Arteast Ottawa is a highly active not-for-profit visual arts organization in Eastern Ontario. Our aims are: provide an organization through which members may develop their abilities and interests in the visual arts, foster the growth of visual arts, and contribute to the cultural development in Ottawa and surrounding regions.
Arteast Ottawa est une association très active dans les arts visuels de la région de l’est de l’Ontario. Les buts de l’association sont: offrir à ses membres des activités permettant le développement d’aptitudes et d’intérêts dans les arts visuels, et contribuer au développement culturel à Ottawa et dans la région.
Arteast Ottawa
Box 5, Suite 260
245 Centrum Blvd.,
Orleans, ON
K1E 0A1
Arteast Ottawa
Boite 5, Suite 260
245 boul. Centrum
Orléans, ON
K1E 0A1
Arteast Ottawa gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the City of Ottawa.
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Interested In Joining Arteast Ottawa?
Not yet a member of Arteast Ottawa? Membership is only $35/year.
To register and get more information about the benefits of becoming a member, visit our Membership page here.
Need to Renew Your Membership?
To renew your Arteast Ottawa membership visit our Membership page here.
Not Sure Who To Contact With Your Questions?
Our exhibitions and programs are run by teams of volunteers with Lead Coordinators in place to answer any of your questions. Check out our Administration/Management page for a comprehensive list of all our coordinators.
Artists' Gallery
The Artists’ Gallery is an opportunity for Arteast Ottawa’s members to
direct visitors to their personal websites, social media accounts,
or third party selling platforms in order to sell their work.
Interested in purchasing artwork from a member? Click here.
Grow with Art Speaker Series
Tuesday September 23, 2025
Speaker: David Barbour
Topic: the importance of compositional elements
l’importance des éléments de composition
*NOTE: This is an in-person event taking place at Peter D. Clarke Place. No registration is required.
The September 23, 2025, Grow with Art Speakers Series presenter will be award winning photographer David Barbour. Highlights to David Barbour’s career include a World Press Award in 1985 for a photograph he took on assignment in Egypt for CIDA as well as a Mid-Career Canada Council Grant in 1999 to continue his personal project in Havana.
David’s presentation will concentrate on the importance of compositional elements which will transform the ordinary into an emotional engaging visual.
Please visit www.davidbarbour.ca to review his experience or visit him on Facebook or Instagram where he posts a daily photo.
La présentation du photographe renommé David Barbour se tient le 23 septembre 2025 lors de la série Grandir avec art.
Pendant sa carrière, David Barbour a gagné un Prix de la presse mondial en 1985 pour une photographie qu’il a pris pendant son affectation en Égypte, ainsi qu’une bourse de mi-carrière en 1999 du Conseil des arts du Canada afin de continuer un projet individuel situé à la Havane.
La présentation de David mettra l’accent sur l’importance des éléments de composition qui se transforment l’ordinaire vers des images émotives et engageantes.
Veuillez regarder le site : www.davidbarbour.ca pour observer un survol de l’expérimentation de David, ou les médias sociaux, soit Facebook et Instagram où il publie quotidiennement une photographie.
our shows in recreation complexes and libraries
nos spectacles dans les complexes récréatifs et les bibliothèques
Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex
Vivid Delights
Des délices vifs
May 9 to July 4, 2025
9mai au 4 juillet 2025
St Laurent Recreation Complex
Limitless Imagination
Imagination sans limite
May 29 to July 31, 2025
29 mai au 31 juillet 2025
François Dupuis Recreation Centre
North Gloucester Library
Nature’s Way / La voie de la nature
May 2 to July 4, 2025
2 mai au 4 juillet 2025
Orleans Library
Summer Delights/Délices d’été
July 4 to September 5, 2025
4 juillet au 5 septembre 2025
St Laurent Library
Carole Ince
Belonging/Appartenance
May 2 to July 4, 2025
2 mai au 4 juillet 2025
We are Looking for Volunteers!
Arteast Ottawa is a not-for-profit organization fully run by volunteers. We do not have any employees! Volunteer positions are available throughout the organization: exhibitions, Grow With Art, Studio Tour, website and communications (Digest).
Love the arts but not an artist? Volunteering with Arteast is a great way to enjoy what you love. You don’t need to be a member.
Address/Adresse
Box 5, Suite 260
245 Centrum Blvd.,
Orleans, ON, K1E 0A2
Boite 5, Suite 260
245 boul. Centrum,
Orléans, ON, K1E 0A1
Click to download the 2025 Brochure (PDF)