Shelley Saywell, considered one of Canada’s foremost documentary filmmakers, is the author of a recently published best-selling memoir, "If Only Love: A Memoir of Second Chances."
"From Italy With Love," a new exhibition at Il Gelato di Carlotta, showcases the creations of artists who took part in artist and instructor Sandra Iafrate's painting workshops throughout Italy.
The exhibition, called "Cianalas," takes its name from a Scottish Gaelic word meaning a deep longing for a place or a strong sense of belonging to one. It runs until April 25 in the Joyner Gallery.
The show is deliberately kept affordable. Every record is priced at $20 or under, a contrast to larger shows where inventory can range from a dollar to several thousand.
Last year's operating revenue of $39.5 million is $500,000 higher than 2024's revenue, topping it as the Shaw's largest operating revenue to date. 2025, however, saw a dip in the Shaw's operating profits.
"Their shared dreams rise and fall, worn down by circumstances caused by a multitude of factors. These include the onset of the Great Depression, economic uncertainty, job losses and racism," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
This group of six painters, who call themselves the Artists Circle, will be displaying their work, an exhibition of original paintings titled "Inspired Impressions," on Thursday, Sept. 11.
The end is near for the Shaw Festival’s Spiegeltent in Niagara-on-the-Lake, with its final show scheduled for Sept. 28. After that, it'll be returning to its original home in Belgium.
Nancy Wardle will be at the Queenston Pottery in Niagara-on-the-Lake until Sept. 1 as part of the shop's visiting artist program, showing visitors the ins and outs of her craft.
Other highlights include the Broadway musical “Funny Girl,” opening April 24 at the Festival Theatre under the direction of Eda Holmes, and the farce “One for the Pot,” directed by Chris Abraham and set to premiere May 27.
Running Sept. 3 to 29, the show features a collection of textile and fabric-based works that reflect the artist’s experimental approach to dyeing, printing and combining different materials.
"Improv is hard work. If the goal of Murder-on-the-Lake is to take very good care of its audience, this production succeeds admirably," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
In response to a question about the fly tower — a point of controversy due to its proposed height and impact on the heritage landscape — Jennings said the updated design make it less visible on Queen Street.
The latest works of Marilyn Cochrane speak to the mystery of the universe and bring together the beauty of interstellar objects with life on Earth, says the Niagara-on-the-Lake-based artist.
"Please, bring back the Spiegeltent in whatever future form it may take and do plan more of these innovative, imaginative offerings. Let's have more opportunities to tap, swing and lift our spirits," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
This year’s theme, “Monument/Memory,” explores how art-making can preserve memory, the role of monuments in public space and questions of representation in commemoration.
"In 'Major Barbara' of the Salvation Army, we hear the voices of Victorian women aspiring to liberation, to work, to earn money and have the right to social, political, legal and gender equality," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
The new design would keep the theatre’s current face on Queen Street while constructing an entirely new building behind it, what executive director Tim Jennings called a “ghost façade.”
Niagara-on-the-Lake's Marilyn Cochrane is back at the Niagara Pumphouse Arts Centre this August with a new exhibition that reaches for the stars, with both feet planted firmly on the ground.
A stone’s throw from the border, locals and U.S. tourists got an intimate look at Canadian creativity this weekend at the annual Art at the Pumphouse market.
"Despite the absurdity of life and perhaps unreached dreams, our aspirations remain, and we can still find magic in the power of language and theatre," writes Penny-Lynn Cookson.
In response to editor-in-chief Richard Harley's July 31 editorial, The Lake Report, writes Garth Turner, "embraces the size, the massing, the demolitions, the height, the truck bays, the big-box architecture, the gobbling-up of a residential street and the three or more years of construction chaos involved."
"The next round of renderings will offer a fuller picture — complete with streetscapes, gardens, and trees — so you can better visualize the theatre as part of the community fabric," write Tim Jennings and Tim Carroll.
A selection of 12 woodcut prints from "Konjaku Monogatarishū" ("Tales of Days Gone By"), a collection of thousands of Japanese folktales, displays the artist’s conceptual skill and storytelling abilities.
