Reading Time: 2 minutesExhibitions like Erica Rutherford’s are crucial in promoting and showcasing queer embodiment, not only for acceptance but also for celebration, especially within our current political climate.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesOttawa International Animation Festival’s love for independent film was on full display this year, not shying away from its taboo themes. The annual Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) welcomed industry and independent artists, as well as eager fans, for five-days of screenings, workshops and festivities. From artist talks with Malcon Pierce, an animator and artistic …
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe vulnerability of the pieces on display at TBTN laid a foundation for meaningful advocacy and community mobilization by showing survivors of sexual violence that they are not alone. The evening highlighted local women by spotlighting business owners, independent performers, and collectives, such as Hysterica, that are redefining norms in favour of a more creative and inclusive world.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe NAC’s Indigenous Art Market took place on Saturday, June 15, when more than 40 vendors installed their booths in the expanse of the Gail & David O’Brien Atrium
Reading Time: 4 minutesHere are some examples of art censorship and what they can teach us about resistance.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn an interview with the Fulcrum, club founders Sarah Almasaad and Majd Sabbagh explain, “Canvas for Change is driven by a deep passion to address various injustices that persist in our world.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesCan journalism ever be honest or will it always be subject to either the bourgeoisie or the state?
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn her first abstract piece, University of Ottawa artist Angelica Pileci captured viewers’ minds with her use of bright colours and bold brushstrokes. Now in her final year studying education at the U of O, Pileci maintains that although she has never taken up art in a formal way, it has been a constant in her life.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s very own Fanny Constantino discusses the meaning behind her art and her favourite creation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe took a look at an ethereal exhibition at Gallery 101 and learned about the Slavic goddess, Makosh.
Reading Time: 10 minutesArt is being used as a therapeutic tool more and more often — but artists are faced with a higher probability of mental illness than the general population.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere’s our opinion on some Gee-Gee’s favourite pump-up songs. What are yours?
Reading Time: 5 minutes“Not everyone has access to bricks-and-mortar museums … The opportunity to view art online offers increased accessibility to visual culture.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesPatricia Reed tackles the world in a visual arts lecture series about art, writing, and international challenges.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAidan O’Keeffe’s exhibit puts technology addictions in the spotlight.
Reading Time: 3 minutesArtists incorporated technological and emotional triggers at Anthropocene.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen it opens, students can expect to see artwork while waiting for the LRT.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwelve contestants were given 20 minutes to paint a masterpiece.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“There should be art everywhere, and that’s why I’m so thrilled to have this beautiful piece of art overlooking the main campus.”—U of O President Jacques Frémont.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“Honestly, I think working with the arts students was a big shift, a big culture shock, because in our projects in classes, we only work with engineering students (and) everyone has a similar way of thinking.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesPierre Richardson’s exhibit will be open to the public at city hall until Sept. 24.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe project hopes to sew together the distinct cultures of the Aboriginal Australians and Canadian Indigenous artists, as well as the non-Indigenous community of Ottawa, who are invited to come and help with the process throughout the three-week period.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe documentary largely covers Dina Salha’s efforts to reclaim her great aunt’s paintings and lost memories from that violent time in Lebanon’s history.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOde, this year’s grad show, will be one of the largest ever. An annual tradition, this is the last opportunity for artists in their final year of their undergraduate degree to present their work that has been the product of four years of artistic exploration and self-discovery. The exhibit is run entirely by the students, who organized themselves into groups responsible for fundraising, planning for the opening night, or creating the catalogue.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe nature of this gallery makes its latest exhibit, Full Catastrophe, appear almost ironic. The pieces, all created by University of Ottawa MFA candidates, disrupt the tranquility, leaving behind a catastrophe of sorts, reflecting the nature of the seven artists’ pieces featured in the exhibit.
