Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
Things have been hot here in Ottawa as of late, but the cool down is coming, just in time for the weekend. There is so much going on around town, so get out and enjoy yourself!
Guillermo Trejo
Guillermo Trejo’s The East Coast Series on display at Studio Sixty Six until July 2
The East Coast Series is a new solo exhibition by Mexican Canadian artist Guillermo Trejo. The Series features a collection of prints, created by Trejo during a residency at the Saint Michael Print Studio in St. John’s, NL.
Ottawa Arts Council reveals the 2021 Arts Award recipients
Each year, the Ottawa Arts Council places a call out to the greater arts community to secure nominations for six awards.
SAW Gallery announces winners of the SAW Prize for New Works
25 artists in Ottawa-Gatineau selected for the inaugural SAW Prize for New Works.
Guillermo Trejo’s West Coast Series on virtual exhibit at Studio Sixty Six—until 05.30.20
With public events being cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns, Trejo thought it might be best to cancel his show as well. He was prepared to accept that. Luckily, he and the Studio Sixty Six’s curator, Carrie Colton, came up with another approach that would allow his work to be shown at a safe social distance.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
A new month is upon us—and so is the weekend, for those of us who are having a hard time keeping track of what day it is anymore. Don’t worry, it’s understandable; we’ve been in physical isolation mode for how long now? Despite the challenges thrown our way, we adaptable creatures have taken this new “normal” in stride and there is still a whole lot going on—a safe distance from other people.
Exhibition: Republic of the Other at Gallery 101—until 02.09.19
Xenia Fink, Guillermo Trejo and Jinny Yu explore the ambiguous relationship between the individual and the nation in this new exhibition.
Exhibition: Present Tense at Studio Sixty Six
Present Tense is on view at Studio Sixty Six until May 6, 2017. The exhibition aims to encourage a dialogue between the artworks and the viewer on the social, political, and cultural frameworks from which these tensions arise in Canadian history and how they also carry into the present.
Help PDA Press come to life
One of Ottawa’s newest galleries is asking for help with a new venture that will bring the work of local and Canadian artists and creators to a wider audience. PDA Press, which is part of PDA Projects, has launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funds for the publication of their first three books, which feature […]
Mexican artists visit Ottawa to exhibit at La Petite Mort Gallery
I was in a taxi in Mexico City’s Centro Histórico. The streets were filled with people walking about, crossing the street at random. We turned off into a quieter section, with some corner stores and small food stands in the neighbourhood. I was on a mission to find La Trampa Gráfica Contemporánea, a gallery and printing studio, […]
Guerilla Magazine celebrates return to print
Hundreds attended the launch of Guerilla 36 at Patrick Gordon Framing Studio on July 26th. “The event had incredible energy,” said Tony Martins, Guerilla’s editor and creative director. The evening that featured powerful artworks from Guillermo Trejo, Angelina McCormick, Drew Mosley, Anthony Tremmaglia, and Tina Picard, also celebrated Guerilla magazine’s return to print. “The event […]
Inspiration comes from the other side of Lake Erie
Print-making, comparing Cleveland to Ottawa, and a new perspective on the United States. Guillermo Trejo talks to us days before the opening of his solo exhibit at La Petite Mort. Guillermo Trejo has been calling Ottawa home for the last 6 years already and has been in a number of group shows at La Petite […]
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