• 2025 Sobey Art Award exhibition – Opening

    National Gallery of Canada 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Join us as we celebrate the opening of the 2025 Sobey Art Award Exhibition with the six shortlisted artists! Thursday, October 2, 2025 5 to 8 p.m. – Exhibition opening 6 p.m. – Opening remarks in the Scotiabank Great Hall 6:20 p.m. – The artists will be in the exhibition space for informal conversations and...

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  • 2025 Sobey Art Award exhibition

    National Gallery of Canada 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    In collaboration with the Sobey Art Foundation, the National Gallery of Canada is proud to present works by six artists from across the country who have been shortlisted for the 2025 Sobey Art Award. Through paintings, drawings, textiles, videos, sculptures, multidisciplinary installations and more, the finalists capture the vitality of artmaking in this country while...

  • Brian Harvey | Afterglow

    Wall Space Gallery 1090 Bank St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Wall Space Gallery is proud to present Afterglow, a solo exhibition by Brian Harvey that meditates on the changing urban landscape of Ottawa through intimate portrayals of old diners, back alleys, and forgotten corners. Toronto born painter Brian Harvey studied at The Art Centre at Central Technical School, Toronto School of Art, and received a...

    Free
  • Błażej Marczak | Time Out

    Wall Space Gallery 1090 Bank St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Wall Space Gallery is pleased to present Time Out, a solo exhibition by Błażej Marczak that maps Ottawa’s quiet transformations through a series of precisely observed photographs. Since relocating to the city in 2016, Marczak has cultivated a slow, deliberate gaze, attuned to the subtle interplay between structure, season, and human presence across the urban...

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  • Haute Couture by OMMA

    ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OTTAWA 352 MacLaren St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Step into a world where canvas becomes cloth, and creativity is stitched with imagination. The Ottawa Mixed Media Art Show: Haute Couture invites you to experience fashion like never before—reimagined through texture, colour, and layered expression. This exhibition pays homage to the elegance of couture while breaking every rule it ever wrote. It is here,...

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  • Haute Couture by OMMA – Vernissage

    ALLIANCE FRANCAISE OTTAWA 352 MacLaren St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Step into a world where canvas becomes cloth, and creativity is stitched with imagination. The Ottawa Mixed Media Art Show: Haute Couture invites you to experience fashion like never before—reimagined through texture, colour, and layered expression. This exhibition pays homage to the elegance of couture while breaking every rule it ever wrote. It is here,...

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  • Crown and Pumpkin Studio Tour, 2025

    The 29th annual Crown and Pumpkin Studio Tour takes place in Almonte, Clayton and the surrounding areas of Mississippi Mills, just a short drive west of Ottawa. Saturday and Sunday, October 11th & 12th, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm. This year’s tour offers our traditional studio-visit format with fourteen stops and over 50 creators of...

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  • Art Battle – Oct 11, 2025

    Barney Danson Theatre 1 Vimy Pl., Ottawa, ON, Canada

    8 artists battle it out over 3 rounds of artistic competition. Experience a powerful fusion of live art and history as Art Battle joins the Canadian War Museum for Inspired by the Vault. For one night only, artists will create original works live, drawing inspiration from rarely seen pieces in the Museum’s Beaverbrook Collection of War...

    $25
  •  Carole Ince at Constitution Square

    Constitution Square 350 Albert St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Carole Ince is exhibiting at Constitution Square with HelloArt from October 14th to December 14th

    Free
  • “Connecté” by Lina Yachnin

    Galerie Old Chelsea 783 Route 105, Chelsea, QC, Canada

    From October 16 to November 2, 2025 - Wednesday to Saturday from noon to 6 pm and Sunday from noon to 5 pm Vernissage: Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 1 to 4:00 pm The artist will also be present on Oct. 24, 25, 26 and Nov. 1 In “Connecté,” a new body of work in both oil and watercolour,...

    Free
  • Masino + Vincent | MERAKI

    Galerie St-Laurent + Hill 293 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Exercer le meraki c’est s’investir complètement dans une tâche, faire quelque chose avec cœur, attention et âme, en y laissant toujours un peu de soi. C’est à travers le travail et l’amour du métier que les deux artistes se sont rencontrés. Fervents défenseurs d’une certaine lignée picturale, ils partagent la même passion en franchissant le...

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  • The Artists of Stonebridge Fine Art Show & Sale, 2025

    The Artists of Stonebridge 15th Annual Fine Art Show & Sale is happening soon! It is Barrhaven’s largest annual art show, featuring a gorgeous, diverse array of artwork by talented local artists. Every year we support community charities through donations and proceeds from a silent auction. This year we are supporting the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird...

  • Spectrums & Grandeur

    Kanata Civic Art Gallery 2500 Campeau Drive, Kanata, ON, Canada

    The renovations are complete and we are open again! The Kanata Civic Art Gallery is delighted to welcome you back. To celebrate our re-opening, we are proud to present our latest exhibition: Spectrums & Grandeur. The show brings together paintings, sculpture, textiles and photography. Each piece is created by local artists and is available for...

    Free
  • Brian Beavis & Veronika McKerrell – Arber Project

    Arbor Gallery 103 High St., Vankleek Hill, ON, Canada

    Born in England, Brian Beavis discovered his passion for art at a private school in Bournemouth, where he won several awards at the Royal Drawing Society. Initially working in watercolors, he fell in love with acrylic paint, captivated by its vibrant colors. In 1971, a book about Piet Mondrian confirmed his artistic direction, but he...

    Free
  • New Arboreal (Arboricole)

    Espace Pierre-Debain 120 Principale St, Gatineau, QC, Canada

    Découvrez le tapis forestier et plongez dans le royaume souterrain qui se trouve juste en dessous. Dans New Arboreal, l’artiste explore les phénomènes de la coévolution et de la symbiose. L’exposition présente une installation créée à partir de feutre et de fil de fer. Elle évoque des systèmes racinaires et des champignons micellaires. S’y imbriquent...

    Free
  • New Arboreal – Arboricole, Vernissage

    Espace Pierre-Debain 120 Principale St, Gatineau, QC, Canada

    Découvrez le tapis forestier et plongez dans le royaume souterrain qui se trouve juste en dessous. Dans New Arboreal, l’artiste explore les phénomènes de la coévolution et de la symbiose. L’exposition présente une installation créée à partir de feutre et de fil de fer. Elle évoque des systèmes racinaires et des champignons micellaires. S’y imbriquent...

    Free
  • The Light We Hold, The Light We Carry

    Arbor Gallery 103 High St., Vankleek Hill, ON, Canada

    During a sabbatical year devoted to creative exploration, Lauren Michelle Levesque immersed herself in the slow, reflective processes of making. The resulting works, gathered under the title “the light we hold, the light we carry”, illuminate the quiet ways in which art-making brings meaning, care, whimsy, and a touch of magic into everyday life. Created...

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  • Vankleek Hill Fibre Frolic – Festival

    Vankleek Hill Community Centre 36 Mill St E, Vankleek Hill, ON, Canada

    An annual fibre arts festival with over 20 vendors offering hand-dyed yarn, notions, fabric and quilting supplies, craft materials and unique gifts! Something New This Year! Craft Swap Table : Bring yarn, fabric, needles, hooks, patterns, beads, etc. — clean and in good condition! Clear out your stash and make another crafter’s day. You can...

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  • Masino + Vincent MERAKI (μεράκι) – Vernissage

    Galerie St-Laurent + Hill 293 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    À cet égard, au hasard des lectures, le mot d’origine grecque meraki leur semble inspirant et approprié pour exprimer cette force et cet objectif. Bien qu’intraduisible, on pourrait paraphraser en se referrant à l’ardeur et à l’enthousiasme où nous sommes aspirés dans ce que nous façonnons, en rejetant la logique habituelle et les intérêts de...

    Free
  • Ghosts & Goblins

    Art Hub Gallery 50 Bennett St, Carleton Place, ON, Canada

    Art Show at Art Hub featuring 39 local artists and artisans.

    Free
  • Mosaic 2025

    Shenkman Arts Centre 245 Centrum Blvd, Orléans, ON, Canada

    We’re excited to announce that Mosaic 2025 is opening soon at the Trinity Art Gallery! From October 30 to January 13, come see one of Ottawa’s largest juried art shows featuring amazing works in a variety of media by Arteast members. Opening Reception: Join us on Thursday, October 30, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm to...

    Free
  • Mosaic 2025 – Vernissage

    Shenkman Arts Centre 245 Centrum Blvd, Orléans, ON, Canada

    We’re excited to announce that Mosaic 2025 is opening soon at the Trinity Art Gallery! From October 30 to January 13, come see one of Ottawa’s largest juried art shows featuring amazing works in a variety of media by Arteast members. Opening Reception: Join us on Thursday, October 30, from 5:30 to 7:30 pm to...

    Free
  • The Light We Hold, The Light We Carry – Vernissage

    Arbor Gallery 103 High St., Vankleek Hill, ON, Canada

    During a sabbatical year devoted to creative exploration, Lauren Michelle Levesque immersed herself in the slow, reflective processes of making. The resulting works, gathered under the title “the light we hold, the light we carry”, illuminate the quiet ways in which art-making brings meaning, care, whimsy, and a touch of magic into everyday life. Created...

  • Sunlit Moments by Marianne Feaver

    Galerie Old Chelsea 783 Route 105, Chelsea, QC, Canada

    From November 6 to 23, 2025 - Wednesday to Saturday from noon to 6 pm and Sunday from noon to 5 pm Vernissage: Saturday, November 8, 2025, from 1 to 4 pm Marianne Feaver celebrates the natural world through colour and light. Fleeting moments of radiance – sunlight filtering through trees, the shimmer of water across...

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  • Isabelle Gauvreau – TIME

    Galerie St-Laurent + Hill 293 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Isabelle Gauvreau’s work has always focused on the human condition and, more specifically, on the interpretation of the female body through the development of a highly personal visual language. Her practice is inspired by a long lineage of women artists influenced by feminism, from the 1970s to the present day. This series is an emotional...

    Free
  • An Nguyen, “Fortune” Solo Exhibition

    Atrium Gallery - Ben Franklin Place 101 Centrepointe Dr, Ottawa, Canada

    Artist Statement As immigrants entering a foreign land, we all share the common desire to make our new country a place we can freely call home. We make efforts, from bringing our culinary traditions, to running enterprises that shape a nation’s economic future. As newcomers we do so with innovation, grit and determination. Our journeys...

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  • Isabelle Gauvreau – TIME (Vernissage)

    Galerie St-Laurent + Hill 293 Dalhousie St, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Isabelle Gauvreau’s work has always focused on the human condition and, more specifically, on the interpretation of the female body through the development of a highly personal visual language. Her practice is inspired by a long lineage of women artists influenced by feminism, from the 1970s to the present day. This series is an emotional...

    Free
  • Annual $200 and Under Sale

    Kanata Art Club 630 Cameron Harvey Dr, Kanata, ON, Canada

    The Kanata Art Club is excited to present its major annual fall event in 2025, taking place on Saturday, November 8th (10am to 5pm) and Sunday, November 9th (10am to 4pm). This celebration of art will be held at 630 Cameron Harvey Drive, K2K 1X7 (formerly 1030 Riddell Drive). The sale will feature a wide...

    Free
  • Kanata Art Club $200 and Under Sale

    March Central Community center 630 Cameron Harvey Drive, Kanata, ON, Canada

    The artwork for this sale represents many genres, styles and subjects. It includes only original works in watercolour, oil, acrylic, mixed media, coloured pencil and graphite and beyond. Find one-of-a-kind gifts that are memorable and good value.

    Free
  • Itty Bitty Artisan and Art Sale

    Carleton Place Arena 75 Neelin St, Carleton Place, ON, Canada

    The winter snow may not have arrived yet, but inside the Itty Bitty Artisan & Art Show, you'll find all the magic and warmth of the season. With the friendly faces of local artists and the vibrant colours of handcrafted art, this beloved event is sure to lift your spirits. Featuring 50+ Talented ArtistsAll participants...

    Free