• A life-sized textile sculpture of China Doll, Chinatown’s resident drag performer. Created by fibre artists Justy Dennis and Jasmine Vesque;
• Charcoal drawings by artist Samuel Jan at Panda Vacations; the thenwedieatron,
• A bicycle-powered inflatable sculpture by artist Natali Leduc and Matthew Gorgol; and The Machine Project
• A video installation by Christine Mockett presented at Tang Coin Laundry.
• Plus many more

Musical performance acts include transgendered indie electronic musician Rae Spoon and Ottawa experimental dance band SILKKEN LAUMANN,
For more info click here.

Here is the map of the artist being featured this year.

Here are photos from 2012 and 2011′s event.

• Michael Graeme Ross
• Rémi Thériault

For those not on Facebook.
Here is a blurb about “Relocation“.
Relocation is a photography collaboration that is punctuated by oppositions that exist within an enforced yet volatile harmony, much like the city they illustrate.
The project originated through the acknowledgement of similar circumstances between disconnected people, a recognition of the forces and circumstances that bind, connect and draw people to their new, often imposed, home, Ottawa.
This body of work is a series of six large-scale constructed photographs, depicting fictional narratives set in the Ottawa urban landscape and derived from the subjects influences and reasons for relocating to said city.
The cities formalistic and functional architecture contrasted with its lush and feral green-spaces is a primary visual theme found throughout the work.
The subjects are fully immersed with this landscape and use it to tell of their connection to it.
They have re-interpreted the factually realities of why these people now inhabit this particular city using carefully selected locations, situational ambiguity and natural light to create a series of narrative portraits.
This involved the use of Ottawans, props and large-format film cameras to produce the high-detail images.


For more info contact or what the photos look like, click here.

It was a interesting event for me to partake.

There was people dressed up in 1920s inspired clothing.
Nice foods and drinks.
My only problem was when the host got on stage.
Hosted by the lovely Suzy Kendrick and Liam Mooney of Jackpine.
I’m sorry I thought this was a very important/respected event and people in attendance wouldn’t stop talking.
I’ve been events like SPAO and the people were very much respectful once a MC/Host came on.
Even during the auction, people weren’t stop talking
But the auction seemed to be a success.

Anyways enough of that.
Here are the photos from the event.

There will be a minimum donation of $5.00 at the door, which will go towards Cycle Salvation.
To learn more about Cycle Salvation, check out their website: http://cyclesalvation.org/ or Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CycleSalvation?fref=ts

As we continue to organize this event, we would like to keep you informed and answer any questions you may have. Please feel free to contact our Resource Coordinator, Claudia Gutierrez, at development@artottawa.ca, or call 613-241-7471, extension 31.
Come out and celebrate the impact OSA has on the Ottawa community.

Interview with Jen and Blair from SPAO by Photogmusic on Mixcloud

Also from April 20th – 23rd.
There will be a artist talk from each photographer.
Here are the details:
Saturday, April 20th

• 1:00pm – Steph Masters and Jessie Park-Wheeler: Painting with Light
• 1:45 – Blair Smith: Polaroid Transfers and Emulsion Lifts

Sunday, April 21st

• 1:00 – Sarah Anderson: Photodocumentary: Fort Myers, a Visual Survey
• 1:30 – Reena Kokotailo: Portfolio: Small Prayers to the Gods of Change
• 2:00 – Dante Penman: Alternate Process: Lumen Printing

Tuesday, April 23rd

• 1:00 – Valérie Mercier: Process: Little Objects of Chaos
• 1:30 – Matthew Merle Bula: Scene and Set Design
• 2:00 – Nicholas Wojtas: Portfolio: Triptych: Identity

For more info, check on the Facebook event or the SPAO website.
Also contact them at info@spao.ca or 613-562-3824.