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Join us in the Studio on October 29th for a special film program celebrating the Day of the Dead. The filmmakers will be in attendance to answer questions about their films. At 3 pm, director Antonio Coello will present his film Sietefilos, the first full-length feature drama to be ever produced in Cmiique Iitom (Seri language). At 4:20 pm, Darío Duarte will present his film I am the party of the dead (Soy la fiesta de los muertos). A discussion will follow.
Space is limited and seats are available on a first-come first-served basis. Masking is encouraged.
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Antonio Coello is a Mexican visual anthropologist and filmmaker. His films involve indigenous and African descendant communities with which he creates collective cinematic stories that have been shown at various festivals and museums, including the Guggenheim Museum in New York and ImagineNATIVE in Toronto.
Adbeel Darío Duarte Hernández is originally from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas. He studied Mexican Literature at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León, where he organized a Nahuatl course with Nicasio Hernández. He is a winner of Nuevo Laredo’s Municipal Fund for Culture, Arts and Sustainable Social Development.
In partnership with Capital Pride, the OAG Youth Council is excited to present a free drop-in painting workshop led by Montreal-based artist Kezna Dalz! Join us in person at the OAG on April 16 between 12 and 4 p.m. to create a painted work that depicts what you would like to see in your heart.
Kezna’s work is characterized by raw features and bright colours, and within her multidisciplinary practice she addresses themes such as feminism, the fight against racism, popular culture as well as one’s relationship to sexuality. Her work can be viewed on https://teenadultt.com/
ALL YOUTH ARE WELCOME, SAFE SPACE.
Materials are provided for the workshop. This event will follow provincial COVID-19 protocols.
English and French explanations will be available during the workshop.
If you have any questions, email us at alkokozaki@oaggao.ca
Creative Sundays are back! Join us on Sunday, February 27th for a free family art activity. Discover the current exhibitions and get creative with a 3D winter landscape workshop inspired by works from the Group of Seven. This activity encourages participants to combine illustrative and sculptural elements to create three-dimensional landscapes. All materials will be provided.
Book your free gallery admission ticket and come visit us in the Studio!
This event will follow provincial COVID-19 protocols.
Creative Sundays are back! Join us on Sunday, March 27th for a free family art activity. Discover the current exhibitions and get creative with a stained window workshop based on works by Don Kwan. This activity encourages participants to create a light-catching artwork. All materials will be provided.
This event will follow provincial COVID-19 protocols.
Information: family@oaggao.ca
Creative Sundays are back at it again! Join us on Sunday, April 24th for a free family art activity. Explore the current and new exhibitions and feel inspired with an oil pastel 3D-Art workshop based on works by Jemimah Lorissaint, Peter Shmelzer and Sharon Vanstarkenburg. This activity encourages participants to create stunning and complex looking oil-pastel works of art with an optional 3D effect.
All materials will be provided.
This event will follow provincial COVID-19 protocols.
Information: family@oaggao.ca
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Mailing Address: 10 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2 | Rideau O-Train Station
Ottawa Art Gallery is situated on traditional Anishinābe Aki.
Charitable No. 137078960RR0001
OAG is Open from 10 AM to 6 PM Tuesday, Wednesday and Sunday | from 10 AM to 9 PM on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Admission is always FREE.
