Opening Reception: Sight, Not Seeing | Vernissage : Regarder sans voir

Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) is an independent non-profit public art gallery committed to the acquisition, presentation, interpretation and dissemination of contemporary art for the benefit of the local arts community. Its programs explore a variety of issues and include exhibitions, talks, lectures, tours and publications. OAG has a growing permanent collection of historical and contemporary works associated with the region. It also houses the Firestone Collection of Canadian Art, which consists of more than 1,600 works of art assembled by Ottawa collectors O.J. and Isobel Firestone, who acquired the works from the early 1950s to the 1970s.__________

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Join us at the OAG's Galerie Annexe on July 9 for the opening reception of Sight, Not Seeing.

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Join us at the OAG's Galerie Annexe on July 9 for the opening reception of <a href="https://oaggao.ca/whats-on/exhibitions/sight-not-seeing/" title="https://oaggao.ca/whats-on/exhibitions/sight-not-seeing/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sight, Not Seeing</a>.Evening festivities will include refreshments and speeches.5:30 PM - Doors Open6 PM - Speeches (level 1)6:20 PM - Reception in Galerie Annexe (level 1) <a href="https://oaggao.ca/whats-on/exhibitions/sight-not-seeing/" title="https://oaggao.ca/whats-on/exhibitions/sight-not-seeing/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Sight, Not Seeing</a>June 28 – August 10, 2025 | Galerie Annexe | Level 1What is Blackness, and how does it manifest on this land?In Sight, not Seeing, Black artists grapple with the tension between visibility and invisibility in Canada. This exhibition challenges how representation is shaped—and often distorted—by colonial legacies. Through diverse media, the artists invite critical reflection on how ideas of Blackness are constructed, circulated, and internalized across media, visual culture, and everyday life.Curator: Sandra Ngenge DusabeArtists: Jovita Akahome, Allan André, Banggz, LuCille Giwa-Amu, Felicity Hauwert, Annita Kayiba, Roni Kouassi, Alex Mushyirahamwe, Sabrina Niyigaruye, Dion PrintsThis exhibition is developed through the Curatorial Fellowship Program, designed to support the career growth of emerging Black Canadian curators. This innovative program is a partnership between the Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG), the <a href="https://obak.ca/" title="https://obak.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ottawa Black Art Kollective</a> (OBAK) and the <a href="https://www.gallery.ca/" title="https://www.gallery.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">National Gallery of Canada</a> (NGC).Image: Annita Kayiba, A stillness shaped by history, 2021, digital photographic print Soyez des nôtres le 9 juillet à la Galerie Annexe pour le vernissage de l’exposition <a href="https://oaggao.ca/fr/a-laffiche/exposition/regarder-sans-voir/" title="https://oaggao.ca/fr/a-laffiche/exposition/regarder-sans-voir/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Regarder sans voir</a>.La soirée festive comprendra des bouchées et des discours.17 h 30 - les portes ouvrent18 h - discours (niveau 1)18 h 20 - réception au Galerie Annexe (niveau 1) <a href="https://https://oaggao.ca/fr/a-laffiche/exposition/regarder-sans-voir/" title="https://https://oaggao.ca/fr/a-laffiche/exposition/regarder-sans-voir/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Regarder sans voir</a>du 28 juin au 10 août 2025 | Galerie Annexe | niveau 1Qu’est-ce que l’identité noire ? Comment se manifeste-t-elle sur ce territoire ?Dans l’exposition Regarder sans voir, des artistes d’ascendance noire luttent avec la tension qui existe entre la visibilité et l’invisibilité au Canada. L’exposition se penche sur la façon dont la représentation est façonnée — et souvent déformée — par les séquelles du colonialisme. Les artistes invitent, à l’aide de divers médias, à une réflexion critique sur la construction, la diffusion et l’internalisation de la conception de l’identité noire à travers les médias, la culture visuelle et la vie quotidienne.commissaire : Sandra Ngenge Dusabeartistes : Jovita Akahome, Allan André, Banggz, LuCille Giwa-Amu, Felicity Hauwert, Annita Kayiba, Roni Kouassi, Alex Mushyirahamwe, Sabrina Niyigaruye, Dion PrintsCette exposition est créée dans le cadre du Programme de bourses pour commissaire, qui vise à appuyer l’avancement professionnel de personnes canadiennes au début d’une carrière en commissariat d’exposition qui s’identifient comme Noires. Il s’agit d’un partenariat novateur entre la Galerie d’art d’Ottawa (GAO), le groupe <a href="https://obak.ca/" title="https://obak.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ottawa Black Art Kollective</a> (OBAK) et le <a href="https://obak.ca/" title="https://obak.ca/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Musée des beaux-arts du Canada</a> (MBAC).Image : Annita Kayiba, Un calme façonné par l'histoire, 2021, épreuve d'une photographie numérique

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