Arts + culture corner
Cultural happenings for you to enjoy
By Robin Etherington
GALLERIES – GALERIES
Barbara Ann Scott Gallery
110 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa Rocks! – Reunion Tour
Until September 3
City Hall Art Gallery
Sarah-Mecca Abdourahman, Memories We Carry, Stories We Heal
Until September 7
Natasha Mazurka, Space Created by Distance
September 18 to November 30
Galerie Jean-Claude Bergeron
150 St. Patrick Street
Galerie St. Laurent + Hill
293 Dalhousie Street
Drew Klassen, September 4 to 23
Helen Nhan, September 25 to October 14
Alexandre Massino + François Vincent, October 16 to November 4
Hulya Guler Art Studio
206 St. Patrick Street
Open studio through November
Karsh-Masson Gallery
110 Laurier Avenue
Emilie Rose Michaud Marie Drolet, Illuminated Seasons
August 21 to November 2
L.A. Pai Gallery
13 Murray Street
Contemporary jewellery and sculptural arts
National Gallery of Canada
380 Sussex Drive
Skawennati: Welcome to the Dream House
Until September 1
Nadia Myre: Waves of Want
Until September 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
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 11 Vimy Place
Winners of the National Youth Remembrance Contests
Until October 13
Last Voices of the Second World War
Until January 18, 2026
Canada’s Unknown Soldier
Until May 24, 2026
Canadian Museum of Nature
240 McLeod Street
Rewilding: The David Suzuki Foundation Arts Prize
Until October 19
The Man Who Planted Trees: An Immersive Experience
Until October 13
Butterflies in Flight
Until January 4, 2026
Canadian Museum of History
100 Laurier Street, Gatineau
Retro: Popular Music in Canada from the 60s, 70s, and 80s
Until 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
Five Alarm
Until September 6 Jonas and Barry in the Home
September 24 to October 11
The Turn of the Screw
October 29 to November 15
National Arts Centre
1 Elgin Street
FESTIVALS
Capital Pride, August 15 to 24
CityFolk Festival, September 10 to 14
Ottawa International Animation Festival, September 24 to 28
SPECIAL MENTIONS!
Kìwekì Point
The newly designed area behind the National Gallery with a new footbridge linking the point to Major’s Hill Park has stunning views and some gorgeous public art!
Parliament Hill Renovation
Not quite in our little quartier, but definitely worth a visit to see some magnificent store carvings.
