• PUBLISHED on November 17, 2019

Meagan Musseau, [re]claim: elmastukwek, 2018. PEJIPUK Meagan Musseau December 5, 2019 to January 25, 2020 Opening: Thursday, December 5, 7pm PEJIPUK is an exhibition by Meagan Musseau exploring her inherent and intuitive connections to Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) and Mi’kma’ki (Atlantic Canada). This exhibition integrates Indigenous art practice with contemporary techniques to reclaim Mi’kmaq place names and […]

• PUBLISHED on October 18, 2019

Jon Vaughn, Contortion/Juxtaposition, 2019. Art Draw: November 15, 2019 Doors: 7:30pm  Draw: 9pm On view: November 5 to 15, 2019 Tickets: $25 each or 5 for $100. Only 250 tickets available! Tickets can be purchased through Paypal below or in the AKA office. Each ticket includes entrance into the event, snacks, mulled wine, music, and a chance […]

• PUBLISHED on September 06, 2019

Tuesday Night Joel Bernbaum, Andreas Buchwaldt, Lancelot Knight September 19 to October 19, 2019  Curated by Tarin Dehod and Derek Sandbeck Opening: Thursday September 19, 7pm Performances:  Tuesday September 24, 7pm Tuesday October 1, 7pm Tuesday October 8, 7pm Tuesday October 15, 7pm   Referencing modern uses of the historical Roman forum, Tuesday Night is […]

• PUBLISHED on September 03, 2019

Sarah Houle, Warpaint, 2006. Billboard project by Sarah Houle September 9 to October 26, 2019 Houle’s photographic series, The Girls follows her nieces as they grow. She captures the everyday, elevating the importance of family through the documentation of love, intimacy and family. The mundanity of the images demystifies contemporary Indigeneity, debunking stereotypes and rebuking the […]

• PUBLISHED on July 16, 2019

Starting now until October 1st, every new membership purchase or renewal (at $20/yearly) comes with one limited edition artist multiple canvas tote featuring the work of Shellie Zhang! Evoking the imagery of Chinatown markets, and housefold drawers full of saved plastic bags, Thank you is a reusable take on a familiar cultural icon. By uniting both past and present iconography […]

• PUBLISHED on June 26, 2019

Billboard Project by Catherine Blackburn Hamilton Artists Inc. Co-presented by AKA, Hamilton Artists Inc., and PAVED Arts June 3, 2019 – May 24, 2020 Catherine Blackburn’s photographic installation on The Inc.’s exterior Cannon Project Wall, Narhî Wasagabiich, celebrates traditional Indigenous garment-making and adorning, practices that express women’s care for their families and communities. Reinventing beadwork techniques she […]

• PUBLISHED on June 18, 2019

Billboard project by Meghan Price AKA/PAVED Billboard space Co-presented by AKA, Hamilton Artists Inc., and PAVED Arts July through August 2019 Price’s New Balance series features pattern and waste plastics in an aggregate of image, material and structure to link human and geologic time, consumer culture and ecology. Composed of deconstructed, used athletic shoes, these […]

• PUBLISHED on June 14, 2019

Photo credit: Yuula Benivolski Shellie Zhang June/July 2019 Residency This summer AKA will be hosting Shellie Zhang as an Artist-in-Residence, researching her upcoming exhibition and billboard project at AKA opening in May 2020. _______ Shellie Zhang (b. 1991, Beijing, China) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Tkaronto/Toronto, Canada. She has exhibited at venues including WORKJAM (Beijing), Asian Art […]

• PUBLISHED on June 04, 2019

  Locals Only Publication   Price: $20 Available June 1st The Locals Only publication, features Elders, knowledge-keepers, youth, artists, and project partners in a series of contributions that enact and expand upon the core elements of the project spanning from 2017 to 2019. From recipes to plays, from poems to illustrations, from essays to interviews, […]

• PUBLISHED on April 26, 2019

Throw out your masters: Risograph printing across North America Curated by Void Gallery May 16 to June 22, 2019 Opening: Thursday May 16, 8pm Curated by Void Gallery, Throw out your masters will showcase works from a number of Risograph studios across Canada, North America and beyond. Each studio is represented by a single work […]