The Ottawa Art Gallery has officially opened its doors and is now offering appointments for visits to its collection.
The gallery aims to showcase work by local and national artists in addition to potentially overlooked creators, in contrast to the nearby National Gallery. Its current exhibitions have been extended into 2021, including ‘RhythmScape’, which is an experimental exhibition featuring artists from Canada, South Korea and Japan, a solo exhibition on Canadian multimedia artist Russel Yuristy and photographer Jennifer Dickson, and ‘(Re)Collecting the Group of Seven’, a collection marking the 100th anniversary of the famous group’s first show.
Exhibitions like this are typically advertised through tools like brochure printing, and can provide a spotlight on individual artists or broader trends and themes. The gallery’s regular collection contains over 1,000 works by artists with ties to the Ottawa-Gatineau area.
The re-opened gallery features new procedures, including requiring visitors to book an appointment to ensure small crowds, with early-morning slots dedicated to seniors and other vulnerable people. The gallery has also launched a virtual collection that can be browsed from home, as well as an online version of its typical summer art camps for youths.
The Ottawa Art Gallery reopened on July 8, with a day dedicated to front-line workers, and then opened to the broader public on the 9th. Going forward appointments will be available from 10am-6pm from Wednesday to Sunday.
