Exhibits

 St. Catharines City Hall 

 Current Exhibit

Muse 

‘Muse’, focuses on the twinning relationship between the City of St. Catharines and the City of Port of Spain, Trinidad. This exhibit focuses on a new source of twinning:  artists and their muses. A muse is defined as a source of inspiration. Artists use muses to provide inspiration for their art.

The works on display demonstrate how our shared artists continue to find muses in their everyday lives and continue to express the worlds around them. Although 50 years have gone by it is apparent that the idea that inspired the twinning of these two cities is still relevant!

An exhibit brought to you by the City of St. Catharines Cultural Services Office.

An exhibit space on the 3rd Floor of City Hall, outside Council Chambers, displays two to four exhibits each year. 

FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre

Current Exhibit in the Film House Gallery 

July 2018 to September 2, 2018 

These art works were created through a program offered through Rodman Hall Art Centre, Art -Making with Family Photographs and Archives, invited young artists to delve into their own history by engaging with family members in order to seek documents or paper base artifacts to share with the group and to use in their artworks. This program was delivered in conjunction with Rodman Hall Art Centre's current exhibit, Carry Forward. 

Current Exhibit in the Joy Williams Lobby

April 24, 2017 to May 20, 2018

An exhibit of photographs and materials, On the Down Beat celebrates the 70-year history of the Niagara Symphony Orchestra, from a community ensemble to a fully professional regional orchestra. This local display is part of a larger project to document the NSO's history in a comprehensive digital exhibit on the Virtual Museum of Canada's website.

Exhibit presented with the Niagara Symphony Orchestra

Centennial Gardens

When Centennial Gardens was unveiled in 1967 it included commemorative plaques representing the 12 provinces and territories of the time. These plaques were installed on a concrete wall that surrounds the Doug Cranmer Totem Pole. The original plaques disappeared years ago but distinct blank rectangles remain. These spaces now provide an opportunity for public art exhibits.

Current Exhibit

This exhibit of historic photos celebrates the vibrant history of the former Town of Merritton, now a neighbourhood within St. Catharines. 

"No matter how far they may wander, no matter how high up the ladder of success they climb, there is still no place like home." Hugh J. Main, former owner of Main Drug Store, from the book Merritton Centennial 1874-1974