VIRTUAL EXHBIT OPENING
Soft Walls
Originally aired: Friday, June 18, 7 p.m.
Watch the Soft Walls Opening Reception on the City of St. Catharines YouTube channel.
The Corresponding Visual and Literary Arts Exhibit On View: June 17 to July 22, 2021
Third Floor, St. Catharines City Hall, 50 Church St.
Please note that in-person viewing of the exhibit may be impacted due to facility access. Please visit our exhibits web page (linked below) for details.
The hallways of City Hall lead us from busy streets to busy meeting rooms and offices. This exhibition imagines that they also offer visitors a restful transitional space.
Paintings using soft floral and figurative patterns that are both complex and soothing create a relaxed, pleasant atmosphere. Inspired by decorative art practices, they are intended to suggest a meditative and carefree environment and are accompanied by soft-spoken fragments of text. In a place where important, at times difficult decisions are made and where city life is shaped, the “Soft Walls” in the hallway invite visitors to enjoy a quiet, introspective moment while letting their eyes linger on delicate structures and engaging colour associations.
Presented by Studies in Arts and Culture, and Visual Arts, Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine & Performing Arts, Brock University in Partnership with the City of St. Catharines Cultural Services Office (Community, Recreation, and Culture Department).
Curated By: Catherine Paryare and Shawn Serfas
Opening reception hosted By: Olivia Hope, St. Catharines Culture Coordinator
Participating Artists: Hannah Holmes and Lindsay Liboiron.
Written Works: Alicia Armacinski, Janelle Barretto, Alyssa Campbell, Sarah Cecchini, Iris Ciu, Justin Co, David Figueroa, Malcolm Gear, Giuliana Gervasio, Clive Green, Dominik Hekiert, Jim Kershaw, Kiera King, Kalista Mackisey, Maria Maletta, Emma McLachlan, Maya Meyerman, Ariana Mota, Quinn O’Brien, Sarah Pastore, Tony Payment, Vanessa Pereira, Emily Purkis, Jessie Richard, Jessica Smith, Jamie Tomao-Martin, Charlotte Vann, Blake Wilson and Simon Xu.
For the most up-do-date information on viewing this exhibit please visit: www.stcatharines.ca/exhibits