Visitors will surely go bug-eyed over a new exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Nature. Bugs: Outside of the Box features larger-than-life models of beetles, dragonflies, butterflies, grasshoppers, and more crafted by Italian sculptor Lorenzo Possenti to show that insects are really more than what meets the naked eye.
Month: October 2015
Halloween-themed paintings feature cats, rats and pumpkins
Jesse Winter, Centretown News
Gwendolyn Best's new exhibit, Fur and Farms, opened last weekend at the Orange Art Gallery. The signature black cats and rats featured in local artist Gwendolyn Best’s paintings are exploring new territory this Halloween: pumpkins, pastures and tractors.
First-place Fury headed to NASL playoffs
Jesse Winter, Centretown News
Ottawa Fury forward Tom Heinemann tackles San Antonio Scorpions midfielder Rafael Castillo during a match at TD Place on Oct 18.In only its second season in the North American Soccer League, the club has managed to clinch a playoff berth and sits in first place in the fall standings.
Mural project steers youth artistic talent away from graffiti
Jane Hobson, Centretown News
The Door Youth Centre recently unveiled this mural on a wall beside the sidewalk on Somerset Street West. The mural project aims to promote the positive contribution youth can make to the streetscape.Many members of the Centretown community and The Door Youth Centre gathered together earlier this month to celebrate the unveiling of a new mural created by local artists and youth volunteers.