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: 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: 2 minutesWant to feel the spirit of Halloween? Check out the Visual Arts Student Association (VASA)’s Halloween art and bake sale.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIn front of the Mona Lisa, we wait in line with anticipation as we hear cameras click and bodies bustling the Salle des États.
Reading Time: 3 minutes Each year, the award recognizes three outstanding Canadian photographers under the age of 35. This year due to COVID-19 six were recognized — two years’ worth of winners — three from 2020: Noah Friebel, Curtiss Randolph, and Katherine Takpannie, and three others from 2021: Dustin Brons, Chris Donovan, and Dainesha Nugent-Palache.
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Black Leaders Student Association made an energetic and warm-hearted impression during their annual “Soulful Expressions” talent showcase on Friday night in the University Centre’s Alumni Auditorium.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“Specifically, I was thinking: what is the response in a time when climate change is radically altering the climate and the landscape.”—Jesse Stewart, artist.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“That’s something that I really appreciate about the Ottawa art scene—you have more freedom because there is no trend, because there is no pride in just being here, you just have to make work.”—Jinny Yu, associate professor of painting at the University of Ottawa
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe pieces combine painting and technology to enhance and introduce a new contemporary art form.
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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe exhibit is the brainchild of second-year visual arts students Kelsea Shore and Sarah Elizabeth Beltrame and features paintings by Beltrame, an installation piece by Shore, performative pieces by the dancing thneeds, and an interactive piece where you can become a part of the art yourself.
Reading Time: 2 minutesFor University of Ottawa visual arts alumna Shelby Dawn Smith, her latest exhibit Different Every Time was all about challenging herself as an artist and creating pieces which reflected her personal growth.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDenise, Trottier’s daughter, describes Wounded Creatures of Earth as an adjunct work to his well-known Easter Series. “(This exhibit expresses) how he felt about life, death and, ultimately, resurrection.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesCurious Creatures is Studio LaMouche’s latest exhibit, and includes graphic drawings and prints that use an abstract take on anatomy. Lucie B’s pieces in the show are part of her ongoing “Fly” collection, which includes black-and-white prints of the insect taking part in human activities—in one drawing he is playing a guitar, in another wearing a suit.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOne of the artists behind this mural was Kalkidan Assefa, an Ottawa-based artist also known as @drippin_soul, his Instagram handle and tag for his art. When members of the Student Federation of the University of Ottawa (SFUO) decided they wanted a mural painted in the University Centre (UCU) for Black History Month, they knew exactly who to call.
Reading Time: 2 minutesRachel Kalpana James, one of the artists involved with the exhibition, explains that all the artists who contributed to There’s Room have had experiences or a personal connection to migration. Each artist has a unique story about crossing borders—some have lived in Ottawa for many years, whereas others have recently arrived.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe collaboration between art and science was natural and probably destined to happen. The curators chose the space based on the similarities between artists and engineers.
Reading Time: 2 minutesWhen assigned with the theme of water, Razek says the group wanted to approach the subject in a more psychological context, studying controversial water conservation issues in Canada, “and how contemporary art can play a role in that.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesArt Battle began as a monthly event in a Vancouver pub about five years ago. It has since swept the nation, with competitions being held in almost every major Canadian city.
Reading Time: 3 minutesArtist and U of O BFA student Sabrina Chamberland shares her inspiration behind her latest exhibit, Corporeal.
Reading Time: 2 minutesU of O alumna gets her Kickstarter wish with the help from others to publish her new art project.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow a medical resident, father of two, and visual artist finds the time to do it all.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere are two sides to every story. With the help of an internationally renowned photographer, the University of Ottawa is hosting an exhibition that explores a side of war we barely get to see.
Reading Time: 2 minutesAfter winning the recent and prestigious 2014 Karsh Award, the Fulcrum sits down with Chantal Gervais to reflect on her big win.
