Orléans Festival
June 3 & 4 2011

The 2011 Orléans Festival will be a two day event taking place inside the Shenkman Arts Centre and outside along Centrum Blvd, bringing together a variety of artists, chefs and artisans. It will feature visual arts displays, indoor and outdoor stages, La Rue des Artisans and an outdoor Bistro with performing artists.  The Festival is looking for a variety of acts, as well as for an interesting selection of visual artists and artisans.

Please visit our website: www.orleansfestival.ca for more information and application forms.

It is free of charge to submit a proposal. Proposals will be selected based on the quality of performances and the quality and variety of the art and crafts.  Consideration will also be given to the availability of space, budget implications and the suitability with the festival programming.

The Ottawa Art Gallery is proud to invite you to an exciting evening on November 4th at 5:30: two new exhibits, along with the launches of Electric Fields (Ottawa’s biennial festival of electronic art and music), Michael Schreier’s Storyteller: Waiting for Words exhibition catalogue and Artengine’s Nite Ride publication—plus a DJ, food and lots of fun! Come meet the artists! It’s an event not to be missed! Also, mark down Friday, November 5th at 12:30 p.m. on your calendar, when Marie-Jeanne Musiol will be giving a talk about her work.
2 Daly Avenue (pictured: Steve Daniels, Sessile (detail), 2008)

‘Pillars of Stone’
Stone Sculptures by November’s featured sculptor,  Angela Verlaeckt Clark
Vernissage Nov. 4th, 2010-10-20
Patrick John Mills
Contemporary Fine Art Gallery | 286 Hinchey Ave.

YOU ARE INVITED to a  SHOW
"MAGIE DE L'EAU" by ALINE JOANIS
November 2 to 29, 2010.
VERNISSAGE
Thursday November 4, 7 pm to 9 pm
Come and meet the artist.  A light lunch will be served.
Endroit / Place:  Galerie Eugène Racette,
(MIFO, centre culturel d'Orléans)
6600 rue Carrière, Orléans, On
tel: 613-830-6436
Heures d'ouverture: lundi au vendredi  , 8 h à 16 h.

Experience the sights and sounds of Ottawa’s artists this summer! Some of Ottawa’s most talented performers are being featured at wading pool parks throughout July and August. Themed events will offer a variety of arts activities for children and youth on Thursdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., including an artistic performance from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
The Magic of Vito and Diego (magicians)
Thursday, August 12
Dutchies Park, 154 Mann Ave. (corner of Range)
Rain date: August 13
Enjoy a BBQ lunch on site (11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.), as well as games and other special groups between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. Bring your bathing suit for the wading pool, too! Check ottawa.ca for all the details – and for all other special events at the City’s 56 wading pools.

FAREWELL TO SUMMER a Solo Exhibition by Margaret Chwialkowska
August 6 to November 4, 2010 at the CASINO
Series of oil paintings rendered with a palette knife, inspired by the Ottawa Region autumn landscape, lusty sculpted, drenched with vibrant colour, infused with light and dramatic textures.
Casino du Lac-Leamy, 1, Boulevard du Casino, Gatineau, Quebec
Opening Reception: Thursday, August 12, 6.00 – 8.00 p.m.
For more information call: 613-729-9351, email: mchwialkowska@rogers.com or visit: www.artistsincanada.com/margaret
Three Openings at the Ottawa Art Gallery
Thursday 12 August 2010 at 5:30pm
13 August - 24 October 2010
Marie-Josée Laframboise
Network Installations
Curated by Eve-Lyne Beaudry,
Exhibition produced and circulated by Musée d’art de Joliette
Marie-Josée Laframboise produces large scale, site specific installations constructed of everyday materials such as twine, fabric, nets, plastic coated wires, and plastic containers. Her installation at OAG will be located in both the interior and exterior spaces of the gallery. The artist links and reveals architectural details by wrapping, weaving, and contouring them to create new paths and obstacles that the viewer negotiates.
13 August - 24 October 2010
Dipna Horra
Avaaz
Curator: Andrea Fatona
A series of sound spaces or audio structures that are integrated into the architecture of the gallery space.  An immersive environment or atmosphere is created for the viewer/listener based on sound recordings derived from multiple origins such as recited poetry, chatter, traffic etc. Avaaz is a word in Punjabi that describes both sound and voice.
7 August – 17 October 2010
At Land’s End
Curator: Anik Glaude
Artists: James M. Barnsley, Paul Beaulieu, Alan Collier, Bruce Garner, Robert Harris, Edwin Holgate, A.Y. Jackson, Arthur Lismer, Henri Masson, Doris McCarthy, Donald C. MacKay, Louis Muhlstock, George Pepper, Claude Picher, Joe Plaskett, Jack Shadbolt, Philip Surrey
Historically, landscape painters have employed oceanic imagery to create idyllic scenery and to represent both the powerful and destructive nature of the sea. At Land's End highlights a selection of artworks from the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art that reflects the continuous convergence of land and sea that shapes this country's utmost border. Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue

BLINK Gallery presents ROZEMARIJN OUDEJANS, "Clothes for my poems" - monoprints and etchings
VERNISSAGE
Thursday, August 12, 6 to 9pm
EXHIBIT CONTINUES
Friday, August 13, 1 to 6pm
Saturday, August 14, 12 to 5pm
Sunday, August 15, 12 to 5pm
This exhibit of Rozemarijn Oudejans' prints consists of two series that both explore the subject of mental health. "Clothes for my poems" is a series of
etchings that were inspired by teenage poems. The etchings illustrate each poem and serve as clothes for the vulnerable thoughts on paper that have been hidden for so long.Currently resides in Header House, Major’s Hill Park (Across from the National Gallery of Canada at the foot of the Alexandra Bridge. Look for the little stone building.) PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ONLY.

Ottawa School of Art Gallery in Orleans is holding a vernissage for their latest exhibition – the second annual Instructors Show this Thursday August 12th from 6pm to 8pm in the OSA Gallery at the Shenkman Arts Centre. It is a group show featuring art by 26 of the School’s Instructors, and the gallery will be packed full of a wide variety of work. Artists will be in attendance, and we wanted to invite you to come take part in the opening.
Ottawa School of Art Orleans Campus, 245 Centrum Boulevard

Friday

Dale Smith Gallery is pleased to present "The Return of the Beothuk," an exhibition of recent paintings by Nova Scotia artist Jonathan Howse (pictured, First Europeans). In "The Return of the Beothuk," Jonathan combines stories and images of the Beothuk, his own family history, and issues faced by Newfoundlanders today to explore how the lessons of the past may provide solutions for the future. Please contact the gallery for more information or images of exhibition work.
July 9 - August 1 |  Vernissage: Friday, July 9, 7- 10 PM | 137 Beechwood Ave.

One Night Only Exhibit
Lyle Richardson
New Pastel & Watercolour on Paper
Friday July 9, 2010 / 7-10 pm
La Petite Mort Gallery | 306 Cumberland Street

Galerie McKenzie Marcotte at 26 Sully Rd. in Wakefield Quebec is pleased to present “Attitudes and Expressions,” an exhibition of wood fired sculpture by Raymond Warren. The vernissage will take place on Friday July 9 at 7 pm. The exhibition continues until August 3, 2010.

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.

OSA Orleans Campus Gallery | 245 Centrum Blvd. Shenkman Arts Centre
ELEMENTS | Paintings by Tami Galili Ellis (pictured: To my Left, 2009, (oil and gold foil on canvas))

VERNISSAGE
Wednesday, May 5 from 5 to 8 pm. Artist Talk at 6:30 pm.
(Featuring a sneak preview of new music by Israeli artist Avi Agababa.
Agababa is a musician, drummer and percussionist, focused on playing ethnic percussion with special emphasis on middle-eastern instruments.) www.agababa.net

"In her series Elements, the artist reaches back to a time before Modernity to explore what the archetypal figure of the angel may still mean to us. Dans sa série Éléments, l'artiste tend vers le passé à un temps avant le modernisme dans le but d'explorer si l'archétype de l'ange a encore de la signification pour nous aujourd'hui."
­ Petra Halkes, BFA, Ph.D.

CALL FOR CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION PROPOSALS: FESTIVAL X 2010
Ottawa Photography Festival (September 13 to October 17 2010)
The Ottawa School of Art (OSA) is now accepting proposals for the 2010 Juried Contemporary Photography Exhibition to be held in conjunction with X Ottawa Photography Festival at the OSA Orleans Campus Gallery in the Shenkman Arts Centre. Group exhibition proposals are also accepted.
The deadline for submitting artwork is Tuesday, April 20, 2010. All work must arrive no later than 4:30 p.m. local time (EST) in order to be considered for submission.
Mail or deliver (submissions will not be accepted via email) your submission to: The Gallery Committee, Ottawa School of Art, Orleans Campus
245 Centrum boulevard Orleans ON  K1E0A1
For more information, contact OSA Orleans Campus Receptionist Virginia Dyet:
613.580.2765 or osao.info@artottawa.ca.
To download the bilingual 2010 Call for Exhibition Proposals & 2010 Guidelines for Support Materials, visit www.artottawa.ca - 'OSA Galleries - Submissions' section.
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Ottawa - Aspiring artists are invited to submit their work for the new City of Ottawa C4 Gallery - a travelling showcase with an emphasis on contemporary, conceptual, compartmental and community art. Submissions will be accepted by mail or by hand until Monday April 5, 2010 at 3 p.m.

The request for submissions is open to all residents (young, older, amateur or professional artists, etc.) living within a 150-kilometre radius of the City of Ottawa. Participants must be Canadian citizens or have landed immigrant status.

Current Exhibition:
Shenkman Arts Centre
245 Centrum Boulevard
February 25 - March 26

Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Boulevard, Orléans (Lower Level)
Trinity Art Gallery
Salon A
Keith Burnett:  Storm Watch: the Inevitability of Change
Shifting skies come to life with colour and movement, the viewer compelled to ponder the forces of nature and our place within it. The images are powerful, foreboding while conveying hope and renewal in a process of continual change.
March 25 - April 27, 2010

Salon B
Susan Gardiner Bourlier: Construction Anxiety
This series explores the challenges of modern construction by embracing the electrical outlet as both a tool and central motif in the work. Its functional role is subverted, calling into question common practices and assumptions about the process of architecture.
March 25 - April 27, 2010

Promenade Arteast
The ABCs of Art by Arteast members From A-D
March 25 - May 25, 2010
http://www.arteastottawa.com
613-796-6861
Meet the artists! Reception for Arteast and Trinity artists on Sunday, March 28 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm.

The Ottawa School of Art (OSA) is now accepting proposals of current or proposed work for the 2011 exhibition season for both its downtown campus gallery and Orleans campus gallery.
Artists working in all media are invited to submit proposals. Group exhibition proposals are also accepted. Artists should submit only one proposal and should indicate the gallery in which they wish their work to be exhibited (i.e. downtown or Orleans). Exhibition proposals can be submitted for consideration at both galleries.
The deadline for submitting artwork is Friday, April 23, 2010. All work must arrive no later than 4:30 p.m. local time (EST) in order to be considered for submission.
Mail or deliver (submissions will not be accepted via email) your submission to:
The Gallery Committee, Ottawa School of Art
35 George St. Ottawa, ON K1N 8W5
For more information, contact OSA Gallery Coordinator Cathy Brake at 613.241.7471 x 27
Download the 2011 Call for Exhibition Proposals and Guidelines for Support Materials online at www.artottawa.ca or stop by the OSA to pick up your copies in person today!

Friday

THE OTTAWA ART GALLERY PRESENTS
Friday 26 February at 12:30 pm
In the context of the exhibition "Exploded View," Jennifer R. Angus will present and discuss her work.
Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue

Research Fellowship Lectures: General Idea
Friday, February 26 from 2 pm to 5 pm
Three presentations by Fellows from the 2009/10 program focus on the Canadian artists' group General Idea. The Research Fellowships Program encourages and supports advanced research. The Fellowships emphasize the use and investigation of the collections of the National Gallery of Canada, including those of the Library and Archives.
In the Lecture Hall of the National Gallery (380 Sussex Drive). In English with bilingual discussion. Free admission.

OAG | GAO : Subjecting Figures (from the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art)
The official opening will take place on February 25 at 5:30 p.m.
Arts Court, 2 Daly Avenue

The Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture is organizing an Art Exhibition in May 2010 in Ottawa showcasing artworks that acknowledge and celebrate Diversity and Multiculturalism.
The exhibition will be at the Art Ottawa East (Shenkman Arts Centre) and at the Patrick John Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery. Eligibility Criteria
The Exhibition is open to established and emerging artists. Artists must be New Canadians  (meaning Canadians or permanent residents born in another country.)
The general guidelines for submitting artworks are as follows:

• Provide name, address, phone number, e-mail address and web site if available.
• Include Curriculum Vitae detailing experience and other relevant information.
• Submit digital files with a maximum of 10 artworks. These files must be in JPEG format and should be no less than 1 MB and should not exceed 3 MB in size.
• Include a description of works: media, size (inches: height x width), date and total price (taxes included).
• All works must have been finished within three years prior to submission and completed after May 2007.
• Provide a one-sentence statement describing the work submitted.
• All Media are accepted (two-dimensional works: paintings and works on paper including photographs). Experimental and mixed techniques are welcome.
• Submissions should be sent by:

Wednesday, March 31, 2010 to the following e-mail address: info@cncac.ca
or by mail to:
Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture
Art Exhibition - May 2010
945 Wellington St. W. Second Floor.
Ottawa, ON  K1Y 2X5
We will acknowledge submissions as received. If you do not hear from us within a few days, please resubmit. Do not send original artwork.
After the submissions have been reviewed to ensure compliance with eligibility criteria, a panel of 5 jurors will evaluate the digital files and select the artists to be invited to participate in the exhibition. Those chosen will then be asked to submit the original artwork represented in their digital file submission.
Only up to 4 to 6 artworks per artist will be accepted. Artworks should preferably have the same theme.
Works on canvas to be exhibited must also be secured on stretcher bars; framing is optional. However, if the painting is on paper, the work must be framed with glazing; i.e., glass or Plexiglas.
Loose, exposed, or unprotected paper works cannot be accepted.
Selection will take place in April 2010.
For more information e-mail us at info@cncac.ca

Friday

Exposure Gallery’s first photography exhibit of 2010! In Motion - Award-winning Ottawa photographers Raymond Aubin and Yannis Souris capture dance, youth and movement from unique perspectives in a lyrical and passionate fashion.
VERNISSAGE: Friday, January 15, 2010
TIME: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Exposure Gallery - Thyme and Again’s 2nd floor studio 1255 Wellington Street West
A portion of the proceeds from In Motion will go towards The Dandelion Dance Company, an Ottawa-based dance theatre company for young women of all abilities. Join us for another evening of wonderful art, food and people!

ART-IMAGE presents Ordiculture from Yann Farley | January 15 to March 14, 2010
A living exhibition animated by two interactive robotic sculptures bringing together sound and material (pictured, S1-04). Come and experience this unique installation that explores the special relationship between humans and machines. Ordiculture was made possible through the financial support of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. VERNISSAGE this Friday January 15 from 6pm to 8pm. Admission is free, come one come all. Maison de la culture de Gatineau | 855 boulevard de la Gappe.

La Petite Mort Gallery presents DREW MOSLEY
“Hurry up to slow down”
ONE NIGHT ONLY Exhibit
Friday Jan 15, 2010 / 7 - 10pm 306 Cumberland

The Ottawa School of Art is pleased to present our 25th Annual Holiday Fundraising Art Sale in the ByWard Market and our first annual Holiday Fundraising Art Sale at our new Orleans Campus in the Shenkman Arts Centre from November 26 to December 15, 2009. This exhibition/fundraiser supports the OSA and its members by featuring a wide range of unique and affordable works of art, perfect for collecting or gift-giving. This event provides an opportunity to see the variety of techniques and styles of work that are continually being generated by the Ottawa School of Art community.
The Holiday Fundraising Art Sale is open to all active members in good standing with the Ottawa School of Art. This year, the OSA will host two Holiday Fundraising Art Sales at each campus. Artwork must be submitted at the location it is intended to exhibit at. You may submit a maximum of three artworks at each campus.
Submission dates:
Thursday, November 19, 2009, Friday, November 20, 2009 and Saturday, November 21, 2009 between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Download the Contract and Submission Criteria [PDF] www.artottawa.ca

Atrium Gallery
Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa, ON
Basil Pessin: The Computer Age in Art
An exhibition of framed prints on canvas demonstrates the true artistic nature of digital art and its enormous possibilities.
August 7 to 26, 2009
Monday to Thursday 8:30 am - 9 pm, Friday 8:30 am - 6 pm, Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Open during scheduled performances at Centrepointe Theatre. Closed for statutory holidays.
Information: 613-580-2424 ext 42263

Centrepointe Theatre Gallery
Ben Franklin Place, 101 Centrepointe Drive, Ottawa, ON
The gallery will be closed due to construction in the theatre.
July 30 - August 29, 2009
Information: 613-580-2424 ext 42263

City Hall Art Gallery
110 Laurier Avenue West, Ottawa On
Andrew Morrow:A Way Out Of The Barn
"It wasn't until I saw Jan Matejko's King Sobieski at Vienna (1883), a massive war painting in the Vatican, that I decided to work in direct opposition to the more prosaic process of making that I was seeing in some contemporary art. I decided to produce paintings that were skilful, decadent and ostentatious. My idea was to revisit the exhilarating language of history painting. I wanted to question the possibility of a unified, decisive historical moment. I wanted to amplify its heroism, to expose the circular nature of history..." -Andrew Morrow, April 2009
June 12 - September 6, 2009
Open daily from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Information: 613-580-2424, ext. 28425

Foyer Gallery
Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Entrance #1, Ottawa, ON
Wednesday - Friday 3 - 9 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 11 am - 5 pm.
Information: 613-580-2424 ext 42226 and ext. 3

Karsh-Masson Gallery
136 St. Patrick Street, Ottawa ON
Amy Schissel - Prolix X and Steven Stewart - Missing Persons
Amy Schissel and Steven Stewart are part of the University of Ottawa's first Master of Fine Arts graduating class. This exhibition presents both artists' final thesis projects.
July 31 to September 20, 2009
Vernissage: Thursday, July 30, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Admission is free.
Information: 613-580-2424, ext. 14167

Nepean Fine Arts League
Nepean Creative Arts Centre, 35 Stafford Rd Unit 11, Bells Corners, ON
Elena Deroche
August 1 - 30, 2009
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sunday 12pm - 4 pm
For further information, please contact the NFAL Gallery Coordinators Janice Saunders  (613-692-2256) or Sandra Roberge (613-721-2915).

Studio Gallery
Nepean Visual Arts Centre, Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Entrance #3, Ottawa, ON
OMMA: Ottawa Mixed Media Artists
June 23 - September 13, 2009
Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Sunday 12pm - 4 pm
Information: 613-580-2424 ext 42263

Trinity Art Gallery, Salon A
Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Boulevard, Ground Floor, Orléans
Roxanne Brousseau-Félio: Ms. Perceptions
With over 20 years in the media industry, Roxanne Brousseau-Félio introduces a collective of paintings: Ms. Perceptions. "Realities at face value, from snapshots to slapshots. How do we give reality to images depicted in media or of anyone - including ourselves? How does perception play a role in our collective and individual consciousness? Every picture is worth a thousand stories. Whose story?"
July 30 to August 25, 2009
Monday to Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Information: 613-580-ARTS (2787)
shenkmanartscentre@ottawa.ca
ShenkmanArts.ca

Trinity Art Gallery, Salon B
Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Boulevard, Ground Floor, Orléans
Valerie Syposz: Whine and Cheese
"The search for my own identity has led to the creation of a series of colourful prints. They depict obsessions such as food and patterns and an overall disgruntlement with one's environment. Serious subjects are treated with playfulness and humour as a recipe for survival."
July 30 to August 25, 2009
Monday to Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Information: 613-580-ARTS (2787)
shenkmanartscentre@ottawa.ca
ShenkmanArts.ca

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BANK OF AMERICA STAGE
7 p.m.: Ice Cube
9:30 p.m.: Our Lady Peace

ROGERS STAGE
6 p.m.: Mishka
8 p.m.: Xavier Rudd

SUBWAY STAGE
6:30 p.m.: Spencer Davis
7:45 p.m.: The Yardbirds
9 p.m.: The Zombies

Friday

One last time: As many may know by now, the Aloha Room on Bank St. is pretty much on its last legs. Deemed to cease being altogether due to management issues and a lack of human traffic, this once hoppin' waterhole will be celebrated one last time. So let's give it one last hurrah and make the best of a fun evening featuring live music, poetry, local art...and whatever. 19+/free admission; Friday, July 10, 2009 at 8:00pm to Saturday, July 11, 2009 at 2:00am; 323 Bank St. (Below Barrymores)

Any day of the week!

Themed group show "Water" opens today at the Cube Gallery (7 Hamilton Ave. N.) and runs until May 17. It features Barbara Babinski, Brian Tremblay, Cynthia O'Brien, Denis Larouche, Gordon Wallace, Ingo Hessel, Janet Moore, Jennifer Noxon, Jesse Stewart, Norman Takeuchi, and Victoria Wonnacott. You can meet the artists on Sunday, April 12 from 2 to 5 p.m. There'll be live music and refreshments, and you are encouraged to bring the family, so I guess it's clean, wholesome art. 

The AOE's Spring Workshop Series includes, this Wednesday and next, "Creating your own website for the technically challenged." Kassem Cheatani will assist you in creating your own website in two evening sessions. Bring the information you would like to see on your website like your bio, your artist statement, your photos, etc.  This workshop will be offered in English but Kassem will be happy to assist you in French. It's at Avalon PS (2080 Portobello Dr., Orleans) from 7:00 to 9:00 pm, and the cost is $40 members, $50 non-members. Call AOE now to register at 613-749-4978 or email louise@artsoe.ca