GALLERIES

Portraits of Bluesfest auction, Aug. 29, 7 to 9 p.m., Patrick Gordon Framing Studio, 160 Elm St. $5 cover. Proceeds to Blues in the Schools. Surfacing: Works by recent graduates of the University of Ottawa, until Sept. 18, Gallery Sixty Six, 66 Muriel St. Vibrance: Marion Aiken, until Sept. 30, Café 111 Lisgar, Ottawa City Hall, marionaitken.com Strange Representations, Aug. 30 to Oct. 12, vernissage and performance Aug. 30, 7 to 9 p.m., Gallery 101, 301 1/2 Bank St. Variations of Colour: New works by Arlene Hare, Aug. 29 to Sept. 29, ArtScene Spencerville, 11 Spencer St., Spencerville. Golden Skull: Cynthia DinanMitchell, Aug. 30 to Oct. 13, opening reception Aug. 30, 6 p.m., Centre d’Exposition l’Imagier, 9 Front St., Gatineau. Studio tour: Les Créateurs de la petite-nation, Aug. 31 to Sept. 2, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., createursdelapetitenation.com for route. Ottawa Waterways & Alleyways: Olaf Krassnitzky, Aug. 30 to Sept. 30, Francesco’s Coffee Gallery, 857A Bank St. Where is That: Marie Arsenault, Sept. 1 to Sept. 30, Francesco’s Angelina Café, 11 Murray St. Pierre-Léon Tétreault: Recent works on paper, Sept. 4 to 29, Galerie Jean-Claude Bergeron, 150 St. Patrick St. Manhattan Nocturne: David W. Jones, Sept. 5 to 15, Exposure Gallery, 1255 Wellington St. W. The Minor’s Backstory of Stones: New works by Paul Sharp, until Aug. 31, La Petite Mort Gallery, 306 Cumberland Ave. International Triennial of Textile Arts in the Outaouais: A celebration of textile arts featuring artists and exhibits from around the world, go online to moonrain.ca for full details. Exhibits include Passe moi toi: empreinte et mouvement, until Oct. 6 at Art-image et Espace Odyssée, 855 De la Gappe Blvd. in Gatineau; Brennan & Maffei Tapestries, until Sept. 22 at Shenkman Arts Centre; Naked COPTIC Dancers and Inner Vision, both to Oct. 12 at Mississippi Valley Textile Museum, 3 Rosamond St. E. in Almonte; Homage to Micheline Beauchemain until Oct. 13 at Pierre-Debain, 120 Rue Principale, Gatineau; A Natural Phenomenon, until Oct. 6 at Espace Odyssée; A day in the life of Maggy M., until Oct. 6

at Centre d’action culturelle de la MRC de Papineau; Felted

Language until Sept. 24 at Trinity Art Gallery, 245 Centrum Blvd. What Is Said and What Is Done: Rebecca Belmore, until Sept. 1, Carleton University Art Gallery

food + shelter = life: New works by ARPI, until Sept. 1, Orange Art Gallery, 233 Armstrong St.

Sakahàn: Modern International Indigenous Art, until Sept. 2, National Gallery of Canada

Oil: Edward Burtynsky, until Sept. 2, Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St. $4 on top of museum admission fee

Masterpiece in Focus: Rubens, van Dycks, Jordaens, until Sept. 2, National Gallery of Canada

A Visit with the Finns: Photographs by Alli Adudeh, until Sept. 4, Exposure Gallery, 1285 Wellington St. W.

Memories: Group show, until Sept. 6, Ottawa West Arts Association, Goulbourn Recreation Complex, 1500 Shea Rd., Stittsville

The Colour of Ottawa: Until Sept. 8, Foyer Gallery, Nepean Sportsplex, 1701 Woodroffe Ave.

King of the Sky: New paintings by Ross Rheaume, until Sept. 12, Galerie Old Chelsea, 783 Hwy 105, Chelsea.

From Paris to N.Y.C.: Kevin Jude MacDonald, until Sept. 13, 169 Pitt St., Cornwall.

Cottage: Group show, until Sept. 15, Cube Gallery, 1285 Wellington St. W. Kandahar, The Fighting Season: Louie Palu, until Sept. 22, Canadian War Museum

Artistic Calling: Arteast members’ exhibition, until Sept. 24, Promenade Arteast, Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd.

Toys: Becca Wallace, until Sept. 24, Trinity Art Gallery, Salon B, Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd.

Arctic Return 1981-2013: Ecology of Memory by Sandra Hawkins, until Sept. 25, Atrium Gallery, Ben Franklin Place, 1010 Centrepointe Dr.

Colour and Humanity: Hamid Ayoub, until Sept. 25, Centrepointe Theatre Gallery, 101 Centrepointe Dr. Double Take: Portraits of Intriguing Canadians, until Oct. 14, Canadian Museum of Civilization, 100 Laurier St., Gatineau

Enid Legros-Wise: until Oct. 16, Dust Evans Gallery, 245 Centrum Blvd. Eclectica: Abstract & Impression, by Y. Donna Randall, until Oct. 20, Urban Pear, 151 Second Ave.

Garden Sculpture Show, until Oct. 31, Skelly Gallery, 160 County Rd. 190, St. Eugene

Flora of the Canadian Arctic: Photographs of plant specimens collected during the Arctic expedition 1913-1916, until Jan. 5, Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St., nature.ca Farmers, Warriors, Builders: The Hidden Life of Ants, photographs by Mark Moffet, until Jan. 5, Canadian Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod St. Included with admission fee. nature.ca