Our Videos
In the fall of 2012, CoBALT Connects began the Band Together project, a program which accepted applications from area musicians and media artists, and granted the successful applicants funds and resources to make music videos. This week's Culture By The Minute introduces you to the four of the teams' musical partners, with interviews and performances by Katie Bulley, Pete and Ed Van Dyk of Pete Van Dyk and the Second Hand Band, members of Haolin Munk, and Adam Bentley of The Rest.
In anticipation of the upcoming GritLit Festival in Hamilton, CBTM caught up with local authors Mark Leslie and Jill Downie, and paid an off-site visit to independent book store Bryan Prince Bookseller.
Culture By Minute delved into the local theatre scene, chatting with Claire Calnan, director of the Hamilton Fringe, Bridget MacIntosh of the City of Hamilton's Tourism and Culture division, and an off-site at Hamilton Scenic Specialty with Mike Kukucska.
Produced by Create Media for Hamilton Economic Development, this video is a look inside the creative work spaces in Downtown Hamilton, including CoBALT's own workspace, the Studios at Hotel Hamilton.
A closer look at the "creative exodus" of artists and entrepreneurs leaving Toronto and relocating to Hamilton, Jeremy talks to Elizabeth Parker (Judy Marsales Real Estate) and Jacqueline Norton (cultural development consultant, City of Hamilton), while Jenny meets comedian and writer Gavin Stephens to chat about his own TO-to-Hamilton relocation.
Brenda Branch (City of Hamilton) and Stephanie Vegh (Hamilton Arts Council) discuss what's in store in arts and cultural programming for 2013, and CBTM gears up for the 1812 Bicentennial at Battlefield House & Museum in Stoney Creek.
CoBALT Connects is thrilled to be moving forward with four teams of musicians and production partners under the BAND TOGETHER project! Look for more details, progress updates, and live event information in the coming months as the teams complete their music videos.
T'is the season for craft shows, art sales, and all things handmade. CBTM got crafty with a few members of Hamilton's handmade scene including Lisa Pijuan-Nomura of Girl Can Create, Maria Isabel Garcia Castro of Maisa Designs and the International Marketplace, and an off-site with Hollie Pocsai, co-owner of White Elephant.
Isaac Buchanan wouldn't want his former estate to become "the Dundurn Castle of the Mountain," but Auchmar still needs a new identity. This week's CBTM explores this grand estate, and begins the discussion of how to preserve this cultural asset while balancing the need to also bring it into the future. Guests include Pat Saunders, a past president of the Hamilton Mountain Heritage Society, Philip Toms of Philip Toms Architect, and Dave Turner, Supevisor, Heritage Facilities, City of Hamilton.
Culture By The Minute is exploring culture on the Mountain in Hamilton, and this week's episode focused on Concession Street. Guests include Lynn Page of the Concession Street B.I.A., Leo Santos, owner and operator of Papa Leo's Restaurant, and an off-site visit to the Music Palace with the facility's marketing manager Brian Owen, and local artist and coordinator of the Side Gallery, Sue Gunter. Culture on the Mountain!
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