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Wellington West Art Walk…

This is a fairly new event in Ottawa that’s a no charge self guided walking tour of a half dozen art galleries in a West Ottawa neighborhood called Wellington West.. All of the galleries are located within a ten minute walk from each other. We didn’t rush and spent only a couple of hours taking in what the galleries were offering. None of the galleries are large and all of them were lit well and had literature about the artists that they were showing..

Three of the galleries were offering beverages and snacks, free of charge if you want to nibble or quench a thirst.

I’ve done this just recently on a nice summer evening and the “walk” is a good opportunity to take a walk with friends and explore some local artists work and hang out.

As is always the case…some of the work was quite good, and some wasn’t quite, all of it I thought was interesting to say the least. It’s the same story with art all over the World and likely since the dawn of time, ya either like it…or you don’t.

I quite enjoyed the presentation of artists at the Orange Art Gallery. The remaining five galleries are all different from each other and are all exhibiting different styles and artists. The other participating galleries include Cube Gallery, Exposure Gallery, Gallery 3, John Patrick Mills Contemporary Fine Art Gallery, and the Fritzi Gallery.

The gallery of John Patrick Mills is a larger venue and offers a variety of exhibiting artists that’s more diverse than the other smaller galleries, and includes some outdoor sculptures. We used this gallery as a starting point for our tour, the address is provided below.

This was kind of a fun and relaxing way to spend an evening. Its always good to see whats going on in the local art community.

If you have any interest in art and might be looking for something to occupy a Thursday evening that a free art tour might be the answer..

othercontact: 286 Hinchey Ave. Ottawa,
Phone: %b613 729 0406%B
Website: http://www.patrickjohnmills.ca/FirstThursday.htm