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

contactus@arteastottawa.com

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

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Upcoming Activities & Events

2024 Grow With Art Speaker Series

Join us for our November 26 Grow with Art Speaker Series with André Breau

Topic:  A Sculptor’s Journey 

 

Soyez des nôtres pour notre conférence de novembre 26 Grandir avec l’Art
avec André Breau

Sujet:  Voyage d’un Sculpteur

our shows in recreation complexes and libraries

nos spectacles dans les complexes récréatifs et les bibliothèques

Blackburn Hamlet Library

Somewhere North – Iya Carson
October 18 to December 13, 2024
18 octobre au 13 decembre, 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

Art Changes Everything/L’art change tout
November 8, 2024 to January 10, 2025
8 novembre, 2024 au 10 janvier 2025

François Dupuis Recreation Centre

True Colours/Avec les yeux du coeur
November 4, 2024 to January 6, 2025
4 novembre, 2024 au 6 janvier 2025

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 the website.

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

contactus@arteastottawa.com

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