During economic times in which cultural funding is not always enough to allow for special projects, two Centretown community centres came up with the perfect alternative: trading art for art.
Month: October 2009
Exhibit fosters multiculturalism
Photographs of Centretown streets hang in the westend gallery. They paint a stark portrait of Ottawa’s diverse population: the young and busy on Albert Street, a man of colour on Queen Street, and a homeless person on Wellington Street – a reminder of the people who make the city what it is today.
Mathew Klie-Cribb, Centretown NewsRick Carroll showcases his photographs.
Viewpoint: Ottawa fashion weeks leave runways empty this year
Gorgeous women have strutted their stuff on catwalks in New York, London, Paris and Milan. In Canada, Montreal Fashion Week ended yesterday and Toronto fashion week organizers are preparing for a Monday start.
City gallery helps support local artists
Local artists are hoping that the newest acquisitions in the city of Ottawa’s public art collection will convince both the city and potential buyers that Ottawa artists are worth supporting.
Jennifer Goldsmith, Centretown NewsCultural planner Jonathan Browns stands in front of Shahla Bahram's plank art work at city hall gallery.