Attended a preview for Ottawa Art Gallery‘s Fall Exhibition preview which was set up by the people at IgersOttawa. Starting with Michael Belmore and A.J. Casson’s Confluences and Tributaries. This exhibition will coalesce the work of two artists from different cultural and generational backgrounds, to bring together the story of the Ontario landscape and the …
August 9th was the opening/vernissage for Reconcile/Overcome at the Ottawa Art Gallery. This exhibition bridges the relationship between two artists have to their history of colonization. One artist is forced to address her role as a colonizer, while the other works at addressing and overcoming the stigma that is associated within colonized bodies and unifying …
RECONCILE | OVERCOMEAugust 9 – September 9, 2018Galerie Annexe This exhibition bridges the relationship two artists have to their history of colonization. One artist is forced to address her role as colonizer, while the other works at addressing and overcoming stigma that is associated within colonized bodies and unifying her practice with other cultures …
Catherine Richards’ Shroud/Chrysalis had it’s final performance on July 14, 2018. Shroud/Chrysalis I explores our immersion in electromagnetic fields, the stuff of new technologies and ourselves. To participate, you are invited to be wrapped in copper taffeta, an electro-magnetic fabric that will shield and disengage you from cell phones, radio, television and other signals. For …
Attended the preview for Douglas Coupland‘s The National Portrait at Ottawa Art Gallery‘s Alma Duncan Theatre. The National Portrait which in partnership with Canadian Fashion retailer Simons, the artist has created a 3D portrait of Canadians in the twenty-first century. Coupland’s ambitious large-scale installation is made from hundreds of 3D-printed portraits scanned voluntarily from members …
This free participatory performance is available every Wednesday from 4 PM to 7 PM and every Saturday from 1 PM to 4 PM, until July 14 in the Stonecroft Project Space. Shroud/Chrysalis I explores our immersion in electromagnetic fields, the stuff of new technologies and ourselves. To participate, you are invited to be wrapped in …
Ottawa Art Gallery participated for Doors Open Ottawa on June 2 & 3, 2018. On June 3rd there was a performance by Bozica Radjenovic called Included/Excluded. About the performance piece: Utilizing fifty-two balls of red wool and two red knitted wearable sculptures, the performance Included/Excluded recalls the myth of Sisyphus who had to roll a …
In celebration of OAG’s inauguration, Galerie Annexe presented four group exhibitions by regionally-based artists. These exhibitions highlight the major themes in the expanded OAG’s first exhibition, Àdisòkàmagan / Nous connaître un peu nous-mêmes / We’ll all become stories, namely bodies, technology, mapping, and bridging. Print Culture highlights an emerging print scene that is developing in …
April 28, 2018 was the inaugural public opening of the Ottawa Art Gallery expansion gallery. The Saturday night portion was called Dance at Dusk and featured two great Ottawa acts performing which were Muzzy Legault and Silla + Rise. Check the photos below.
A big weekend for the Ottawa Art Gallery because they finally opened their doors the new expansion of the gallery. Saturday started off the inaugural ceremony, unveiling and ribbon tying of the new gallery. Then there was Morning Jam happening at Jackson Cafe from 12pm to 4pm. Various stuff that happened during the day. At …