VISUAL ARTS
by polymer clay artist Maria Saracino, mini polymer clay relief workshop, 183 Monte de la Source, Cantley, QC, 819-827-4205, Gallerielinart.com.
NAC VARIETY Until Oct. 31: CLOUD, large-scale interactive work sculpted from 6,000 light bulbs by Canadian artists Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett, NAC Main Lobby, 1 Elgin St., free, 613-947-7000, https://nac-cna. ca/en.
NATIONAL CAPITAL NETWORK OF SCULPTORS
Oct. 19-22: Dimensions 2017 Sculpture Exhibit, free, more than 150 works in stone, wood, glass, ceramics, metal, polymer clay, mixed media, vernissage Oct. 19, gift boutique with partial proceeds to benefit Ottawa Boys and Girls Club, also workshops, Horticulture Building, Lansdowne Park, 613-425-1729, info@sculptureottawa.ca, www.sculptureottawa.ca.
NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA
380 Sussex Dr., closed Mondays Oct. 1-April 30.
Until Sept. 17: Photography in Canada, 1960-2000, more than 100 works by 71 artists, including April, Burtynsky, Cohen, Grauerholz, Snow, Wall, Yoon.
Until Dec. 31: Canadian and Indigenous Art: From Time Immemorial to 1967, includes works by Thomson, Carr, Morrisseau, Odjig, Morrice, more.
Until April 30: Canadian and Indigenous Art: 1968 to Present, sculpture, painting, video art, installation, drawing, photography, includes works by Boyle, Wieland, Jungen, more.
Family Sundays:
For kids up to age 12 accompanied by an adult. Oct. 1: Monster Mash Halloween Bash, free as part of Culture Days. Nov. 5: Superhero Art Star. Feb. 4: Art Beat (Art and Math). April 8: Wild Things. 613-990-1985, info@gallery.ca, www.gallery.ca
NAVAN FINE ARTS GROUP
April 21-22: Annual Exhibition and Sale. Original pottery, wood products, garden sculptures, photography, paintings, jewelry, glass fusion and more created by 20-plus local artists, Navan Memorial Arena, 1295 Colonial Rd., Navan, navanfinearts@hotmail. com, www.navanarts.com.
NEPEAN FINE ARTS LEAGUE
Events at Ukrainian Banquet Hall, 1000 Byron Ave., free admission and parking, donations to Hospice Care Ottawa. Oct. 20-22: Fall Sale, works by local artists in acrylic, watercolour, oil, mixed media, graphite, charcoal, pastels, sculpture, printmaking, photography.
April 20-22: Spring Sale. 613-444-0446, www.nepeanfinearts.com
NEW EDINBURGH ARTISTS’ STUDIO TOUR (NEST) Sept. 16-17: Free self-guided, walkable tour of 13 studio-galleries featuring 27 artists working in oil and acrylic paintings, glass art and jewelry, mixed media, print making, photography, encaustic, textiles, ceramics, 613-862-9410, Nestudiotour@gmail.com, www.Nestudiotour.com.
ORLEANS ART STUDIO TOUR June 9-10: Visit 13 artists at 10 studios in Orléans and Blackburn Hamlet, 613-837-9814, www.oast.ca, www.facebook.com/ART.TOUR.OAST.
OTTAWA GUILD OF POTTERS
Events at Lansdowne Park Horticulture Building, 1525 Princess Patricia Way. Dec. 8-10: Christmas Pottery Sale and Demonstrations, one-of-a-kind creations and functional pieces from Ottawa-area potters.
April 27-29: Spring Pottery Sale and Exhibition, unique original pieces made by local artists, exhibition and demonstrations. sale@ottawaguildofpotters.ca, http://ottawaguildofpotters.ca OTTAWA SCHOOL OF ART 35 George St.
Until Oct. 8: RICHard SMOLinski, Scrutinearsighted.
Nov. 23-Dec. 10: Holiday Fundraising Art Sale, works in a variety of media, sizes and prices by students, instructors, alumni. Vernissage Nov. 23. Fundraiser for OSA bursary program. 613-241-7471, info@artottawa.ca, www.artottawa.ca
RAISING STANLEY July 26-Aug. 5: Raising Stanley, performance/art exhibit by visual
artist Karen Bailey, blind storyteller Kim Kilpatrick, about raising, working with a guide dog, Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre, 1233 Wellington St. W., 613-562-2497, karen@karenbailey.ca, raisingstanley.com.
SANTINI GALLERY
169 Preston St.
Sept. 13-30: Seasons, works by artist-illustrator Fernand Labelle, vernissage Sept. 14.
Oct. 4-28: Into the Mystic, Hanna MacNaughtan painter, Jennifer Anne Kelly glass artist, vernissage Oct. 5.
Nov. 1-30: Grounded and So Free, mixed media works by Viviane Bergevin, vernissage Nov. 9. 613-884-9002, santinigallery.com
SHENKMAN ARTS CENTRE
Nov. 25-26: Baz’Art 2017, unique handmade ceramics, jewelry, wearables, painting, photography and more by juried local and regional artists and artisans, 245 Centrum Blvd., 613-580-2787, shenkmanartscentre@ottawa.ca, shenkmanartscentre.ca