GALLERIES

NEW SHOWS AND EVENTS IN AND AROUND OTTAWA THIS WEEK

Resolution 2016: screening of 11 short films by SAW Video members, Feb. 11, 6:45 p.m., By Towne Cinema, 325 Rideau St. Admission: $10. Mosaic: juried group show from Arteast Ottawa, Feb. 11 to March 15, vernissage Feb. 21 from 1 to 3 p.m., Trinity Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre, 245 Centrum Blvd. Shoufen creative talk series features Toronto-based artist Michael Vickers, who works in painting, sculpture and installation, addressing the poetic qualities of form and has exhibited nationally and internationally, with upcoming projects at the Art Gallery of Ontario and Papier 16, Feb. 12, 7 to 11 p.m., Jackpine, 704 Somerset St. W. Free. What’s Love Got To Do With It?: large group show, artists across mediums examine love in all its stages, self-display, grief, desire, or impending doom, from Feb. 12 to 28, Wall Space Gallery, 358 Richmond Rd. Eros 2016: group exhibition of erotic art, meet the artists on Feb. 14 from 1 to 3 p.m., exhibit to March 13, Arbor Gallery, 36 Home Ave., Vankleek Hill. The Florida Highwaymen: group show in celebration of Black History Month, work created by the Florida Highwaymen, an artist group composed of 26 African-American landscape painters from 1950s Florida; film screening Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. of The Highwaymen: Legends of the Road; exhibit to Feb. 29, SAW Gallery, 67 Nicholas St. Presented in conjunction with the Embassy of the United States.

OTHER EVENTS/ CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Learn to Paint with artist Katerina Mertikas, Feb. 11, 6:30 to 9 p.m., Koyman Galleries, 1771 St. Laurent Blvd. Absolutely no experience nor skill are required. Part of an ongoing series: next, learn to paint with Shannon Craig on Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. Cost: $75 each, includes all materials (and wine). Costumed or clothed life drawing, participating artists will need to bring their own tools, Feb. 18, 6:30 p.m., Origin Studio, 57 Lyndale Ave. Cost: $10, includes model fee and light refreshment. The Asinabka Film and Media Arts Festival is seeking submissions from independent filmmakers, film or video that tells First Nations, Métis or Inuit stories, or that focuses on international indigenous issues, before May 16 for the event running Aug. 10 to 14. Any genre or any length finished works are welcome, and there is no submission fee. Deadline is May 16. asinabkafestival.org/Submit.html