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SUMMARY:Sidestream Festival - Day 3
DESCRIPTION:Theatre Gargantua Presents \nThe Sidestream Festival \nThe Sidestream Festival features bold new theatre works in various stages of development. Catch TWO shows by innovative artists each night with a brief intermission. Join us for a single night or for the entire festival to experience the thrilling diversity represented by our artists and their projects – with something for every age and interest. \nFRIDAY\, AUGUST 8\, 2025 – FESTIVAL DAY 3 \nBaggage explores what it means to be a modern-day lesbian using a unique style of shadow play in its story of two exes sorting their shared belongings. Followed by a songbook of Canadian greats and classics\, Both Sides Now will ignite nostalgia from coast to coast to coast\, including legendary artists like Joni Mitchell\, Jane Siberry\, k.d. lang\, Leonard Cohen\, Neil Young\, Anne Murray\, Sarah MacLachlan\, and more! \nFor more information visit: www.theatregargantua.ca \nNote: To purchase four-day festival pass or tickets to other festival days\, please visit www.cktickets.com
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/sidestream-festival-day-3/
LOCATION:Kiwanis Theatre\, 75 William St N\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:KIW Shows,Kiwanis Theatre
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kiwanis Theatre":MAILTO:contacttheatres@chatham-kent.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250807T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250807T210000
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CREATED:20250617T135720Z
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SUMMARY:Sidestream Festival - Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Theatre Gargantua Presents \nThe Sidestream Festival \nThe Sidestream Festival features bold new theatre works in various stages of development. Catch TWO shows by innovative artists each night with a brief intermission. Join us for a single night or for the entire festival to experience the thrilling diversity represented by our artists and their projects – with something for every age and interest. \nWEDNESDAY\, AUGUST 7\, 2025 – FESTIVAL DAY 2 \nChula is a bilingual\, one woman pop musical set to the tunes of 1980’s music in English and Spanish by Guatemalan-Canadian Vancouver based playwright Alexandra Lainfiesta. This coming-of-age story full of joy\, humour and heart accompanies a workshop of the new work\, (Un)Fruitful by Dora and Canadian Comedy award-winner Heather Marie Annis\, which follows three women chasing the dream of getting pregnant through all its hilarity and heartbreak when “trying” becomes trying. \nFor more information visit: www.theatregargantua.ca \nNote: To purchase four-day festival pass or tickets to other festival days\, please visit www.cktickets.com
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/sidestream-festival-day-2/
LOCATION:Kiwanis Theatre\, 75 William St N\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:KIW Shows,Kiwanis Theatre
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kiwanis Theatre":MAILTO:contacttheatres@chatham-kent.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250807T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250807T210000
DTSTAMP:20250612T204443Z
CREATED:20250612T204238Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250612T204443Z
UID:10000110-1754593200-1754600400@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Summer Movie Night: Mean Girls
DESCRIPTION:Mean Girls\nBACK BY POPULAR DEMAND – SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER REWIND! \nMean Girls is one of our highest attended movies of the past few years. \nFrom the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic\, MEAN GIRLS. New student Cady Heron (Angourie Rice) is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics\,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George (Reneé Rapp) and her minions Gretchen (Bebe Wood) and Karen (Avantika). However\, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels (Christopher Briney)\, she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis (Auli’i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey)\, she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school. \n\nRating: PG-13\nGenre: Comedy\, Horror\, Fantasy\nRun time: 1 hour 52 minutes\nStars: Angourie Rich\, Renee Rapp\, Auli-I Cravalho\n\nhttps://youtu.be/fFtdbEgnUOk?si=KuChMSk-WH-ygsiZ
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/summer-movie-night-mean-girls/
LOCATION:Chatham Capitol Theatre\, 238 King Street W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E7\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Capitol Theatre,Movies
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chatham Capitol Theatre":MAILTO:contacttheatres@chatham-kent.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250806T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250806T210000
DTSTAMP:20250617T135701Z
CREATED:20250617T135701Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250617T135701Z
UID:10000113-1754506800-1754514000@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Sidestream Festival - Day 1
DESCRIPTION:Theatre Gargantua Presents \nThe Sidestream Festival \nThe Sidestream Festival features bold new theatre works in various stages of development. Catch TWO shows by innovative artists each night with a brief intermission. Join us for a single night or for the entire festival to experience the thrilling diversity represented by our artists and their projects – with something for every age and interest. \nWEDNESDAY\, AUGUST 6\, 2025 – FESTIVAL DAY 1 \nSpanning a hundred years and three continents\, Mirrors is an exploration of three humans caught in the grips of the wars of our past\, present\, and future – the first public reading of a new play by Nabil Traboulsi. \nMemories: Voices from the Trojan Horse reunites amazing musical talents from a time of cultural hybridity when Greek musicians in Toronto embraced Chileans in exile at the Trojan Horse coffee house. \nFor more information visit: www.theatregargantua.ca \nNote: To purchase four-day festival pass or tickets to other festival days\, please visit www.cktickets.com
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/sidestream-festival-day-1/
LOCATION:Kiwanis Theatre\, 75 William St N\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:KIW Shows,Kiwanis Theatre
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kiwanis Theatre":MAILTO:contacttheatres@chatham-kent.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250806
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251116
DTSTAMP:20261015T145527Z
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UID:10001602-1754438400-1763251199@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Storybook Realism: Jodi Edwards Wright
DESCRIPTION:Storybook Realism: Jodi Edwards Wright\nAugust 6 – November 15\, 2025\nSelf-described\, storybook realism blends the charm of children’s book illustrations with realistic\, three dimensional embroidered animal masks in Jodi Edwards Wright’s work. Using only thread and water-soluble stabilizer\, she builds intricate\, textured sculptures that combine machine and hand embroidery techniques to mimic fur\, feathers\, and facial expressions. Inspired by illustrators like Beatrix Potter and her father’s love of nature\, Wright’s work humanizes animals to foster empathy and environmental awareness. Her art not only honors the tradition of textile work but also aims to captivate audiences through its detail\, whimsy\, and emotional resonance.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/storybook-realism-jodi-edwards-wright/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250704
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250929
DTSTAMP:20261015T143312Z
CREATED:20260708T185102Z
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UID:10001579-1751587200-1759103999@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Herbaria
DESCRIPTION:Herbaria\nJuly 4 – September 28\, 2025\nHerbaria is a group exhibition that reflects on humanity’s fragile and evolving relationship with plant life and the systems that shape our understanding of it. Rooted in Chatham-Kent’s agricultural legacy—from Indigenous practices and European homesteading to today’s industrial farming—this exhibition resonates with the region’s deep ecological history and the urgent challenges of food security and climate change. Bringing together diverse artistic perspectives\, Herbaria invites viewers to consider how more organic\, sustainable systems might emerge in response to these complex issues.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/herbaria/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250507T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251012T160000
DTSTAMP:20250829T190826Z
CREATED:20250829T144152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250829T190826Z
UID:10000136-1746615600-1760284800@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:On the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly
DESCRIPTION:May 7 – October 12\, 2025\nOn the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly features breathtaking photographs taken by Francisco Gutiérrez. In August 2005\, Mexican filmmaker and pilot\, Francisco Gutiérrez\, took off in his ultralight aircraft from Montreal to follow the monarch butterflies on their 6\,000 km migration from Canada to the mountains of central Mexico. His objective was to raise awareness of the importance of preserving the butterflies’ habitat. In collaboration with the Embassy of Mexico\, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum has produced this panel exhibition from the material recorded by Gutiérrez on his journey. ​​ \nOn the Trail of the Monarch Butterfly is a travelling exhibition from the Canada Aviation and Space Museum in partnership with the Embassy of Mexico in Canada.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/on-the-trail-of-the-monarch-butterfly/
LOCATION:CK Museum\, 75 William Street N\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CK Museum,CKM Exhibitions,Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chatham-Kent Museum":MAILTO:ckcccmuseum@chatham-kent.ca
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250507T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20251012T160000
DTSTAMP:20250905T194518Z
CREATED:20250905T194518Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250905T194518Z
UID:10000971-1746612000-1760284800@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:French in Canada
DESCRIPTION:May 7 – October 12\, 2025\nFrench in Canada invites visitors to discover the dynamic history and different dialects of Canadian French that have shaped contemporary Francophone communities across Canada. This bilingual travelling exhibit was produced by the Canadian Language Museum.​
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/french-in-canada/
LOCATION:CK Museum\, 75 William Street N\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CK Museum,CKM Exhibitions,Museums
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ORGANIZER;CN="Chatham-Kent Museum":MAILTO:ckcccmuseum@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250802
DTSTAMP:20260714T131947Z
CREATED:20260713T190037Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260714T131947Z
UID:10001607-1746576000-1754092799@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Gift of Art Holiday Exhibition and Art Space 2024
DESCRIPTION:Gift of Art: Holiday Exhibition and Art Sale 2024\nNovember 20\, 2024 – January 4\, 2025\nCelebrate another year of remarkable art-making in CK! The Gift of ART will feature hand-made work from some of CK’s most talented artists and artisans\, including painting\, pottery\, and woodturning\, witha section of art retailing under $200! Don’t miss this opportunity to check off the art lover from your holiday shopping list.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/gift-of-art-holiday-exhibition-and-art-space/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250507
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250802
DTSTAMP:20260710T180421Z
CREATED:20260710T180417Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260710T180421Z
UID:10001603-1746576000-1754092799@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Blue Balloon
DESCRIPTION:Blue Balloon\nApril 14 – August 1\, 2025\nBlue Balloon celebrates artists living with dementia\, highlighting their significant and meaningful contributions through art. Interwoven with reflective elements surrounding the theme of the “blue balloon” a symbol of hope Blue Balloon showcases the uplifting power of creative expression\, life reflection\, storytelling\, and engagement.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/blue-balloon/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250404
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250623
DTSTAMP:20261015T142611Z
CREATED:20260708T183618Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T142611Z
UID:10001577-1743724800-1750636799@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:power lines in the distance: Michael Belmore
DESCRIPTION:power lines in the distance: Michael Belmore\nApril 4 – June 22\, 2025\npower lines in the distance explores the faceted readings place holds. Through this exhibition Belmore enters into an exchange\, offering his voice as an Indigenous artist to how we connect to the land and its ever-changing reality\, both past and future.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/power-lines-in-the-distance-michael-belmore/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ckculture.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Michael-Belmore_Web.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250324
DTSTAMP:20261015T143241Z
CREATED:20260708T181536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T143241Z
UID:10001576-1738281600-1742774399@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Speed Run: Malik McKoy
DESCRIPTION:Speed Run: Malik McKoy\nJanuary 31 – March 23\, 2025\nUtilizing digital media such as animation and augmented reality\, Malik Mckoy’s Speed Run transports you light-years away\, immersing you in the galaxy’s center. \nHowever\, you’re not alone. \nYou discover a being latched onto a spacecraft in an effort to save themselves and their lonely planet from being vacuumed into the ever-present black hole. Stars whizz by\, receding into the distance while the gravitational pull forces them to converge in the abyss. The spacecraft’s engine manages to keep all parties suspended in space while 72% of the continuum has already vanished. \nHow much longer can they hold on? \nWill the fuel run out? \nWill the event ever cease?
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/speed-run-malik-mckoy/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ckculture.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Malik-McKoy_Web-scaled.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250324
DTSTAMP:20261015T143212Z
CREATED:20260708T180818Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T143212Z
UID:10001575-1738281600-1742774399@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:FUSION Breakthrough PLUS
DESCRIPTION:FUSION Breakthrough PLUS\nJanuary 31 – March 23\, 2025\nIn celebration of its 50th anniversary\, FUSION: The Ontario Clay and Glass Association presents Breakthrough PLUS\, a unique exhibition dedicated to exploring memory and the powerful connection between art and personal recollections. Open to artists at all career stages\, Breakthrough PLUS invited members to submit work that delves into the theme of memory\, inviting viewers to reflect on how it shapes and inspires artistic expression.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/fusion-breakthrough-plus/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CKM Exhibitions,TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250131
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250324
DTSTAMP:20261015T143143Z
CREATED:20260708T175746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T143143Z
UID:10001574-1738281600-1742774399@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Part One: Ariel Williams
DESCRIPTION:Part One: Ariel Williams\nJanuary 31 – March 23\, 2025\nAriel Williams’ (Walpole Island First Nation; Bkejwanong Territory) Part One breaks away from traditional conceptions of Indigenous art with bold\, monochromatic explorations of the landscape of the American West in a fusion of memory and possibility that aims to challenge and reframe narratives around Indigenous existence- pushing towards a new horizon with Indigenous peoples as architects of the future.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/part-one-ariel-williams/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CKM Exhibitions,TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ckculture.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TAG_Ariel-Williams-Part-One_Web-scaled.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250316
DTSTAMP:20261015T145505Z
CREATED:20260710T173337Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T145505Z
UID:10001601-1736294400-1742083199@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:I Wander to Wonder: Lorie Thibault
DESCRIPTION:I Wander to Wonder: Lorie Thibault\nJanuary 8 – March 15\, 2025\nLorie Thibault’s I Wander to Wonder uses black ink drawing to explore the dream world that often exists beneath the reality of nature’s surface\, reflecting on the stories that may be the foundation that holds it in place. Wander and wonder with Lorie across the world to discover the clues that help unfold the passage of the past to the present and discover line by line a wonderous world!
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/i-wander-to-wonder-lorie-thibault/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ckculture.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Lorie-Thibault_Web.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250108
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250316
DTSTAMP:20261015T145445Z
CREATED:20260710T171927Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T145445Z
UID:10001600-1736294400-1742083199@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Collected Works: A Sense of Place Hortense Gordon
DESCRIPTION:Collected Works: A Sense of Place Hortense Gordon\nJanuary 8 – March 15\, 2025\nHortense Gordon (1887 – 1961) showed great talent early\, exhibiting with the Ontario Society of Artists while still in her teens. In 1916 she began work at the Hamilton Technical School as an assistant to John Gordon whom she married in 1920. She continued teaching at the HTS until 1951\, the last twenty years as head of the Art Department\, succeeding her husband. In the 1930’s she began experimenting with abstract painting\, becoming one of the first abstract artists in Hamilton and probably in Canada. She was a member of the Canadian Society of Graphic Artists\, the Royal Canadian Academy of Art and Painters Eleven. Julius LeBow\, a local art gallery owner said of Hortense Gordon. “Totally involved with all aspects of art in Hamilton\, she profoundly affected everyone who came into contact with her.” She was a trail blazer of the popularization of modern art in Canada.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/collected-works-a-sense-of-place-hortense-gordon/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241101
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250113
DTSTAMP:20261015T144217Z
CREATED:20260709T170218Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T144217Z
UID:10001588-1730419200-1736726399@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Eye 4 Art 2024
DESCRIPTION:Eye 4 Art 2024\nNovember 1\, 2024 – January 12\, 2025\nOpening: Friday November 1\, 2024 | 7:00-9:00pm\nEye for Art is a juried exhibition\, sale and celebration of the visual arts community in Chatham-Kent. The original Eye for Art was held in 1983. Through the years\, it has evolved into the much-loved event we know today. The exhibition is open to all past and present residents of Chatham-Kent. This year\, all proceeds from sales\, tickets\, and associated events will be directed to ARTspace\, our downtown community art gallery. This years Eye for Art will be juried by contemporary painter Troy Brooks. His images of elongated female subjects in film noir settings have been globally recognized as signature works in the modern pop surrealist movement\, with exhibitions in Paris\, Berlin\, London\, New York\, Los Angeles\, San Francisco\, Toronto\, Montreal and Australia. In 2018 he relocated from Toronto to a 19th century bank in Wallaceburg\, turning it into his main studio workspace.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/eye-4-art-2024/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ckculture.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/TAG_Eye4Art2024_Web-scaled.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241117
DTSTAMP:20261015T144947Z
CREATED:20260714T172729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T144947Z
UID:10001617-1726617600-1731801599@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:A Continuing Saga: Resistance and Resilience Norm Barney
DESCRIPTION:A Continuing Saga: Resistance and Resilience Norm Barney\nApril 26 – June 10\, 2023\nBeing of European and Indigenous descent\, it is this heritage that captures Norm Barney’s imagination most significantly in this exhibition. An avid collector of nostalgia and tourist objects of the sort now commonly found in thrift stores and flea markets\, Barney brings these objects to light as he explores his family history through wry and pointed observation. Using the simplifications of kitsch to expose the stereotypes that popular culture seems so eager to provide\, the result is entertaining\, complex\, and thought-provoking.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/a-continuing-saga-resistance-and-resilience-norm-barney/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241117
DTSTAMP:20261015T144923Z
CREATED:20260714T154641Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T144923Z
UID:10001616-1726617600-1731801599@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Art + Climate = Change
DESCRIPTION:Art + Climate = Change\nMarch 10 – April 22\, 2023\nClimate change is an issue that has been top of mind for many: there are those who doubt that it is a genuine concern\, while others predict global catastrophe looming in a near future. Science has weighed in on the subject with disturbing results\, and politicians continue to meet to discuss the global impacts and debate economic repercussions. Environmentalists continue to press for more responsible management of the natural world. This exhibition offers a platform for artists of all skill levels in Chatham-Kent to creatively engage with this issue and visualize how we might arrive at a better understanding of our current situation and how it impacts life right here at home.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/art-climate-change/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241117
DTSTAMP:20261015T144857Z
CREATED:20260714T153314Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T144857Z
UID:10001615-1726617600-1731801599@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:The Colour of Emotion: Vicki McFarland
DESCRIPTION:The Colour of Emotion: Vicki McFarland\nJanuary 18 – March 4\, 2023\nUsing her unusual pouring technique\, artist Vicki McFarland engages in a dialogue with color\, shape and geometry. Intuitive by nature\, she creates work that evokes an emotional response in her viewers. She is often guided by her choice of music while in her studio and we can readily see this influence through rhythm\, dynamics\, melody\, tone\, texture and form. All are masterfully transferred and interpreted on her canvasses. Typically\, she will pick a song and let rhythm become part of the design process.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/the-colour-of-emotion-vicki-mcfarland/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240918
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241117
DTSTAMP:20261015T145347Z
CREATED:20260714T131806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T145347Z
UID:10001612-1726617600-1731801599@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Beatitudes: Bryan Halls
DESCRIPTION:Beatitudes: Bryan Halls\nSeptember 18 – November 16\, 2024\nBryan Halls Beatitudes uses his signature style of black and white paintings to represent the eight blessings given by Jesus during the sermon on the mount. Bryan visualizes his bible study lessons with figures that evoke the gospel and reflect on the blessings given by Jesus Christ in the Beatitudes.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/beatitudes-bryan-halls/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240823
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241021
DTSTAMP:20261015T144133Z
CREATED:20260709T155103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T144133Z
UID:10001587-1724371200-1729468799@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:GardenShip and State
DESCRIPTION:GardenShip and State\nAugust 23 – October 20\, 2024\nThis exhibition brings together 21 artists and writers who engage in decolonial critique\,\nenvironmental activism\, and twenty-first century artistic practices to address what is arguably the problem of our times: environmental catastrophe. It asks how we can work together and create together as a global community to restore the planet – while respecting differences and seeking to repair divisions and address injustices brought about by colonialism. Co-curated by Jeff Thomas and Patrick Mahon\, the exhibition features a vast array of works\, many produced over a two-year period and originally shown at Museum London in 2021-22. The results of conversations between the artists and writers\, as well as oftentimes with members of local communities\, those exciting artworks are being presented at the Thames Art Gallery alongside new and updated projects. For this version of GardenShip and State\, important environmental projects by artists and activists from the Chatham region are being highlighted on the mezzanine\, as well.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/gardenship-and-state/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240614
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240812
DTSTAMP:20261015T144031Z
CREATED:20260709T152239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T144031Z
UID:10001585-1718323200-1723420799@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:HERE I AM Student Art Exhibition 2024
DESCRIPTION:HERE I AM\nStudent Art Exhibition\nJune 14 – August 11\, 2024\nOpening Reception & Award Ceremony: June 21\, 2024 | 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm\n“HERE I AM” Student Exhibition is a collection of works celebrating the curiosity\, passion\, technique\, and talent of emerging young creatives in grades 9-12 across Chatham-Kent. Explore the visual narratives young artists\, designers\, and makers use to capture their unique stories and impressions about their world through diverse mediums and creative processes.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/here-i-am-student-art-exhibition-2024/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240614
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240812
DTSTAMP:20261015T144108Z
CREATED:20260709T154240Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T144108Z
UID:10001586-1718323200-1723420799@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:ODYSSEY: Kelly Richardson
DESCRIPTION:ODYSSEY: Kelly Richardson\nJune 14 – August 11\, 2024\nWeaving myth and metaphor with scientific research and digital technologies\, Kelly Richardson: Odyssey invites visitors on a journey through time and space in order to reflect on the present – through three large-scale video works. Origin Stories (2023) visualises the current extinction crisis through a seemingly endless field of diamond-like crystals\, each of which represents a species lost to resource extraction and climate change. The HALO trilogy (2021) looks to a fiery moon for signs of the conditions we now face after decades of insufficient action. Finally\, Pillars of Dawn (2019) brings viewers back to Earth\, now hundreds of years in the future\, as crystals blanket the planet in a beautiful but chilling representation of cumulative loss of complex life. Together\, these three works ask visitors to consider what we truly value\, raising an urgent call for humanity to responsibly reconnect with our living planet while time remains. \n 
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/odyssey-kelly-richardson/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240714
DTSTAMP:20261015T145250Z
CREATED:20260713T200153Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T145250Z
UID:10001611-1715731200-1720915199@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Cryptic Landscapes: Myles Lynch
DESCRIPTION:Cryptic Landscapes: Myles Lynch\nJuly 17 – September 14\, 2024\nMyle Lynch’s series\, Cryptic Landscapes\, explores textures by using paper pulp and water to recreate landscapes from the artist’s dreams. The series studies the sublimity of being extremely small in infinite space – that sudden self-awareness we feel looking at the stars.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/cryptic-landscapes-myles-lynch/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240515
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240714
DTSTAMP:20261015T145228Z
CREATED:20260713T195144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T145228Z
UID:10001610-1715731200-1720915199@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Wanderings: Scott Taylor
DESCRIPTION:Wanderings: Scott Taylor\nMay 15 – July 13\, 2024\nScott Taylor’s “Wanderings” looks at familiar regional scenery though an atmospheric lens of black and white photography\, reflecting the contrast between stillness and motion as the artist journeys in search of images that capture solitary moments of quiet contemplation.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/wanderings-scott-taylor/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240603
DTSTAMP:20261015T143955Z
CREATED:20260709T151437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T143955Z
UID:10001584-1712275200-1717372799@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:Chapters Now Through Four: Tracy Root
DESCRIPTION:Chapters Now Through Four: Tracy Root\nApril 5 – June 2\, 2024\nBorn in Shrewsbury\, England\, Tracy Root arrived in Chatham-Kent just before the COVID pandemic. Impacted by the isolation she was experiencing\, she quickly adapted to the area’s surroundings\, instinctively painting its fields and fauna. With her trademark use of expressive symbolism\, she creates images resonant with personal iconography and psychology\, this retrospective suggests the incredible commitment and production this artist has achieved throughout her career. Now living with Stage 4 cancer\, “Chapters Now Through Four” reflects a life fully committed to the pursuit of painting\, and an artistic trajectory that lands firmly in the present.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/chapters-now-through-four-tracy-root/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:CKM Exhibitions,TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240405
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240603
DTSTAMP:20261015T143925Z
CREATED:20260709T150801Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T143925Z
UID:10001583-1712275200-1717372799@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:The Banquet Years
DESCRIPTION:The Banquet Years\nApril 5 – June 2\, 2024\nSix prominent artists and art educators from the Guelph area bring their distinct painting approaches to the table. Brought together over dinner party discussions that invariably included studio visits\,\nthis assembly of artists serve up a full spread of paintings that range from representational and\nfigurative works to compositions of atmospheric and poetic abstraction.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/the-banquet-years/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.ckculture.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/The-Banquet-Years_Web-scaled.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240313
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240512
DTSTAMP:20261015T145206Z
CREATED:20260713T194222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T145206Z
UID:10001609-1710288000-1715471999@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:The Fabrication of Stars and of Family: Elizabeth Downey
DESCRIPTION:The Fabrication of Stars and of Family: Elizabeth Downey\nMarch 13 – May 11\, 2024\nElizabeth Downey’s mixed media paintings span time and space through the inclusion of quilting squares salvaged from a dusty box in an attic. Just like a family is stitched together through the inclusion and exclusion of people\, each square with its unique pattern reminds us that blood is not the only thing that ties us together.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/the-fabrication-of-stars-and-of-family-elizabeth-downey/
LOCATION:ARTspace\, 165 King St. W\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M1E4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:ART Exhibitions,ArtSpace
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ORGANIZER;CN="ArtSpace":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240126
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240325
DTSTAMP:20261015T143837Z
CREATED:20260709T150101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261015T143837Z
UID:10001582-1706227200-1711324799@www.ckculture.ca
SUMMARY:FRAGILE: Handle with Care
DESCRIPTION:FRAGILE: Handle with Care\nJanuary 26 – March 24\, 2024\nThis exhibition explores issues of fragility and preservation in the artworks of the Thames Art Gallery’s Permanent Collection. From there\, however\, it also delves into how historical and contemporary artists alike explore the experience of fragility in their practice. Fragile: Handle with Care showcases works ranging from delicate pieces on paper to robust material presentations\, all concerned with what is most tenuous\, immediate and ephemeral within manifestations of the artist’s imagination.
URL:https://www.ckculture.ca/event/fragile-handle-with-care/
LOCATION:Thames Art Gallery\, 75 William St. N.\, Chatham\, Ontario\, N7M 4L4\, Canada
CATEGORIES:TAG Exhibitions,Thames Art Gallery
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ORGANIZER;CN="Thames Art Gallery":MAILTO:ckartgallery@chatham-kent.ca
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