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Category: All Years

Haptic Horizons Residencies

Two older adults set up electronic haptic equipment at the centre of a room with exposed brick walls; one is standing, while the other, in a wheelchair, adjusts cables inside a metal frame beside a nearby touchscreen device.

The goals and objectives of the Haptic Horizon Residencies are centred on fostering a more inclusive and accessible arts landscape in Canada. The program aims to facilitate meaningful interactions between Deaf and disabled artists and the broader public, nurturing allyship and mutual understanding. 

Sari-Sari Xchange

SARI-SARI XCHANGE logo

Through its interdisciplinary approach, SSX reimagined the ‘sari-sari store’ — a Filipino term for a neighbourhood convenience shop — as a metaphor for cultural exchange and community resilience. By integrating emergent media with socially engaged art, the project created inclusive spaces for dialogue, innovation, and representation within the evolving landscape of digital storytelling.

Steal This Poster

Smiling person holding a poster that reads “Revolution – It’s Just a Kiss Away” on a city sidewalk with storefronts and traffic in the background

Through its playful approach to art dissemination, Steal This Poster challenged traditional notions of art ownership and accessibility, inviting the public to engage directly with contemporary printmaking in their everyday environments.

The Box Dweller

A close-up cinematic portrait of a person with braided hair and round glasses. They have a serious expression, and the background is a soft-focus blur of shimmering, iridescent purple and blue light.

The Box Dweller is the result of an experimental film process centred around accessibility research. This film is the manifestation of the artist group’s discussions on cyborg theory, the self-regulation of human bodies, and the false dichotomy of nature versus technology. Utilizing a non-linear and non-traditional process guided by curiosity and capacity, this project empowered the Agile team to research and explore what accessible filmmaking could look like.

Collapsing The Distance Between Us

A person in an orange shirt stands in a cozy, art-filled room holding papers. Books, art supplies, and colourful notes fill the space.

This initiative offered an intimate look into the studios of local artists, showcasing their unique creative processes and practices. By providing behind-the-scenes access, the series aimed to bridge the gap between artists and the public, fostering a deeper understanding of the artistic journey and the individuals behind the work.

Stitching a Line Thru Media

A shaggy, black, cloud-like textile artwork with white speckles features intricate stitching, a wavy blue line, and a straight red line running horizontally across the piece, mounted on a white wall.

Stitching a Line Thru Media was a three-year, interdisciplinary project presented by Centre[3] between 2019 – 2022. This initiative brought together artists and scholars from Canada, the United States, and Europe to explore the intersections of textiles, media art, and cultural identity.

Direct [Message]: Barton Street Cultural History

A weathered sign with distressed paint reads "Barton Street" in white letters on a blue background, featuring a red zigzag pattern at the top.

Direct [Message]: Barton Street Cultural History was a community arts project geared towards Seniors 55+ to help preserve personal memories and the cultural history of Hamilton’s beloved Barton Street.

Direct [Message]: Access to Engagement of the Arts

A blue-toned collage featuring a red eye illustration, a human brain, people working at a table, an elderly person using a tablet, red waveforms, and shelves with books in the background.

Direct [Message]: Access to Engagement of the Arts was a three-year, multi-phase digital strategy research project that explored and developed new digital models to improve and transform the aging community’s access to and engagement with the arts.

The Reception

Logo featuring the words The Reception in elegant black font, paired with an abstract green illustration of two leafs on the left side.

The Reception was a two-day forum that aimed to help decolonize arts institutions through community-building, advocacy, and socially-engaged art events and workshops. It adopted the ethos of a ‘kamayan’ or communal-style feast, in keeping with the idea of hospitality and celebration, as well as activism and rites of solidarity.

Dis[re]placement

A large black outline of a shopping cart is painted on a glass building wall covered with a colourful geometric pattern of pastel blue, pink, and yellow poster prints.

Curated by Sonali Menezes, Dis[re]placement transformed urban spaces into platforms for critical dialogue on themes of gentrification, housing insecurity, and community resilience.

Function Keys 4

Purple promo graphic with text: Function Keys 4: Conference of New Media & Digital Culture 2018, November 8–11. Top right features a small white outlined computer key illustration with “FK 4” inside.

Function Keys 4 was presented by Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice at a number of downtown locations, and included a series of talks, performances, workshops, exhibitions, and a makers’ showcase.

Hear, Feel, See, What!

An individual wearing a zebra-striped shirt, black leggings, and a harness with wires attached performs a graceful, upward-reaching dance pose. Their movement is captured in layered, semi-transparent silhouettes, creating a sense of motion against a neutral wall and sidewalk.

Hear, Feel, See What! was a collaborative soundscape installation that invited visitors to engage with art through multiple senses, offering an immersive experience that encouraged reflection on personal histories and their evolution across time, space, and perspective.