Sights & Sounds

Ottawa Experimental Music (OEM) has been working tirelessly to shine light on Ottawa artists that might otherwise be in the shadows. Their mission is to make Ottawa known as a hub for experimental music and to get weird sounds and the people who make them out of the city’s bedrooms and basements and connect them in a community it has been fostering since 2012. 

Two hours of fresh local music. Updated weekly by apt613.ca music writers.

Shaun Elie is an Ottawa-based video artist and videographer who offers video workshops that can adapt to different situations. He has worked with MASC for over 15 years, offering short workshops and residencies to students in both English and French.

Three photographers from Vanier are working with Apt613 to document the history of their community in a new photo series. This week on CBC Radio, they had the chance to speak with All in a Day host Alan Neal about their #VanierType work.

Plasticine, the squishy plastic modelling clay every toddler knows and loves, can be employed to make art that looks similar to an oil painting done with a palette knife.

Two hours of fresh local music. Updated weekly by apt613.ca music writers.

These are delightful snippets of music to brighten your day!

A collection of our favourite photos from the last week.

Local artist Aquil Virani is celebrating his birthday by generating 30 letters to be sent via post to 30 people who have inspired him.

Despite cinemas being shut, Bicycle Film Festival is returning with a virtual festival program of short films specifically curated for Ottawa and available for screening online from January 15–24.

Shot at recognizable locations in the NCR like Chelsea Pub and La Cigale, “Winter Crush” is an adorable music video to a new tune by the Ottawa-based indie songwriter Akeem Oh.

Two hours of fresh local music. Updated weekly by apt613.ca music writers.

A collection of our favourite photos from the last week.

The new music video is directed and edited by Mike Dubue.