The internationally known American photographer Stephen Wilkes will kick off the Contemporary Conversations series at the National Gallery of Canada on Nov. 30. It will be his second appearance in the series, but this time he is bringing something with him. Wilkes is known for panoramic
The lineup of the eighth edition of the undercurrents festival has been announced by the Ottawa Fringe folks. Next year's event will take place Feb. 7-17 in the Arts Court Theatre, Arts Court Studio, the NAC and even outdoors in the cold. Artists from three provinces
“There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in,” wrote the late Leonard Cohen, who probably never expected his words to be surrounded by science. There’s a crack in everything is now the title of a major art installation at the new Canadian Museum
The National Arts Centre has roped off an area inside its new $110 million addition after a small wooden block fell from a part of the ceiling that hosts wooden coffers. The block in question is a 'spacer' that sits between the coffers which are over
The legendary composer Howard Shore has just recently had his magical career in film celebrated by the Cinémathèque Française in Paris. He was fêted at a party and several films featuring his work were screened subsequently. "That felt a little heavy. They did a whole night with me. It was
The Capital Critics Circle has announced their picks for the best in local English language theatre, both professional and community. These are the 19th annual awards handed out by the circle Monday night at the National Arts Centre. They cover productions in the national capital region
Just after starting the Ottawa International Writers Festival 20 years ago, the organizers launched a program that brought writers into schools in the national capital region. "It wasn't something that I, as a student in the 1950s and '60s, had experienced," said Neil Wilson who founded
By Rosa Saba Nicholas Crombach says his exhibition CAPTURED, at the Ottawa School of Art’s Byward Market gallery, represents his fascination with the relationship between humans and animals. The Ontario-born artist has used traditional and contemporary methods in the show, which includes seven almost life-size sculptures and
The global phenomeon that is Rupi Kaur strode confidently into a spoken word performance in the Great Hall of the Canadian Museum of History Sunday evening. The event was sold out and such is the drawing power of Kaur that the tickets went in a week
By Rosa Saba When writer and activist Robyn Maynard speaks, she often asks members of the audience whether they remember learning about the history of American slavery. Almost everyone puts up their hand, she says, but when asked if they learned about Canadian slavery, almost no
