The City of Ottawa is the proud host of Creative Construct: Building For Culture and Creativity. As host, the City will be providing cultural programming showcasing the myriad talents of the Ottawa arts and cultural community.  

An "Ottawa Session" for all participants will include site visits to museums, galleries, performance spaces, creative centres and public art installations.  

The City of Ottawa also invites all participants to experience Ottawa at a Progressive Party held at the renowned Arts Court. A dynamic evening of local food, culture and artistry unfolds as attendees wander from room to room, exploring their own creativity through interaction, conversation and fun.  

Ottawa’s Unique Context 
Ottawa carries with it a dual status - that of national capital and local city.  As Canada’s 4th largest single city, Ottawa has its own neighbourhoods, its own stories to tell, its own artist-citizens, its own home-grown festivals presenting local, national and international talent. 

Ottawa is home over 4,000 award-winning artists in the literary, media, performing and visual arts.  Forms, styles and genres run the full continuum from traditional to folk to classical to contemporary to popular to alternative to underground.  Vibrant, local artistic work reflects Ottawa’s bilingual and diverse city. 

Ottawa has a unique local story to tell through a collection of museums, historic buildings, landscapes, artefacts, information and stories representing many of the people, places and events that have shaped 200 years of Ottawa’s history.  

+ + + Ottawa featured in Sunday New York Times travel section: "36 hours in Ottawa" + + +

+ + + The National Capital Commission (NCC), the City of Ottawa and the Ville de Gatineau have partnered to offer a new online calendar of events service. Visit the calender at www.ottawa.ca/spotlight

The City of Ottawa Cultural Services staff has pulled together some of their favorite places to visit, get a bite to eat, go shopping, as well as the amazing events that are live while you are here.
Download this Top 10 Guide here: PDF

To find out more about Ottawa’s arts and heritage scene, check out www.ottawa.ca/arts-heritage

PHOTO CREDITS
National Gallery of Canada / Musée des beaux-arts du Canada | Photo: City of Ottawa
Odyssey Theatre, Three Clowns from The Raven, featuring Paul Griffin, Andrew Morphew and Alix Sideris | Photo: John Forster, courtesy of City of Ottawa
Arts Court | Photo: Nancy Duxbury
Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, Violinists | Photo: Samuel Garcia, courtesy of City of Ottawa
Ottawa–Gatineau panorama (with Museum of Civilization in foreground) | Photo: City of Ottawa