The City of Ottawa has revealed this year’s finalists for the 2019 Ottawa Book Awards and Prix du livre d’Ottawa. The
Appearances in Ottawa and Montreal by Margaret Atwood have been cancelled because of a "family illness." The event in Ottawa, hosted
If you’ve been tracking the buzz around the inaugural season of NAC Indigenous Theatre, you’ll know that Finding Wolastoq Voice,
There's nothing the mezzo-soprano Marion Newman likes better than embarking from the Toronto Yacht Club with her partner on their Contessa
Barbara Croall is an Odawa First Nations composer who is also a teacher and a performer. Her work is rooted
No two ways about it: Opening night of Marie Clements’ play The Unnatural and Accidental Women at the NAC was
One of the world's finest piano trios will be warming up February in Ottawa. The Vienna Piano Trio will bring
Michael Milosh started with a cello at age three. His violinist father, John, wanted to expose his son to a stringed
The CityFolk music festival is, like modern folk itself, a creature that is ever evolving and more eclectic. The same
Buffy Sainte-Marie usually gets up early — between 5 and 6 a.m. Sometimes, if she has been travelling away from
The world is focussed on issues of identity, gender, trauma, truth and reconciliation, the Ottawa Writers Festival’s fall lineup is
Rich Francis was working on a construction site in London, Ontario when he made a decision that changed his life. The
Few playwrights would compare their work to a humble vegetable. In the case of Where the Blood Mixes, Kevin Loring
The Ottawa Symphony is 55 years young. "That's a lot of uninterrupted music," said music director Alain Trudel in an interview
In 1985, Joe Average got some pretty bad news. He was diagnosed with HIV at a time when that carried a
The National Gallery’s lineup of fall/winter exhibitions will include new photography from Canada, mid-century photography from Japan, monsters and a
This summer, the building housing the Canadian Museum of History is 30 years old, but for the CEO, that landmark
Canada's Library and Archives (LAC) contains some 22 million published documents from books to magazine. That equates to 250 kilometres worth
They are all in an UPROAR at Arts Court this week. That's because a new three-day multidisciplinary arts festival, that has
Two new installations at the National Gallery speak to the constant change in personal freedoms, though on markedly different scales.
A unique tribute to the women we might call the Mothers of Confederation will find a home in Rideau Hall, if
A proposal for a new national portrait gallery is back on the table largely thanks to Ottawa lawyer Lawson Hunter, who
Twenty-one years ago, The Missus and I hired a young artist to “paint” our wedding. We gave him no other
The winner of the City of Ottawa's 2019 Karsh Award is Andrew Wright. Wright, who is an associate professor of
Both music and photography have a language. But how does one capture the other. That's the task the Ottawa-based photographer
The last part of the redeveloped Arts Court opens July 19 with new and big spaces, and the ambition to
The Ottawa art community is mourning Blair Sharpe. The painter and educator died on Monday in the Bruyere hospice after
At some point, every artist may choose, consciously or subconsciously, to explore or to stagnate. There are artists in Ottawa today
The City of Ottawa has revealed this year’s finalists for the 2019 Ottawa Book Awards and Prix du livre d’Ottawa. The
Appearances in Ottawa and Montreal by Margaret Atwood have been cancelled because of a "family illness." The event in Ottawa, hosted
The world is focussed on issues of identity, gender, trauma, truth and reconciliation, the Ottawa Writers Festival’s fall lineup is
Kelly S. Thompson comes from a military family. Her father and grandfather both served in the Canadian Forces. Kelly was
Canada's Library and Archives (LAC) contains some 22 million published documents from books to magazine. That equates to 250 kilometres worth
It is something scary and also powerful when one's own family becomes a public event. That's certainly something Amanda Jetté Knox knows
There's nothing Amal El-Mohtar likes more than a good conversation — whether with friends, her students or even an inquiring journalist. El-Mohtar,
In the 1970s, Ottawa was not a cultural hotbed. There were artists here working hard to try to make a
Toronto author Susan Swan is obsessed with fraudsters. The obsession began more than a decade ago when Conrad Black was
Writing matters in Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm's life. She is a poet, spoken word artist, novelist and the founder and managing director of
In an increasingly multicultural Ottawa, young women of Middle East descent are everywhere. They could be your neighbourhood pharmacist or
When Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government took the reins of power at Queen's Park, they said they would do things
Drew Gonsalves and his band Kobo Town, don't get a lot of requests to take part in fundraisers and benefit
Retired or defeated politicians like to write books, but usually it's a memoir. But former Capital Ward councillor, David Chernushenko,
This week the new NAC Indigenous Theatre department will begin its first season with a massive festival of Indigenous performing
For the first time, the Prismatic Arts Festival will travel from Halifax to Ottawa where a mix of theatre, dance,
A leading Toronto philanthropist and businessman has donated $1 million to the National Arts Centre Foundation to encourage Arab-Canadian artistic
BANFF, Alberta — When Ottawa's Jasmine Murray-Bergquist was going to Canterbury High School, she was a part of the dramatic
In late July, ARTSFILE travelled to Banff, Alberta, at the invitation of the Centre for Arts and Creativity to meet
In late July, ARTSFILE travelled to Banff, Alberta, at the invitation of the Centre for Arts and Creativity to meet
When people take to the streets, there is a certain choreography in their actions. Think of the Hands Up gesture
They are all in an UPROAR at Arts Court this week. That's because a new three-day multidisciplinary arts festival, that has
In the 1970s, Ottawa was not a cultural hotbed. There were artists here working hard to try to make a
'If you build it, he will come.' It's a cliche today but there is truth in the famous quote from the
When Doug Ford's Progressive Conservative government took the reins of power at Queen's Park, they said they would do things
Christopher Deacon used to attend concerts at the National Arts Centre with his father who was a music critic for
Tickets go on sale to the public on Thursday to a Centrepointe Theatre season that includes comics Howie Mandel and
On May 31, 1969, some 40,000 people walked through the then brand new National Arts Centre in an open house
There's nothing the mezzo-soprano Marion Newman likes better than embarking from the Toronto Yacht Club with her partner on their Contessa
Barbara Croall is an Odawa First Nations composer who is also a teacher and a performer. Her work is rooted
One of the world's finest piano trios will be warming up February in Ottawa. The Vienna Piano Trio will bring
Michael Milosh started with a cello at age three. His violinist father, John, wanted to expose his son to a stringed
The CityFolk music festival is, like modern folk itself, a creature that is ever evolving and more eclectic. The same
Buffy Sainte-Marie usually gets up early — between 5 and 6 a.m. Sometimes, if she has been travelling away from
The Ottawa Symphony is 55 years young. "That's a lot of uninterrupted music," said music director Alain Trudel in an interview
The National Arts Centre Orchestra is about to mark the golden anniversary of its first concert in 1969 at the
This week the new NAC Indigenous Theatre department will begin its first season with a massive festival of Indigenous performing
Ottawa's Lara Deutsch was suffering from a bout of strep throat when she got a call to attend a meeting that
For about half a century, Duain Wolfe has been putting choirs through their paces. Here's a taste of his impressive resume:
For the first time, the Prismatic Arts Festival will travel from Halifax to Ottawa where a mix of theatre, dance,
Melody Courage has always loved singing. "I started as a small child with dreams of being a pop star." Instead she has
Ian Cusson was the Carrefour composer in residence with the National Arts Centre Orchestra when he was offered a unique
If you’ve been tracking the buzz around the inaugural season of NAC Indigenous Theatre, you’ll know that Finding Wolastoq Voice,
No two ways about it: Opening night of Marie Clements’ play The Unnatural and Accidental Women at the NAC was
Few playwrights would compare their work to a humble vegetable. In the case of Where the Blood Mixes, Kevin Loring
This week the new NAC Indigenous Theatre department will begin its first season with a massive festival of Indigenous performing
Was The Unnatural and Accidental Women by Métis-Dene playwright Marie Clements born too soon? It seems that way. Clements’ surrealist
For the first time, the Prismatic Arts Festival will travel from Halifax to Ottawa where a mix of theatre, dance,
Lori Marchand — the first managing director of NAC Indigenous Theatre, which starts its inaugural season in September — is
A leading Toronto philanthropist and businessman has donated $1 million to the National Arts Centre Foundation to encourage Arab-Canadian artistic
Everyone born before Sept. 11, 2001 knows where they were when the planes hit the twin towers of the World
The improbable success of the musical Come From Away still sort of gobsmacks the writers David Hein and Irene Sankoff. After
These days, Beverley Bass lives in Argyle, Texas, but during her working life, the world was her home. She was
The massive success of the musical Come From Away is about to finally land in Ottawa. ARTSFILE begins three days
They are all in an UPROAR at Arts Court this week. That's because a new three-day multidisciplinary arts festival, that has
Deep into the show, a piece of sweet, wistful recorded music begins, a signal that, even in the world of
Appearances in Ottawa and Montreal by Margaret Atwood have been cancelled because of a "family illness." The event in Ottawa, hosted
Rich Francis was working on a construction site in London, Ontario when he made a decision that changed his life. The
For the first time, the Prismatic Arts Festival will travel from Halifax to Ottawa where a mix of theatre, dance,
In 1999, John Thompson made an important decision. He'd been working as a papermaker at the old E.B. Eddy plant for
When Nicole Milne was a child in Winnipeg she used to attend her father's performances in musical theatre. She remembers sitting
In 1985, Joe Average got some pretty bad news. He was diagnosed with HIV at a time when that carried a
A leading Toronto philanthropist and businessman has donated $1 million to the National Arts Centre Foundation to encourage Arab-Canadian artistic
Ottawa is set to celebrate eight days of Capital Pride with the added impetus provided by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson
Canada's Library and Archives (LAC) contains some 22 million published documents from books to magazine. That equates to 250 kilometres worth
A proposal for a new national portrait gallery is back on the table largely thanks to Ottawa lawyer Lawson Hunter, who
The recent Ontario cabinet shuffle seemed to have worked a miracle for the Ottawa Jazz Festival. The festival has announced that
The winner of the City of Ottawa's 2019 Karsh Award is Andrew Wright. Wright, who is an associate professor of
The last part of the redeveloped Arts Court opens July 19 with new and big spaces, and the ambition to
The Ottawa art community is mourning Blair Sharpe. The painter and educator died on Monday in the Bruyere hospice after
