Arteast Ottawa
A not-for-profit visual arts organization in Eastern OntarioArteast 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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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.
Thinking of becoming a member or is it time To Renew Your Membership?
If you’re thinking of becoming a member click for more information or if you are ready to become a member or you are currently an Arteast Ottawa member you can register below and pay online with PayPal or eTransfer.
Register As a New or Renewing Member/Inscrivez-vous en tant que nouveau membre ou renouvellement
deserres artist demos 2024/2025
** Registration open **
Offering two Arteast members an opportunity to display their artist skills at DeSerres.
2024 Grow With Art Speaker Series
Join us for our October 22 Grow with Art Speaker Series with Helen Rogers
Topic: Mixed Media Mosaic Art, incorporating usual tesserae and found objects
Soyez des nôtres pour notre conférence d’octobre 22 Grandir avec l’Art
avec Helen Rogers
Sujet: Mosaïque en techniques mixtes, incorporant des tesselles habituelles et des objets trouvés
our shows in recreation complexes and libraries
nos spectacles dans les complexes récréatifs et les bibliothèques
Blackburn Hamlet Library
Bright Colours by Yana Krukovets
August 23 to October 18, 2024
23 août au 18 octobre, 2024
Orléans Library
October 4 to December 6, 2024
4 octobre au 6 decembre, 2024
North Gloucester Library
Fall Colours
September 13 to November 15, 2024
13 septembre au 15 novembre, 2024
St Laurent Library
Historical Ottawa by Jennifer Robitaille
October 11 to December 13, 2024
11 octobre au 13 decembre, 2024
Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex
Living Artists/Artistes Vivants
September 6 to Novmeber 8, 2024
6 septembre au 8 novembre, 2024
François Dupuis Recreation Centre
St-Laurent Complex
Festival
October 10 to December 5, 2024
10 octobre au 5 decembre, 2024
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, communications (Digest) and more.
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.
Interested in becoming a member of Arteast? Join now and get to know the organization through volunteering.
Contact the VP Volunteering for more information.
Arteast Ottawa Members… Art Sells at our Exhibition Venues!
Members’ artwork sells at our exhibition venues (libraries, recreation complexes, and the Shenkman Arts Centre). Watch for our Calls For Art throughout the year for an opportunity to sell your artwork.
Sales reflected in this chart are from 2020 through to May 31, 2024. Note: Due to the pandemic in 2020 and 2021, many of our exhibition venues were not open.
- Arteast Awards Exhibition (AAE) – 14 Sold
- Blackburn Hamlet Library – 4 Sold
- Bob MacQuarrie Recreation Complex – 4 Sold
- François Dupuis Recreation Centre – 14 Sold
- North Gloucester Library – 3 Sold
- Mosaic (Trinity Art Gallery, Shenkman Arts Centre) – 12 Sold
- Orléans Library – 12 Sold
- Promenade (Shenkman Arts Centre) – 16 Sold
- St-Laurent Complex – 20 Sold
- St-Laurent Library – 2 Sold
In addition to our venues, Arteast Ottawa members volunteer at the Canadian Tulip Festival and have the opportunity to sell their artwork. This year, cards were really popular and sold very well.
- Tulip Festival Sales – 287 Artwork Sold
- Tulip Festival Sales – 553 Cards Sold
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.
Address/Adresse
Box 5, Suite 260
245 Centrum Blvd.,
Orleans, ON, K1E 0A2
Boite 5, Suite 260
245 boul. Centrum,
Orléans, ON, K1E 0A1