Media Mentions
Artists/Fabricators: Alex Kirkham + Kelly Kirkham
Capital Project
Little Station
Restorion
Resilient Communities Projects
$39,271 Canadian Heritage Cultural Spaces Fund helps Critical Mass and ACO Port Hope restore and preserve the historical, cultural and architecturally significant Little Station building — ensuring it will continue to be used as an arts and culture hub and be enjoyed for generations to come.
$79,900 OTF Grant helps Critical Mass stabilize the organization, create outdoor programming space and experiment with innovative art experiences to lead Port Hope community out of pandemic
SoundsLike APP
$74,900 OTF Grant pilots creation of a Sound Walking APP in Port Hope, Ontario
Artist in Residence Program
Artist’s alter ego Jiggs keeps exploring Northumberland County
Critical Mass presents Palimpsest of Faded Texts
https://todaysnorthumberland.ca/2021/06/30/critical-mass-presents-palimpsest-of-faded-texts/
Port Hope’s Critical Mass Art pilot artist in residence program big win for community
https://www.thestar.com/local-northumberland/life/2021/11/12/port-hope-s-critical-mass-art-pilot-artist-in-residence-program-
big-win-for-community-artists.html
From My Window
Port Hope Hope Now: Critical Mass launches window art challenge
http://www.porthopenow.com/?p=8791&fbclid=IwAR2gWBhDII8nWNj4bV0ieSxiTzLw2l0BQ6NfNy8ZBVdf0NDdWsOVgcJ1Oss
Pumpkin Parade
Northumberland 89.7: Port Hope’s Premiere Pumpkin Parade
https://northumberland897.ca/community-corkboard/2019/11/1/port-hopes-premiere-pumpkin-parade
Going. Gone.
Northumberland News: Bid on artwork in support of Critical Mass in Port Hope
Critical Massive Adventure
Indiegogo Campaign
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/critical-massive-adventure#/
Tapatalk Design Mechanism: A Vendor’s Event Review
Go Northumberland: Critical Massive Adventure is Tomorrow!
https://www.gonorthumberland.ca/2019/08/16/critical-massive-adventure-is-tomorrow/
Port Hope Now: Critical Massive Adventure Festival Features Dungeons and Dragons Performance
https://www.porthopenow.com/?p=6392
Visit Port Hope’s Event Announcement
Cabinet of Critical Massive Curiosity & Critical Smash at the Lucky Midway Ticket Booth
You Never Step in the Same River Twice
Port Hope Now: Artist Talk (Student Panel) & Closing Reception – A Critical Mass Event Celebrating Youth Week
https://www.porthopenow.com/?p=5641
Trinity College School: Student art exhibition comes to successful conclusion
https://www.tcs.on.ca/2019-05-08/student-art-exhibition-comes-successful-conclusion
Trinity College School: TCS student artwork to be focus of local exhibition
https://www.tcs.on.ca/2019-04-10/tcs-student-artwork-be-focus-local-exhibition
Station Migration Installation +
Port Hope Candlelight Festival 2018
Northumberland News: Enhanced Festivities Coming to Port Hope this Friday
Port Hope Now: Port Hope Candlelight Walk and Moonlight Madness
https://www.porthopenow.com/?p=4503
Puppet & Lantern Making Workshops 2018
That Was Fun. A 25-Foot Whale And Other Delights.
http://www.clelia.ca/news/2018/12/3/well-that-was-fun-a-25-foot-whale-and-other-delights
Salmo Salar: The Once and Future Fish
Port Hope Now: Lent Lane is Being Transformed
https://www.porthopenow.com/?p=3725
Northumberland News: Something fishy is happening in Port Hope
https://www.northumberlandnews.com/whatson-story/8655559-something-fishy-is-happening-in-port-hope/
Go Northumberland: Check out a unique art display that officially launches Friday
https://www.gonorthumberland.ca/rss/check-out-a-unique-art-display-that-officially-launches-friday/
Chinook Salmon River Wall Mural
Port Hope HBIA: Port Hope’s river mural is here to stay / Ganaraska Salmon Mural
https://www.porthopehbia.com/discover/ganaraska-salmon-mural/
Port Hope Media Release
https://www.porthope.ca/news/media-release-river-wall-temporary-mural
Port Hope History: Full-size view of the mural
miniMEGA Print Project
Canadian Bookbinders and Artists Guild: Critical Mass Port Hope Steamroller Print Festival
https://cbbagottawa.ca/2017/09/30/critical-mass-port-hope-steamroller-print-festival/
Toronto.com: Port Hope Mini Mega steamroller prints on display
https://www.toronto.com/whatson-story/7688656-port-hope-mini-mega-steamroller-prints-on-display/
Port Hope Now: Critical Mass 4 Day Pop-Up Gallery Auction
https://www.porthopenow.com/?p=2155
My Kawartha: New street project prepared to steamroll Port Hope
https://www.mykawartha.com/news-story/7422222-new-street-project-prepared-to-steamroll-port-hope/
Snapd: miniMEGA Print Auction & Reception
https://northumberlandwest.snapd.com/events/view/1137964
PortHope.ca: Steamroller Printmaking Extravaganza!
http://www.porthope.ca/events/steamroller-printmaking-extravaganza
Slidestreet
Northumberland News: Still time for a chance at Slidestreet in Port Hope
Storm the Palace: Storm The Palace contributes to jingle for “Slide Street” Festival
http://www.stormthepalace.ca/storm-the-palace-contributes-to-jingle-for-slide-street-festival/
Northumberland News: Port Hope to host giant slide on Walton Street
Before I Die Project (Port Hope)
Toronto.com: ‘Before I Die’ project launched in Port Hope
https://www.toronto.com/whatson-story/4047181–before-i-die-project-launched-in-port-hope/
Miscellaneous
VIA Rail: THE PERFECT SMALL TOWN GETAWAY IN PORT HOPE
https://blog.viarail.ca/2019/01/16/perfect-small-town-getaway-port-hope/
Kawartha Now: The transformation of Port Hope’s first railway station into a creative hub begins
https://kawarthanow.com/2018/10/02/little-station-house-port-hope/
Northumberland News: Port Hope’s Little Station eyed by art group
Northumberland News: Port Hope’s Debbie Beattie is an unsung hero
https://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/9093992-port-hope-s-debbie-beattie-is-an-unsung-hero/
Northumberland News: Olympus Burger supports Critical Mass
https://www.northumberlandnews.com/news-story/8465566-olympus-burger-supports-critical-mass/
Doors Open Northumberland County
https://www.doorsopenontario.on.ca/en/northumberland/little-station
Port Hope Now: Goose About Town
https://www.porthopenow.com/?p=1103
Port Hope Now: Arts and Culture Award Recipient Volunteers with “Critical Mass”
https://www.porthopenow.com/?p=5359
The Record: Business for the Arts awards $15,000 to Port Hope
https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/5735249-business-for-the-arts-awards-15-000-to-port-hope/