Celebrate HER - Multi-venue Visual Art Exhibits

                                    

Annually, on the 8th of March, thousands of events are held throughout the world to inspire women and celebrate their achievements. A global web of rich and diverse local activity connects women from all around the world ranging from political rallies, business conferences and government activities through to local women's craft markets, theatric performances and more. 

In the spirit of this day, Celebrate HER is hosting a multi-venue, weeklong fundraising and awareness campaign utilizing the performing and visual arts with proceeds going to the Ottawa Sexual Assault Support Centre (SASC).  Celebrate HER is an Ottawa-based gender inclusive non-profit organization with a mission to raise awareness of women’s issues and lend support to local programming.  With this series of events, Celebrate HER aims to honour amazing women in the Ottawa area while also supporting the development of emerging, mid-career and professional artists.

The visual artists exhibiting with Celebrate HER address the lived experiences of women from diverse standpoints and backgrounds.  In the presented artworks, viewers will encounter a multitude of challenging themes such as human interconnectivity, notions of the self, the sensual, erotic being,  and complex inner anxieties.  Viewers may also step into ongoing conversation about immigration, urban life and the simple wonder and joy of being.  What ties these diverse artworks together is an undeniable tribute to the many expressions of female power and resilience that we celebrate this week.

The visual art exhibits can be viewed in Ottawa's Hintonberg and Lower Town areas between 2 noon and 5 p.m., Monday – Sunday* at:

1.  Alpha Soul Cafe

1015 Wellington Street West


2.  Flo Glass Blowing Studio

957 Gladstone Avenue

*Closed Sunday - Monday

3.  Le Michel-Ange Café, Warehouse, Roastery  

35 Laurel Street

*Opens at 6:30 a.m. Monday – Friday and 10 a.m. on Saturday

*Closes at 3 p.m. Monday – Friday, at  2 p.m. on Saturday; closed on Sundays

4.  Patrick John Mills Contemporary Art Gallery                                                  286 Hinchey Avenue

*Closed Monday - Wednesday

5. The Daily Grind

601 Somerset Street West

*Closed Monday