WORTH IT: 2024 Additions to the City of Ottawa Art Collection
Dec
5
to Feb 23

WORTH IT: 2024 Additions to the City of Ottawa Art Collection

WORTH IT: 2024 Additions to the City of Ottawa Art Collection

Opening: Thursday December 12th 5:30 - 7:30pm

Exhibition Description: For 40 years, the City of Ottawa has built a collection of art by regional artists, which is displayed in over 180 locations today. Artworks that comprise the City of Ottawa Art Collection often challenge expectations of what a municipal art collection is or could be. WORTH IT addresses concepts of cultural, economic, environmental and societal values, wherein the merit of collecting art as well as the labour of artists can come into question.

Embedding arts and culture within our society contributes to a vibrant and livable city that is beyond measurable economic value. Art initiates dialogue, encourages understanding and brings people together. The artists who choose to live and work in this region are a testament to the idea that arts and cultural participation can foster a sense of belonging and strengthen a community.

This year, 46 artworks by 38 artists were added to the City of Ottawa Art Collection. Recent additions include artworks in various media including painting, photography, works on paper, sculpture, time-based media and two site-specific public art commissions. 

Ottawa City Hall

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Traveling Vicariously: The High Line
Mar
5
to Mar 26

Traveling Vicariously: The High Line

Traveling Vicariously: The High Line

Solo Exhibition at Wall Space Gallery

Through painting, O’Neill studies urban spaces in transition. Travelling Vicariously: The High Line draws attention to the transformation of the New York’s High Line Park system into its contemporary identity as a rail trail and greenway. Historically, rail trails are created from the removal of old rail tracks subsequently transformed by pedestrian traffic into community passageways for running, walking, and enjoying nature and urban vistas. The protection and reimagining of the High Line, which opened to the public as a park in 2009, foregrounds the ways in which historical architecture can be re-valued to grow with a city in service of its community.

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