Patrick John Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery

286 Hinchey Ave. Ottawa, Ontario. K1Y 1M2 Canada

home t: (613) 729 0406

email: patnerika@hotmail.com

Cube Gallery. 7 Hamilton Ave. North. Ottawa. Tel: 613 728 1750.

Cube Gallery is a contemporary art gallery that hosts a new group show every month. Centrally located in the heart of west-end Ottawa, Cube is just behind the bustling Parkdale Market and a short stroll from the GCTC and some of Ottawa's greatest new restaurants on Holland and Wellington Streets.

The brainchild of Ottawa artist and curator Don Monet, the location of Cube Gallery also has historical significance. It is located on the site of where the Stubby Soda Pop factory used to be. Now a forgotten ghost of the soda pop world, Stubby 's specialty was grapefruit soda. During the first war, the warehouse style building housed a barracks for Canadian Troops. In the 50's it was the site of the cold-war/rocket and jet plane research establishment Sperry Gyroscope." The gallery itself boasts 2000 square feet of space with 12 foot ceilings made of laminated B.C. red cedar, the walls are painted a warm archival white...making the space warm and inviting. "This is the kind of gallery that gives you room to really stand back and look at the art," says Monet. "It also allows Cube the flexibility to showcase substantial works of art - everything from 10 ft. sculptures to 20 ft. wall based paintings. Cube is more than a gallery. It is host to a number of cultural events from award winning plays and live dance performance to Jazz and piano concerts. A great place for a party, it also hosts private and public lectures, launches and receptions. We have played host to a number of weddings, poetry and book launches, as well as private dinner parties. A dynamic and welcoming art space that changes every month. The Cube is baby carriage and wheelchair friendly.

http://www.cubegallery.ca

Parkdale Gallery

As a working artist, James made his way selling his art directly to patrons, painting one commission after another. James paints big and bold. His subject matter too can be different: hockey, toys, aboriginal masks and large portraits. Most galleries though loving his work found that they did not have the space or could not accommodate his style in theme shows.

Opening the Parkdale Gallery in 2006 was James’ opportunity to create an art venue that respects the values of the art community. A gallery that supports the working artist. The value statement for the gallery attempts to capture his vision.

229 Armstrong Street, Ottawa, Ontario,
Wednesday to Sunday: Noon to 6 p.m.
Tel: 613-614-4308

http://parkdalegallery.com

GREAT CANADIAN THEATRE COMPANY PROFILE

GCTC is celebrating our 33rd Season in 2007-2008 and we've got great cause to celebrate our achievements. In that time, we have developed from five people who joined together at Carleton University with little more than an idea, to become a vibrant regional theatre, a centre for local, professional, English-language theatre.

Ottawa-Carleton is rich in arts organizations. Yet none is quite like the Great Canadian Theatre Company. GCTC represents a viewpoint and approach to theatre that no other arts organization in this community is exploring.

GCTC is committed to the production of new Canadian work through our play development program. Each season we commission emerging and established playwrights and workshop new plays. We also operate The Playwrights' Unit, which gives playwrights the opportunity to work with a dramaturg during the development process of their piece.

GCTC is a large employer of theatre artists from artistic and technical to administrative in the Ottawa area. We remain committed to the production of challenging Canadian theatre, and have become a base of support for emerging and smaller theatre organizations. GCTC's facility also supports other cultural activities such as Acoustic Waves, our music series.

GCTC's audience is made up predominately of well-educated professionals of middle to upper income, which range in age from 25 to 65 years. Last season over 34,000 people attended our shows. In describing what they like best about GCTC, our audience members often refer to the quality and variety of plays presented, the intimacy of the theatre space, our Canadian content and our flexible subscription pass. Over 600 students from Carleton University, University of Ottawa, Algonquin College and local high schools attend GCTC productions through a student subscription discount program offered through their English, Communications or Theatre school program. GCTC's ticket prices ranging from $20 - $40 for a single ticket or a “pay-what-you-can performance” rate for weekend matinee performances. Significant reductions for students/seniors/low income are available for subscriptions and single ticket buyers.

The Irving Greeberg Theatre Centre, GCTC's new home at 1233 Wellington Street West, Ottawa.

http://www.gctc.ca/

Arts in Ottawa:

The Guerilla Magazine Manifesto : We saw that Ottawa sorely needed a cultural publication to take a long, hard look at what's happening in local creative circles. We saw no community-focused forum peering far enough or deeply enough to draw meaningful conclusions and do justice to our diverse arts community.

To help fill this void, we launched Guerilla. Here are the key points: 1. Content is our cause. Guerilla will look at Ottawa through a wide-angle lens to create material that is substantial, intelligent, diverse, approachable, curious, experimental, and presented from multiple viewpoints. Guerilla will publish feature stories, essays, images, and a variety of contributions from local artists, arts writers, and cultural observers. 2. All artistic and creative forms are fair game, including those now emerging. 3. Guerilla will approach subject matter "at ground level" (i.e., with no agenda other than to examine what's out there), placing equal significance on high art and raw expression, on the celebrated and the unknown, on the historic and the avant-garde. 4. Guerilla exists to get people talking within and across cultural circles. Our Forums section was designed to spur this kind of dialogue. 5. Guerilla publishes paid advertising but will never be advertising-driven. 6. Published quarterly, Guerilla is independently owned and managed.