The National Gallery of Canada has announced the donation of $2 million from Fred and Elizabeth Fountain of Halifax, Nova Scotia. As part of the contribution, $500,000 will go to the gallery’s national outreach program which helps ensure the sharing of visual arts from coast-to-coast-to-coast. The rest, $1.5
In a year of major initiatives at the National Arts Centre, the creation of a department of Indigenous Theatre is one that stands out. And that makes the choice of the person to be the first artistic director of the new theatre a major development, one that is full
When the opera Louis Riel opens Thursday night, along with the stars on the Southam Hall stage, there will be an Ottawa family. Keith, Theresa, Marissa and Jordyn Hendricks are Metis and they're all part of the Land Assembly that stands in silent witness (and participation in)
The 2017 Polaris Prize long list was unveiled at the National Arts Centre on Tuesday. It included A Tribe Called Red's newest hit album called We Are The Halluci Nation. Also on the list were albums by Leonard Cohen, Gord Downie, The Tragically Hip, Drake, The
Zoe Shelley is tall, incredibly fit and very good looking. She would be, if one saw her only briefly, the kind of person who could be cast as an Amazon warrior in a movie about Amazon warriors. Guess what: She was. Shelley, the partner of the NAC Orchestra's
The 2oth anniversary of the Ottawa Fringe Festival is now underway. Covering a massive undertaking like the Fringe requires some agility. ARTSFILE's theatre writer Patrick Langston has covered as many bases as he could over the past few days offering his takes on up to a
Sarah Chang, the striking, supremely talented violin virtuoso has done a lot in her career. She is considered a true child prodigy. She attended the Juilliard School of Music at age six. She has worked with Isaac Stern, recorded 20 plus CDs, performed with Placido
The 20th anniversary of the Ottawa Fringe Festival is underway. Getting a handle a massive undertaking like the Fringe requires some agility on the part of a theatre reviewer. ARTSFILE's Patrick Langston is covering as many bases as he can offering his takes on a dozen
There are less than 500 speakers of the Maliseet language in Canada. It is a situation that deeply concerns Jeremy Dutcher. And it is something he wants to do something about. His First Nation is located about two hours north of Fredericton, New Brunswick and he
In town: Louise Penny is at Southminster United Church, Friday, June 16 at 7 p.m. For tickets and information, writersfestival.org. • After 12 massively successful mysteries featuring Commander Armand Gamache of the Sûreté du Québec, Louise Penny has no plans to break up with her hero. In
