We have just renovated two spaces available appropriate for fine artists, writers or other creatives at Ottawa Studio Works.
Individual artist’s studio spaces (2 x approximately 100 sqft) are available with shared access to larger exhibition space looking onto Ottawa’s Preston St.
Exhibition space @ Ottawa Studio Works
Available September 1st.
… or call us at 613 601-9460
Artist studio / exhibition space at Ottawa Studio Works
#977 Web Distractions – Photo Links from the Web!
A big thanks to readers for feeding us some fun photo links. This week we have some fun for you:
• 100 years of Tour de France photos
Cycling readers inspired this link to historical photos from the world’s most famous cycling race!
• The Rise of the Selfie (Self Portrait) in Social Media
Lee brought us this link that explores the current social media obsession with the self portrait!
• Photo Spotlight on Detroit (and a series on Theatres…)
Marc sent us a link to the works of Marchand & Meffre. Worth a look!
• Photo Tips = Better Photos
And we bring you photo tips most days of the week @ PrimePhotoTips.com
Thanks for the web distractions. If you have things to share please send them in!
iPhone Self Portrait – Harry Nowell
#959 Ottawa Exhibition this Weekend – The New Art Festival
Watershed Art Exhibition
It’s a big weekend – we’re exhibiting Watershed and other stories at the New Art Festival in Ottawa.
It’s a very fun collection of artists showing and selling their work. Last year was my first year and it ranged from misty to pouring – and that put a damper on things! This weekend the weather looks fabulous!
I’ll be exhibiting some “Watershed” – a photographic exploration of 13km of a creek that meanders through Gatineau Park and Old Chelsea, past our home and under Highway 5. Most of the work was shot on medium and large format film. I’ll also exhibit other stories – something for everyone…
… And Other Stories
But come and see others, too. Who’ll be there?
• Louis Helbig! He’s an aerial photographer who has shot the Alberta tar sands, Sunken Villages and has just returned from a new aerial adventure – but you better ask him about that! …erm, I just found out Louis is away this weekend!
• Sandy Sharkey! She’s a super woman – just returned from shooting wild horses in the Western United States.
… And many, many others!
Please join us.
Details:
Saturday June 15th to Sunday, June 16th.
10am-5pm.
Central Park,
The Glebe,
Ottawa
My booth is ‘9 south‘ near Clemow and Bank St.
Free admission.
Last year there was cake!
#958 Photo Exhibition Review – John Rowlands’ 50 Years of Rock & Roll History
We just exhibited John Rowlands’ 50 years of Rock & Roll at Ottawa Studio Works!
Jean Marc Carisse and John Rowlands
Many thanks are in order…
• Thanks to John Rowlands for photographing (and sharing) Rock & Roll legends for the last 50 years.
• Thanks to all the people who made the exhibition possible – Tetra speakers, past students and Ron LaVoie for supplying the music.
• Thanks to everyone for entering the Music Photography Contest (Congratulations Jacqueline Barisan and Bartholemew Nowak for your photo successes!)
• Thanks to Spotlight Ottawa and Photokibitiz for sharing the fun!
• And thanks to all of YOU for visiting the exhibition, supporting the Ottawa Food Bank and purchasing John’s work!
John Rowlands with Photo Contest Winner Jacqueline Barisan’s photo
We had a steady stream of visitors including Andrew Balfour and Jean Marc Carisse, prominent Ottawa photographers. And the stories John Rowlands told over the evening captivated the audience. Amazing…
The show will stay up for a few weeks and is available for viewing and purchases by appointment if you missed it! Just let us know…
Jean Marc Carisse, Harry Nowell and John Rowlands © Sandra Finnner
#955 Exhibition – Watershed
Last blog post we trumpeted John Rowlands’ Music Exhibition coming up this weekend.
Today we’d like to announce our exhibition at the New Art Festival where we’ll be showing Watershed and other works.
I’m pretty excited and hope you can make it!
The New Art Festival
June 15/16
Central Park, The Glebe, Ottawa.
Watershed Art Exhibition – Ottawa
#954 – Upcoming Photo Exhibitions – Rowlands’ Rock and Roll
Elvis Presley at OttawaStudioWorks.com June 8th © John Rowlands
June is a busy month for art and exhibitions. The first exhibition in June is at our studio.
John Rowlands’ 50 Year Rock & Roll Photo Archives
Details:
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
noon-9pm (approximately)
Ottawa Studio Works;
160 Preston St. Ottawa
Bob Dylan – June 8th @OttawaStudioWorks.com © John Rowlands
We host an exhibition of John Rowlands’ collection of 50 years of shooting the biggest names in Rock & Roll:
• Mick Jagger
• James Brown
• Emmy-Lou Harris
• Bob Dylan
• Elton John
• Bob Marley
… and many, many more.
John’s collection is staggering. His stories are amazing.
John & Yoko – June 8th @OttawaStudioWorks.com © John Rowlands
John starting shooting superstars at the age of 13 in 1960 – at a time when few people were photographing the surge in supersonic stars of popular music.
Combining spunk, photo education, business acumen and a drive to succeed, John turned a passion into privileged access to some of the biggest names in entertainment.
• Read his account of his rise to the forefront of Rock & Roll photography.
• Listen to stories of his amazing career!
Rowlands’ Bowie photos currently hang in London’s prestigious V&A museum’s retrospective of the career of David Bowie.
James Brown – June 8th OttawaStudioWorks.com © John Rowlands
• See a selection of his photo work.
• Get a chance to hear his stories.
• Buy a piece of Rock and Roll history
… at our studio – OttawaStudioWorks.com on June 8th.
See also the winning entry in the John Rowlands Music Photo Contest by Jacqueline Barisan of Niagara Falls.
More details:
Join us!
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
noon-9pm (approximately)
Ottawa Studio Works;
160 Preston St. Ottawa
We’re also collecting proceeds to support the Ottawa Food Bank!
Emmy-Lou Harris – June 8th OttawaStudioWorks.com © John Rowlands
#951 – Music Photo Contest Winner!
We have a come-from-behind winner in the Music Photo Contest linked to the John Rowlands’ Music Exhibition coming up on June 8th.
Jacqueline Barisan of Niagara Falls, Ont, photographed The Wholigans on July 14, 2012 at the Q107 Summer Bash in Toronto, Ontario and sent in the photo to the contest in the last week.
Some quick voting from fans sent this photo quickly to number one spot! Thanks to everyone that entered and voted!
Wholigans © Jacqueline Barisan
On her photo background she says:
“Photography has always been a great passion to me. It wasn’t until 2009 that I decided to pick up the camera again & start shooting.
I shot a lot of wildlife & landscape … A few years back I entered a photo to Canadian Geographic & it was published…. I have had no schooling in this field but always just had a natural eye for it.
I met up with some friends one night in Toronto & was introduced to the promotions guru from radio station Q107. He invited me out to many of their shows & it was then I decided to shoot live music concerts … I feel something different when I photograph bands, I get lost in the moment & feel in control.
Currently, I have been working alongside Canadian Country Artist Chelsea Crites.
Networking, my personality & natural talent has got me this far & I hope one day to make a full time living at it … maybe I’ll get my lucky break soon I keep saying!”
On John Rowlands’ work she adds:
“His pictures tell a story & show his personal connection. There’s a uniqueness to the photos – his own mark …. a true inspiration to me … I would love to learn from him!”
Jacqueline’s photo has won a spot at John Rowlands’ Music photography Exhibition:
June 8th, 2013 from noon to night
Ottawa Studio Works
160 Preston St,
Ottawa, On.
We are collecting donations at the exhibition for the Ottawa Food Bank!
John Rowlands Music Photo Exhibition
#944 Elmwood School Art Exhibition
A while back we mentioned the Elmwood School art exhibition at our photo studio.
The Vernissage was last Friday and it was packed. Students, parents and the public packed the studio to see the artwork.
Elmwood Art Exhibition
It’s worth seeing. One visitor this week came to see the exhibit as she passed the studio. Her reaction?
“This artwork is done by high school students?!”
Yes!
You only have a few days left to see it! The exhibition closes Sunday, May 12th!
Elmwood Art Exhibition
Details:
May 3rd-12th, 2013.
Hours:
Wednesday-Friday: 12-6pm.
Saturday, Sunday: 10-4pm.
Ottawa Studio Works
160 Preston St. Ottawa
Elmwood Art Exhibition
Read a review by Marita Cockburn BA, MA, MFA:
“An exhibition of the work of grade 9-12 students, the second annual Elmwood Art Show sets an impressive precedent for high school art programs in the Ottawa area.
Drawing, sculpture, painting, photography, and mixed media mingle in the gallery space, producing a strong aesthetic end product. The works also present a convincing conceptual framework; indeed, a thorough understanding of any of the works is predicated on this conceptual underpinning.
The exhibition engages with several themes, among them the notion of place, space, and the conception of public and private identity; but, while complex ideas are at the heart of most of the exhibition, the works sustain a refreshing and admirable simplicity. Perhaps most rewarding for the audience, however, is that, embedded in each piece there is evidence of these young artists’ intellectual and creative processes, as they expand their consciousness. It is both exciting and a privilege to share and engage in this experience.
At the show’s opening, the artists conducted themselves impressively, often times volunteering insights on their work to the guests. The handbill was also helpful for navigating some of the work. Further, for the week-long exhibition, most of the students provided extended (and cogently written) artist statements that outlined the creative process, an acknowledgment of the evolution of the work, from its inception to its completion.
Credit should go to Elmwood art teacher, Heawon Chun, for directing the student work in a conceptual direction – high school art is all too frequently trapped in the material and concrete realm. Acclaim, however, should also go to the participating students, who skillfully met the challenge presented to them by their teacher.“
#943 – Music Photo Contest – Send in your best shots!
This week we announced the John Rowlands’ Music Photography Exhibition at Ottawa Studio Works.
© John Rowlands - Music Photography
Today we’re very happy to announce (and invite you to) Best Music Photo Contest.
Enter your best shots from any music event:
• Crowd shots
• Performers
• Musical Instruments
… anything related to music. We want to see your bet shots!
Vote for your favourite shots. Encourage your friends to vote. You can vote every day!
Music photography contest
The Prize
On May 25th the person with the most votes will get a free print of their photo to be hung at the John Rowlands Music Exhibition.
That’s right, your photo could hang alongside John Rowlands’ portraits of some of the biggest icons of Rock & Roll history!
Music photography contest
Details:
• Visit the Music Photo Contest (based on the Facebook platform)
• Click on the camera symbol (top right)
• Like the page and register
• Upload up to three photos
• Vote like crazy (you can vote every day)
• Encourage your friends to vote, too!
Exhibition Details:
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
noon-9pm (approximately)
Ottawa Studio Works;
160 Preston St., Ottawa
Fine Print
The winning photo will be contacted – a large and suitable digital file will be needed to produce the exhibition photo. To enter you must be the owner of the copyright and have rights to post the photos! We reserve the right to remove photos that do not honour these rights! You authorize Harry Nowell Photography Inc. to use your photo to promote the contest and exhibition – you retain full copyright of your photo.
Enter and vote soon.
Vote often!
#942 – Announcing the Music Photography Exhibition of John Rowlands!
David Bowie - © John Rowlands
Last year we ran our second Music Photography show at the studio. I was contacted by John Rowlands about his music work.
As I learned about the sheer depth of his work my jaw continued to drop! It seems he has photographed EVERYBODY in rock and roll with any significance.
Rolling Stones
Beatles
Bob Dylan
Elton John
James Brown
BeeGees
David Bowie
Elvis Presly
etc, etc, etc.
Bob Marley © John Rowlands
John’s music career started from humble beginnings:
“John Rowlands, a 13 year old teenager who lived in a part of Ottawa called ‘Manor Park’ was a big fan of the popular recording artist, Brenda Lee. With an advance on his 10 cents a week allowance, money made from his 77 drop morning paper route, and cash made from helping the local milkman he bought a ticket to the Brenda Lee Show. Sensing that it was a long shot that she might ever be his girlfriend he took along his father’s camera, a single roll of film and 12 very large flash bulbs…”
And his career grew quickly from there! John has just returned from a show at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London featuring his portraits of David Bowie.
Jimi Hendrix © John Rowlands
And soon he will be featuring his work at our photo studio – Ottawa Studio Works. It’s a one day show highlighting some of John’s fabulous work.
Details:
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
noon-9pm (approximately)
Ottawa Studio Works;
160 Preston St.
John’s prints will be exhibited and available for sale!
Jackson 5 © John Rowlands
We will be collecting donations for the Ottawa Food Bank, too!
Ottawa Food Bank
Stay tuned for the Music Online Photo Contest where we ask you to enter and vote for your favourite music shots, ever. The most liked photo will have a chance to be exhibited alongside John’s work at the studio – details coming this week!
Pete Townshend © John Rowlands