GALLERIES

NEW THIS WEEK: O-town: ARPI, vernissage June 26, 6-10 p.m., exhibit to July 13, Orange Art Gallery, 290 City Centre Ave. orangeartgallery.ca To Warn Other Canadians: artistin-residence Gail Bourgeois will give tours of the art on display at the Diefenbunker museum, June 26 and Aug. 16 at 1 p.m., 3929 Carp Rd. RSVP to attend at marketing@diefenbunker.ca Close Listening: Eli Bornowsky, Jeremy Hof, Monoque Mouton, Jinny Yu, June 27-Sept. 21, July 26: critic Robert Enright speaks to the artists at 5 p.m. followed by an opening reception at 6:30 p.m., Ottawa Art Gallery, 2 Daly Ave. ottawaartgallery.ca Beyond the Edge: Artists’ Gardens, an exhibit of outdoor/land art by visual artists using plant materials across 10 acres, June 26-Sept. 27, opening event June 26 from 5-7:30 p.m., Central Experimental Farm. canadensisgarden.ca Close Listening: Artists in Conversation, with art critic Robert Enright and artists Eli Bornowsky (Vancouver), Jeremy Hof (Vancouver), Monique Mouton (Los Angeles), Jinny Yu (Ottawa), June 26, 5 p.m., Ottawa Art Gallery, 2 Daly Ave. ottawaartgallery.ca The Great War: The Persuasive Power of Photography, soldiers’ personal photos and official photographers from the First World War, curated from various international collections, June 27-Nov. 16, National Gallery of Canada. gallery.ca Masterpiece in Focus — Tom Thomson: The Jack Pine and The West Wind, June 27-Jan. 4, National Gallery of Canada. gallery.ca La Fab gallery cocktail party fundraiser, June 27, 5-8 p.m., 212 Old Chelsea Rd., Chelsea. $20 in advance, $25 at the door. culturechelsea.com A Picture’s Worth A 1,000 Words: group show, June 30-Aug. 25, Kanata Civic Art Gallery, 2500 Campeau Dr. kanatagallery.com Quilts & Fibre: From then ’til now, June 28-29, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Glengarry Pioneer Museum, at County Road 24 and County Road 30, Dunvegan, Maxville. Admission: $5. Vanishing Stars: Sanjeev Sivalrulrasa, July 2-27, vernissage and book launch July 6, 2 to 5 p.m., Cube Gallery, 1285 Wellington St. W. cubegallery.ca Watercolour and Acrylic paintings: Vinod Agarwala, July 2-30, meet the artist July 6 from 3 to 5 p.m., Francesco’s Coffee Company Gallery, 857A Bank St.