SPAO 12: End-of-Year Exhibition April 21-28 | VERNISSAGE: April 21, 4PM - 9PM The School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa will soon be opening the doors to its new facility and gallery. In anticipation, SPAO will be celebrating the end of an era and the birth of its next phase with 2 exciting exhibitions in …
Join SPAO Centre’s inaugural Open House at its new home in Ottawa’s Little Italy! Celebrate the grand opening of the SPAO Centre, a purpose-designed arts facility and Ottawa’s innovative photo hub, comprised of the School of Photographic Arts: Ottawa, the SPAO International Artist Residency, and the only independent and critical Photographic Art Gallery in the …
SPAO, in collaboration with the American Embassy, is very excited to announce that they will be welcoming American photographer Stephen Wilkes for a special conversation at SPAO on November 29 at 7PM! Wilkes will be speaking at the National Gallery of Canada on November 30th as a part of the public unveiling of work commissioned …
Join SPAO for their annual celebration of SPAO's part-time community! Their jury has selected 7 winners from three submission categories: DIGITAL PRINT, PHOTO BOOK, and SILVER GELATIN/ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES. The winners of these categories will be announced at 8PM at the A+ Exhibition Reception, taking place from 6-9PM on March 16, 2018! Have your voice heard …
Parfocal Lens: Indigenous Praxis Join SPAO for the first session in their visiting artists’ series, Parfocal Lens, and participate in a great conversation about photographic artistry, visual literacy and personal vision. Inaugurating the first-ever visiting artist series to take place in SPAO’s new multi-purpose Panasonic Studio, “Indigenous Praxis” has been designed to make a pointed …
Opening | Friday, April 20, 2018 from 16:00-22:00 On-View | April 20 – May 5, 2018 The School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa proudly presents Exhibition XIII, the first end-of-year exhibition at the new SPAO Centre. This thirteenth portfolio exhibition celebrates the work of our diploma students and highlights the thirteen members of the 2018 …
Join SPAO Centre on November 1st for SPAO’s Annual Open House and the opening reception of the 2019 Lineage Exhibition, "O Human Child." Open House is the SPAO Centre’s largest event of the year. This year, SPAO is highlighting the union between photo and text. "O Human Child," presents work by Canadian photo-based artist, Vera …