GALLERIES

American artist and photographer Stephen Wilkes will speak on photography in the digital age and its use as an agent for change, part of the Contemporary Conversations series sponsored by the U.S. Embassy, Nov. 19, 6 p.m., National Gallery of Canada, 380 Sussex Dr. Contact rsvp@gallery.ca to register. It is about plants, modernism and other things: Installation by Guillermo Trejo, artist talk on Nov. 19 at 5 p.m.; exhibit to Nov. 22, Studio Sixty Six, 202-66 Muriel St. Black Radical Imagination, touring program of visual shorts focusing on new stories within the African diaspora, Club SAW, 67 Nicholas St. sawvideo.com. Events: Reclamation of the Black Body, screening and Q&A with curators (Nov. 19, 7 p.m., free, Club SAW); Afrosurreal: screening and Q&A with curators, Afrofuturist DJ sets and Detroit Soul Food from Chef LeRoy at 9 p.m. (Nov. 20, 7 p.m., free, Club SAW); Cinematic Conspiracies: Gunn & Greenlee, lecture from filmmakers Bill Gunn and Sam Greenlee, with moderator Aboubakar Sanogo (Nov. 20, 3:30 to 5 p.m., Carleton University, St. Patrick’s Building, Room 435); Imagining Futures — Young AfroFuturist workshop, filmmakers Amir George and Erin Christovale will introduce the concepts of AfroFuturism to a young audience (Nov. 21, 5 to 6:30 p.m., Boys and Girls Club of Ottawa, 2825 Dumaurier Ave., register at programming@sawvideo.com). Worldview Studio 12th-annual open house art show and sale, Nov. 19 and 20 from 5 to 9 p.m.; Nov. 20 from noon to 9 p.m., Nov. 21 from noon to 5 p.m., 210 Blackburn Ave. Field, Forest and Folklore Art Exhibit: Pam Murray and Catherine Willis-O’Connor, vernissage Nov. 20 from 6 to 10 p.m., exhibit to Nov. 22, Nectar Community Art Gallery, 255 Mackay St. Navan Arts and Crafts Group Christmas Craft Fair: 27 juried artists and artisans, Nov. 20 from 5 to 9 p.m., Nov. 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Navan Memorial Centre Hall, 1485 Colonial Rd. 20th Odawa Aboriginal Art Auction: original and limited-edition prints by Simon Brascoupé and Clemence Wescoupe, Inuit sculpture and jewellery, beaded jacket and mukluks, Nov. 21, starting with auction preview at 5 p.m.; a traditional buffet dinner begins at 6 p.m., followed by live entertainment and the auction with Waneek Horn-Miller at 8 p.m., St. George’s Church hall, 415 Piccadilly Ave. Tickets: $50. Revisit: Brodie Shearer, the man and his art; Shearer’s son will be in attendance at the vernissage on Nov. 22 from 2 to 5 p.m., exhibit to Dec. 31, Bistro Le Forain, 189 StJoseph Blvd., Gatineau. Nocturnes tropicaux — Changing Day into Night: Wendy Trethewey, vernissage Nov. 22 from 3 to 5 p.m., exhibit to Dec. 31, Bistro Le Forain, 189 St-Joseph Blvd., Gatineau. Inspirations Art Show: 25 artists from the Manotick Art Association, Nov. 21 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Harmony Hall, Royal Canadian Legion, 5550 Ann St., Manotick. Free admission. Rhythms of Nature: Aili Kurtis, vernissage Nov. 22 from 1 to 4 p.m., exhibit to Dec. 10, Galerie Old Chelsea. Great BIG smalls XI: over 50 artists in group show, exhibit Nov. 24 to Jan. 3, vernissage Nov. 26 from 6 to 9:30 p.m., Cube Gallery, 1285 Wellington St. W. Figureworks: group show celebrating the human form; vernissage and awards ceremony Nov. 24 from 6 to 10 p.m., exhibit Nov. 25 to Dec. 6, Saint Brigid’s Centre for the Arts, 310 St. Patrick St. Wall Space Gallery 7th FUNdraiser: artists, artisans, jewelry and fashion designers, exhibit and auction to benefit Candlelighters Childhood Cancer Support Programs, Nov. 25, 6 to 8:30 p.m., Wall Space Gallery, 258 Richmond Rd. Tickets: $10 suggested donation. Actiniaria: Susan Roston, new sculpture, Nov. 26 to Dec. 20; vernissage Nov. 26 from 6 to 9 p.m., Studio Sixty Six, 202-66 Muriel St. Ottawa School of Art 31st Holiday Fundraising Art Sale and Memorial for Lee Matasi, Nov. 26 to Dec. 19, opening reception Nov. 26 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., 35 George St. Other events: Call to artists to submit donations of artworks to the Gallery 101 annual fundraiser, to be held Dec. 5, in support of their non-profit, artist-run centre. Deadline for submissions: 5 p.m. on Nov. 24. Info at g101.ca.