Arts + culture corner: Cultural happenings for you to enjoy / Des événements culturels pour votre plaisir
By Robin Etherington
GALLERIES – GALERIES
Barbara Ann Scott Gallery 110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa Rocks! – Reunion Tour
Until September 3
City Hall Art Gallery 110 Laurier Avenue West
44.4 Mother Artist Collective, Don’t worry, I’ll Only Show You The Good Parts
Until June 1
Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman, Memories We Carry, Stories We Heal
June 12 to September 7
Galerie Jean-Claude Bergeron
150 St. Patrick Street
Ann McCall, Les voix de la nature, 50 ans de travail
Until June 1
Galerie St. Laurent + Hill
293 Dalhousie Street
Anastessia Bettas, May 22 to June 10
Karsh-Masson Gallery
110 Laurier Avenue
Sébastien Gaudette, Langue éphémère
Until August 7
L.A. Pai Gallery
13 Murray Street
Contemporary jewellery and sculptural arts
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive
New Generation Photography Award: Until June 1
Radioactive: A Selection of Nuclear Ephemera and Records from John O’Brian’s Atomic Collection: Until August 31
Pucker Up! Lipstick Prints of Joyce Wieland: Until October 26
Jin Me Yoon, Honouring a Long View: Until March 2026
Ottawa Art Gallery 50 Mackenzie King Bridge
Rachel Kalpana James, Bright Oriental Star: Until June 8
At a Glance: Until June 22
Revival: Printmaking in Nunavik (2014-2019): Until August 24
Normee Ekoomiak: Until August 24
Visions and Views: Landscape and Abstraction in the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art: Until January 11, 2026
Grotto: The Bill Staubi Collection: Until February 8, 2026
The Saw Gallery
Arts Court, 67 Nicholas Street Check out the ongoing schedule of fabulous happenings at Club Saw!
MUSEUMS – MUSÉES
Canadian War Museum 1 Vimy Place
Winners of the National Youth Remembrance Contests: Until October 13
Last Voices of the Second World War: Until January 18, 2026
Canadian Museum of Nature
240 McLeod Street
Our Land, our Art: Until August 17
Rewilding: The David Suzuki Foundation Arts Prize: Until September 8
The Man Who Planted Trees: An Immersive Experience: Until October 13
Butterflies in Flight: Until January 4, 2026
Canadian Museum of History 1100 Laurier Street, Gatineau
Retro: Popular Music in Canada from the 60s, 70s, and 80s: June 6, 2025 to January 18, 2026
Musée Bytown Museum 1 Canal Lane
Exploring the stories our city from the earliest days of Bytown to the present moment as the nation’s capital.
Vanier Museoparc 300 des Pères-Blancs Avenue
Un musée communautaire dédié à la francophonie de Vanier et entièrement rénové avec un parcours numérique vous attend.
PERFORMANCE
La Nouvelle Scène Gilles Desjardins
333 King Edward Avenue
Ce centre de production et de diffusion des arts de la scène y présente une programmation théâtrale variée de ses quatre compagnies résidentes d’Ottawa.
Ottawa Little Theatre
400 King Edward Avenue
37 Postcards June 11 to 28 Always a Bridesmaid July 16 to August 2
FESTIVALS
- Doors Open Ottawa 2025, June 7 and 8
- Ottawa Fringe Festival, June 12 to 22
- Escapade 15, June 20 to 22
- Ottawa Jazz Festival, June 20 to 29
- Ottawa Bluesfest, July 10 to 20
- Ottawa Greek Fest, August 5 to 7 and August 12 to 15
- Capital Pride, third week of August
- CityFolk Festival, September 10 to 14
