Located in the St. Catharines Factory Outlet Flea Market, NAC opened this gallery in an effort to reach new audiences. Open every Sunday, approximately 2500 patrons visit the market weekly.
This project is largely made possible through the benevolence of Kelly Foote and Scott Sweitzer of the Factory Outlet Flea Market, who donated a booth for the project.
The 8x8 space features traditional two-dimensional and video artwork, offering an intimate yet dynamic viewing experience.
Location
Factory Outlet Flea Market
46 Turner Crescent,
St. Catharines, ON L2P 2H6
Hours
Sundays from 9am - 4pm
Spotted with Pansies
Chris Glabb
Sun 1 Feb 2026 – Sun 12 April 2026
Opening Reception Sun 1 Feb 2026
Spotted with Pansies explores how landscape can be weaponized to enact harm against marginalized communities. A pansy is both a flower and a derogatory term for a feminine gay man, making it simultaneously beautiful and inflammatory. The title of the series refers to a time in the artist’s life when, before coming out, he feared being seen with other homosexual men: afraid that this association would expose him as “one of them.” These works pervert ornamental tradition, embracing fashion and Internet culture as Queer muses. Overwhelming the architectural surface with spots underscores how Queerness is often rendered decorative and claustrophobic, ostentatious to the point of suffocation.
This project was supported by the Ontario Arts Council, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
Select works on loan from de Montigny Contemporary.
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Sun 26 Oct 2025
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Every Sunday
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Sun 3 Nov 2024
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Sun 11 Aug 2024
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Sun 21 April 2024
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Sun 23 May 2023
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Sun 21 Jan 2023
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Sun 16 Oct 2022
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Sun 12 Sept 2021
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Sun 8 Dec 2019
Traditional two-dimensional work, installations, and video work can all be accommodated in the Flea Market Gallery. Selected proposals will be exhibited for a minimum of three months. Artists must take into account that the installation, for the most part, will be presented unsupervised in a public space. Work for display must be secured and effort may be needed to deter theft. NAC will contribute to unique display costs associated with presenting in the Flea Market Gallery. NAC will also provide insurance for work on display. Artists are paid above CARFAC recommended rates as well as travel and transportation costs.
- Artistic merit: As determined by a panel of objective, professional NAC artists familiar with national standards and regional interests
- Community relevance: As defined by the ability of the work to resonate within the regional community and inspire grassroots artistic development
- Equitable representation: By regional artists, national artists, and cross-cultural artists
Qualities:
- Original and innovative
- Engaging and compelling
- Challenging to the intellect
- Stimulating to the imagination
- Transcending the academic
- Lacking in pretensions and artifice
- Appropriate to the gallery space
- Ten images (digital), video, or other appropriate documentation
- A description of the proposed show (one page or less)
- A statement about the work (one page or less)
- A resume and/or bio of the artist (three pages or less)
Please email your submission to artists@nac.org with Flea Market Gallery in the subject line.