New sound installation, Call to Prayer, now on display at City Hall Art Gallery
By Isaac Wurmann The corridors of City Hall are alive with the sound of music. Local artist and musician Ben Globerman’s sound installation Call to Prayer is on display at…
Ottawa’s first Art Battle of the year paints success
By David Monk Travis Doubt sits quietly backstage frantically scribbling down possible visuals on his small brown notepad. He is next to five other artists who, like himself, are patiently…
Photo exhibit at Bytown Museum celebrates citizens who welcome newcomers
By Robert Worrall The Bytown Museum has announced plans to host its first-ever photo exhibit paying tribute to present-day citizen “ambassadors” who have gone above and beyond the call of…
Ottawa Art Gallery’s new building expected to open this spring
By Madeline Lines The new Ottawa Art Gallery building is slated to open this spring despite construction delays late last year, a manager on the project says. The new gallery…
Lori Marchand appointed managing director of Indigenous theatre at NAC
By Nadya Pankiw Back in high school, Lori Marchand thought theatre was an impractical career path for her. Now, after recently being appointed as the first managing director of Indigenous…
Alexis Scott stars in one-woman show at The Gladstone
By Matt Yuyitung Ottawa’s own Bear and Co. is putting on a production of U.S. playwright George Brant’s Grounded at The Gladstone. The one-woman show, which runs Jan. 18-27 at…
Photo exhibit shows Earth through astronaut’s eyes
By Chelsea Emode The Canadian Museum of Nature is kicking off a year of spotlighting women in science in 2018 with an exhibit that features the photography of Canada’s first…
VIEWPOINT: Church deal a win-win-win for Carleton, parish and community
By Michael MacKinnon, Online Editor Carleton University has taken a step towards purchasing Dominion-Chalmers United Church in downtown Ottawa as a community performance hub and rehearsal and showcase space for…
Poets laureate convene at NAC
By Haneen Al-Hassoun Thirteen of Canada’s poets laureate gathered in Ottawa from Dec. 1-2 for the Laureate City event held at the National Arts Centre, marking the first-ever formal gathering…
Music scene gets lift
By Laura Atherton Plans for a city-funded “Ottawa Music Strategy” has the capital’s main music industry group — the Ottawa Music Industry Coalition — imagining ways to grow the city’s…