OAG's Sketchy Thursdays / Jeudis croquis, présenté par la GAO

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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Sketchy Thursdays with artist Alexia-Leana Kokozaki / Jeudis croquis  avec l'artiste Alexia-Leana Kokozaki

Thursday, February 24, 2022 - 6:30pm to 7:30pm (Eastern Standard Time)Join us online via Zoom on the last Thursday of each month to learn observational sketching techniques from an educator at the Ottawa Art Gallery.On February 24, we will draw sports vanitas. A vanitas is a work of art (often a still life) that depicts the transience and ephemerality of life and pleasure. Inspired by Esmaa Mohamoud&#x27;s work &quot;Glorious Bones&quot; currently on display in the gallery, we will sketch sports equipment alongside objects of wealth and mortality.The workshop will be lead by OAG Learning and Engagement Assistant Alexia-Leana Kokozaki, a Canadian-Cypriot artist based in the Ottawa-Gatineau region.Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89296508769____________________________________________________________________________________________________Jeudi 24 février 2022 - de 18 h 30 à 19 h 30 (HNE)Soyez des nôtres, via Zoom, le dernier jeudi du mois, pour apprendre des techniques de dessin d’observation en compagnie de guides-interprètes de la Galerie d’art d’Ottawa.Le jeudi 24 février, nous esquisserons des vanités sportives. Une vanité est une œuvre d&#x27;art (souvent une nature morte) qui dépeint les caractères transitoires et éphémères de la vie et du plaisir. Inspirés par l&#x27;œuvre &quot;Glorieux ossements&quot; d&#x27;Esmaa Mohamoud présentée à la GAO, nous dessinerons de l&#x27;équipement sportif aux côtés d&#x27;objets de richesse et de mortalité.L’atelier sera animé par Alexia-Leana Kokozaki, aide, éducation et engagement du public à la GAO et artiste canadienne chypriote de la région d’Ottawa-Gatineau.Lien de Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89296508769

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