THINGS TO DO IN NIAGARA
ART:
ANGIE STRAUSS GALLERY AND CRAFT CENTRE: Open daily 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 125 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, 905-468-2570 .
ARTS PLACE GALLERY: 714 King St. Port Colborne.
BEVERLY SNEATH ART STUDIO: Art Classes with Beverly Sneath. Adult classes — Acrylics Mondays, 12:30-3:30, Watercolour, 6-8:30 p.m. 1341 Effingham St., Ridgeville; Watercolour, Tuesdays, 12:30-3:30 at Niagara Central Hobbies, 395 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. Call 905-892-5868 bevsneath@yahoo.ca www.beverlysneath.com; Original watercolours, acrylics, prints, local scenes, commissions and portraits. Open for viewing by appointment, 1341 Effingham St., Ridgeville. For more information, call 905-892-5868 , e-mail, bevsneath@yahoo.ca, or visit www.beverlysneath.com.
CHATEAU DES CHARMES: The Kendall Hurley Collection, exhibition ongoing. 1025 York Rd., Niagara-on-the-Lake.
CHATEAU DES CHARMES: Music at the Farmers Market — Anthony spins local music and commentary while you shop for produce. Every Saturday morning at Sylvia Place; Life Drawing. Rob leads life drawing studio time. Saturday evenings 6–9 p.m., 4349 Queen St. in Niagara; Painting Circle. Tuesday evenings 6:30–9:30 p.m., 4349 Queen St. Niagara Falls; Dispatches English Country Dancing. Every other Wednesday evening, at the Artistic Exhibition Centre. 4323 Queen St. Niagara Falls.
DENNIS TOURBIN – THE LANGUAGE OF VISUAL POETRY: A city-wide celebration of the St. Catharines-born artist’s life and work presented by Rodman Hall Art Centre in collaboration with Niagara Artists Centre and CRAM International. Rodman Hall Art Centre, Sept. 29-Dec. 30. Niagara Artists Centre, Sept. 29-Dec. 30. CRAM International, Oct. 5-30. Opening Reception, Oct. 12 7–11 p.m. Opening Remarks at Rodman Hall at 7:30 p.m. Gallery crawl to CRAM International at 8:30 p.m. and performance at Niagara Artists Centre at 9:30 p.m.
EDWARD SPERA GALLERY: 135 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake. Pandaya Gallery, 109 Queen St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, operated by Edward and Lisa Spera.
FERRANTE PICTURE FRAMING GALLERY: Gallery open Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m., and Saturday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 210 Niagara St., 905-646-2390 .
FORT ERIE ARTS COUNCIL: From acrylics and graphite portraiture, to graffiti-style modern art, by Jennette Conners and Joel Weldon at the Fort Erie Arts Council gallery in the Sanctuary Centre for the Arts, 209 Ridge Rd. in Ridgeway. On display through Aug. 31. Call 905-894-8373 for gallery hours.
GALLERY 329: 329 Ridge Rd. North (entrance on Hershey St.), Ridgeway. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 11-5 and Sunday, 12-4. 905-356-8417 .
GALLERY 3208: Featuring the new work of Lynette Fast, Sundays 1-5 p.m., or by appointment. 3208 King St., Vineland, 905-562-7056 .
GALLERY KENNEDY — PICTURE FRAME WAREHOUSE: Painting exhibit of Lyrical Surrealism, by Ed Telenko, will be displayed through September. Also on exhibit are selected works from St. Catharines Academy of Fine Artists students. 387 Ontario St., St. Catharines.
GREVPODE FOLK ART GALLERY: Open by appointment or chance, Tuesday to Friday. Featuring antique, contemporary and vintage folk art. 4034 Victoria Ave., Vineland, 905-562-7055 .
GRIMSBY PUBLIC ART GALLERY: 18 Carnegie Lane, Grimsby. 905-945-3246 .
JORDAN ART GALLERY: Sculptural Form with Negative Space by Gabriel Horvath Fischer; Sky Journal by D.H. Moore. A watercolour exhibit. Gallery open Sunday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. 3845 Main St., Jordan Village, 905-562-6680 . www.jordanartgallery.com
KENNEDY GALLERY: 387 Ontario St. St. Catharines.
KENNETH LANE SMITH GALLERY: Fine art photography on canvas. 126 Queen St. Niagara-on-the-Lake. Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m., seven days a week. 905-468-0068 , www.KennethLaneSmithGallery.com
MAHTAY CAFE: 241 St. Paul St., St. Catharines. 905-685-4040 . mahtay.ca.
NETO HATINAKEW ONKWEHOWE NATIVE ARTS: Agwe:gon’h Onon’hya’h (Everything corn husk), featuring the multimedia works of Elizabeth Doxtater. Her works include paint, sculpture and bead work with a subject focus on corn husk dolls both in a historic and contemporary context; Cultural Reflections: Through My Eyes. Selected works in graphite by visually impaired Ojibwa artist Richard Langlois. 5017 Victoria Ave., Niagara Falls.
NIAGARA ARTISTS’ CENTRE: Saving Tom Thomson by artist Liz Pead, at the Flea Market Gallery. Open Sundays. For more information, visit www.nac.org/call-for-submissions.html. Gallery open Wednesday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., and Saturday, noon-4 p.m. 354 St. Paul St., 905-641-0331 .
NIAGARA DISTRICT ART ASSOCIATION: The Public Art Gallery, 5017 Victoria Ave., Niagara Falls. Admission is free and the gallery is wheelchair accessible.
NIAGARA PENINSULA NEEDLE ARTS GUILD: Call for entries, exhibit and juried show at Ball’s Falls in 2013. Visit www.needleartsniagara.com for more information.
NIAGARA PUMPHOUSE: Ben Ibebe, internationally known Nigerian oil painter, will show and sell his latest works at the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre, 247 Ricardo St., Niagara-on-the-Lake, until Nov. 25, 2012. Monday to Friday, 12-4 p.m., weekends, 1-4 p.m. Call 905-468-5455 or see www.niagarapumphouse.ca Ben’s art can be seen at: www.saatchinline.com/Benibebe; The jewelry of Don Stuart continues in the gallery until Sept. 30. Visit his site at: www.donstuart.ca
ONEFORTYFIVE GALLERY: YIN ~ YANG by Christina Baran