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Art Walks

Gatineau

On the north shore of the Ottawa River is the

French-speaking city of Gatineau. One of its biggest

attractions is the Canadian Museum of History

( 100 , rue Laurier), but it’s also home to smaller

galleries such as Galerie Montcalm (25, rue Laurier),

Espace Pierre-Debain ( 120 , rue Principale), Daïmôn

(78, rue Hanson) and AXENÉO7 (80, rue Hanson),

whose director, Stefan St-Laurent, highlights one

of his favourite spaces: “The new artist cooperative

Le temporaire (75, rue St-Rédempteur) in Hull, the

oldest party of the city, takes us back to the ’70s with

its grungy location and unpretentious vibe—in 2015 ,

David Byrne of the Talking Heads rented a bike to

ditch Ottawa and spent his day on the French side

to hear some local bands. He wrote about his jaunt

in the Guardian, which irrevocably (finally) took Hull

out of the shadows of Parliament Hill.” Visit between

August 18 and September 23 to attend the Triennale

Internationale des Arts Textiles en Outaouais,

a contemporary textile and fibre-arts festival that

hosts exhibitions and events across the region.

Byward Market and Beyond

Just over the bridge from Gatineau is the National

Gallery of Canada ( 380 Sussex Dr.), which houses

the new Canadian Photography Institute, is

the organizing institution for the Sobey Art Award

and is hosting the US Embassy’s Contemporary

Conversations series. Also in the Byward Market,

just a stone’s throw from the NGC, are Galerie Jean-

Claude Bergeron ( 150 St. Patrick St.), Galerie

St-Laurent + Hill ( 293 Dalhousie St.), Galerie d’art

Vincent (1 Rideau St.), S AW Gallery (67 Nicholas

St.) and the Ottawa Art Gallery (2 Daly Ave.).

Enjoy Inuit carvings and Cape Dorset prints at Snow

Goose Gallery (83 Sparks St.), and visit the main

floor of City Hall to find Karsh-Masson Gallery

( 110 Laurier Ave. W.). As of April 31, PDA Projects

(361 Elgin St.) will leave the Golden Triangle to

become a roving pop-up project space.

Centretown and Little Italy

After visiting Wallack Galleries (225 Bank St.)

in Centretown, walk through Chinatown all the way

to Little Italy, where you will find eclectic local art

at Orange Art Gallery ( 290 City Centre Ave.).

Around the Glebe

Centretown West is home to Gallery 101 (51B Young

St.), while Studio Sixty Six (202–66 Muriel St.)

is in the historic Glebe district. Go east to visit

Koyman Galleries ( 1771 St. Laurent Blvd.) and south

to find Patrick Mikhail Gallery ( 2401 Bank St.).

Westboro Village and

Wellington West

Find Wall Space Gallery ( 358 Richmond Rd.),

Gallery 3 ( 1281 Wellington St. W.) and Cube Gallery

( 1285 Wellington St. W.) in these hip neighbourhoods

that also boast must-visit shops and restaurants.

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1 Installation view of “Ottawa Night”

by Jason Paradis at Karsh-Masson Gallery

2 Ottawa neighbourhood map

3 Installation view of works by Natasha Doyon

at AXENÉO7

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Jinny Yu
Associate Professor
of Painting,
University of Ottawa
“There is political awareness
here and discussions in all fields,
including in the arts.”
Leslie Reid
Artist and Emeritus
Professor, University
of Ottawa
“Ottawa is a rare mix of busy ,
sophisticated urban centre
and inspiring countryside , linked
by three rivers , a canal and
numerous bike paths , and all
easy to access and free to explore
for the independent spirit.”
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