Visual arts
Our cultural centre offers a variety of art exhibits ranging from painting, photography to digital art.
AF Ottawa is committed to promoting local artists from the region, while being open to the world.
“Le Monde sans fin” by Jean-Marc JANCOVICI and Christophe BLAIN
This exhibition is based on the comic strip of the same name, co-created by Jean-Marc JANCOVICI and Christophe BLAIN. It illustrates the meeting and long dialogue between the two authors on the subject of energy. Come and read a life-size comic strip in the Alliance Française Ottawa gallery – the paper version is available at the media library!
The exhibition “Le Monde sans fin” (The World Without End) runs from October 25 to December 13, 2024, and is open to all, in French.
“Youth on Reconciliation: Imagine a Canada” by the Legacy of Hope Foundation
Discover how young artists and writers imagine a future of compassion and understanding, and be inspired by their hopes and talents from September 10 to October 21.
“Rayonnement Franco” by Carole Ince
This collective work was created live in collaboration with artist Carole Ince during the Apéro Franco event, organized at the Mouvement d’Implication Francophone d’Ottawa (MIFO) as part of Franco-Ontarian Day (September 25, 2023).
The backdrop features emblematic symbols of the nation’s capital. Event participants were able to take part in this collective creation, which illustrates the vitality and diversity of Ottawa’s Francophone community.
Come and discover this symbol of French-speaking solidarity in the gallery of the Alliance Française Ottawa until June 15th.
“The Nola Project” Exhibition Opening
When I grow up, I’m going to be … Towards an inclusive education for girls around the world.
The NOLA Project raises public awareness on girls’ education and gender equality through inspiring stories and powerful images that speak of empowerment, inclusion and success.
Come and discover the impacting and powerpul portraits of these young girls of Togo and Lesotho in the gallery of the Alliance Française Ottawa (352 MacLaren Street) from February 16 to April 15, 2024.
Exhibition-Sale Movie Posters
From February 1 to 15, 2024, discover the “movie posters” exhibition and sale at the Alliance Française Ottawa.
Some thirty film posters will be on display in the gallery and on sale as gifts, decorative items, or for your collection!
“En contrepoint” Exhibition Opening Party
Gilles Lacombe, Jean-Marc Lacombe and François Cadieux present an exhibition as singular as it is poetic at the Alliance Française Ottawa. They combine their different techniques, mediums and inspirations to create complementary, symbiotic and comtemporary works that open up a vast field of interpretation to the viewer, who will gladly let their imagination carry them along.
CSR Vernissage & Film Screening
This November will be dedicated to the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) exhibition conceived and produced by the Alliances Françaises eco-responsibility network. Come and discover it at the opening on November 16, followed by a screening of Emmanuel Cappellin’s film “Une fois que tu sais”, released in 2020.
Collective painting as part of the Apéro Franco
As part of Franco-Ontarian Day, the Mouvement d’Implication Francophone d’Ottawa / MIFO invites you to celebrate this vibrant community with an exceptional event: the Apéro Franco!
The Alliance Française Ottawa is pleased to partner with the MIFO for part of this event: the Peinture Collective. This is a live painting with artist Carole Ince: take part in the creation of the work by giving your own brushstroke!
“This is a Journey into Sound” – An exhibition by Miranda Charles
Come and discover until mid-July at the Alliance Française the exhibition “This is a Journey into Sound” by the canadian painter Miranda Charles. In this exposition you will experience the art of Miranda Charles through the music that inspired it. This journey will take you from the 60s all the way to the 90s. Be sure to bring a pair of headphones or earphones as all the pieces will be accompanied by a QR code you can scan to listen to the each song.