A year since our last interview, we sat down with Commissioner Mathieu Grondin to hear a little more about his first year in the role — and to talk about what’s next for Ottawa’s nightlife.
April’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Velvet LeClair to support political art out of papier mâché and cardboard.
1979 was an important year for many reasons. Margaret Thatcher was elected Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan, commencing the Soviet-Afghan War. Sony released the first Walkman. And, of course, Joe Clark was elected Prime Minister of Canada.
Mid City, a monthly print zine that covers Ottawa municipal politics, was launched in November 2024 by Laura Blanchette and is still going strong. Through the engaging visual format, the zine (pronounced “zeen”) adds context to things like City Hall debates, new bylaws and summarizes highlights of important conversations.
The latest season of the podcast To Be Continued: Troubling the Archive launches today for any ears willing to listen. From protest action to generating creative community spaces to celebrating queer and trans Black communities, these discussions are about Ottawa-based Black, Indigenous, people of colour, diasporic and queer archives of longing, memory and inheritance in arts-based practices.
A group of Iranian-Canadians in Ottawa-Gatineau who call themselves “Zan, Zendegi, Azadi” (meaning “Woman, Life, Freedom”) hope to amplify the voices of protestors through art and photography with an exhibition at City Hall this weekend titled Call it Revolution.
Ottawa Arts Initiative is hosting a Mayoral Town Hall on the arts and culture sector in Ottawa.
Although many people will have seen the rainbow flag that flies proudly in front of Abiwin Co-op in downtown Ottawa, most will not know that this co-op was founded specifically to meet the housing needs of Ottawa’s 2SLGBTQ+ communities. In honour of Pride Month, we spoke with Linda Wilson, one of the founding members of […]
Jo-Ann Oosterman curated the Blue Yellow fundraiser, with all art donated by local artists, and all proceeds going to the Ukrainian Red Cross.
Many local issues are being discussed in this election, but Ottawa’s vibrant arts and culture scene doesn’t always get the attention it deserves. That’s a shame, because Ottawa is a heavy hitter in supporting a strong cultural sector. However, we know that the COVID-19 pandemic has devastated the city’s arts scene, and it will take […]
The Ottawa Cultural Alliance and Apartment613 are just two of many organizations devoted to fostering Ottawa’s arts and cultural scene. We jointly developed a candidate questionnaire and are publishing all the response we receive prior to Election Day on September 20. Sean Devine, NDP candidate for Nepean, was one of those who took the opportunity to respond.
The Ottawa Cultural Alliance and Apartment613 are just two of many organizations devoted to fostering Ottawa’s arts and cultural scene. We jointly developed a candidate questionnaire and are publishing all the response we receive prior to Election Day on September 20. Sandrine Perion, Conservative Party of Canada candidate for Ottawa-West Nepean, was one of those who took the opportunity to respond.
The Ottawa Cultural Alliance and Apartment613 are just two of many organizations devoted to fostering Ottawa’s arts and cultural scene. We jointly developed a candidate questionnaire and are publishing all the response we receive prior to Election Day on September 20. David Stibbe, Green Party candidate for Ottawa-West Nepean, was one of those who took the opportunity to respond.
The Ottawa Cultural Alliance and Apartment613 are just two of many organizations devoted to fostering Ottawa’s arts and cultural scene. We jointly developed a candidate questionnaire and are publishing all the response we receive prior to Election Day on September 20. Jennifer Purdy, Green Party candidate for Kanata-Carleton, was one of those who took the opportunity to respond.
The Ottawa Cultural Alliance and Apartment613 are just two of many organizations devoted to fostering Ottawa’s arts and cultural scene. We jointly developed a candidate questionnaire and are publishing all the response we receive prior to Election Day on September 20. Alex McDonald, Communist Party of Canada candidate for Ottawa-Centre, was one of those who took the opportunity to respond.
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