March Arts Pub Night
Wednesday, March 24th
The Honest Lawyer
141 George Street
5:30 pm
CARFAC invites you to join us for a multidisciplinary pint and a chance to chat with members of Ottawa’s arts community.
We have had a request to have the pub night in a location that is wheelchair accessible. After calling around, the best deal appears to be $5 martinis at the Honest Lawyer. This month we’re partnering with the Ottawa Fringe Festival who will be selling raffle tickets for fabulous prizes such as restaurant gift certificates, movie passes, etc.
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Report shows statistics of Ottawa’s artists
EMC Entertainment
More than one-third of Canada’s artists live in five of the largest cities, according to a report released today.
“It is critical that we create an environment here in Ottawa that keeps artists in the nation’s capital,” said Mayor Larry O’Brien. “We know that artists not only contribute to our quality of life, but also to the social and economic vitality of our city.”
“This report is invaluable as a benchmark for tracking the creative capacity of Ottawa’s neighbourhoods,” added Coun. Diane Deans, chair of the community and protective services committee. “We must work to ensure that Ottawa provides competitive per-capita support for arts and festivals as well as access to affordable studio space, inexpensive housing, galleries, rehearsal and performance spaces.
Full story available on the EMC website: Report shows statistics of Ottawa’s artists
February Arts Pub Night
Wednesday, February 24th, 5 p.m.
Avant Garde Bar
135 Besserer Street
Ottawa, ON
CARFAC invites you to join us for a multidisciplinary pint and a chance to chat with members of Ottawa’s arts community.
The January pub night was so popular we had three times as many people as expected! This time we’ll be at Avant Garde Bar one street over from Arts Court.
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Magnetic North Compass Points seeks National Planning Committee
Compass Points is putting a call out to all conservatory, college, and university-level theatre students and recently graduated emerging artists. We are currently developing a National Planning Committee to help guide the 2010 edition of Compass Points Student & Emerging Artist Symposium. We are looking for dynamic students and emerging artists looking to share their ideas on current issues of concern to young artists seeking to navigate the gap between student life and professional practice. We are currently looking for one representative from each province and territory or region.
Held during the Magnetic North Theatre Festival, the Compass Points Symposium is a gathering of students and emerging artists from across the country which helps navigate the Festival and offers a firsthand introduction to the professional theatre industry. Organized by students and emerging artists from across the nation, Compass Points is a week-long event consisting of workshops, panel discussions, and social events which inspire participants to chart their own course in Canadian Theatre. We welcome students and artists from all theatre disciplines including but not limited to acting, directing, playwriting, design, technical production, and arts management.
For more information on how to join, please contact Liz Truchanowicz at compasspoints@magneticnorthfestival.ca.
To read the full article, visit Magnetic North Theatre Festival.
SAW Video Presents Award‐winning Documentary Filmmaker Isabelle Raynauld
SAW Video is proud to present accomplished Montreal-based director, filmmaker, and writer Isabelle Raynauld, winner of the 2002 Jutra Award for Best Documentary and two-time recipient of the Prix Gémeaux. She will be in Ottawa on February 12th and 13th for the screening of her latest documentary Mystical Brain and presentation of an intensive scriptwriting workshop.
Please see the press release below or visit the website for further details.
OTTAWA – January 27, 2010 – SAW Video is proud to present accomplished Montreal‐based director, filmmaker, and writer Isabelle Raynauld, winner of the 2002 Jutra Award for Best Documentary and two‐time recipient of the Prix Gémeaux. She will be in Ottawa for the screening of her latest documentary, Mystical Brain, and presentation of an intensive scriptwriting workshop.
On Friday, February 12, SAW Video presents Mystical Brain, which depicts scientists’ attempt to discover how the mystical experience and states of grace experienced by mystics and those who meditate affect the brain. Featuring experts such as philosopher Daniel C. Dennett, author and professor Mario Beauregard and the Dalai Lama’s French interpreter, Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard, Raynauld takes us all over the world to explore the fascinating and often controversial crossroad of science and religion. The documentary is in French with English subtitles.
Stills from Mystical Brain
SCREENING
Mystical Brain (2007)
Friday, February 12, 2010
Club SAW, 67 Nicholas St., 7pm
Ottawa, ON
Free admission
In French with English subtitles
The screening will be followed by a Q&A session with the filmmaker.
WORKSHOPS
Scriptwriting: Documentary and Drama
Saturday, February 13, 2010
SAW Video
67 Nicholas St., 11am‐5pm
Ottawa, ON
$50 ($40 for SAW Video members)
Limited space. Register with SAW Video today!
Suitable for French and French‐as‐a‐second-language speakers
SAW Video : Centre for the media arts
67 Nicholas St.
Ottawa, ON K1N 7B9
T: (613) 238-7648
www.sawvideo.com
Denise MacDonald
Communications
SAW Video
67 rue Nicholas Street
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 7B9
www.sawvideo.com
denise@sawvideo.com
613.238.7648
Winterlude 2010: The Urban Cozy Project : February 2010
From Spins & Needles
Inspired by urban art and craft interventions around the world, this February 2010, Spins & Needles + the National Capital Commission (NCC) will transform the Ottawa-Gatineau winter landscape with a large-scale public urban art intervention. This intervention will take place during the annual Winterlude festival, Canada’s capital region winter celebration and one of the largest winter festivals in the world.
The Winterlude Urban Cozy Project, presented by Spins & Needles, will remix warmth, cold, art, craft, music and the city. We’re inviting artists and the public from near and far to create a warm and whimsical urban environment during Winterlude in Canada’s capital city by adding various warm coverings, or cozies, wrapped around trees, lampposts, and other urban elements on festival grounds. The intervention also seeks to play with traditional images and conceptions associated with a country known around the world for it’s cold weather climate.
Details: Winterlude 2010: The Urban Cozy Project : February 2010
Portrait gallery idea lives on: Moore
cbcnews.ca
The funding will lead to a series of travelling exhibits to showcase a collection that Moore said is as beautiful, rich and representative of Canadian heritage.
There will be upcoming exhibits at Winterlude in Ottawa, in Vancouver during the 2010 games and there will be an online component, which the minister said will make the collection accessible to more Canadians than a permanent gallery.
The federal government has been criticized by the visual arts community and supporters of the gallery such as Liberal Senator Jerry Grafstein for failing to create a gallery.
Read more at cbcnews.ca: Portrait gallery idea lives on: Moore
Lumiere Festival Lantern Making Workshops in Ottawa
Noticed this post on the spin off stuff blog. Looks like a lot of fun!
Ottawa’s Lumiere Festival is happening Saturday August 8th from 5-11 p.m. and festival organizers are looking for volunteers and offering classes on lantern making.
Classes are superaffordable and it’s a great way to spend an afternoon with friends or family. Plus your lantern will be featured at the festival! The great thing about the classes or volunteering is that afterwards you’ll have the skills to make lanterns for any event, like a birthday party, wedding, shower, BBQ or picnic.
Full post: Lumiere Festival Lantern Making Workshops in Ottawa
