As the sun sets tonight on the summer solstice, also recognized in Canada as National Indigenous Peoples Day, the art work of visual artist Christi Belcourt will be shown in the Kipnes Lantern, one of the beautiful features of the new facade of the National Arts Centre (NAC) ...
With one of the busiest schedules of any artist I know Barry Ace has already had a jammed packed 2018. Building on his momentum in 2017, Barry continues to be a prolific artist. In order to share all his latest news we launched a news section on his website. Nigig is the ...
OTTAWA FRIENDS – this is good Sunday to see art! 2 exhibitions are closing & 1 new exhibition has just opened. CLOSING: CENTRAL ART GARAGE Ursula Johnson’s The Indian Truckhouse of High Art Hours: Noon – 4 pm Today & Monday, April 30 10 am – 8 ...
Jeff Thomas’ current solo exhibition Birdman Rising: Conversations Beyond Colonialism builds on his work around the Mounds at Cahokia and his investigation of the Mississippian culture. “Here in the shadow of Cahokia Mounds, the center of the Mississippian urban ...
ABOVE IMAGE: CBC Exhibitionists Client Ursula Johnson (www.ursulajohnson.ca) is in Ottawa! She rolled into town last weekend and has set up shop at Central Art Garage. Her exhibition Indian Truckhouse of High Art is opening tonight at 7 pm and will include a performance ...
For those of us living in Ottawa during the lead up to 2017, Canada’s Sesquicentennial anniversary of Confederation, with so much local activity it was hard not to get overwhelmed with culture desiring a well earned break from it all. With funding needing to be ...
This weekend ArtEngine & Impact Hub Ottawa host a forum on how planning our cities and our communities is impacted by digital technology. Our cities are facing a tremendous pace and scale of change, driven by rapid advances in ‘smart city’ technologies with limitless ...
Congratulations are in order for Adrian Stimson who received the news this week that he is one of the 7 artists being presented with the Governor General’s Award in Visual and Media Arts, one of the most prestige art awards in Canada. Siksika artist Adrian Stimson is ...
When working with artists to design a digital presence that showcases their work it is always a welcomed challenge to design a layout where the design fades unobstructed into the background, foregrounding the actual work of the artist. With Michael Belmore ...
Barry Ace (www.barryacearts.com) has wrapped up his residency at Ontario College of Art and Design University (OCAD U) in Toronto. His residency began with a Buffalo Stew Lunch and Artist Talk which I was fortunate to attend. Over the years, I have appreciated his gift as a ...