From November 5 to December 10, 2011

This is an invitation to all professional artists to participate in
the SIXTH INTERNATIONAL DIGITAL MINIPRINT EXHIBITION, to be held in
Ottawa (Canada) from November 5 to December 10, 2011.

Artists should submit works of 25 cm by 20 cm (a maximum of two per
artist) no later than June 30, 2011.

Le corps transformé (The Transformed Body) is the theme of the 2011
edition of the exhibition. The text pertaining to the theme can be
found on the Web page mentioned below. Artists are required to write a
short text linking the submitted artwork to the theme.

The curator, Katy Le Van, will select the works to be included in the
exhibit and a jury comprised of three reputable artists will decide on
the cash prize winners and the honourable mentions.

Participation to the exhibition is free. The exhibition will be held
at Centre d'artistes Voix Visuelle.

Details and entry forms can be found on the website.

Le Centre d’artistes Voix Visuelle
81, avenue Beechwood, Ottawa (Ontario) K1M 1L7
(613) 748-6954
voix_visuelle@hotmail.com
http://www.voixvisuelle.ca

Ottawa School of Art
Boutique Submissions - Winter 2011
Submissions for the Winter changeover of the OSA Boutique will be accepted on:
Wednesday February 9
and
Thursday February 10
10:00a.m. - 3:00p.m.
The submissions will be run through a juried process. Works are selected taking into consideration the juxtaposition of pieces, theme (if applicable) and the boutique space itself.
Entries must be properly labeled, framed and ready to hang; assuring that framework is stable and secure.
Please Note: Works from the present boutique showing will be ready for pick-up on these dates. Please bring portfolios and/or appropriate packaging to take your work home. Submissions for the autumn months will not be theme-based.
For more information contact / pour plus d’information, veuillez communiquer avec:
Cathy Brake
Boutique + Gallery Coordinator
Coordinatrice: Boutique + galerie
t: 613.241.7471 ext. 27
e:  boutique@artottawa.ca
Buy local and support the Ottawa School of Art and your local artists!
We wish to thank you for your support.
https://www.artottawa.ca/osa-eao/index.php/osa-galleries/gallery-information/osa-call-for-boutique-submissions.html

Friday

Face to Face proposes a contrapuntal dialogue between two players: an artist and a scholar. Each will present his/her current art making or research concerns followed by an open-ended discussion that attempts to uncover correspondences hitherto unknown, bringing to the fore overlapping areas and converging ideas.
This February 4th we welcome artist Claire Savoie and Theorist
Marie-Josée Jean.

La présentation sera en français.

Remerciement au Conseil des Arts du Canada pour son appui a ce projet.
Thanks and acknowledgements to the Canada Council for the Arts for their support.
DATE:      Friday, February 4th 2011
TIME:      11:00 a.m.
PLACE:     Department of Visual Arts
          100 Laurier Ave. East
          Room 114

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FOLD, SPINDLE, MUTILATE
Artist:  KARINA KRAENZLE
Vernissage:  Friday February 4th, 2011, 18:00 - 21:00
On View: February 4th - 28th, 2011
Mon - Fri 10:00 -18:00, Sat 10:00-15:00
Fold, Spindle, Mutilate assembles in the Red Wall Gallery for the first time, photographic images from three related bodies of work by Karina Kraenzle. The Red Wall Gallery is located in SPAO at 168 Dalhousie, at the corner of Bruyère, in the Byward Market.

The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s fifth Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert – an all-Beethoven program entitled Biss & Beethoven – features Pinchas Zukerman and white hot rising star pianist Jonathan Biss

The fifth Mark Motors Audi Signature concerts of the season – entitled Biss & Beethoven – will be performed on Wednesday February 2 and Thursday February 3 at 8 p.m. in Southam Hall.

Before the concert, Pinchas Zukerman and Jonathan Biss will perform Beethoven’s Sonata No. 5 in F major for Violin and Piano, Op. 24, “Spring” at 7 p.m. onstage in Southam Hall; admission is free. After the concert – on February 2 only, also onstage in Southam Hall -- writer and broadcaster Eric Friesen will chat with Pinchas Zukerman and Jonathan Biss, and the audience will be invited to ask questions.

The program for the evening includes:
BEETHOVEN        Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
BEETHOVEN        Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
BEETHOVEN        Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor”

The Foyer Gallery is presenting an exhibition of figurative works by three gallery artists: Jinny Slyfield, Gerald Smith and Roy Whiddon. Entitled "Figuratively Speaking," the exhibition includes large, colourful oil paintings by Gerald Smith; paintings and drawings of figures, both nude and draped, by Jinny Slyfield; and nude photographs in black and white by Roy Whiddon.

The exhibition continues through February 13. Gallery hours are as follows:
Wednesday - Friday, 3 - 9 p.m.
Saturday - Sunday, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(closed Monday and Tuesday)

Foyer Gallery
Nepean Sportsplex, entrance #1
1701 Woodroffe Avenue
www.foyergallery.org

Exile is a cold and unyielding place. We exile that which we can no longer stand, the things we find most reprehensible. Crimes against humanity? Adult contemporary music? Disagreement with the Pope? See ya later, Hilter, Michael Bolton, and Dante! 

Exile can also be self-imposed. We can choose to exile ourselves from a part or all of society. I will never eat at that Eastside Mario's again. Ever. In choosing exile, do we also not choose a certain freedom? Freedom from the things (or ideas) that bind us to our past? Freedom to be whoever we want, away from the things that defined us in our previous lives. Exile is certainly not for the faint of heart, but neither is February in Ottawa.

On Monday, January 31, 2011, the 100-member Ottawa Symphony Orchestra will present a concert at 8:00 p.m. in Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre.

In the third concert of its season of 7th Symphonies, the OSO will perform Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, followed by Bruckner’s Symphony No.7 in E Major. For this concert, the OSO will be led by guest conductor Jean-François Rivest.

Quebec conductor Jean-François Rivest is renowned for his energy, precise technique and a style that is passionate, moving and deeply involved. Currently artistic director of the Orford Arts Centre, he has also been artistic director of the Orchestre symphonique de Laval and Ottawa's Thirteen Strings Ensemble, as well as conductor in residence of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal from 2006 to 2009. The newspaper Le Soleil has called him “a magician: with a touch of his magic wand he always transforms any concert into an extraordinary and unique event.”

Friday

One Night Only Exhibit
AMANDA BALESTRERI
'There's a Wild Within Me' / New Drawings on Paper
VERNISSAGE: Friday January 28, 2011 / 7-10pm
Tunes by Big Mac Daddy
Proudly sponsored by CKCU 93.1FM

In today’s society we have moved so far away from our animalistic selves... we shave off body hair, accessorize our bodies, layer clothing over top, it is all a facade that detracts from our true mammalian selves. Although we have tried so hard to differentiate ourselves from the animal kingdom, our actions often betray these efforts. Instincts come from the very domain that we claim to reign over, and more often than not when a human acts in a way that is disapproved by society, we link it to a base animalistic trait. While Balestreri focuses on this idea of man and animal being inexplicably linked, her artistry creates a wonderful flux between the two.
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span-o (the small press action network - ottawa) presents:
ottawater #7 reading & launch;
Ottawa's annual pdf poetry journal
published every January at www.ottawater.com
with previous issues archived
lovingly edited, published & hosted by rob mclennan
lovingly designed by Tanya Sprowl, phivedesign.com
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
doors 7pm, readings 7:30;
with as many contributors as will fit in the building;
The Carleton Tavern, upstairs
223 Armstrong Street (at Parkdale), Ottawa

La Petite Mort Gallery <http://www.lapetitemortgallery.com> presents "not yet legal"
Group Exhibit Demonstrating a Younger Point of View on the World
Curated by JANELLE BOSSÉ
JANUARY 29 – FEBRUARY 2, 2011
VERNISSAGE: SATURDAY JAN 29 / 7-10PM
Beats dropped by DJ Afro-Slam
Live Slam Poetry Reading by Victoria Tsonos
Photo Credit Mico Mazza
Window Art courtesy of Adam Black
In association with De La Salle French Public High School
Sponsored by CKCU 93.1 FM & MERCURY
306 Cumberland Street
Friday and Saturday

The Ottawa Art Gallery marks the end of the exhibition thelivingeffect with three closing weekend events.
Join us on Friday 28 January and Saturday 29 January!
Events:
Talk with Artist Nell Tenhaaf
Friday 28 January from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Exhibition Walkthrough with guest Curator Caroline Seck Langill
Saturday 29 January from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm
Refreshments, Saturday 29 January from 1:30 pm to 2 pm
Panel Discussion
Saturday 29 January from 2 pm to 4 pm
FUNDING PARTNER: Access Copyright
For more information, please contact Public and  Educational Programs Manager Véronique Couillard  at 613-233-8699, ext. 228  or vcouillard@ottawaartgallery.ca
The Ottawa Art Gallery <http://www.ottawaartgallery.ca>  2 Daly Avenue
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Saturday

In conjunction with the current exhibition “David Rokeby: Very Nervous System,” Carleton University Art Gallery invites you to a solo baritone saxophone performance and qigong performance by David Mott on Saturday 29 January 2011, at 3:00 p.m.
David Mott has been called the “Chopin of the bari sax” and in 1995 was named Best Jazz Baritone Saxophonist by “Jazz Report Magazine.” His music crosses the boundaries of style, form and content, from new jazz to classical, improvised to interpretive, from solo baritone saxophone to orchestral.
The event is free, and free parking is available everywhere on campus.

Carleton University Art Gallery is located in the St. Patrick's Building, at the north end of the campus, labeled "SP" on the online campus map. P6 is the parking lot closest to the gallery.
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MOVIEGOERS GET SECOND CHANCE TO WATCH BEST FILMS FROM THE OTTAWA INTERNATIONAL ANIMATION FESTIVAL 2010
The Canadian Film Institute (CFI) is giving moviegoers a second chance to view the best films featured at the 2010 Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF).  The CFI is presenting the Best of the OIAF, which is currently touring at various venues in Canada and around the world with a stop in Ottawa, Ontario on January 29, 2011.  The Best of Ottawa program showcases films that were awarded top honours from the Festival’s official competition as well as films that were audience favourites.
“The program is a great opportunity to view films that you may have missed during our 2010 packed out edition or even just get a chance to enjoy the films again,” said OIAF Managing Director Kelly Neall.
The program includes extraordinary films such as: David O’Reilly’s 2010 Grand Prize-winning, The External World; the pulsating metamorphic madness of Andreas Hykade’s, Love & Theft; Dustin Grella’s deeply moving and brilliantly executed award-winning film, Prayers for Peace; the heart-thumping tale of Sinna Mann (Angry Man) by Anita Killi; and the snap crackling goodness of Masaki Okuda's, Kuchao (A Gum Boy).
Be warned though, several of the films are sexually explicit.  This is not a program to bring the kids or your mother to.
The screening of the Best of the OIAF in Ottawa happens at 7 p.m. on January 29, 2011 at the Library and Archives Canada (395 Wellington Street at Bay).  Free parking is available on the west side of the building.  Admission is $8.00 for CFI members, seniors and students, and $12.00 for the general public. Annual CFI memberships are available at the door for $15.00.  For more information, call: (613) 232-8769 or e-mail: info@animationfestival.ca.
The map is here: http://www2.carleton.ca/campus/

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Monday
Monday, 31 January 2011
The Mercury Lounge (top floor)
56 Byward Market Sq.
Tickets $10 at the door
Doors at 6:30pm
Drawing from 7-10pm
Prizes provided by Wallack's and Baby Tattoo Books.
We start off the new year with high heels and dog collars, sometimes
on the same model. Cheeky clergy and holy hussies take the stage to
bring us equal parts scandal and salvation, devotion and depravity,
all in the name of good, clean naughty fun.
And why should the models have all the fun? Get out your cassock or
fishnets (or both) and tart up for this one. Best dressed gets a prize
from our newest sponsor, Baby Tattoo Books!
Dr. Sketchy's is what happens when cabaret meets art school; bring
pencil and pad and we'll bring you the most beautiful, extraordinary
and outrageous models for your sketching delight. Join us for an
evening of art and opulence. Questions, concerns or expressions of joy
about this event?  Wish to be added to the mailing list?  E-mail us at
drsketchyottawa AT gmail.com or find us on Facebook.

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Anytime at all!

Stay Warm During Winterlude!
The Bytown Museum is pleased to offer a FREE hot beverage (coffee, tea, hot chocolate or hot apple cider) with every paid admission during Winterlude.
During Winterlude, the Bytown Museum is open Tuesday to Sunday from 11:00am to 4:00pm. Located mere steps from the Rideau Canal Skateway, the Museum is easily accessible by staircase off Wellington Street or via the pedestrian ramp near the National Art Centre (NAC).
“Enjoy one of the most picturesque sites in the city and stay warm with a complimentary hot beverage,” said Mike Steinhauer, Director of the Bytown Museum. A free hot beverage is served with every paid admission.
Travel through time and explore the stories that shaped Bytown and early Ottawa. From the arrival of Lieutenant-Colonel John By and the construction of the Rideau Canal to the naming of Ottawa as the nation’s capital, the permanent exhibits will introduce you to the people and the objects that helped build our great city.
Six-Language Audio-Tour included with admission: English, French, Spanish, German, Mandarin and Japanese.

Friday
La Petite Mort Gallery presents...

One Night ONLY Exhibit

ALEX MEHIRI 

DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANT

CLOSING DATE: Monday January 24th 2011

The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) is looking for an enthusiastic and energetic individual for the position of Development Assistant.

With direction from the Development Manager, the Development Assistant will help raise awareness and support for the Gallery’s events and fundraising campaigns.  The Development Assistant will interact with potential and current volunteers /donors, help coordinate fundraising events and provide administrative support as required.

The Development Assistant will learn various aspects of arts non-profit operations and funding strategies, event management, networking, and practical fundraising skills.

This is a contract part-time, 21 hour per week position from February to July, 2011 with a possibility of extension. Salary: $12.00/hr, 21 hrs/wk.

Evening and/or weekend hours may be required


Qualifications

An undergraduate degree

Experience in an administrative role(s)
Strong communication skills

Strong organization and time management skills including ability to set priorities
Well-developed analytical and problem-solving abilities
Team player, able to work cooperatively and effectively with others, including volunteers and key stakeholders

Strong computer skills including ability to learn new software quickly and accurately
Non-profit experience and bilingualism major assets

Please forward (mail, email or fax) your covering letter and resume along with the names and contact information for two references to:

Development Manager
The Ottawa Art Gallery
2 Daly Avenue
Ottawa, K1N 6E2, ON
developoag@ottawaartgallery.ca
Fax-613.569.7660

We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG), Ottawa's designated municipal gallery, is an independent non-profit public art gallery committed to the acquisition, presentation, interpretation and dissemination of contemporary art for the benefit of the local arts community. OAG's programs explore a variety of issues and include exhibitions, talks, lectures, tours and publications. The Gallery has a growing contemporary collection of works associated with the region. It also houses the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, which is presented through changing exhibitions. The Firestone Collection is comprised of over 1,600 works of art assembled by Ottawa collectors O.J. and Isobel Firestone, who purchased the works from the early 1950s to the 1970s.

The Ottawa Art Gallery is an equal opportunities employer.

The workshop will explore dealing with the inevitable concept of work-related criticism by juries and naturally, how we tend to be highly self-critical ourselves. 

Presenter: Tim Deslippe, artist and counsellor
When: Wednesday Feb 16, 7-9 pm
Where: Music Studio, Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd, Ottawa
Cost: $30 for AOE members, $40 for non-members

For more information: Louise Michaud louise@artsoe.caor 613-580-2767
Registration: Jocelyne Garbutt jocelyne@artsoe.ca  or 613-580-2767
Deadline for registration: Tuesday, February 1st 2011

Administration and Project Assistant

The IAF is looking for an energetic individual to join our team. Working as a member of our Communications Department, the successful candidate will manage information on several database systems as well as providing general support to all staff as needed in order to accomplish the foundation’s work.

General Responsibilities include:
·         Processing subscriptions for Inuit Art Quarterly magazine and managing the subscriber database.
·         Maintaining the donor database and preparing reports
·         Uploading new inventory to the Inuit Artists’ Shop website and updating the inventory database, preparing weekly and monthly sales reports
·         Assistance with other IAF web projects

Qualifications:
·         The ideal candidate will have a post-secondary degree, diploma or certificate (or equivalent combination of education and experience) in a related field
·         Ability to work independently and within a team environment
·         Excellent computer literacy including Outlook, Photoshop, Word, Database systems and website maintenance
·         Strong interest in visual arts

Start Date: Immediately

Salary based on qualifications, this is a one-year, full-time term position to cover a maternity leave.

Interested candidates please submit your cover letter and c.v. to:

Devora Cascante
projects@inuitart.org

No phone calls please

Friday

One Night ONLY Exhibit
ANNE JOHNSON
Mixed Media New Works
VERNISSAGE: Friday January 14, 2011/ 7-10 PM
Tunes by Big Mac Daddy
Proudly sponsored by CKCU 93.1 FM

The landscape that surrounds us has the ability to affect us subconsciously as we go on with our day to day lives. Anne Johnson pulls these images out from the subconscious and creates palpable works on paper that confront the viewer in a way that cannot be ignored. Transforming the landscape into bright pastel works, Anne Johnson gives us a fresh way to view our surroundings, using her own psyche as the medium.

www.lapetitemortgallery.com
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Dale Smith Gallery is pleased to announce its third annual student exhibition.  This year we welcome six student artists from the Elmwood School Visual Arts Program.  Six grade 12 students: Alyssa Hartvich, Asia Oberle, Sahar Salari, Yasmin Salehi, Lenishka Stuggs and Devan Vasile will present original photographs and drawings in an exhibition titled, "Just Girls Art Show: Passions, Obsessions and Collections."

Join the young artists and friends at the opening reception on Friday, January 14 from 7 to 10 p.m..
The exhibition will run until February 8.

Dale Smith Gallery
137 Beechwood Ave.
Ottawa, Ontario
K1M 1L4
Tel: (613) 321-0101
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Friday and Saturday
La Fédération de la jeunesse franco-ontarienne (FESFO) et le Conseil des arts d'Ottawa (CAO) offrent une formation gratuite en installation artistique. Cet atelier vis à démontrer le potentiel de l'installation en explorant la transformation d'un espace avec l'utilisation de diverses disciplines artistique afin de créer une exposition interactive. L'atelier abore en détail les étapes à suivre pour créer une installation, ainsi que le processus de mixage audio afin d'y inclure une trame sonore. Le dîner et une collation seront servis.

Qui peut participer : Les jeunes francophones agée·e·s de 13 à 19 ans.
Dates : vendredi 14 janvier 2011, de 16 h 30 à 18 h 30 et le samedi 15 janvier de 9 h 30 à 18 h.
Lieu : Conseil des arts d'Ottawa, 2 avenue Daly, Ottawa
Pour vous inscrire ou pour plus de détails : veuillez joindre Nicolas Hyatt au 613-260-8055 ou par courriel à nhyatt@fesfo.ca

Les places sont limitées, donc inscrivez-vous le plus tôt possible!

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Sunday

The Dusty Owl Reading Series
- New Poetry - New Music - New Culture - New Possibilities -
www.dustyowl.com

Poet - Anita Dolman

When: Sunday, January 16, 2011

Location:  Swizzles Bar & Grill
          246-B Queen St., Between Kent and Bank Streets

Start Time: 5:00 p.m.

There is nothing as fun as starting the new year with a writer who is expanding their written universe into a new area of work.  Renowned for her poetry, Anita Dolman will be taking the Dusty Owl stage to share her work of short fiction.  Come and view the world through her articulate eye.

Do you write with all your soul to create beautiful poetry or insightful stories?  Do you sing or play an instrument in a way that would make the sirens pause in their song?  Stay for the Open Set and share your work.

Admission is free.  Donations will be lovingly accepted.

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For the first time ever, Up From The Roots Entertainment is bringing the When Sisters Speak Spoken Word Concert to the nation's capital!

This SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, be inside the UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA ALUMNI AUDITORIUM (85 University Street in the Jock Turcot University Centre) at 7:30 pm to witness poetic performances from this all-star international line-up of powerful women artists!

Be there to witness performances by:

Motion (Toronto)
Erika Haygood (Buffalo)
Kiki (Brantford)
Tasha Jones (Indianapolis)
Titi (Edmonton)
Keisha Monique (Toronto)
Hodan Ibrahim (OTTAWA)

Created and hosted by award-winning poet and performer Dwayne Morgan! You don't want to miss out on this amazing event.  Tickets for the show are $20 in advance, and are on sale now at:

BYWARD MARKET
Norml Clothing
184 Rideau Street
(613) 562-2043

CENTRETOWN
Compact Music
190 Bank Street
(613) 233-7626

GLEBE
Compact Music
785 1/2 Bank Street
(613) 233-8922

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Anytime!

Until March 5, 2011 The Ottawa West Arts Association (www.owaa.ca) presents
"Beginnings"  Jan.8 - March 4, 2011

Visit the owaa gallery to view NEW extraordinary artworks from local artists and fill out a People's Choice Ballot of your favorite work at the Goulbourn Recreation Complex 1500 Shea Road, Stittsville.

Open 7 Days a week 7 am - 9 pm

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The Linda Street Gallery present: Choleena DiTullio
January 1st to 29th, 2011
411 Dovercourt Avenue
Ottawa, Ontario K2A 0S9

Web site: www.choleena.com
Email: choleena@gmail.com

Ottawa artist, Choleena DiTullio, finds extraordinary inspiration for all aspects of her life in the ordinary things around her. And when it comes to art, she has an insatiable need to paint the fish that she sees lurking in those every-day things: the fanned back of an Adirondack chair is an unmistakable fish tail; a Spam can is obviously a fish body; and a bike wheel is a fish eye.

Ottawa - The City of Ottawa’s 14th annual 55 + Short Story Contest invites submissions of original, unpublished short stories or memoirs of 2000 words or less by Ottawa residents 55 years or older.

Eight entrants will be named to the 2011 Winners Circle, sharing recognition and prize money of $400. They will be recognized at An Afternoon of Readings on Wednesday April 27, 2011 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the
Heron Seniors’ Centre, 1480 Heron Road.

One of the winning stories will be selected for publication in the spring issue of Forever Young newspaper. Though contestants may submit multiple entries, they will only be eligible to win one prize.

An entry fee of $6.25 per story is applicable. Deadline for submissions is Tuesday, March 15, 2011.

This contest is co-sponsored by the Colonel By Retirement Residence and the Forever Young newspaper.

For full contest details, pick up a brochure at any City of Ottawa Client Service Centre or call the Heron Seniors' Centre at 613-247-4808. ext.2.

Arbor Gallery is looking for new artists for an upcoming show:

Feb 2011 - Eros second annual valentine's day show.
Description: Last year's Eros show had over 200 people attend the opening! This exhibition celebrates all things sexy and romantic, erotic and intimate. Don't be afraid to "go all the way", a disclaimer sign will be posted on the door warning viewers of nudity/sexual content.
Dates of Show: Feb 9 – Mar 6 (4 weeks)
Vernissage:  Feb 12, 3-5pm
Drop off work date: on or before 5pm Sun Jan 30 by appointment)

To submit work: please familiarize yourself with how to exhibit with the gallery, by visitingwww.arborgallery.org/submissions.php

Send submissions to contact@arborgallery.com

In your email, please include:
-the show's name in the subject line of your email.
-attach photos of the work you want to exhibit - OR - attach photos of past work similar to what you want to make for the show
-attach a short artist's statement and a CV.

We regret that we cannot accept submissions by mail or hand delivery. Submissions must be by email and include images in .jpeg format.

Anytime!La Petite Mort Gallery presents...

(R)evolveFeaturing: JUAN CARLOS NORIA (Barcelona),PAT THOMPSON (Toronto) & IAMRURIK (Ottawa)
"THE TEN YEAR REUNION"
Curated by Guy Berube - Assisted by Christina Anastassopoulos
January 7-31, 2011 - Vernissage: Friday January 7, 2011 / 7-10pm

ARTIST RECEPTION: FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 2011, 5:30 P.M. TO 9 P.M.
ARTIST TALK: SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 2011, 2 P.M.

SO, YOU WANT TO BE A SCREENWRITER:  A FICTION SCREENWRITING WORKSHOP WITH TOM SHOEBRIDGE

Saturday February 5th and Sunday February 6th
10AM - 5PM each day
Members: $100/ Non-members: $125
Deadline to register: January 28th, 2011
Limited to 12 participants

This two-day workshop at SAW Video will concentrate on the structural elements of visual storytelling in dramatic films - theatrical, movie-of-the-week, and on-line. Elements to be covered include visual language, scene set-up, sequences, action, dialogue and script format. Students will be expected to bring a story at whatever stage it is currently in.

Tom Shoebridge has taught scriptwriting for over 30 years in which his students have created many award-winning films. In 1981, he founded the Canadian Screen Training Centre which trained over 7,000 students in 600 workshops until it closed in early 2010. Over the years, Tom has personally offered screenwriting workshops across Canada, in South Africa and Bermuda. He is the co-author of Best Canadian Screenplays, the first anthology of its kind.

For more information, or to register, please contact workshop coordinator Pixie Cram at workshops@sawvideo.com or 613-238-7648.

SAW Video
67 Nicholas Street, Ottawa
in the basement of Arts Court
www.sawvideo.com
sawvideo@sawvideo.com
t. 613-238-7648
f. 613-238-4617

SUPPORT SOLIO BLIZZARD BAZAAR and SONGS FOR SOLIO
5-8 pm

Hopewell Avenue Public School (17 Hopewell Avenue)
Free Admission!

Join Elia Saikaly along with the staff, students, and the members of Hopewell’s “Me-to-We” club for the BLIZZARD BAZAAR and SONGS FOR SOLIO!

All fundraising efforts will be focused on building a school in the community of Solio, Kenya. This project will be undertaken in partnership with Elia Saikaly (Finding Life) and Moving Mountains-UK, a charitable organization working primarily to improve living conditions of those trapped in the cycle of poverty in Kenya and Nepal.
There will be:

- Kiosks boasting student-made crafts, baked goods, cards, jewellery, ornaments, artwork, face painting, t-shirts and lots more!

- A Silent Auction with lots of great holiday gift ideas donated by local businesses.
- Student Performances throughout the evening (In classrooms, the Library and the Central Gym).

One night only! See you there!

http://www.findinglife.ca/

Friday

La Petite Mort Gallery presents...
Not Another X-mas Sale!
LPM's Great Big Holiday Sale
Friday December 17, 2010 / 7 - 10pm
Tunes by Big Mac Daddy
Proudly sponsored by CKCU 93.1 FM
Statement:
Christmas sales, holiday blow out prices, so many sales and yet none of them offer anything that you really want! This year, take care of your shopping list early and come on down to La Petite Mort Gallery to buy the hottest gifts you could ever give.
What we have to offer:

• Works from our Private Gallery Collection available up to 50% off!
• Selection of works from our artists at door smashing prices!
• Gift Certificates for those hard to buy people - Come in today and get your stocking stuffers.
• We will also have paper works available from our portfolio’s in the upper gallery -works at unbelievable prices!

Come out and get your shopping groove on, score some Christmas gifts, and help support the arts in Ottawa!

UPCOMING SAW VIDEO GRANTS

Deadline: February 1st, 2011

ABORIGINAL VOICES FUND

The Aboriginal Voices Fund is a production support program for First Nations, Metis, and Inuit artists who wish to express themselves creatively through the medium of video. Up to three grants will be awarded. Applicants to the fund can be at any stage of their career: emerging, mid-career or established.

CULTURAL EQUITY FUND

The Cultural Equity fund is a production support program aimed at providing opportunities for visible minority artists to express themselves creatively through the medium of video. Applicants to the fund can be at any stage of their career: emerging, mid-career or established. Up to 2 grants will be awarded.

VIDEO VIRGIN FUND

The Video Virgin fund is a production support program aimed at providing opportunities for LGBT artists from the Ottawa/Gatineau region. This program is aimed at gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, transgendered and two-spirited artists who wish to express themselves creatively through the medium of video. Applicants to the fund must be new to filmmaking or have less than 3 videos to their credit. Only one award will be given.  As part of this award, the artist will receive a weekend trip to Toronto with an invitation to the opening celebrations of the Inside Out Festival in May 2011.

All grants consist of equipment access, a one-year producing membership to SAW Video, a small cash award and access to workshops. For specific information on each grant, visitwww.sawvideo.com. Please see the SAW Video Grant Guidelines and Application Form for more information on eligibility criteria, who can apply, the grant assessment process, formatting concerns and for what you should submit with your application.

Coming up May 1, 2011:  deadlines for the JumpstArt Mentorship program for emerging artists and the SAW Production Fund for mid-career and established media artists.

SAW Video is an artist-run-centre committed to support ground breaking artistic production, presentation and programming of media art. Our grant program is made possible by operating support from the Canada Council for the Arts, the City of Ottawa, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Adobe Foundation Fund of Tides Canada.

SAW Video Media Arts Centre
67 Nicholas Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 7B9
613 238-7648

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