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Gallery Calendar
Shenkman Arts Centre is home to six visual arts exhibition spaces as well as public art installations. Works by a diverse set of local, regional and national artists are exhibited throughout the Centre. Admission to all of the galleries is free. Meet the artists at monthly receptions. Consult our Events Calendar for details.
The AOE Gallery showcases visual art by emerging and professional artists who are members with Arts Network Ottawa. The office space doubles as a gallery and is equally suitable for readings, gatherings, meetings and presentations. Individual, duo, and artist collectives show their work here in 2D and 3D mediums. Arts Network Ottawa provides the space to local artists so they can add to their exhibition experience, to sell their work and have conversations with the community.
Open Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm
Open on select Sundays for Meet the Artist, 1 pm to 3 pm
Owned and operated by the City of Ottawa, the Trinity Art Gallery features the works of local and regional artists in two exhibition salons. Artists are selected through an annual peer assessment process. For submission information go to ottawa.ca. Trinity Art Gallery Salons A and B are located on the Lower Level of the Shenkman Arts Centre.
Ottawa Watercolour Society: Brush and Water
January 10 to February 12, 2019
Ottawa Watercolour Society (OWS) is pleased to present the best in brush and water techniques from top watercolour artists in the Ottawa region. View over 30 masterful paintings and award winners chosen by jury at the Society’s seventy-ninth juried show.
January 10 to February 12, 2019
Ottawa Watercolour Society (OWS) is pleased to present the best in brush and water techniques from top watercolour artists in the Ottawa region. View over 30 masterful paintings and award winners chosen by jury at the Society’s seventy-ninth juried show.
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Arteast: Mosaic
February 14 to March 19, 2019
Member artists, from the beginner to the professional, were encouraged to submit their best two and three-dimensional works to this recurring juried exhibition. The selected works display the diverse talents of the Arteast membership.
February 14 to March 19, 2019
Member artists, from the beginner to the professional, were encouraged to submit their best two and three-dimensional works to this recurring juried exhibition. The selected works display the diverse talents of the Arteast membership.
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Paul Nijihia: Katikati
March 21 to April 21, 2019
Katikati is Swahili for Middle. I am constantly looking for that stability in my Art journey. This exhibition is about finding that inner beauty, strength, stability and celebrating it. The people, wildlife, landscape, vibrant colors, texture and patterns provide the vehicle.
March 21 to April 21, 2019
Katikati is Swahili for Middle. I am constantly looking for that stability in my Art journey. This exhibition is about finding that inner beauty, strength, stability and celebrating it. The people, wildlife, landscape, vibrant colors, texture and patterns provide the vehicle.
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Young at Art 2019: East Ottawa Exhibition
April 25 to May 19, 2019
Young at Art is an exceptional opportunity for Ottawa visual artists between the ages of 12 and 20 years to reach out to their communities – and beyond – through the experience of a citywide, juried art exhibition.
April 25 to May 19, 2019
Young at Art is an exceptional opportunity for Ottawa visual artists between the ages of 12 and 20 years to reach out to their communities – and beyond – through the experience of a citywide, juried art exhibition.
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Spiro Metaxas: Little Moments
May 23 to June 18, 2019
This street photography series presents chance encounters caught throughout the urban and suburban parts of Ottawa. Ultimately, it is one photographer's attempt at capturing moments of peculiar interest and mystery, binding serendipity and composition into brief stories for the viewer to enjoy.
May 23 to June 18, 2019
This street photography series presents chance encounters caught throughout the urban and suburban parts of Ottawa. Ultimately, it is one photographer's attempt at capturing moments of peculiar interest and mystery, binding serendipity and composition into brief stories for the viewer to enjoy.
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Rob Snikkar: Off-white Project – Prelude
June 20 to July 16, 2019
Systemic. Implicit. Inherent. Unseen. Overt. Self-Blindness. Bias .Position. Power. Advantage. Hierarchy. Class. Dominant. Defining. Validating .Framing. Subjective. Default. Precepts. Assumptions. Limiting. View. Perspective. Perception. Interpretation. Linguistic. Cultural. Aesthetic. Local. Global. Colonial. Imperial. Effects. Reflection. Introspection. Awareness. Knowledge. Belief. Responsibility. Actions.
June 20 to July 16, 2019
Systemic. Implicit. Inherent. Unseen. Overt. Self-Blindness. Bias .Position. Power. Advantage. Hierarchy. Class. Dominant. Defining. Validating .Framing. Subjective. Default. Precepts. Assumptions. Limiting. View. Perspective. Perception. Interpretation. Linguistic. Cultural. Aesthetic. Local. Global. Colonial. Imperial. Effects. Reflection. Introspection. Awareness. Knowledge. Belief. Responsibility. Actions.
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An Nguyen: Play
July 25 to August 27, 2019
Using the theme of “Play”, and inspired through travel, music and culture, this exhibition of acrylic paintings investigates the dynamics of urban landscapes and human interaction in public spaces.
July 25 to August 27, 2019
Using the theme of “Play”, and inspired through travel, music and culture, this exhibition of acrylic paintings investigates the dynamics of urban landscapes and human interaction in public spaces.
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Yvette Besner: A Delicate Survival
August 29 to September 24, 2019
A showcase of beautiful yet vulnerable animals, all at risk of extinction. Inspired by folk art, Yvette Besner uses shapes, swirls and continuous lines to make connections with these disappearing creatures.
August 29 to September 24, 2019
A showcase of beautiful yet vulnerable animals, all at risk of extinction. Inspired by folk art, Yvette Besner uses shapes, swirls and continuous lines to make connections with these disappearing creatures.
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Ottawa Society of Botanical Artists: From the Ground Up!
September 26 to October 22, 2019
The Ottawa Society of Botanical Artists blends artistry and accuracy to create contemporary botanical art. By drawing and painting plants as they grow and flourish, we hope to inspire in others a greater sense of wonder and awareness of our natural world.
September 26 to October 22, 2019
The Ottawa Society of Botanical Artists blends artistry and accuracy to create contemporary botanical art. By drawing and painting plants as they grow and flourish, we hope to inspire in others a greater sense of wonder and awareness of our natural world.
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Tina Petrovicz: Surroundings: perceptions and impressions
October 24 to November 26, 2019
Perceptions of our surroundings in a time of visual hyper-stimuli and changing interactions. Splicing and layering parts of her compositions, Tina Petrovicz creates constructed scenes in intaglio prints and animated devices.
October 24 to November 26, 2019
Perceptions of our surroundings in a time of visual hyper-stimuli and changing interactions. Splicing and layering parts of her compositions, Tina Petrovicz creates constructed scenes in intaglio prints and animated devices.
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Danielle Dumas: People and the City
November 28, 2019 to January 7, 2020
I look at the city and its inhabitants and I see an energy that lends itself well to painting. Purely cerebral observation moves towards the physical and visual observation of the individual, whose multitude forms this collective that we call our society.
November 28, 2019 to January 7, 2020
I look at the city and its inhabitants and I see an energy that lends itself well to painting. Purely cerebral observation moves towards the physical and visual observation of the individual, whose multitude forms this collective that we call our society.
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Danielle Beaulieu: Blast from the Past
January 9 to February 11, 2020
As life becomes more complicated, antiques remind us of simpler times. The common items we find in antique shops are often overlooked by many people. These hold mysterious knowledge waiting patiently to be revealed. This exhibition will give a renewed life to the old often forgotten objects.
January 9 to February 11, 2020
As life becomes more complicated, antiques remind us of simpler times. The common items we find in antique shops are often overlooked by many people. These hold mysterious knowledge waiting patiently to be revealed. This exhibition will give a renewed life to the old often forgotten objects.
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Arteast: Mosaic
February 13 to March 17, 2020
Member artists, from the beginner to the professional, were encouraged to submit their best two and three dimensional works to this recurring juried exhibition. The selected works display the diverse talents of the Arteast membership.
February 13 to March 17, 2020
Member artists, from the beginner to the professional, were encouraged to submit their best two and three dimensional works to this recurring juried exhibition. The selected works display the diverse talents of the Arteast membership.
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Arteast: Mosaic
February 14 to March 19, 2019
Member artists, from the beginner to the professional, were encouraged to submit their best two and three-dimensional works to this recurring juried exhibition. The selected works display the diverse talents of the Arteast membership.
February 14 to March 19, 2019
Member artists, from the beginner to the professional, were encouraged to submit their best two and three-dimensional works to this recurring juried exhibition. The selected works display the diverse talents of the Arteast membership.
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Roger Sutcliffe: Gyrations and Vibrations
March 21 to April 21, 2019
Colours and shapes fill our daily lives. Roger Sutcliffe’s creations explore the interactions of geometric shapes and lines in planar space with the elements of colour. They invite the viewer to interact with the images to solicit their own experience.
March 21 to April 21, 2019
Colours and shapes fill our daily lives. Roger Sutcliffe’s creations explore the interactions of geometric shapes and lines in planar space with the elements of colour. They invite the viewer to interact with the images to solicit their own experience.
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Young at Art 2019: East Ottawa Exhibition
April 25 to May 19, 2019
Young at Art is an exceptional opportunity for Ottawa visual artists between the ages of 12 and 20 years to reach out to their communities – and beyond – through the experience of a citywide, juried art exhibition.
April 25 to May 19, 2019
Young at Art is an exceptional opportunity for Ottawa visual artists between the ages of 12 and 20 years to reach out to their communities – and beyond – through the experience of a citywide, juried art exhibition.
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Maya Hum: Imagined Places
May 23 to June 18, 2019
Inspired by stories about conserving the well-being of others, yourself, and the environment, "Imagined Places" features delicate and detailed mixed media illustrations balanced between reality and the mind’s eye.
May 23 to June 18, 2019
Inspired by stories about conserving the well-being of others, yourself, and the environment, "Imagined Places" features delicate and detailed mixed media illustrations balanced between reality and the mind’s eye.
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Rajeev Nath: Fabri, Evidence and Observations
June 20 to July 16, 2019
My exhibition celebrates the skill and effort of artisans. Their portraits capture the focus and concentration as they work. The processes are represented by the images of their tools. An accompanying text panel describes their practice with evocative phrases.
June 20 to July 16, 2019
My exhibition celebrates the skill and effort of artisans. Their portraits capture the focus and concentration as they work. The processes are represented by the images of their tools. An accompanying text panel describes their practice with evocative phrases.
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Brett Delmage: Ottawa's Jazz Seen
July 25 to August 27, 2019
Live jazz is a vibrant part of Ottawaʼs artistic scene, enjoyed in more than 20,000 public performances in the past decade. OttawaJazzScene.ca photojournalist Brett Delmage shares moments that define the jazz experience in Ottawa, from bars to the NAC.
July 25 to August 27, 2019
Live jazz is a vibrant part of Ottawaʼs artistic scene, enjoyed in more than 20,000 public performances in the past decade. OttawaJazzScene.ca photojournalist Brett Delmage shares moments that define the jazz experience in Ottawa, from bars to the NAC.
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Ginny Fobert: Nuu View
August 29 to September 24, 2019
Once told that photography was not art, Ginny Fobert’s ‘Nuu View’ defies the rules, and using avant-garde techniques and processes, probes the audience to decide for themselves whether or not photography is indeed art.
August 29 to September 24, 2019
Once told that photography was not art, Ginny Fobert’s ‘Nuu View’ defies the rules, and using avant-garde techniques and processes, probes the audience to decide for themselves whether or not photography is indeed art.
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Dyanne Wilson: Life in the Knife
September 26 to October 22, 2019
Sadly, few Canadians ever get to experience the beauty and magic of the North. After spending two years living in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, local photographer Dyanne Wilson hopes to share and convey this magic through her lens. Come be inspired.
September 26 to October 22, 2019
Sadly, few Canadians ever get to experience the beauty and magic of the North. After spending two years living in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, local photographer Dyanne Wilson hopes to share and convey this magic through her lens. Come be inspired.
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Renée Gagné: On Country Roads
October 24 to November 26, 2019
Concepts and context are formed by applying vibrant oil colours in a new and original technique to express the beauty of rural scenes. With old houses, farm animals and fields of flowers, her aim is to capture a moment, a movement, but most of all an emotion.
October 24 to November 26, 2019
Concepts and context are formed by applying vibrant oil colours in a new and original technique to express the beauty of rural scenes. With old houses, farm animals and fields of flowers, her aim is to capture a moment, a movement, but most of all an emotion.
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Carrie Brummer: Anonymous Woman
November 28, 2019 to January 7, 2020
Anonymous Woman is a collection of artworks portraying unknown women from historical moments. They were photographed and documented, but no one found it important to share their names. This series uses traditionally female materials like embroidery and gold leaf to honour their memory.
November 28, 2019 to January 7, 2020
Anonymous Woman is a collection of artworks portraying unknown women from historical moments. They were photographed and documented, but no one found it important to share their names. This series uses traditionally female materials like embroidery and gold leaf to honour their memory.
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Johan Voordouw: New Image of Home
January 9 to February 11, 2020
Johan Voordouw’s work explores new hybrid modes of architectural representation. New Image of Home is the product of two years of research. Johan's serigraphs comment on and question architectural photography and their depiction of the contemporary home.
January 9 to February 11, 2020
Johan Voordouw’s work explores new hybrid modes of architectural representation. New Image of Home is the product of two years of research. Johan's serigraphs comment on and question architectural photography and their depiction of the contemporary home.
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Arteast: Mosaic
February 13 to March 17, 2020
Member artists, from the beginner to the professional, were encouraged to submit their best two- and three-dimensional works to this recurring juried exhibition. The selected works display the diverse talents of the Arteast membership.
February 13 to March 17, 2020
Member artists, from the beginner to the professional, were encouraged to submit their best two- and three-dimensional works to this recurring juried exhibition. The selected works display the diverse talents of the Arteast membership.
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The Dust Evans Gallery, located on the lower lobby of the Shenkman Arts Centre, is operated by the Gloucester Pottery School. Each year the work of six professional artists who sculpt in clay is featured. Most exhibiting artists also give workshops in the school’s studio.
Upcoming exhibitions
Lisa Creskey
February 15 to April 10, 2019
Maria Moldovan
April 12 to June 12, 2019
Richard Gill
June 14 to August 14, 2019
Yumiko Katsuya
August 16 to October 16, 2019
Don and Leta Cormier
October 18 to December 11, 2019
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On the Centrum Level of the Shenkman Arts Centre, Ottawa School of Art-Orléans Campus Gallery features a broad range of works by local, national and international artists. Please note that this gallery is closed on Sundays.
The City of Ottawa and community arts organizations own visual arts spaces for exhibiting artwork. They are operated and programmed by the community arts organizations. Promenade Arteast features works by members of Arteast on the lower level of Shenkman Arts Centre.
Upcoming Exhibition dates:
- January 10 to March 19, 2019
- March 21 to May 20, 2019
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The LaLande + Doyle exhibition space in the lower lobby area at Shenkman Arts Centre features touring (mostly national, but some international) exhibitions of an artistic nature, embassies promoting artists with origins in their countries, festivals, special events and other short-term exhibitions.
Croatian Intangible Cultural Heritage on UNESCO Lists
March 5 to 24, 2019
The Croatia Intangible Cultural Heritage on the UNESCO Lists
Touring exhibition of the Ethnographic Museum from Zagreb
The exhibition consists of texts, photographs and maps related to the individual cultural heritage elements on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, or on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
The exhibition Croatian Intangible Cultural Heritage on UNESCO Lists has been designed and prepared as a project of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia and produced in cooperation with the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb as a travelling exhibition to present the Croatian valuable intangible cultural heritage. The author of the exhibition is Ph.D. Iris Biškupić-Bašić and the designer is Nikolina Jelavić Mitrović.
March 5 to 24, 2019
The Croatia Intangible Cultural Heritage on the UNESCO Lists
Touring exhibition of the Ethnographic Museum from Zagreb
The exhibition consists of texts, photographs and maps related to the individual cultural heritage elements on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, or on the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding.
The exhibition Croatian Intangible Cultural Heritage on UNESCO Lists has been designed and prepared as a project of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Croatia and produced in cooperation with the Ethnographic Museum in Zagreb as a travelling exhibition to present the Croatian valuable intangible cultural heritage. The author of the exhibition is Ph.D. Iris Biškupić-Bašić and the designer is Nikolina Jelavić Mitrović.
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Maria Astadjov, Krasi Dimtch: (De)Construction
April 2 to 28, 2019
The exhibition (De) Construction is organized by the Bulgarian Arts Festival, a not-for profit organization promoting contemporary Bulgarian art and culture in Canada. It presents the work of Maria Astadjov (Montreal) and Krasi Dimch (Ottawa) and allows us to connect to our inner selves and (de)construct our emotional and linguistic expressions through the language of art.
Maria Astadjov uses a variety of materials and processes in her paintings and explores how emotions and recurring ideas can turn into forms while Krasi Dimtch manually constructs her artworks from a randomly chosen number of visual elements that encode the meanings of different English sentences.
Meet the Artists: April 28, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm
April 2 to 28, 2019
The exhibition (De) Construction is organized by the Bulgarian Arts Festival, a not-for profit organization promoting contemporary Bulgarian art and culture in Canada. It presents the work of Maria Astadjov (Montreal) and Krasi Dimch (Ottawa) and allows us to connect to our inner selves and (de)construct our emotional and linguistic expressions through the language of art.
Maria Astadjov uses a variety of materials and processes in her paintings and explores how emotions and recurring ideas can turn into forms while Krasi Dimtch manually constructs her artworks from a randomly chosen number of visual elements that encode the meanings of different English sentences.
Meet the Artists: April 28, 2019 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm
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