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James St North is located in the heart of downtown Hamilton, comprised of the Italian, Portuguese and Vietnamese communities. And most recently a burgeoning arts community! Every Second Friday of the month there is a ArtCrawl, all the galleries of the area have their new art openings on the same night.

Here’s a great video done by local cable 14

You can read more about the street here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Street_(Hamilton,_Ontario)
http://www.raisethehammer.org/blog.asp?id=061
http://walkingwithwolf.wordpress.com/2009/05/13/the-james-street-north-art-crawl/
http://www.thestar.com/Travel/article/227061
http://www.canadiangeographic.ca/travel/travel_magazine/march_2008/onecity.asp

http://www.metronews.ca/ArticlePrint/243921?language=en

28 Comments »

 
  • Burton Kramer says:

    I am trying to reach Michel Proulx, Photographer.
    Can you help.
    I believe he has shown work and or lives in Hamilton.
    Many thanks for a reply.
    BK

  • admin says:

    Not sure who that is ? maybe he reads the site??

  • Nancy B says:

    There is a Michel Proulx listed in linkedin who is a photographer. Perhaps send this person a message and see if it is the Michel Proulx you are looking for.

    http://www.linkedin.com/pub/michel-proulx/12/692/2a9

  • Please tell me who is the person updating this blog.
    Best regards,
    Irene Loughlin
    Hamilton Artists Inc.

  • admin says:

    paul antic, if you or anyone else wants to contribute please let me know

  • Paul Lisson says:

    Hi,

    I’m the arts librarian at HPL. I also co-facilitate with Caroline Moran the second oldest gallery in the James North neighbourhood: Gallery on 4 at the Central Library
    http://www.myhamilton.ca/articles/gallery-4
    Caroline and I maintain the Arts section on MyHamilton.ca We link to:
    http://www.jamesstreetnorth.ca and were hoping you might link to us at:

    http://www.myhamilton.ca/arts-recreation

    Thanks.

  • [...] Oct. 9, 2009, Hamilton’s once-monthly art crawl was transformed into an all-night “supercrawl”, with live bands and art openings all [...]

  • Adam Belovari says:

    Greetings

    My name is Adam Belovari and I am a fourth year Honours Art History student at McMaster University. As a student representative for both the Faculty of Humanities and the School of the Arts on behalf of the art history students I want to voice my concern with the university and the Humanities decision to phase out the McMaster University Art History Program over the next three years. As of February 1st 2010, the Dean has proposed a potential phasing out of the Honours and Joint Honours BA Art History options over a 2-3 year period. Once this decision is approved by her committee, it will go on to the Faculty of Humanities, the Undergraduate Planning Committee and the Senate. The decision to phase out the McMaster Art History Program could be finalized in the next few weeks.
    The McMaster Museum of Art is an excellent resource for students and we are fortunate to be one of the few universities in Ontario to have an on-campus museum and affiliated Studio Art Program. There is also easy access to the Art Gallery of Hamilton and various commercial galleries on James Street North, which enable students to gain practical museum/gallery experience. The decision to phase out Honours and Joint Honours Art History is not a logical one given these circumstances.
    To compromise, McMaster is willing to spare the minor in Art History option. However, this DOES NOT satisfy the requirements of many professional and graduate school programs for art, art history and design disciplines. McMaster University is depriving its Art History undergraduate students from being exposed to a full range of topics within the history of art! The students are very unhappy about this decision and the University does not sympathize with them and feels that they are making the best decision. The students are very unhappy about this decision and the University does not sympathize with them and feels that they are making the best possible decision in a period of financial hardship for the humanities.

    We need your help…

    A: You can l find more info on our facebook group:

    “Stop phasing out the McMaster Art History Program!”

    B: There is also an online petition to sign, “Stop the phasing out of
    the McMaster University Art History Program”

    http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/macarthistory/

    C: Anyone who wants to voice their disappointment in detail should send a letter via email to President George and copy it to the Provost, the Dean of Humanities and the Director of the School of the Arts. The contact information is:

    presdnt@mcmaster.ca
    provost@mcmaster.ca
    deanhum@mcmaster.ca
    kinderk@mcmaster.ca
    Be very clear that it is not just a matter of keeping the program open but adding more resources to the program by hiring more faculty is what would be necessary to keep it going as a viable program.

    D: A recent article can be found at:

    http://thesil.ca/blog/featured/mcmaster-proposes-art-history-phase-out/

    Adam Belovari
    4th Year Honours Art History.
    Student Rep for the Faculty of Humanities and the School of the Arts
    belovaal@mcmaster.ca
    adambelovari@yahoo.com

  • menrvasofia says:

    I’m planning an event in August and am wondering if the ARt Crawl is something I could offer to my guests as an evening entertainment. Do you know when it will be in August?

  • admin says:

    second friday of the month, yes you can. lots to explore just look at the site from time to time to see what’s happening

  • John Wilbur says:

    Is there a more direct way to send info to JamesStreetNorth?

    I’ve just finished a new “Stops on the Crawl” feature page dedicated to Blackbird Studios, please check it out: Hamiltonartscrawl.ca

    Also we’ve got Tribal Thunder at The Tribal Gallery this Crawl, info for that also on Hamiltonartcrawl.ca

    Thanks,
    John

  • John Wilbur says:

    This is for those interested in chaplaincy, hospice or palliative care; philosophical and practical end of life issues.

    Stephen Jenkinson will be in town to help us build interest in organizing some Hamilton workshops in November. Please come out and meet him.

    For more infot: http://griefwalker.info/

    John

  • John Wilbur says:

    If you’ve ever wanted to try your hand at a hand drum, this is your opportunity. The experts from Tribal Thunder will be at the Tribal Gallery with extra drums that you can try with their knowing guidance.

    There will also be a Tribal Thunder hand drum performance starting at 8:00 pm.

    http://www.hamiltonartcrawl.ca

    John

  • John Wilbur says:

    You’ve said that if anyone wants to contribute, they just need to let you know. I’ve done that. I would like to contribute. Problem is you only talk the talk, providing no way to walk the walk.

    How do we SEND to YOU other than posting here and never hearing anything back?

  • Hi Paul, just wondering if you could give a ‘plug’ for my upcoming exhibit at the Burlington Art Centre …

    ‘MEMORY’S SHADOW: Pinhole & Photo Collage Photography’ by yours truly will run from July 15th to August 19th in the Perry Gallery. All welcome. (Free admission!) Link on my photo-blog site for more info – http://canadadaPHOTOGRAPHY.blogspot.com

    Juxtaposing pinhole with photo collage photography I hope to provoke viewers to zing INwards to their own personal head-space where ‘images’ first began to form … Lotsa fun. Give it a gander.

    Btw, was that THE Burton Kramer commenting above? If so, for those who don’t know, he was/is one of the foremost graphic illustrators this country’s got – best known for his ‘logo’ inventions for the CBC and CN rails … Here’s his website, just in case you’re curious – http://www.kramer-design.com/

  • Ash says:

    Can anyone sell their painting at the art crawl?

  • Katelyn says:

    Hello, My names Katelyn. From Hamilton, ON. I have never been to an Art Crawl and SO VERY interesting in going to the next one! Where do I go to if i want to set up my own booth? :) Cheers

  • april says:

    how does one get a booth at the artcrawl?

  • christine says:

    hi there – looking for some local talent to paint a custom canvas for my husband and i. not even sure where to look. any help?

  • caitlin says:

    Dying for an apartment somewhere on James North. Is there a central listings place where I should look, or does anyone know of a good one available?

  • admin says:

    go around and ask for openings!

  • admin says:

    walk around the street/kijji

  • Jade-Claire says:

    As a young artist, how would I go about displaying my work at Art Crawl?

  • Cyndi Ingle says:

    I have a listing for the May 10th Art Crawl. To whom do I send it?

    Thanks!

  • admin says:

    just post it here and i will put it up

  • admin says:

    apply for shows, group shows. apply at galleries, do you have a website? you can also just setup on the street in a area without a store

  • Darren Kregar says:

    Could you add ARTrageous to the listing.

    We are located at 243 James Street North (former Blue Angel Gallery) We are a collective of 10-15 artists from the Hamilton area.

  • Abram says:

    Hi, I recently moved my business to James N. It is The Hammer Active Alternative Transportation, or THAAT for short. We are at 237 James St. N., Unit C (entrance off Severn St.). I’m wondering if you could add us to your links.

 

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