Ottawa Art Gallery hosts silent art auction in new building space for first time

 All photos by Aaron Hemens Artists, art enthusiasts and collectors from across the National Capital region mingled and occasionally placed bids at the 20th annual “LE PARTY” silent art auction, which was hosted at the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG)’s new expanded building space for the first time on Thursday, Nov

A Maker By Trade

 Photo credit: Sean Sisk Anna Williams seems to always making something. Be it an art piece or a house project, this artist has always loved using her hands to shape her narratives. “I am a maker,” she said. “Once you start making objects, you get sucked into making multiples, and

Glen Bloom on the Art of Collecting

 Glen Bloom and wife Deborah Duffy with Leslie Reid’s 'Cape Pine: The Barrens,' 2012, Oil on canvas, 127 x 182.9 cm. When Glen Bloom thinks about the Ottawa Art Gallery’s annual Le pARTy fundraising art auction, the first thing that comes to mind is the list of talented Ottawa artists