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Louis Helbig: Aerials

April 7th, 7pm-10pm ...music by CPI

( http://www.facebook.com/l/2cfa3aCfdXVbHZdc41xjzvI_4JQ/thetastates.com/)

Born in Toronto and raised in Williams Lake British Columbia, Louis Helbig is an Ottawa-based artist/photographer specializing in aerials. He is a commercial pilot and a self-taught photographer. His work has been exhibited and published in Canada and internationally.

His background includes professional roles with different public, NGO and private organizations in Canada and abroad including the Government of BC, Foreign Affairs Canada, CUSO and Sharp Wings. He has an MSc in Economic History from the London School of Economics and represented Canada as a member of its National Cross Country Ski Team.

Louis Helbig’s imagery is often complex and contradictory. One critic has described his work as teetering between documentary and abstract. He has been both commended and criticized for how he depicts various subjects, finding beauty in the mundane as well as the controversial.

http://www.facebook.com/l/2cfa3UXoMw46arE7xn___K7gL6Q/louishelbig.com/ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=135657239840746

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The Birds and the Bees: New Work by Julie Cruikshank

Thursday, March 3 at 7:00pm - 12:00am

"The Birds and the Bees" is a body of work dealing with the ideas of domesticity and women's work, with a touch of sexuality.

As a working female artist, I have often found that the attributes stereotypically associated with my gender tend to be negatively represented in art. This is a phenomenon that I want to explore through my work. The way I see it, small, domestic, traditionally feminine tasks, sentiments, and materials a...re not necessarily something to be rebelled against or disproven by female artists. I believe that traditionally female domestic tasks such as sewing, fabric arts, and childbirth and care are valuable in their own right and deserve to be explored and represented through art. I feel that these tasks, which on many levels remain integral to women's lives, are often overlooked - like the inner workings of a hive of bees.

The work I make is small - it is dainty and unassuming and it doesn't try to grab the viewer with its boldness. Instead it invites the viewer to discover it slowly and to form their own conclusions from the layers of meaning I have inserted. Using a combination of fabric, lace, collage, ink, and paint, I have attempted to create a body of work that is at once traditional and radical. This work was born from stereotypes; I hope that through careful examination, I have revealed them as something more.

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Original artwork by Daniel Martelock
Friday Jan 21st at 7:00pm-Feb 25 at 10:00pm

It has been over a year since I have had my last solo art show, but alas, the wait is over. I have composed a fun show which will be on display at Shanghi in Ottawa from January 21st to the end of Feb. the vernissage for this show will be on January 21st at 7pm "Birds Gone Wild" is the name of this show
Please share this with all of your friends and I hope to see you there.
More photos will be added soon. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178367915528916

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Electric Threesome: A spectacular lighting art display (Opening Party)!

Thursday, November 11 @ 8:00pm- 12:00am

It's hot, steamy and will dazzle you.

Electric Threesome is a display of triptic lighting art works by The Latest Artists.

Sure to leave you salivating.

If you can't make it out this Thursday we will be really sad. But hope to see you at these other FUN upcoming events:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=153939414624386&index=1

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HEAD to HEAD

LIVE VERNISSAGE Thursday, October 7 at 8:00pm -

EXHIBITION UNTIL November 2 at 12:00am

An evening of drink, food, live music and visual art.... never before attempted!

It could easily be the greatest 20 piece Ottawa band ever assembled, or an exhibition of portraits in oil on used drum heads. In either case, the legendary Shanghai Restaurant and A. James Brummel (ARTIST OF THE MONTH) will be serving up an evening of drink, food, music and visual art--never before attempted! The subjects range from renowned singers  who will provide their own "heads." Many of the musicians will be in attendance and performing LIVE! All microphones, drum sticks and paint brushes will be issued only to professional musicians with proper I.D. by security.

FEATURED ARTISTS: John Allaire, China Doll, Leslie Dishslayer, Mike Dubue, Dave Edwards, Mike Essoudry, Kellylee Evans, Bill Guererro, Tara Holloway, Matt Kidd, Meredith Luce, Mark Alexander McIntyre, Ashley Newall, Dave Norris, Glenn Nuotio, Matt Ouimet, Derek Quinlan, Amanda Rheaume, Michael Sheridan, Brian Simms, Brad Sucks, &c... http://www3.sympatico.ca/amoamasam/

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CATWALK CENTERTOWN ART TOUR

Sunday, September 12, 2010, from 10am to 5pm.

You know the drill, a group of downtown Ottawa artists invite the curious to prowl through their homes and studios during the fourth annual Centretown Art Tour (CAT).

This one-day only self-guided tour will take place on Sunday, September 12, 2010, from 10am to 5pm. Tours are free and artwork will be for sale.

Visit the preview... show on exhibit at Shanghai throughout September.

Email:

info@catwalkottawa.ca

Website:

http://www.catwalkottawa.ca          http://catwalkottawa.wordpress.com/

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Kate Barry

New artwork inspired by the  Seven Deadly Sins

7 sins’  is an exhibition and sale of nine sketches that come from my current research surrounding the relationship between medieval Christianity and the female body.

In this small show there are seven text-based paintings based on the seven Christian sins, the sins are written in the original Latin. The seven sins are as follows: luxuria (extravagance), gula (gluttony), avaritia (avarice/greed), acedia (acedia/discouragement), ira (wrath), invidia (envy) and superbia (pride).

There are two other paintings of the Sacred Heart that explore one of the most famous religious symbols, The Sacred Heart of Mary. I am intrigued by this icon of Christianity because some scholars trace its symbolism back to the ‘pagan’ era or the female centered polytheistic traditions of Europe prior to Christianity.

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NEW WORKS by GREG PRITCHARD

Invitation : Artist Greg Pritchard Vernissage at Shanghai [HQ]

Thursday July 8th @ 7 - 9 pm  Shanghai Restaurant

http://www.facebook.com/#!/video/video.php?v=10150223544405384

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Closing Party - Meet & greet  -- Somerset Street Reflections

Tuesday July 6, 2010     7 - 9 p.m.

About the work:
For Chinatown Re-mixed, I painted a series of five paintings that are inspired by a section of Somerset Street on a rainy night. Artificial lights are their main feature. The works were shown at the Pho Bo Ga King, 778 Wellington Str. West during the event Chinatown Remixed, (May 8 - June 8 2010) before being shown at the Shanghai Restaurant.

The paintings Chinatown Re-mixed and Open, are a re-mix of photographs taken from the inside of a shop and a restaurant. They show reflections on the windows of the interior spaces as well as reflections of streetlights on the wet pavement outside.

These paintings connect to my body of work that shows the allure of speed, colours and light of urban life.

http://www.petrahalkes.ca/00

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CHINATOWN REMIXED 2010

A Celebration of Art on Somerset Street West (Between Preston & Percy) May 8th to June 8th.

GRAND OPENINGS and VERRNISAGES:  May 8th 2010 - 2 pm - 5pm. This EVENT will be the second CONTEMPORARY ART EXHIBITION showing in non-traditional spaces such as restaurants, coffee shops,law offices and hair salons along Somerset Street West.

This project is organized by the Chinatown Remixed Collective (CRC). CRC is an Ottawa based, not-for-profit, non-incorporated art collective working in collaboration with the Somerset Street Chinatown BIA..

Our mission is to nurture the VISUAL ART community in Ottawa.   “ GET INSPIRED by CHINATOWN “

Artwork from the CHINATOWN REMIXED COLLECTIVE includes: video, paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, sculptures and performance all along the street. 40 Venues exhibiting over 50 Artists in Ottawa's CHINATOWN.

The Shanghai is excited to be host to several artists during this years CHINATOWN REMIXED ! Photo's of China Doll by Ben Welland, Paintings by Patrick Thompson and a selection 3 mural proposals by different artists. Drop in and VOTE for YOUR favorite mural during the month of May . The mural with the most Votes will ...be the one that gets painted this Summer in Chinatown !

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS include :

ottawa.chinatown.remixed@gmail.com     info@chinatown.ca      613-230-4707

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KERI MAY PHOTOGRAPHY

Thursday, April 1 to Friday, April 30, 2010

Vernissage: Thursday, April 1st, 6-8pm

I will be exhibiting a selection of my photographs at Shanghai Restaurant in Ottawa for the month of April, 2010. The entire restaurant is a canvas for me to present my work, and I have chosen some of my favorite images from my travels through east Asia and India, many of which can also be found at www.kerimayphotography.com.

I would like to invite you and your friends/family to come out and join me for the opening night on Thursday, April 1st from 6:00-8:00pm.

Refreshments will be served and the atmosphere will be casual and fun. If you haven't been to Shanghai before, it's a lively little spot that regularly hosts activities and events, and has won awards for their support of local artists. And the food is delicious!

If you can't make it to the vernissage, you've got the entire month of April to stop by.

Hope to see you there,

Keri                                                   http://www.kerimayphotography.com/

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NEW PAINTINGS BY SHERRY GARCIA

Greetings from Kitty Hawk

Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 7:00pm to Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 10:00pm

Vernissage: Thursday, October 1st, 2009 , 7 - 10pm

I am exhibiting a new series of paintings entitled “Greetings from Kitty Hawk” at Shanghai Restaurant for the month of October. The characters in this series find themselves in the Outer Banks of North Carolina the sight of many of my family vacations. In these paintings I explore the complications of finding your place wherever you are, and within your relationships.

Come out and join me for the opening night on Thursday October 1st, from 7:00 – 10:00 pm. If you can’t make it out you have a whole month to check it out. (as if you need another excuse to visit the lovely Shanghai Restaurant!)


Sherry Garcia  sherryannegarcia@yahoo.com

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