Events

Gatherings 2025 // An event series downtown in May and June

Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (enter at 290 Lisgar Street)

May 9 - June 25, 2025

Gather with us, downtown!

This summer, we have organized a series called Gatherings 2025, where we’ll be exploring self-hood and the everyday.

How do we shape our identities through meaningful, everyday actions? How does our community help in this process? Through artist-centred events, we will create spaces for exchange and joy, spark conversation and learning, and celebrate being and participating in a creative community together.

All events are in-person and take place at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre in downtown Ottawa, on unceded Algonquin territory. All events are free.

Spring Queer Art Market / 9 May / 5 – 9 p.m.

Featuring over 40 fabulous Queer artisans and artists, this mega market is produced by Elaina Martin. More information here.

Launch of CUAG Centretown, a new gallery at CDCC / 27 May / 6 – 8 p.m.

We are excited to share our inaugural mural commission by Ottawa-based artist Yomi Orimoloye. More information here.  

Doodle Your Senses workshop / 2 June / 6 – 9 p.m.

Artist Zineb Allaoui will lead a drawing workshop that explores emotions through line-making. Registration is required. More information here.

Collaborative Photo Quilt Workshop / 25 June / 6 – 9 p.m.

Artists Felicity Hauwert, Saivani and Xavior Kayvon Gough will lead a collaborative quilt-making workshop using family photographs. Registration is required. More information here.

THANK YOU

Gatherings 2025 is generously supported by our community partners: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre and Elaina Martin, alongside the Carleton University Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.