Centre3

Centre3 http://www.centre3.com The centre encourages research and innovation and provides forums for discussion and examination of critical and theoretical issues.
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Centre3 for Artistic + Social Practice is an artist-run centre that is dedicated to promoting print and media arts in contemporary artistic discourse for practicing artists and the community at large. As a production, exhibition, education centre and animator of community arts, Ce

ntre3 supports both traditional and experimental print media and media art practices. Centre3 supports artists in the development of their professional endeavours and acts as a resource centre for the visual and media arts community.

Want to be part of the world’s most accessible festival? ✨We’re looking for passionate volunteers to join us at AccessFe...
06/01/2026

Want to be part of the world’s most accessible festival? ✨

We’re looking for passionate volunteers to join us at AccessFest 2026. From welcoming guests to supporting artists, vendors, and festival experiences, volunteers help create a space where everyone belongs.

Meet amazing people
Experience incredible performances
Help make accessibility the standard
Be part of something bigger

Apply here: https://forms.gle/rzeZpe5br86buY126

06/01/2026

Join us for the upcoming opening reception of How to Disappear When No One is Looking by Holly Chang on June 12, 2026, from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM at Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice.

In this video, Holly introduces herself and shares the inspiration behind her exhibition, offering insight into the stories, memories, and experiences that inform her work. Through themes of identity, visibility, and belonging, the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on how we see ourselves and others.

We look forward to welcoming you to this special exhibition and celebrating Holly’s work with our community.

📍 Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice
📅 Opening Reception: June 12, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
🖼️ Exhibition Dates: May 1 – July 31, 2026

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We’re excited to be an official CIRA Market Vendor at AccessFest 2026! 🎉Visit the Centre[3] stall on June 6 at David Pec...
05/28/2026

We’re excited to be an official CIRA Market Vendor at AccessFest 2026! 🎉

Visit the Centre[3] stall on June 6 at David Pecaut Square and explore what we’re bringing to the market — live printing, stickers, tote bags, t-shirts, creative merch, and more!

Come say hi, support local arts, and celebrate accessibility, creativity, and community with us. 💙

K9 Lifelines x Centre[3] 🐾Behind the scenes of our K9 Lifelines collaboration at Centre[3] — exploring how support, care...
05/28/2026

K9 Lifelines x Centre[3] 🐾

Behind the scenes of our K9 Lifelines collaboration at Centre[3] — exploring how support, care, and accessibility come together in creative spaces.

Accessibility is not only about physical access. It is also about creating spaces where people feel supported, included, comfortable, and able to participate.

Thank you to K9 Lifelines for being part of this meaningful moment with us. 💛

05/25/2026

Accessibility at Centre[3] means creating spaces where people can engage, move, learn, and create in different ways.

From touchless entry and flexible workspaces to braille printing, tactile tools, accessible exhibition materials, and technology that supports gallery experiences, accessibility shows up in both big and small details.

Through collaborations with , Metiscaron, , and , this work continues to highlight how artists, community partners, and accessibility-focused organizations help build more inclusive creative spaces.

Braille printing at Centre[3] helps make exhibition information accessible through touch, while tools like and S3nsora support different ways of experiencing and engaging with art.

Artwork/show card imagery by Metiscaron. Shared with permission and credited with copyright acknowledgment.

Accessibility is not just one feature. It is care, intention, technology, collaboration, and ongoing learning.

Today, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re highlighting how accessibility lives across creative spaces, exhibit...
05/21/2026

Today, on Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re highlighting how accessibility lives across creative spaces, exhibitions, production, and community collaboration.
At Centre[3], access is not one single feature. It can look like technology that supports different ways of experiencing artwork, tactile tools that invite hands-on learning, accessible exhibition materials, and gallery spaces that welcome different access needs.
From S3nsora’s access technology to BrailleDoodle tools, braille-printed materials, and the presence of support animals in creative spaces, these moments remind us that accessibility is built through care, intention, and collaboration.
This content also connects to the current exhibition in our main gallery and the Beacon prototyping project, supported by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Visitors can explore accessibility features in the gallery through the S3nsora app/QR code.
Accessibility grows when we build, learn, and create together.

Proud moment for Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice.We are grateful to receive a joint investment from the Ontario...
05/20/2026

Proud moment for Centre[3] for Artistic + Social Practice.

We are grateful to receive a joint investment from the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund (OCAF) and Incite Foundation for the Arts, supporting our work in building stronger creative communities through arts, culture, and social practice.

Thank you to MPP Effie Triantafilopoulos, Thomas Vaughan, the Incite Foundation board, and everyone who continues to support local arts in Hamilton.

This investment will help us promote events, exhibitions, and community programming that bring more people together through creativity.

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05/19/2026

☝️Come take a look at Emerging Artist‐in‐Residence Brenda Reid's first time screenprinting at our studio! Follow along to see their progress! Have you tried screenprinting before?

"First time burning images for screenprinting solo! Don't worry, have been trained by the awesome staff at . It's a goal for me to learn screen print (or silkscreening however you want to call it) during my residency. I'm working on a 2 colour print! Wish me luck 😅"

Brenda Reid (they/them) is an emerging multidisciplinary artist and designer who works and lives in Kitchener, ON, on the Haldimand Tract, land promised to the Six Nations. Brenda’s practice explores care and spatial politics and the peculiarity of urban space. Their work often draws on historical care artifacts such as quilts and explores the role of softness in expressing care. The work uses art as a medium to have difficult conversations around ethics and the impacts of city-building and dwelling.

Video by and courtesy of Brenda Reid.

The Hamilton‐based Artist Residency is generously supported by the City of Hamilton and the Ontario Arts Council.

Ontario Arts Council - Conseil des arts de l'Ontario

create your own wearable art with dvsa’s teen t-shirt printing workshop at centre[3].led by artist matt mcinnes, this ha...
05/19/2026

create your own wearable art with dvsa’s teen t-shirt printing workshop at centre[3].

led by artist matt mcinnes, this hands-on workshop gives teens ages 14–17 the opportunity to explore the basics of screen-printing in a fun and creative studio environment. participants will learn how to design original artwork, experiment with printing techniques, and create their own custom t-shirts from start to finish.

whether you’re interested in art, fashion, design, or simply trying something new, this beginner-friendly workshop is a great way to build creative skills and express yourself through printmaking.

june 6 & june 13
1pm–4pm
centre[3] media arts studio

all materials provided. limited spots available.

register now at dvsa.ca/classes

05/18/2026

Centre[3] is pleased to present “Carmela Laganse: In Process”.

“Carmela Laganse: In Process” is part of our short video series, “Collapsing the Distance Between Us.” Each piece in this series goes behind the scenes, visiting different art studios to listen and learn from local artists and their unique artistic practices.

Carmela Laganse’s practice engages with intersections of embodied experience and perception as well as exploring the agency embedded in objects and environments. Working in a variety of media, she often builds interactive work or portable, modular environments that playfully and critically integrate physical, emotional, ritualistic, and intellectual processes through an intersectional lens. Carmela Laganse is one of the principal investigators of The Sari Sari Xchange , an emergent media based collaboration driven by artists, researchers, and cultural leaders from the Asian diasporic community.

Video by Ésery Mondesir
Studio Assistant and Audio by Arturo Jimenez .wav
Coordinated by Lesley Loksi Chan

This project is generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts .council

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