A weekly review of art related activities by artist, Chris Erskine. Updates are posted every Monday.
This week:
- Heritage Decision-Making Questioned
- Another Demolition in the Works
- Historical TH&B Bridge Prepares to Come Down
- Putting Hamilton into Updates
- Sounds Better – new equipment
- Heritage Decision-Making Questioned
The Durand Neighbourhood Association questioned why the Heritage Permit Review Sub- Committee’s decision to allow the partial demolition of the James Street Baptist Church in Hamilton Ontario was not reviewed and approved by the Hamilton Municipal Heritage Committee and Hamilton City Council. The Heritage Committee argued that the Permits Committee had the authority to delegate decision-making to staff.
- Another Demolition in the Works
The Hamilton Conservation Authority is seeking the partial demolition of the Hermitage Ruins in Ancaster, Ontario. The HCA wants to demolish the surviving walls to a height of three feet. The request goes before the Heritage Permit Review Sub-Committee this Wednesday (April 23, 2014).
- Historical TH&B Bridge Prepares to Come Down
The City of Hamilton is preparing to demolish the last surviving TH&B Bridge. The Bridge was built in 1894 and provided street access over the railway line that cuts through the Durand and Corktown neighbourhoods.
- Putting Hamilton into Updates
To make the Updates more unique, I have changed the title of the Updates from Monday’s Artist Update to Hamilton Artist Update. Hopefully, this will make it easier to locate within Google and Youtube searches.
- Sounds Better – new equipment
As anyone who follows my blog knows, good quality sound has been a challenge. This past week, I started using the Rode shotgun microphone with a dead-cat wind screen. The results seem fairly good and will help with outdoor location shootings.
