The first steps toward the awarding of the 2019 Sobey Art Award was taken Tuesday with the release of a longlist of 25 young Canadian artists. Among the group is Gatineau artist Caroline Monnet who is a uOttawa graduate in communications and sociology. She turned to
So, just how does an Ottawa anglophone translate a French book into English that is filled with esoteric Parisian historical and pop culture minutiae and then land her translation on the shortlist for the very prestigious £50,000 Man Booker International Prize? Well, Alison L. Strayer was
The Seven Last Words of Christ are in reality seven expressions or sayings that were uttered by Jesus during the final moments of the crucifixion. These are among the most important sentences of the Christian religion being at the heart of the most important festival of
The red soil of Prince Edward Island has produced a bevy of great artists from Lucy Maud Montgomery to the pride of Rustico, Lennie Gallant. The singer-songwriter is at the National Arts Centre on April 16, but before the show he answered some questions from
I always have high hopes when I go see a dance performance that features live music. Whether it’s a classical ballet with full orchestra or a contemporary work featuring a small ensemble, live music can add layers of spontaneity and intimacy to the choreography. In
Jan Lisiecki is a bit of a traditionalist. Sending postcards written with a fountain pen appeals to him. The 24 year old also likes long play records. "I love the way music used to be on a record. You put this record on a long play from start
The Ottawa Art Gallery opened new exhibitions this week, and I’m trying to think of a time when it, or any gallery in the city, was so interactive. Each of the four exhibitions involves interaction, and each in its own way is defined by that reciprocal
When April Verch was a kid living in tiny Rankin, Ontario near Pembroke, her father Ralph would always tune in the Wheeling Jamboree on the radio. That sound was bouncing off the stratosphere and straight into April's musical heart. The songs were old-style country performed by legends
In the year 1502 Leonardo da Vinci sent a letter to the Ottoman Sultan Bayezid II. The Italian artist and designer was pitching a project on spec. He had heard that Bayezid wanted to build a bridge across the Bosphorus strait connecting the two sides of
In October, 1962, Canada’s prime minister, John Diefenbaker, found himself swept into a crisis that threatened to end life as we knew it. The U.S., under President John F. Kennedy, had discovered that Russia was installing nuclear missiles in Cuba that were capable of striking targets
