Feeling Inspired: The Manotick Art Association

 The Manotick Art Association (MAA) has found a way to run Inspirations, their biannual art show and sale. But in 2020, this has not been easy. “Our annual show…is typically held in April, so we postponed it to the end of August, hoping that we would be able to hold

Nepean Fine Arts League Spring Show and Sale: Buying Local Art

 By Melody Duncan Forty years ago, I bought my first painting at a local art show. It was the first of many. Today, I am one of the 124 area artists who belong to that same association. The Nepean Fine Arts League is now 51 years old, still going strong

Ottawa Artist Crystal Beshara Excels in Detailed Realism

 MEET THE ARTIST at the opening January 10th, 7-10pm. Fine Artist & Illustrator Crystal Beshara learns to embrace her multiple artistic personalities in her newest solo exhibition FIGHT or FLIGHT at Orange Art Gallery, January 2013. It’s no wonder Crystal Beshara is feeling a little fearless. In 2011, she was