Author: Centretown Staff

The future of Ottawa’s local arts scene rests on the shoulders of people like John Criswick. With Criswick’s help, the previously failing Byward Market bar has become one of downtown’s hottest night spots, providing a venue for area DJs and showcasing local artists’ paintings on its walls.

The National Capital Commission is ready to breathe new life into a section of the Plaza Bridge, a downtown area by the Parliament Buildings now known for graffiti and vandalism..

Alan Cumyn talks to me over the phone from what he describes as his cluttered and cramped home-office in Ottawa South.

It has been said that kids today don’t have any culture. Now, the National Arts Centre is out to change that.