The CUPE/SCFP and Community Galleries are closed for Winter exhibition installation, reopening February 7th. We are open to the public and welcome visitors!
An exhibition of work by Natalie Hunter and Heidi McKenzie What legacies of labour do we inherit? From pride, activism, and working-class values to injuries, diseases and pollution, the work of Natalie Hunter and Heidi McKenzie in What We Inherit reveals how the legacies of family members’ occupations shape us. Using media that evoke basic […]
In conjunction with the exhibition, What We Inherit, our Community Gallery features a collection of objects from WAHC's permanent collection related to steelworkers, documentation of community event, Steelworker Legacies: Objects and Stories, and art created by community members in collaboration with Heidi McKenzie. IMAGE: Film still from Steel Blues, directed by Jorge Fajardo (1976), 34 […]
Murals in Miniature Children and families are invited to join local muralist and artist Lester Coloma during Hamilton Winterfest. Use colour to create images that tell stories. Make a mural in miniature! Using a colour palette, participants paint images that celebrate working people and the contributions they make to the social fabric and wellbeing of […]
Natalie Hunter and Heidi McKenzie will guide audience members through the themes and inspirations behind their exhibition, What We Inherit, exploring how the legacies of family members’ occupations shape us.IMAGE AT TOP: Heidi McKenzie, Detail of Body Interrupted (2016), variable dimensions, earthenware, ceramic decal, aircraft cable, raku fired rings. Collection of the artist.IMAGE BELOW: Natalie […]
Steelworkers (active or retired) and their families are invited to participate in a storytelling event. Bring an object, photograph or memento connected to steelwork. Over refreshments, share the significance of your object and tell a story connected with it. With participants' permission, we will photograph your objects and collect your stories for inclusion in our […]
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