My favourite Ottawa festival, the Canadian Film Institute’s Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF), begins on Wednesday, Sept. 24 and runs to Sunday, Sept. 28 at several downtown locations—mainly at the Ottawa Art Gallery and the ByTowne.
Ava Margueritte, a neurodiverse multidisciplinary artist rooted in Ottawa-Gatineau, invites us into her deeply personal world through her latest photography exhibition, “Landfall,” opening at Shenkman Arts Centre on Sept. 16. Through introspective imagery that speaks to the cyclical nature of living with invisible disabilities, Margueritte’s work shifts a solitary experience into a collective conversation.
Exhibit One project curator Keke Doreus believes art is never a final product — it’s an ongoing process that is never fully complete.This is exactly what she hopes to portray through her multidisciplinary art shows, the first of which took place on Aug. 16 at TCC Canada (150 Elgin St.). The debut show, ÉPILOGUE, starred live art presentations including fashion, sculpture, and music.
As you walk into the corner exhibition space on the Mezzanine level of the National Gallery of Canada, you are met with the words “THINGS WHICH ARE PER SE CONTINUOUS,” painted in bright blue above the corridor. It is these words, penned by late artist Lawrence Weiner, that echo throughout the newest exhibit at the gallery.
Apt613’s Brian Carroll interviewed Brenda Small of the Glebe Art in the Garden Tour (July 5-6, 10am-4pm). Brenda Small is one of the artists in the tour, a member of the organizing committee, a member of the jury, and is responsible for advertising.
The Ottawa Art Gallery truly partied in pink Thursday night, as the annual Give to Get Art Auction came to life with a sold-out crowd.
The Red Trillium Studio Tour, running from May 31 to June 1, offers art lovers the chance to slow down, to get away from high-rises and traffic, and to visit rural Ottawa artists in their own spaces. I spoke with local artist, Jennifer Ajersch, about the event, which has been ongoing for 27 years.
On Thursday, May 29, the Ottawa Art Gallery will host its signature Give to Get Art Auction at the Alma Duncan Salon on level three of the gallery.
April’s Awesome Ottawa award goes to Velvet LeClair to support political art out of papier mâché and cardboard.
ASYLUM, a new SPAO exhibit, opens today as part of SPAO’s 20th anniversary.
The Ottawa School of Art in the ByWard Market has a new exhibit running now until Feb. 2 that is sure to get you thinking.
When Alexandra Badzak was chosen as one of the recipients of this year’s Order of Ottawa awards, she was honoured to be recognized within the city’s arts and culture community. In this piece, she recalls her journey to this milestone and what it means to advocate for an inclusive and diverse artistic community in Ottawa.
Starting Dec. 14, head to the Arts Court for Pique winter edition. The festival’s got music, visual and interdisciplinary arts, artisan food vendors, and drag and ballroom performances to pique your interest.
Ottawa Design Club’s most recent event, ‘Building Bridges’, was held at AXENÉO7, an artist-run centre in Gatineau. The event marked the launch of the club’s newest zine — also titled ‘Building Bridges’ — along with its first-ever art exhibit,
Led by co-founders Izzy Poirier, brand designer and Ariane Bédard, senior graphic designer, the next Ottawa Design Club event, ‘Building Bridges’, marks the launch of Ottawa Design Club’s next zine, along with a three-day art exhibit.
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