Friday
Galerie McKenzie Marcotte is pleased to present "Figures of Speech," a series of abstract paintings by John F. Marok. Everyone is welcome to the vernissage on Friday June 11 at 7 pm. The exhibition will continue until July 5 2010. 26 Sully Rd. in Wakefield Qc.
Wurm Gallery / Invisible Cinema presents: Saudade: Tales of Longing - New Paintings by Sherry Garcia One Month Exhibit June 11 - July 7, 2010 Opening Night: Friday June 11th, 2010 8pm Bonus: Drinks, Snacks & Tunes 319 Lisgar St.
Friday and Saturday
On June 11th and 12th at Arts Court Theatre (2 Daly Ave. Ottawa, ON), Propeller Dance presents "Shedding Light", an evening of original performance works by Propeller Dance Company and a showcase of our recreational program, shedding light on the beauty, inspiration and pure artistry of integrated dance. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for students/low-income and are on sale now at the Arts Court Box office - 613-564-7240. Doors open at 6:30 for the silent auction (silent auction payment by cash and cheque only). Show starts at 7:30pm.
Last Chance!
"Belonging:" Group Art Exhibition | June 3rd - 12th Patrick John Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery 286 Hinchey Ave., Ottawa
Saturday
The Natasha Royka Movement Studio presents "Some Enchanted Evening" Saturday, June 12th, 7-9pm. 11 Florence Street, Ottawa
Saturday and Sunday
Art Discovery in the Pontiac! Pontiac Artists’ Studio Tour 2010 June 12, 13 & 19, 20 10am – 6pm Celebrating our 21st year.
Sunday
Le Centre d’exposition L’Imagier invites you to a concert given by the Carrefour musical Outaouais Winds Ensemble on Sunday, June 13 at 2 p.m. in the Parc de L’Imaginaire (9, rue Front, Gatineau, Aylmer Sector).
All weekend long!
Orléans Studio Tour this weekend June 12 and June 13 from 10h - 16h. Door prize of $ 250 to be won towards a painting seen on the tour. 12 studios - 23 artists. For detailed information please visit http://www.orleansstudiotour.org
Any time at all!
Tranquility : Paintings by Maureen Sheridan Artist Spotlight continues for the month of June 2010 Tay River Gallery 28 Wilson St. W. Perth
"Allô Montréal" is a tip of the chapeau, a salutation, a "bec" on both cheeks to the city that beckons us, feeds us and inspires us. This two-month show featuring 10 artists will celebrate the city, “that is physically so close you could call it Ottawa’s kissing cousin,” says curator Don Monet. At Cube Gallery until Sunday July 25th, 2010 | 1285 Wellington St. W.
GCTC's FRITZI gallery presents: Rebecca Mason June 8 ~ August 1 A visual dialogue with HEROES By Gérald Sibleyras, Translated by Tom Stoppard 1233 Wellington Street West | 2nd Floor
Georgia Mathewson shows a collection of mixed media work at the Ottawa Women's Credit Union- 271 Bank Street, until June 30.
Expat Report: Five Artists Discuss Life Trajectories Pattie Chalmers, Laura Kukkee, Anna Lindsay MacDonald, Sarah Troper, Rachael Wong (pictured: Sliding Windows (detail)) June 6 to 26, 2010 Lafrenière & Pai Gallery | 13 Murray St.
(in)familiar James Cooper (Bermuda) featured in Juxtapoz & Tiny Vices Nicola Kuperus (Detroit) member of ADULT. (Ersatz Audio), featured in XLR8R Ryan Foerster (Newmarket) featured in Vice, Nylon & People 4 - 27 June 2010 | Canteen Gallery | 238 Dalhousie Street
In June 2010, a major project initiated by DAÏMÕN will get under way, which will include production residencies, professional development workshops, exhibitions and performances and take place over a year. The co-curators Steven Loft, an independent curator, and Marie-Hélène Leblanc, DAÏMÕN’s artistic director, have developed together “Objet Indirect Object,” a project taking as its topic analogue mechanisms in media art. 78, Hanson St. (Hull area) | Gatineau
Ottawa-Gatineau based artist, Benjamin Rodger, exhibits a new collection of works, “Paintings for Squares” at the Ottawa School of Art’s Orleans campus gallery in the Shenkman Arts Centre, from Thursday June 3 to June 26. | 245 Centrum Boulevard
Dale Smith Gallery presents 'tea/leaves', an exhibition of new work by acclaimed Ottawa artist, Karen Bailey.
June 3 - July 4 | 137 Beechwood Ave.
Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Boulevard, Orléans (Lower Level) Trinity Art Gallery Salon A Helen Stone: The Female Principle This exhibition looks at how we construct our images of the female: Woman as cosmic presence or earthly Mother, eternal seductress or worshipped from afar. The many invested qualities of female principle include creative muse as well as Fire goddess. She is also associated with the element of Water. May 27-June 22, 2010 Salon B ShannonWhittle: Stepping Stones Recent oil paintings of stills and scenes of everyday subjects, rendered loosely with an emphasis on design, form modelling, and interplay of colour May 27 - June 22, 2010 Promenade Arteast Art of Life by Arteast Members May 27 to July 27, 2010 http://www.arteastottawa.com 613-796-6861
Born in Germany, artist Angela Grauerholz has been living in Montreal since the mid-1970s. She has long been interested in feminism, conceptual art, and a range of theoretical perspectives on photography, influences that have shaped her art over the last 25 years. The Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography is mounting a major exhibition comprised of some 40 works created over the course of her career. Presented by Pratt & Whitney Canada at the NGC, Angela Grauerholz: The inexhaustible image … épuiser l’image pays tribute to this extraordinary artist, who received the Prix Paul-Émile-Borduas – the highest distinction in the visual arts in Quebec – in 2006 for her exceptional contribution to the visual arts. It is the artist’s first solo exhibition at the NGC. To find out more about the exhibition, click on http://cmcp.gallery.ca/grauerholz.
From May 28 to September 26, 2010 | 380 Sussex Dr.
[Ed. note: I checked out this exhibition last night, and it's wonderful: cozy but kind of haunting. Definitely worth a peek]
Patrick Gordon Framing presents “Fiercely Independent” Paintings by Dalal Chuaqui 160 Elm St (by the beautiful City Centre)
Duncan de Kergommeauxm, "These Are the Marks I Make" Eric Sze-Lang Chan, "Intersections" Both Curated by Andrea Fatona "Parallel Dimensions," Students Interpret the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art Curated by Anik Glaude All shows run until August 1 Ottawa Art Gallery | 2 Daly Street
Evocative Objects: Artefacts Unfolding Neighbourhoods Presented at the Bytown Museum until September 5, 2010 | 1 Canal Lane
Dante Was Here photographic collective are hosting an exhibition that showcases some of the photographs they are currently working on. Gallery Farina is located upstairs in Johnny Farina's restaurant, 216 Elgin Street, Ottawa. 1 June - 30 July 2010
La Petite Mort Gallery presents
Theo Pelmus & Ulysses Castellanos, "Branded Transformative Inc." June 4-27, 2010 | 306 Cumberland
Modes of Depiction New works by John R. Barkley Galerie St-Laurent + Hill | 293 Dalhousie June 10, 2010 - June 30, 2010
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