THE OTTAWA ARTIST NETWORK

We are currently seeking a qualified individual to fill up our bottom end. We are currently on hiatus until all our holes are filled. Also, back up vocalisation is also required. www.myspace.com/harveykband

Drop by to see the intriguing exhibition of photographic works by Dante Was Here, an Ottawa-based group of photographers. The show ends July 30th.
Upstairs at Johnny Farina Restaurant, 216 Elgin Street, Ottawa
 

Last June we burst our attendance record (well over 20 ppl!) Will this June be similar? Come out and make sure it is! All comic and art enthusiasts are welcome to join us for our pre-Canada Day comic jam at the Shanghai Restaurant (651 Somerset St. W.) June 30th, 7pm-10pm. The theme is 'Birthdays', thanks to Steve Bissonnette for the suggestion!
 
Event is free and paper is provided.
Looking forward to seeing y'all there!

Cheers,
Suzanne.
613-863-8264
suzanne(at)brainpowerstudio(dot)com

APPLYING TO FESTIVALS: THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY
Wednesday May 26th, 6PM-8PM
SAW Video members: $15 / Non-members: $30
Instructor: Sharon Katz
Workshop limited to 10 participants

Congratulations, you just finished a film. Now, you can put it in the bottom drawer or send it out to festivals. Nobody we know takes the bottom drawer option.

Filmmaker and Animation World Network (AWN) author Sharon Katz shares her experience with the international festival circuit and offers practical advice on how to navigate a route that will best showcase your film.

Sharon Katz is a visual artist working in animated and still images. In 1994 she began experimenting with digitally created images in motion and followed this with formal studies in animation. Since then she has completed five animated short films and a number of experimental works in the genre. Her films are screened at art and film festivals worldwide.
 

OPENING NIGHT, FREE ADMISSION!
Doors at 8PM, performance at 9PM
at the House of Orange, a temporary cultural venue, 10-23 May

Has it really been 1 year already?
Come and celebrate the Ottawa Comix Jam's 1st anniversary at the Shanghai Restaurant! Regular jamming will occur in a festive atmosphere :-) There may be games, treats, prizes... you never know :-) Bring your friends and comic making material-- and get ready for a great night of creativity and celebration.

651 Somerset St.W.
7pm - 10pm
613-836-7821
new.ottawa.comixjam (at) gmail (dot) com
http://comixjam.tripod.com

 Meet Miss Clementine Mai, aka MariePier St-George who is an up and coming textile artist who graduated for the University of Ottawa in 2009. Wanting to perfect her practice, she is hoping to study fiber arts at la Maison des métiers d’art in Québec. Currently, one can view her solo exhibition at le Troquet in Hull for the month of May. 

So I've decided to add another twist to portraits, and it goes by the name of Gold Leaf. This is my latest piece.
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this is the first one. both are 18" x 24"
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The mulit-venue Acoustic Extravaganza (April 24th, 2010) in support of the Shoppers Drug Mart® Weekend to End Women’s Cancers™ benefiting Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation, was a success.  Between the three open stages and the Grand Finale Fundraiser with Ottawa's own STAIRWELL LEO, $1056.00 was raised. 

Our April pin up girl is Mae Dubonnet aka Melannie Eldridge! Here she is inspired by the iconic Bettie Page. 

WHAT
This mulit-venue Acoustic Extravaganza will feature a multitude of Ottawa’s finest local artists…there were so many people offering their time, we needed three venues to host them all! Amanda Cottreau and band STAIRWELL LEO will also be donating all proceeds from their grand finale show, to the cause.

Our March pinup girl is Miss Ruby Nocturne!

A strict disciplinarian by day, this saucy librarian is anything but mild-mannered. When Miss Ruby lets her hair down, you can find her co-organizing Umi Café’s monthly women’s spoken word showcase, Voices of Venus, modeling for local photographers, supporting Ottawa’s burgeoning burlesque scene, and reading her poetry around town.

Our February pinup girl Emily!!! Grrr....meow 

My day starts with Kitty talk. I am a singer with some bright ideas. I think I'll give some of those a try.

Yes, I like my mess.
 
Unfortunate too others as it may be, my mess makes sense to me.
 
I am not going to qualify the fact that I don't quite know whether my mess is a collision between myself and the pop pop pop culture, or whether it is just another entry into it.  It is, not really the most recognizable thing in the world, for you, but not for me.
 
Overgrown mess, neat, it becomes neat when it has grown large enough, as big as the space that negates it, draws people away from it, into the nicely presented, within the box, mess or no mess that many arts may be. 
Well, redundent as that maybe, maybe I am redundent as that may be.  Maybe, pop pop pop is a messy world today...
 
C'est la vie.  It is sneaking up on me.  Rhyme is so fucking trite.  I prefer a good wholesome mess...
 
A mess which isn't really all that, special.  Maybe it isn't all that special.  Maybe, it is redundent, like all y'all.  Shitty words, messy words, messy mess.
 

Hey friends, check out my latest remix!
 

 
Always interested in feedback or collaboration opportunities.
 
Cheers,
Tom
 

Date: Thursday, January 28th, 2010
Location: Mayfair Theatre, 1074 Bank Street
Time: 7:00pm
Admission: $5
Come celebrate the New Year with RESOLUTION 2010, the anticipated annual screening of new works from SAW Video members.
Featuring independent works produced in 2009, the programme is comprised of eleven short videos. The range of styles and interests from dramas to documentaries to experimental videos make for an evening which pays tribute to the creativeness and rich diversity of Ottawa's media arts community.
Join us after the screening at Patty's Pub, 1186 Bank Street!

Thanks to all who responded to my casting call! I am quite sorry I didn't have time to get back to you all individually. I have archived your email addresses though, so I may contact you in the future for different projects.
 

  Ok, so I just joined a few minutes ago. I'm in school full time and I want to start selling my paintings. You can check them out at www.lynethmorgan.blogspot.com. If anybody has any info about how to start doing that, feel free to let me in on it! I'm broke as all hell, so framing everything is also another issue I have. Blah. Thanks!

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Lyneth

Deadline: January 11, 2010
The Video Virgin fund is a production support program aimed at providing opportunities for LGBT artists from the Ottawa/Gatineau region. This program is aimed at gay, lesbian, bisexual, transsexual, transgendered and two-spirited artists who wish to express themselves creatively through the medium of video. Applicants to the fund must be new to filmmaking or have less than 3 videos to their credit. Proposals are assessed by a jury and the successful applicant will have one year to complete the project.

This is our December Pin-up Jillian...all artsy and stuff. Tres fun!

I am currently looking for an actress to play the role in EVOLUcity.
A woman 25-30 years of age. Dark hair and fair complexion. The role does not involve any speaking, but you must be comfortable smoking a cigarette.
The whole scene will be shot on green screen, wearing various period costumes from the 1900s to the future. Stylist, make-up artist and hair professionals have already been sourced.
The shoot is only for one day, and will be happening on January 3rd 2010.
Please email *** if you are interested. Only serious and commited candidates may apply.
visit: www.evolucity.wordpress.com to see the progress on the animation/construction of the film. The actress will be compiled into the paper environments! If you ever wanted to be a paper doll, NOW IS YOUR CHANCE!

Visit my process blog @
www.evolucity.wordpress.com
to see some of the work that I have been working on lately.

Dino Iafelice, owner of Johnny Farina Restaurant, and curator Anita Utas are proud to announce the opening of Ottawa's newest gallery. Gallery Farina opens with a splash, featuring a solo show by artist Terry Sametz. Sametz continues his 'Distilled Life' photographic series. As well, works by artists MaryAnn Camps and Anita Utas can be seen in the permanent exhibition space downstairs.
 
Show dates: Oct 3rd to Nov 28th
Opening/Meet the Artist: Wednesday, Oct 21st, 7 - 9 pm
Gallery Farina is located upstairs at Johnny Farina Restaurant
216 Elgin Street
613-565-5155
www.johnnyfarina.com
 
For more information, please contact Anita Utas at anitautas@hotmail.com
 

Tiger Lily aka Veronica Michelle is a writer for Upfront Magazine and Apt613.ca; a visual artist; and as one of the founding members of Rockalily Burlesque, a burlesque performer. She is also a founding member of YWTF: Ottawa (Younger Women's Task Force). She's an avid lover of live music and art showings.