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Call for Artists, Performers, and Artisans - Orleans Festival

Administrator — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 02:58:24 +0100

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 ...

Thursday Art: November 4, 2010

Administrator — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:41:34 +0100

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...

Thursday Art - August 12, 2010

Administrator — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:32:53 +0100

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)
Rai...

Weekend Art: July 9 - 11, 2010

Administrator — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 17:23:49 +0100

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 fa...

Weekend Art: June 11 - 13

April Yorke — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:44:20 +0100

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 Gal...

Wednesday Art - May 5, 2010

Administrator — Wed, 05 May 2010 19:51:10 +0100

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 Isr...

OSA Call for 2010 Juried Contemporary Photography Exhibition Proposals!

Administrator — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:15:05 +0100

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, ...

Aspiring artists invited to submit work for new mobile gallery

Administrator — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:41:17 +0100

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 cit...

The Latest at the Centre des Arts Shenkman Arts Centre: March 25 to April 27

Administrator — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 20:06:40 +0100

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 Bour...

2011 Ottawa School of Art Call for Exhibition Proposals!

Administrator — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:07:30 +0100

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 a...

Weekend Art: February 26 - 28

April Yorke — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:46:21 +0100

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
T...

Call to artists: Coalition of New Canadians for Arts and Culture

April Yorke — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:55:31 +0100

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 i...

Weekend Art: January 15 - 17

April Yorke — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 17:16:41 +0100

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 - ...

OSA Annual Holiday Fundraising Art Sale

April Yorke — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:11:06 +0100

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 o...

City of Ottawa Gallery listings for the week of August 6, 2009

Administrator — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100

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<...

Tuesday at Bluesfest

Kevin Johns — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100

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

HARD ROCK CAFE STAGE
6:30 p.m.: The Allrights
7:45 p.m.: Joe Louis Walker
9:30 p.m.: Toots & the Maytals

BARNEY DANSON THEATRE
6:15 p.m.: Disguises
7:30 p.m.: Joe Pug
9 p.m.: Matt Andersen

BLACKSHEEP ST...

Weekend Art: July 10 - 12

April Yorke — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:00:00 +0100

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...

Wednesday art

April Yorke — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 00:00:00 +0100

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 ...