Shenkman Arts Centre

Shenkman Arts Centre boasts six galleries for showcasing art in a variety of visual media. Our guests’ experience is enriched through the addition of a permanent public art collection owned by the City of Ottawa. Bring friends and family on a cultural journey through Ottawa’s bilingual multidisciplinary arts centre. From six galleries to performances of all types along with classes and camps in a variety of visual, performing and media arts, there’s something for everyone at Shenkman Arts Centre. The centre is located in the east Ottawa community of Orléans and offers programs and services in both English and French. We like to say this is “where art comes to life” because behind the doors of our two theatres, seven galleries and 17 studios – in the halls, lobbies and even on the walls – there is plenty of creativity stirring. The centre houses these activities within specialized spaces for hands-on instruction, creation and presentation of the visual, performing, literary and media arts and unique spaces for receptions and special events. Operated by the City of Ottawa, this diversity of programs and activities is attributed to a unique collaboration with the centre’s Resident Arts Partners: Arts Network Ottawa, Gloucester Pottery School, MIFO (Mouvement d’implication francophone d’Orléans), Ottawa School of Art–Orléans Campus, and Ottawa School of Theatre. The centre is also home to Resident Company Tara Luz Danse and ARTicipate, a one-of-a-kind endowment fund that supports innovative programming at the centre.