Theatre Review: Home Sweet… Something at undercurrents
Ottawa’s undercurrents festival has a new play development program that grants local artists a year-long residency at Arts Court.
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Re[place] Re[collect] offers humble, human portrait of Canada at 150
Re[place] Re[collect] is a project to archive in text and photos the memories and stories of seniors in Ottawa’s rural neighbourhoods. It is led by Brenda Dunn, a local community-engaged artist and local photographer Shawn MacDonell.
AOE Arts Symposium: The future of art is in community engagement
The Community Engaged Arts Symposium is taking place March 31 and April 1 at Ottawa City Hall.
Creating space for Ottawa artists to put themselves on the map
A one-day conference, happening in November, will bring together local artists from across different disciplines, giving them a chance to network and to find ways to build their careers without compromising their vision. Since 2013, Artpreneur has been dedicated to helping artists succeed in their careers and build skills that will help them navigative the […]
Podcast Series: Art Place engages community through social art practices
Art Place is a 3-year community outreach program of the AOE Arts Council. For the past few months, each artist or art group has been paired up with a local non-profit organization to engage with its community and to create collaborative artworks in a variety of forms: from dance and theatre to music and the […]
Apt613 Live for February 21, 2016
This week on Apt613 Live, contributor Maria-Helena Pacelli speaks with Alisdair MacRae, who is doing an artists’ residency through the AOE Arts Council, in a project that combines visual art with outreach at the Salvation Army’s Booth Centre. Tune in to Apt613 Live on Tuesdays from 6pm on CHUO 89.1FM.
ARTinis: The premiere east end event
Looking for a night of art, music, food and drink? Luckily the Shenkman Arts Centre is hosting ARTinis, an annual fundraiser for the AOE Arts Council this Thursday. ARTinis celebrates the arts while allowing “business and community leaders to meet with artists and art supporters and to show their pride for the arts in Ottawa,” […]
