The Âjagemô art space at the Canada Council for the Arts features performances, events and exhibitions of contemporary Canadian art, including work from the collection of the Canada Council Art Bank.
Current exhibition
Awakening
Discover works from Canadian and Indigenous artists produced over nearly half a century that shine a spotlight on our relationship with the environment. These works depict collisions between city and ecology, nature and nurture, consumption and conservation, ideals and actions. Together, they evoke hope, despair and soul-searching, encouraging viewers to consider the urgency of sustaining life on Earth for future generations.
Âjagemô art space location
Address
150 Elgin St.
Ottawa, ON, Canada
Hours
7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Monday to Friday
Free Admission
Past Exhibitions
Open Channels
Thresholds
Thunderstruck: Physical Landscapes
The Canada Council for the Arts presents a new exhibition, Thunderstruck: Physical Landscapes, which investigates the landscape in which dance is created, presented and received. This free exhibition features works of art, film-based works, installations and dance related materials as it presents multiple dance communities, art practices and dancers from across Canada.
Constructed Identities
Mark the Spot: Mediation as Medium
Esteemed curator Wayne Baerwaldt has selected three artists who represent different forms of discourse on art at different stages in their careers. Painter Michael Morris, Performance artist Thierry Marceau and Métis beadwork artist Katherine Boyer invite the public to be part of the creation and development of their month-long exhibitions through a series of week-long residencies.
Juno House R•Evolutions
A special exhibition dedicated to great Canadian music and musicians honoured by the JUNOS. Through objects from icons like Geddy Lee, Drake, Susan Aglukark and Robert Charlebois, discover how the evolution of Canadian music is linked to 60 years of the Canada Council’s support.
People - Places - Things
This exhibition marks the 80th anniversary of the Governor General’s Literary Awards by celebrating more than 700 award-winning books – the people who write them and the places where we read them.
Punctured Landscape
The year 2017 brings the notion of past, present and futures to mind as we prepare to mark our country’s sesquicentennial.
Temporal Re-Imaginings
In Indigenous traditions, storytellers and artists frequently challenge and disrupt Western perceptions of time as a linear, progressive unfolding of events.
Ontario in Âjagemô
Ontario boasts a rich history of visual and media arts – due in large part to its size, diversity and vibrant urban centres.
Collecting Our Thoughts
An exhibition showcasing selected works by past winners of the Governor General's Awards in Visual and Media Arts, which it is celebrating its 15th year.
Land Reform(ed)
This exhibition features works from 13 Canadian artists, including Kim Adams and Carol Wainio, winners of the 2014 Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts.