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Future Shock: A Requiem of the Past
Curated by Kiera Boult
Centre[3] for print and media arts main gallery 
Andrew Butkevicius, Robert Creighton, Ingrid Mayrhofer, Neil Sharpe, Tanja Roglic, Stylo Starr

Photo by Andrew Butkevicius
Photo by Andrew Butkevicius
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Future Shock: A Requiem of the Past is a group show consisting of Centre[3]’s artist members whose work explores notions of loss and erasure in the process of progress. This exhibition challenges the viewer to consider what is left behind when we move forward? The rise of urbanization erases communities and histories, American author and Futurist Alvin Toffler describes this process as, “[a] continual evolutionary process of evacuations, demolitions, removals, temporarily vacant lots, new installations and repeat. This process is identical in principle to the annual rotation of crops[…].” 
Future Shock: A Requiem of the Past aims to excavate the past and honour what has been rendered obsolete. Centre[3] is proud to exhibit our members in the Main Gallery showcasing the exceptional caliber of work our members create.



Along Concession Street Between Upper Wentworth and Upper Wellington

Curated by Kiera Boult
June 1 – November 30, 2017


Centre[3] for Print and Media Arts is proud to present, with the support of Ontario 150 Community Celebration Program, ONTARIO INK 150, a public banner project consisting of seven regional and local artists: Alex Jacobs-Blum, Dana Prieto, Roda Medhat, Stylo Starr, Andrew McPhail, Simon Frank, and Ingrid Mayrhofer. ONTARIO INK 150 will be exhibiting banners along Hamilton’s mountain Concession Street, between Upper Wentworth and Upper Wellington. This project involves the larger Hamilton community with the conversation around Canada and their Canadian experience.
ONTARIO INK 150 is a reflection of how we navigate the Canadian experience through multiple perspectives, which have been historically absent in Canada’s dominant narrative. By artists examining notions of Land, isolation, and survivance, Canadian nationhood is re-approached and deconstructed from monolithic Canadian themes of oneness and multiculturalism.