The City of St. Catharines' public art exhibits provide the opportunity to experience original art, historic photos, or cultural treasures that reflect St. Catharines' stories, creative self-expression, experiences and perspectives. Our exhibits are coordinated by the Cultural Services office with support from the Public Art Advisory Committee.
Reclaiming Narratives: A Black Resistance
On View: Feb. 3 2025, to April 2025 Second Floor of City Hall and The FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, Joy Williams Lobby
Reclaiming Narratives: A Black Resistance aims to empower Black voices. This exhibition shares stories as a mode of resistance against the erasure, silencing, and marginalizing of the Black experience. The featured artworks challenge dominant perspectives and bring forward stories that have been marginalized or erased.
Reclaiming Narratives is not just a personal journey but a collective effort. Each piece in this exhibition adds value and richness to the narrative of our collective journey towards a more inclusive culture.
Featured Artists:
Emmanuel Akolo, Jeda Anderson, Glory Inegbedion, Talia Jermyn, Wayne Moore and Teju Oladipo.
Annual Juried Exhibition: Phases
On View: Sept. 20, 2024, to March 2025Third Floor of City Hall
“Phases” asked artists to draw inspiration from the total eclipse that passed over Niagara this year. Phases is an opportunity to view works that explore this phenomenon and its many interpretations.
An eclipse is an event of phases and can be translated to a plethora of thoughts and feeling – the evolution of self, a moment of reflection, a blockage in life.
Featured Artists: Emily Andrews, Ashley Buston-White, Jadyn Deming, Samantha Fickel, John Halenko, Rajshree Jena, Kat Leibfried, Charlotte Moffatt, Victor North, Katia Perez-Mendez, Jon Shaw, Richard Smolinski, John van Wissen, Adam Wiebe, Rachelle Wunderink, and Yong Yi.
Exhibit Locations
Some exhibits are permanent or installed on a temporary basis and can be found throughout City buildings, parks and property, and in the community, while others are displayed on a rotating basis and can be found at: