T H E EST. 1983 C R O W N V O L U M E / / 3 3 S E P T E M B E R R E D E E M E R ’ S S T U D E N T V O I C E S I N C E 1 9 8 3 I S S U E / / 1 2 0 1 5 Supercrawl: “God’s Art Gallery on the Street” rebekkA goNDoSCH the church’s courtyard. I focused on making the long trek Market” and prompted the community of James Street REPORTER to the back of the church. During these community events to align with the inviting presence of Christ Church’s Hamilton’s Supercrawl certainly lives up to its title as the church allows visitors to explore as far as behind the street space. Thus, Art Crawls began in the spirit of this being a local street festival of impressive proportions. altar: an opportunity I enjoy taking full advantage of. It awakened sense of vitality. Rather than the superimposed Even the rain could not dampen the spirits of enthusiasts was in this moment of gazing up at the impressive archi- assumption I initially had of the church’s involvement, crawling along James Street North in support of local tecture of the space, notebook and pen in hand, that I felt the process was, in Watts’ words, more “evolutionary,” artists, musicians, business owners, and community a momentary opposition within myself. The magnitude of beginning with the church’s encouragement of growth members alike. When I first moved to Hamilton last year, church tradition colliding with my contemporary role as and celebrating of culture. It is somewhat poetical to con- Supercrawl served as my ‘initiation’ into the city’s culture. a reporter craving candid insight into the life and truth of sider the church as the foundation of this artistic move- I was given a taste — pun intended, on account of the nu- this place seemed temporarily incongruent. ment: the Art Crawls being built upon God’s ground in a merous food trucks — of the supportive and stimulating spirit of generosity and spontaneity. environment that is often underestimated by those living It was then that I was greeted by a member of the congre- outside of the city’s parameters. Hamilton is abundant gation, John Watts, who ruptured any fear of formality I As Watts emphasized to me, Christ Church’s focus during with creativity, collaboration, and a collective enthusiasm was momentarily harbouring. I asked Watts the question the crawls is on debunking myths surrounding what the which manifests itself perhaps most apparently in the that had been stirring in my brain for the last year: how church really is. Opening its doors to the public is an ideal annual Supercrawl. did Christ Church Cathedral become such an integral and means of achieving this intent; there is a transparency, inviting part of one of Hamilton’s most applauded events? a literal openness to witness and experience the numer- It was during my first Supercrawl that I stumbled upon, My initial hypothesis was that the church merged with the ous opportunities the church has to offer. It is important coincidentally in the very heart of James Street, the goings-on of the festival. A somewhat stereotypical ‘the to remember that such an invitation extends beyond impressive structure that is Christ Church Cathedral: An- church had to keep up with the times’ point of view. Not cathedral walls. Supercrawl attests to the positive impact glican Church and office to the Diocese of Niagara. At the so in the case of Christ Church. Watts informed me that it shared when church and culture are harmoniously inter- time it was both strange and spectacular to me that such was this church that began the spark of Art Crawls which twined and spill forth into the city streets. a typically traditional space was so open to embrace the would ignite the flame of its super-sized annual crawl. vibrancy of an event like Supercrawl. It was this integra- Watts concluded our discussion by enthusiastically refer- tion of cultural life that led me to attend services at Christ For those who are unaware, Hamilton is also host to ring to Supercrawl as, “God’s art gallery on the street.” Church, and to investigate its role in Hamilton’s festivi- monthly Art Crawls: smaller scale, more frequent ver- Indeed, I would encourage us this year to see the abun- ties during my second Supercrawl venture this month. sions of Supercrawl. Christ Church was at the forefront of dant gifts of God’s gallery in all places and spaces. this artistic movement, opening up Bishopsgate to local As I walked through Bishopsgate garden, the numerous vendors as a means of encouraging their talents and pro- Look for the next Maker’s Market at Christ Church Cathe- vendors courageously crammed, come wind and rain, into viding a space amidst what was then a much more deso- dral during Art Crawl on October 9th between 7-10pm. late streetscape. 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