In this new work Shebageget further explores the uniformity and numbness of these cookie cutter homes designed to populate First Nation reservations. The program managed by the Engineering and Construction Service, Indian Affairs Branch of the Department of Citizenship and ...
We’ve been working on the project in the capacity of public art coordinators with Adrian Stimson and landscape architects the MBTW Group in creating a design for a monument that expresses Canada’s gratitude for the sacrifices made by Canadians who lost their lives or were ...
As people, we may modify and intervene, make a mark or deliver a blow, but we are only a small part in the sequence of what has come before and what will come after. At this overwhelming time of increasingly accelerated societal and climate change, I have appreciated how ...
The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) reopens this weekend with FREE admission today and tomorrow. Along with the opening, Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel has been extended beyond it’s originally closing date in April and will now run again from July 23 ...
Congrats to everyone involved with Àbadakone | Continuous Fire | Feu continuel curated by Greg Hill, Rachelle Dickeson and Christine Lalonde at the NGC! The Vernissage is tonight, Thursday, November 7 at 5 pm. More info on the exhibition and programming here. Here’s a ...
Wednesday, August 14 was the opening for some of the Ottawa University’s MFA 2017 cohort which included Anishinaabe artist Michael Belmore (www.michaelbelmore.com) on now at AXENÉO7 gallery in Gatineau. Arriving before the crowds came, I was able to spend time in ...
This intriguing and interactive exhibition celebrating the work of Ottawa artist Juan Geuer comes to a close this weekend, August 17 and 18. Curated by Caroline Seck Langill, this show positions Geuer’s work “in dialogue with artists with whom he either ...
FINAL DAY! The #GGARTS (Governor General) Award Winners Exhibition at National Gallery of Canada closes today. I went back yesterday, one more time, to see Jeff Thomas’ (www.jeff-thomas.ca) work. I have always felt that photography can be used to heal the Indigenous ...
10 Indigenous Artists. 3 Weeks. 1 Buffalo Robe. 1 Possum Cloak. OTTAWA FRIENDS! What are you doing tomorrow to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day? If you don’t currently have plans then I recommend this amazing project – WRAPPED IN CULTURE – at the ...
Photographer and curator Jeff Thomas was recently honoured with the Governor General’s Award in visual and media arts. It was a moment that brought him back to a life-changing event 40 years ago. (read more) Last week, artist, curator and educator Jeff Thomas was ...