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
Shared Weather
Mackenzie Browning
Fri 24 July 2026 – Sat 24 Oct 2026
Shared Weather is a storefront installation of colourful paper vessels and suspended raindrops created from recycled and repurposed materials. Spanning three windows of the Plate Glass Gallery, the work explores connection, resilience, and the experiences we share as we move through life's changing seasons.
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Sat 23 May 2026
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Fri 30 Jan 2026
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Wed 12 Nov 2025
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Sat 9 Aug 2025
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Sat 10 May 2025
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Sat Feb 8 2025
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Sat 9 Nov 2024
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Thurs 22 Aug 2024
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Thurs 23 May 2024
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Wed Oct 25 2023
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.