Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
The final weekend of August is upon us and, while summer might be winding down, there is still a lot to do around town to enjoy what is left of the season.
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Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
The countdown is on as we arrive upon the final weekend before the holidays. If you’ve managed to get your shopping done already (or even if you haven’t), there are lots of festive things to do about town that are plenty more fun than braving a mall in late December.
Weekend roundup: Quoi faire?
Welcome to the first weekend of 2024, folks! If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to get out and enjoy our city to its fullest, we’re here to help! We’ve compiled a list of this weekend’s best; check out all the great goings-on to follow.
Long Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire?
We have arrived at the last of the magical long weekends of the summer! The weather looks wonderful and with things continuing to reopen around town, there is plenty of music, art, and exercise to fill your days. Make sure to don your mask and bring your sanitizer and enjoy the goings-on safely.
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
Welcome to the weekend!
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
Welcome to another winter weekend, folks! The holiday season is in the air and there are all kinds of festive things to get up to. We know everyone is busy this time of year, so we won’t waste any time and will get right to it!
Weekend Roundup: Quoi faire ?
Welcome to the first snow covered weekend in the city. If the cold temperatures and slippery sidewalks aren’t enough to make you think like a bear and hibernate this weekend, there is plenty to do out and about in Ottawa. So get bundled up and get out there. We promise you it’ll be worth it!
Anthropocene at the National Gallery takes big-picture look at our decaying planet
The exhibition’s title is taken from the proposed name for a new geological epoch some scientists believe we already inhabit.
The 2016 Sobey Art Award : Who will take Canada’s top contemporary art prize?
Have you ever walked into an art gallery and thought “Man, that artist’s work is awesome, someone should give them a prize”?
Six to see at the Ottawa International Animation Festival
These suggestions should get you started. We encourage you to dive in!
The National Gallery’s summer show: More than just a pretty face?
Post by Crystal Parsons Quick, name 5 famous painters. You probably got Picasso and Monet but did any female artists make your list? Art history has not always been overly generous to the ladies, but this summer there will be a little more “girl power” in the gallery with the retrospective exhibition Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun (1785-1842): […]
Monet at the National Gallery
Don’t look for soothing water lilies in the current Monet exhibition at the National Gallery of Canada. Subtitled A Bridge to Modernity, this series of 12 paintings bring together visions of war and visions of hedonism. Monet becomes a prophet of the contradictions of the 20th century, what we’ve called modernity. Impressionist painters wanted to […]
M. C. Escher at the National Gallery: An incursion into the reality of illusions
Printmaker Maurits Cornelis Escher is like an Old Master who would have lost his way in the 20th century. He produced some 450 prints over his 50 year career. Throughout, he remained obsessed with the representation of space. Fifty-four of his prints are on display at the National Gallery until May 2015. A rare opportunity […]
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