawl: Meiko Ando and Odradek improvising trio, Fri Sept 10

Friday Sep 10, 9:30 to10:30 during Art Crawl Odradek trio of improvising multi-instrumentalists. Post-crawl performance, 11:00 pm: Meiko Ando and Odradek trio, in an improvised collaboration, celebrating the launch of the print set “Odradek” (on exhibit in the gallery) along … Continue reading

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Gallery: “Arcangles” Holly Briesmaster & Janice Jackson, July 2-Aug 2

July 2 to August 1, 2010: €œArcangles€ Holly Briesmaster and Janice Jackson, a two-person collaborative exhibition of fans and constructions that explores the arc form. Friday July 9, artists present 7-10 pm for James North Art Crawl Sunday July 18, 2-5 pm, reception … Continue reading

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Gallery: Linda Joyce Ott, Karijn deJong, June 3 to 27

In Artword Gallery, June 3 to 27, two exhibitions: Main Gallery: Linda Joyce Ott “Auto Parts: Photo Art Portfolio and Exhibition” Celebrating a pedestrian€™s vision of the abstract beauty of vintage cars. Small Gallery: “Nautical Nursery Rhymes”, an installation by Karijn … Continue reading

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Gallery: Doug Carter plus “Cool Fool” Book Launch, Sat Aug 14

Friday August 13 James North Art Crawl 7-10 pm: Doug Carter Drawings and Paintings (Artword Gallery August 5 to 29). Artist present. Saturday August 14 at 7:30 pm, at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street, the launch of  Cool Fool: blues … Continue reading

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Art Crawl June 11, performance Yitka & The Elements

Friday June 11, James North Art Crawl: 7-10 pn in Artword Gallery: Main Gallery Linda Joyce Ott, Small Gallery, installation by Karijn deJong 8-10 pm in the Bar: Sandi Stirling plays her “songs without words” and some classical pieces on … Continue reading

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Gallery: John Williams, “Stuff They Don’t Tell You”

In Artword Gallery from May 6 to 30: cartoonist and artist John Williams, with drawings from his on-going labour history series “From out of our Past: Stuff They Don’t Tell You“. Here is John’s description of his work: “I try to reach … Continue reading

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Gallery: Gilda Mekler, April 1-May 1

April 1 – May 2: Gilda Mekler: “Meditations and Landscapes” an exhibition of paintings on paper in watercolour, ink, and gouache by the late Gilda Mekler, curated by James Deahl and Judith Sandiford Sunday April 11 from 2-5 pm, opening … Continue reading

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Art Crawl, EcoFest films 7 pm, Kauffey-McNeil-Rutter 10 pm

Friday April 9, 7 pm to midnight: Artword Artbar is part of the James North Art Crawl, second Friday of every month. Good things all evening long. In the Gallery: 7-10 pm, James Deahl with watercolours and drawings by the … Continue reading

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James N. Art Crawl, gallery 7 pm, performances 7 pm to midnight

James North Art Crawl, second Friday of every month. Good things all evening long. Friday March 12: In Artword Gallery: 7-10 pm, Tadek Sobierajski, Hamilton painter and marathon runner with exciting new paintings and drawings In Artword Artbar: 7-10 pm, … Continue reading

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Gallery: Tadek Sobierajski, Mar 4 to 28

March 4 to 28: Tadek Sobierajski, “Memories, Lines and Paint”, new drawings and paintings in ink and acrylic on paper and canvas. Sat Mar 6, 2-5 pm: opening with the artist Fri Mar 12, 7-10 pm: James North Art Crawl, artist … Continue reading

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Artist’s Talks in Gallery, Sat Feb 20

Third Saturday of the month — Artist’s Talks in Artword Gallery, Feb 20 and Mar 20 at 3 pm. Free. Join us for a coffee with the artist of the month. You’ll learn some amazing secrets about the art. Feb 20: … Continue reading

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James N. Art Crawl, gallery 7 pm, performances 7 to midnight, Feb 12

The ever-wonderful street party on James North, second Friday of each month. Here’s the line-up for Friday February 12 at Artword Artbar, 15 Colbourne Street. In Artword Gallery: 7 to 10 pm, Kristian Nesbitt, monoprints In Artword Artbar: 7 to … Continue reading

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Gallery: Kristian Nesbitt, Jan 21-Feb 28

In Artword Gallery from Jan 21 to Feb 28, 2010, “Starting Over“, an exhibition by printmaker Kristian Nesbitt of a new series of layered monoprints. Opening Reception with the artist, Saturday Jan 23 from 2 to 5 pm. Artist also present during … Continue reading

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Art Crawl, Dec 11, art and post-crawl perf

Second Friday of each month is James North Art Crawl! Be there! 7:00 to 10:00 pm: Artword Gallery, Ellen Irving, paintings — Artword Artbar, bookseller Ray Gamble, and other book related stuff 10:00 pm onwards: Artword Artbar, post-crawl performance — spoken word with Slim … Continue reading

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Gallery: Ellen Irving, “Travelling with Research Consultants”

In the Gallery, paintings by Hamilton artist Ellen Irving, “Travelling with Research Consultants” at Artword Gallery, 15 Colbourne Street, Hamilton. A two-part exhibition from December 3, 2009 to January 17, 2010 Hours: Thur-Sat 2 pm to 5 pm plus bar hours (the … Continue reading

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Gallery: Maureen Paxton, Nov 5 to 30

Artword Gallery, 15 Colbourne Street, from November 5 to 30: paintings with figures by Maureen Paxton, a Toronto artist recently relocated to Hamilton. Open reception with the artist Friday November 6 from 5 to 7 pm. Gallery hours Thurs to Sat 2 … Continue reading

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Gallery: painter/poet Steven McCabe, Oct 3-31

For its inaugural solo exhibition, Artword Gallery presents the work of Toronto visual artist and poet Steven McCabe — €œThe Sandinista Series€, a body of seventeen new paintings, acrylic on canvas, with ink and collage. The exhibition runs from October 3 to … Continue reading

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James North Arts Crawl, Artbar post-crawl performance

Friday 7 to 10 pm, the galleries on James Street North, including Artword Gallery, are open 10 pm: POST-CRAWL PERFORMANCE AT ARTWORD ARTBAR every Crawl Friday Friday Oct 9, 2009 Crawl: Artist Steven McCabe in Artword Gallery. Steve Murray plays the … Continue reading

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Crawl night, we had a blast

Sept. 11 Arts Crawl — what a great night. Started with pianist Stephen Murray playing our baby grand, filling the place with Chopin nocturnes, Joplin rags, while the Arts Crawlers popped in and out. Then we had the first of our post-crawl performance nights. … Continue reading

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Artbar: Sept 11 (Arts Crawl) and Sept 12

What’s up this weekend: Friday Sept 11 and Sat Sept 12: Sept 11: 7 to 10 pm open for the Arts Crawl 9 pm: performance on street in front of 15 Colbourne by Anne Milne, Tanis MacArthur, Ron Dejonkheere and … Continue reading

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“The Cubanos are Here!” James North Arts Crawl, Sept 11

The Cuban/Hamilton REMIX INSTITUTE — Sept 11 performances and interdisciplinary work by: Anne Milne, Tanis MacArthur, Ron Dejonkheere, Olga Barrios, Popeye€™s Golden Theory, Ulysses Castellanos, Andrew McPhail, Sadko Hadzihasanovic, Fleur-Ange Lamothe 7 pm: @ Christ€™s Church Cathedral (252 James St. … Continue reading

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