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You’re invited to celebrate “International Slow Art Day” (https://www.slowartday.com) with the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) and 24 Hr Yogapalooza with a FREE Art + Meditation session.
Come experience this opportunity to leverage meditation to deepen and enhance your viewing experience and connection with art and self in this 30 minute session amongst current exhibitions and breathtaking event spaces at the OAG.
The session will begin with a short discussion on the practice of meditation and how it can help us view art mindfully, bringing a rich unbiased sense of curiosity to the entire experience.
This session will be led by a certified Meditation instructor volunteer while taking place in community partnership between the OAG and 24 Hr Yogapalooza, a group who fundraisers for childhood cancer research at CHEO. To learn more about 24 Hr Yogapalooza visit https://www.24hryogapalooza.ca.
Participants who wish to sit during the meditation are asked to bring a block or small cushion or can use a folded yoga mat (or stand).
We will be hosting the following five sessions:
11:00 – 11:30 Meditation in Firestone Gallery, level 2
11:45 – 12:15 Meditation in Fourth Floor Galleries
2:00 – 2:30 Meditation in Firestone Gallery, level 2
2:45 – 3:15 Meditation in Fourth Floor Galleries
6:30 – 7:30 Yoga session in Fourth Floor Galleries
No experience required for this practice.
Participants are asked to bring a yoga mat and water bottle.
Participants will also have time to take in the current exhibitions after the class.
Suitable for ages 12 y/o or older.
Instructor Bio
Randy Roffey, Co-Founder of 24Hr Yogapalooza
Website: https://www.24hryogapalooza.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/24HrYogapalooza
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogimanrandy/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/TriRandy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-roffey/
This session is sponsored by UNIQLO
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
50 Mackenzie King Bridge, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 0C5, CANADA
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.
