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“When the Rubber Meets the Road”, a new art piece by Gerald Beaulieu. (Photo via NCC) The National Capital Commission has installed a new work of public art along the LeBreton Flats Pathway. “When the Rubber Meets the Road” was created by PEI artist Gerald Beaulieu, and depicts a roadkill crow using only recycled tires. ...

Via Beyond Van Gogh Organizers of Beyond Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience presented by RBC, today announced that the event—coming to the Aberdeen Pavilion at Lansdowne Park—will now be launched on Friday, July 23. The exhibition, conceived by Creative Director Mathieu St-Arnaud and his team at Montreal’s world-renowned Normal Studio, is an immersive experience that features more than 300 of Vincent Van Gogh’s iconic artworks and takes the art lover into a three-dimensional world that exhilarates the senses. ...

[caption id=“attachment_85682” align=“aligncenter” width=“1000”] A new mural at the Hunt Club-Riverside Park Community Centre will brighten the old gray building. Claudia Salguero, a professional artist who oversaw its creation, supervising its installation in late December. (Devyn Barrie/OttawaStart.com)[/caption] The icy wind lapped at the drawings in Claudia Salguero’s hand on an afternoon in late December as she shouted up instructions to the men on the roof installing her mural. ...

Editor’s note: For parents who are running out of daytime activity ideas for kids, here’s a great urban adventure from Lynn J. This post originally appeared on her blog, Turtlehead. This post originally appeared here on Aug. 25, 2015. I took the kids on a walking tour of downtown Ottawa this week to look at statues and other outdoor art. ...

A first look at Kontinuum during a media preview on Saturday. (Charlie Senack for OttawaStart.com)[/caption] Kontinuum, a sound and light show, opened in the LRT tunnel of Lyon Station on Sunday and is a world first. “Nobody else has been crazy enough to have this kind of ambitious project,” said Guy Laflamme, executive director of Ottawa 2017. ...

https://twitter.com/twitandrewking/status/743063046587846656 ** Andrew King’s ** new sinkhole -inspired painting titled _ “Ottawa Tourist Trap” _ will be on sale at this weekend’s Art in the Alley event, June 17-19 at 1395B Wellington Street West. “Experience a new collection of artwork by local artists Alison Fowler, Ross Rheaume, Andrew King and photographer Jason Fournier as they showcase their work outdoors in the alleyway of 1395 Wellington St W. ...

[caption id=“attachment_27364” align=“aligncenter” width=“600”] Fred Varley Portrait of a Naval Officer, Harry Kelman CWM 20150552-001 Canadian War Museum[/caption] The Canadian War Museum has made a significant addition to its Beaverbrook Collection of War Art: a 1943 portrait of Naval Officer Harry Kelman painted by Frederick Horsman Varley, official First World War artist and original member of the Group of Seven. ...

_ (press release) _ Some of Ottawa’s best young artists will get the opportunity to display their artwork in three City of Ottawa community galleries starting April 21. Young at Art 2016 exhibits juried work by young artists between the ages of 12 and 19. ...

_ (press release) _ The Ottawa 2017 Bureau and Mayor Jim Watson, in collaboration with lead partner CIBC, announced today a world first: an impressive underground multimedia production in the city’s highly anticipated light rail train system. The Confederation Line of Ottawa’s new Light Rail Transit (LRT) service is scheduled to launch in May 2018. ...

_ (via City of Ottawa) _ Adàwe crossing, the new pedestrian and cycling bridge spanning the Rideau River between Donald Street and Somerset Street East, will be closed on Saturday, February 13 between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. for the installation of a public art piece that is an integral part of the bridge design. ...