Visible 24/7, the Plate Glass Gallery allows art lovers and passersby alike to engage with our exhibit at any time, transforming everyday strolls into immersive cultural experiences.
With its inviting storefront design and high visibility, the Plate Glass Gallery serves as a cultural touchpoint for both locals and visitors, showcasing the rich tapestry of artistic expression that thrives in our community.
Every three months, the Plate Glass Gallery reveals a new exhibit, carefully selected to inspire conversation and provoke thought. From emerging local artists to established talents, our diverse lineup reflects a variety of mediums and themes, ensuring there's always something new to discover.
Hours
Visible from street-level 24/7
Window Shopping
Saturday August 9
Opening Reception Saturday August 9 6PM-8PM
Window Shopping is an installation that reimagines the traditional butcher’s display as a commentary on the aesthetics of meat, consumption and violence. The exhibit features ceramic replicas of meat (sausages, ribs, steak etc) displayed both on plinths and suspended from chains in the Plate Glass gallery. This mirrors the visual appeal of a butcher’s elaborate display while critiquing the ethical and cultural implications of purchasing slaughtered animal bodies. When the butcher shop display is removed from its usual context and placed in the gallery space, pedestrians are given the opportunity to question meat’s presence and origin—an inquiry that might not have occurred in its typical setting.
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Saturday May 10, 2025
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Sat Feb 8 2025
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Sat Nov 9 2024
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Thurs Aug 22 2024
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Thurs May 23 2024
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Wed Oct 25 2023
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Wed July 12 2023
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Wed Feb 15 2023
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Thurs Oct 27 2022
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Mon July 11 2022
The Plate Glass Gallery is a street-level storefront exhibit space with a high public profile on St. Catharines’ main street. Submissions must take into account the physical characteristics of the window space. Selected proposals will be exhibited for a minimum of three months. Artists are paid above CARFAC recommended rates as well as art 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
- Multi-faceted in its ability to communicate
- 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 submissions to artists@nac.org with Plate Glass Gallery in the subject line.
Please email submissions to artists@nac.org with Plate Glass Gallery in the subject line.