Maria-Hélèna is a long-time activist and writer with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Master's in Women's Studies. She writes about art, culture and politics. You can find her work as a professional artist and singer-songwriter here: www.mariahelenapacelli.com.
“This is not a peep show, this is a community-building performing arts experience” says Rick Telfer aka Tricky Ricky, who is an actor, burlesque performer and producer of Ottawa’s Naked Boys Reading.
Each month, the Museum of Nature hosts Nature Nocturne, giving visitors the chance to dance the night away while exploring the galleries after hours.
Maria-Hélèna Pacelli: “And while the melodies have been replaying in my head, what haunts me even more is the image of hundreds of flyers catching wind on their way down from the high rise reminding us that there are so many extraordinary things about being ordinary.”
Maria-Hélèna Pacelli: “[Moonfruits] are generous artists, and their performances are permeated with genuine love that also inspires other artists. Their work is not only to perform as artists, but to weave and work the fabric of the artistic community.”
Sarah Slean will be performing at the National Arts Centre on October 17 and 18. Apt613 contributor Maria-Helena Pacelli spoke with her ahead of her arrival in Ottawa.
The Community Engaged Arts Symposium is taking place March 31 and April 1 at Ottawa City Hall.
As an artist interested in these questions, when I saw Jessica Ruano’s first posts about The Ghomeshi Effect I felt relieved: I wasn’t the only one thinking about this and trying to make something of it.
SAW Gallery’s annual SKETCH fundraiser, which combines a live concert, a bargain-basement art auction, and a dance party, is part of a growing trend that rethinks how fundraising works.
Do you ever wonder, when looking at old building around the city, what stood there before?
