• Tulip Papercraft With Rola Blake (Tulip Festival)

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Tulip paper craft workshop with Rola. Learn how to make beautiful, handcrafted tulip flowers using colourful paper! This hands-on session is perfect for all skill levels and is a great way to celebrate spring and nature, or simply enjoy an afternoon of crafting. Materials provided by Rola.

    Free
  • Plein Air Painting with Arteast and OPAP (Tulip Festival)

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    In partnership with Arteast, the Ottawa Plein Air Painters group bring their easels and various mediums to paint the tulips “en plein air”. Come and be dazzled by the process artists use to be able to paint on location. Artists welcome art-related questions. The public have the opportunity to vote on their favorite painting. Voting...

    Free
  • Tulip Tile Painting With Arteast (Tulip Festival)

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Carole invites adults and children to purchase small blank relief tulip tiles, originally sculpted in clay and cast in plaster. Participants can paint their tiles on-site, bringing them to life with their favorite tulip colors. Paint and brushes provided by Carole.

    $10
  • Urban Perspectives By Maurice Dionne

    Foyer Gallery 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    In Maurice Dionne's latest art exhibition, "Urban Perspectives," he invites viewers to explore the intricate interplay between its built environment and the life that pulses within it. Through a series of captivating cityscapes and streetscapes, Dionne captures not just the architecture and buildings but also the very essence of urban existence—the stories that unfold before...

    Free
  • Inspirations – Rendezvous Arteast

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

    "Inspirations", the current show at Rendezvous Arteast in the Shenkman Arts Centre is up and can be seen until July 29th.  Drop by to see a wonderful display of art by seven Arteast members: Josée Bourassa, Maurice Dionne, Erika Farkas, Willy Kim, Christine Lenoir-Godin, Wendy Parlow, and Anne Simon.

    Free
  • Art Battle Ottawa, May 15, 2025

    Overflow Brewing Company 2477 Kaladar Ave, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Join us again for an electrifying evening in the Art Battle in Ottawa! Watch in awe as talented artists transform blank canvases into breathtaking masterpieces within just 20 minutes, competing across three adrenaline-pumping rounds. Your vote will decide the winner! Why attend and bring a friend? ✨ Live Artistic Showdown – Witness the thrill as...

    $25
  • Plein Air Painting with Arteast and OPAP (Tulip Festival)

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    In partnership with Arteast, the Ottawa Plein Air Painters group bring their easels and various mediums to paint the tulips “en plein air”. Come and be dazzled by the process artists use to be able to paint on location. Artists welcome art-related questions. The public have the opportunity to vote on their favorite painting. Voting...

    Free
  • Tulips in Watercolor With Arteast (Tulip Festival)

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Josie and Clarisse invite adults and children to create tulip mini-paintings. Discover and have fun with watercolour, inspired by the beautiful tulips of the festival. Materials provided by Josie and Clarisse.

    Free
  • Tulip Tile Painting With Arteast (Tulip Festival)

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Carole invites adults and children to purchase small blank relief tulip tiles, originally sculpted in clay and cast in plaster. Participants can paint their tiles on-site, bringing them to life with their favorite tulip colors. Paint and brushes provided by Carole.

    $10
  • Tulip Tile Painting With Arteast (Tulip Festival)

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Carole invites adults and children to purchase small blank relief tulip tiles, originally sculpted in clay and cast in plaster. Participants can paint their tiles on-site, bringing them to life with their favorite tulip colors. Paint and brushes provided by Carole.

    $10
  • Plein Air Painting with Arteast and OPAP (Tulip Festival)

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    In partnership with Arteast, the Ottawa Plein Air Painters group bring their easels and various mediums to paint the tulips “en plein air”. Come and be dazzled by the process artists use to be able to paint on location. Artists welcome art-related questions. The public have the opportunity to vote on their favorite painting. Voting...

    Free
  • Speed Painting With Elena NL and Arteast (Tulip Festival)

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Elena NL, an Arteast member, will be hosting a live gouache speed-painting demo. Watch as she creates a small painting from scratch in just 15 minutes, and take home the finished piece, beautifully matted. The subjects vary, including landscapes, flowers from life, and fruits based on reference photos.

    Free
  • Urban Perspectives By Maurice Dionne – Vernissage

    Foyer Gallery 1701 Woodroffe Avenue, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    In Maurice Dionne's latest art exhibition, "Urban Perspectives," he invites viewers to explore the intricate interplay between its built environment and the life that pulses within it. Through a series of captivating cityscapes and streetscapes, Dionne captures not just the architecture and buildings but also the very essence of urban existence—the stories that unfold before...

    Free
  • Tulip Tile Painting With Arteast (Tulip Festival)

    Queen Elizabeth Driveway Queen Elizabeth Driveway, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Carole invites adults and children to purchase small blank relief tulip tiles, originally sculpted in clay and cast in plaster. Participants can paint their tiles on-site, bringing them to life with their favorite tulip colors. Paint and brushes provided by Carole.

    $10
  • Migration Stories

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

    Six artists present their “stories” of migration, reflecting the vast instinctual or altered journeys of animals and plants, and forced human expulsion or immigration to places of hope and opportunity. The intertwining of these diverse migration stories reveals the growing complexity and urgency of species in motion. The Migration artists are members of the Ottawa-Gatineau...

    Free
  • Lumen

    Overflow Brewing Company 2477 Kaladar Ave, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Join us for our inaugural event in Ottawa! Experience vibrant art displays, live performances, and immersive exhibits showcasing the city’s top visual artists, musicians, dancers, and performers. Join us for unforgettable night of inspiration, connection, and artistic expression!

    $30
  • Waves of Want and Welcome to the Dreamhouse – Vernissage

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

    In Waves of Want, interdisciplinary artist Nadia Myre weaves personal and political narratives around Indigenous identity, both current and historical. Welcome to the Dreamhouse tells the story of Skawennati’s dynamic artistic trajectory as she envisions Indigenous people in the future.

    Free
  • Nadia Myre: Waves of Want and Skawennati: Welcome to the Dreamhouse

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

    In Waves of Want, interdisciplinary artist Nadia Myre weaves personal and political narratives around Indigenous identity, both current and historical. Welcome to the Dreamhouse tells the story of Skawennati’s dynamic artistic trajectory as she envisions Indigenous people in the future.

  • The Red Trillium Studio Tour

    Red Trillium Studio Tour , Canada

    The Red Trillium Studio Tour was started by a group of talented local Artists & Fine Craftspeople, all working alone in their Rural Studios, who wanted to collectively share and bring awareness to the Art & Fine Craft in their community. When you visit our Artists in their Studios, you are welcomed into their private...

    Free
  • The Posthumous Destiny of Bodies by Judith Bellavance

    Galerie Montcalm 25 Laurier St, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada

    In this installation composed of photographs, videos, and objects, Judith Bellavance embraces evocation, suggestion, and poetic resonance to explore themes of disappearance and transformation in the natural world. Like contemporary still lifes, the works that guide this immersive, walk-through experience form a shifting narrative centered on the idea of loss. Using impermanence as a unifying...

    Free
  • Art In The Park

    Central Park 19 Clemow Ave, Ottawa, ON, Canada

    The Art in the Park Festival, held in Ottawa’s vibrant Glebe neighborhood, caters to all collectors. Whether you’re seeking paintings, sculptures, crafts, or unique items for your home or garden, there’s something special for every taste. As you stroll through the park under the summer sky, you'll be amazed by the diverse selection on display....

    Free
  • Threads of Memory Julie Gladstone & Olivia Mae Sinclair

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

    WALL SPACE GALLERY is pleased to present Threads of Memory, an exhibition featuring the work of Julie Gladstone and Olivia Mae Sinclair. In this powerful and introspective presentation, both artists engage in intimate dialogues with themes of trauma, memory, and transformation. Through their deeply personal practices, they navigate the intersection of inner experience and external...

    Free
  • Kohut + Nerbonne

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

    Kohut Biography Peter Kohut was born and raised in Winnipeg, moved to the West Coast (Victoria) to work as a graphic designer for 15 years, and then moved to Ottawa to study for his MFA (completed 2021). His project is an exploration of repetition, process, and time as a way of linking the medium of...

    Free
  • Threads of Memory Julie Gladstone & Olivia Mae Sinclair – Vernissage

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

    WALL SPACE GALLERY is pleased to present Threads of Memory, an exhibition featuring the work of Julie Gladstone and Olivia Mae Sinclair. In this powerful and introspective presentation, both artists engage in intimate dialogues with themes of trauma, memory, and transformation. Through their deeply personal practices, they navigate the intersection of inner experience and external...

    Free
  • Pierre Debain: The Journey of a Dedicated Artist

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

    The exhibition Pierre Debain: The Journey of a Dedicated Artist, curated by Kali Kim, Lindsay Sabourin, and Philippe Bourdau, will be on view at Espace Pierre-Debain from June 18 to August 17, 2025. Celebrating a milestone, L'Imagier traces its roots back to 1975, when it began as a vibrant community space for friends, family, and...

    Free
  • Resistant Fibres – Vernissage

    Âjagemô art space 150 Elgin St., Ottawa, ON, Canada

    Resistant Fibres, curated by Julie Graff, presents 18 textile and fibre works of art from the Canada Council Art Bank collection by artists who use this medium as a powerful tool for protest, resistance, celebration, joy and healing.

    Free
  • Erica Rutherford: Her Lives and Works

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

    This exhibition surveys the fascinating and multifaceted career of Erica Rutherford (b. Edinburgh, 1923 – d. Charlottetown, 2008), whose work explores themes of persona and gender, home and landscape, and whose life was shaped by the search for identity and community. The show includes over 100 works, accompanied by memorabilia and photographs that support the...

    $27
  • Pierre Debain: The Journey of a Dedicated Artist – Vernissage

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

    The exhibition Pierre Debain: The Journey of a Dedicated Artist, curated by Kali Kim, Lindsay Sabourin, and Philippe Bourdau, will be on view at Espace Pierre-Debain from June 18 to August 17, 2025. Celebrating a milestone, L'Imagier traces its roots back to 1975, when it began as a vibrant community space for friends, family, and...

    Free