It was a quiet week for the Artist in Studio project, but I managed to meet up with a few more of the city's artists for portraits. Thanks again to everyone who welcomed me into their space and let me take up some of their time for this ongoing series. A selection of the week's work after the jump.
Some bright and creative people over in the city's Culture Division planned a magnificent exhibit to open in conjunction with the formal (re)opening of the Lister Block. Titled "I'm Still Standing", the exhibit was designed to showcase the city's architectural heritage by featuring archival and contemporary photographs of several dozen buildings within a mile or so of the Lister, along with historical information about each site and a map that would guide people on a walking tour to see each building. A lot of people worked on the project, and I was fortunate enough to contribute some of the contemporary photography for it. Since it looks like the full rollout of the exhibit is going to take longer than expected, I'm going to jump the gun and share a few of my favourites from the "I'm Still Standing" lineup.
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Another week of Artist in Studio portraits wrapped. Thanks to Paul, Paul, Paul, Fiona, Guennadi, Alex, Brian, and Amber.
A few images from the week after the jump ...
The big (re)Opening of the Lister Block is tomorrow. It will be open to the public all day and through the evening Art Crawl as well, with guided tours starting early in the day. Check it out if you can - the restoration work has been done very carefully and the building looks great. For anyone who remembers the Lister from its glory days, it's a comforting assurance that Hamilton can still look after its built heritage, and for anyone (like me) who only knows the Lister as a boarded-up eyesore, the resurrected site reveals how graceful and elegant this city once was, and may still be again.
I got to spend some time inside the Lister in the past few weeks documenting the architectural details that make the building so special. You can see all this in real life tomorrow, but for now here are some teaser images.
Images after the jump ...
