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Industrial Re-Evolution

dave — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:32:24 +0000

Hamilton Museum of Steam and Technology is inviting the public to the opening of the new exhibition “Industrial Re-Evolution” on Friday, Oct. 28 at 7pm.

Industrial Re-evolution is an exhibit focused on the connections between Art and Industry. Hamilton has a long history of industrial development which has shaped us into the community we are today. Artists (including our friends Paul Elia, Gordon Leverton, Steve Mazza and Jeff Tessier) whose work is inspired by local industry current or past will display their Film, Photography, Textiles, Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture.

The opening night event also includes a Fashion show by Rev Wear Artist Collective and Green Dress Designs – Upcycled Streetwear Fashions starting at 8pm.

Industrial Re-Evolution continues to June 24, 2012.

Jody Joseph at Gallery on the Bay

dave — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 12:40:13 +0000

One of our many amazing local artists, Jody Joseph has a fantastic exhibition of oil paintings called ‘Dundas by Knife’ on now at the Gallery on the Bay. Jody had this to say about her newest collection of works: “All of the paintings in this show were made in Dundas, my beautiful and artful hometown. Perhaps you saw me painting outside this past summer, on Dundas’ streets, laneways, church lawns and front yards (in some back yards too!).” We are happy to say Jody used our fantastic line of Classico oil paints from Maimeri to create her beautiful pieces. The show continues to November 13. We hope you can check it out!

Upcoming gallery shows at Mixed Media

dave — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:00:47 +0000

Got our next three months of art confirmed for the shop. Pictured to the right is a sampling of work by our featured artist for April. Ahren Liudas Karnas has been coming into the shop now for a few years and we’ve always been intrigued by his mash-up of street art with design. We’ll be displaying his canvases, photos and clothing and Ahren has agreed to do a large art installation on the Cannon side of the building that will be unveiled on the night of the Art Crawl on April 9. The month of May sees the return of Gordon Leverton’s pastels to our walls. Gord’s amazing pastels of urban city scenes graced the walls of the old Mixed Media location a few times and always got a good reception. June sees The Portable Library Project makes its Hamilton debut. What is The Portable Library Project you ask? Well – it’s a mail-art/book-making project involving the creation of small works exploring ideas surrounding archiving, journaling, libraries, ephemera, and incorporating an art practice into everyday life. It’s currently touring cities around Canada and we are very happy to help bring this to Hamilton.

Magical Handmade Books from India

dave — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:09:02 +0000

The Globe and Mail recently profiled Tara Books, exploring this independent imprint’s “deeply improbable success” in the midst of the current economic recession. Tara believes that books are literary objects, with the potential to be art as well as contain it. They also strive to make this artwork (whether by tribal Indian artists, American folk singers or Grecian illustrators) accessible for all, both young and old alike. We hope to soon have a few copies in-store – just from what I’ve seen online I can tell you I am very excited to sell these!

Lister Block shirts back in stock!

dave — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 03:23:44 +0000

Just got a new batch of Lister Block T-shirts by Hamilton artist Matt McInnes. These very cool tees feature an iconic illustrated image of the embattled Hamilton landmark. The building located in the downtown core at the corner of James and King William Streets was in the news recently now that the long overdue restoration of the building is now underway. Pick up a shirt and show your pride for Hamilton’s heritage as seen through the eyes of one of our most creative artists.