canteen art shop + gallery

One More Time....

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:22:15 -0500

Thanks to Mother Nature (shakes fist in air), some of the Dalhousie shops are coming together one more time for our third Holiday Shopping Night of the season!

This Wednesday, December 16th, Canteen will stay open til 9pm. For all of you still on the gift hunt, this will be one last chance to get your hands on some amazing prints, books, stationery, and all things Canteen-y at a discount before the festivities begin.

And for the rest of this post, a collection of Santa Claus magic….

Canteen is now fully stocked with plenty of novelty holiday...

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:19:22 -0500

Canteen is now fully stocked with plenty of novelty holiday items. Whether it’s for someone special or that secret santa you got stuck with, we have a large selection of affordable gift ideas. Come check it out!

Kitten Cabins!!!!

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:14:26 -0500

Loyal Luxe makes these insanely cute Chalet Canadien and they’re now available at Canteen. At only $24 they make great gifts for the cat-lover out there. Meeeow!

New Artwork: Stela + Maki

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:02:49 -0500

Stela (Montreal) and Maki (Ottawa) have dropped off some pieces just in time for the holidays. These affordable originals make great gifts!

Stela:

Check out more of the Stela collection here.

Maki:

Check out more of the Maki collection here.

If you can’t make it down to the shop and want to call one of these yours, just give us a call at 613.216.0083 or send us an email.

Who will be Ottawa’s hippest nerds or nerdiest hipsters?...

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:30:00 -0500

Who will be Ottawa’s hippest nerds or nerdiest hipsters? Let the battle begin!

This December Artengine, Canteen and Disorganized bring you another edition of last year’s excellent YouTube Battle.

Like a DJ battle, but probably way funnier, eight teams will face off in competition towards the title match. Matches consist of two teams, each with 3 minutes to show us their best on-line video finds. The audience decides which video is best and the winner proceeds to the next round. Our expert judge, Jeremy Bailey, will decide the winner in the event of tie.

So come early to everybody’s favorite monthly party and witness the debaucherous levels the ego driven clip surfing will get too. It’s gonna be awesome!

To get involved contact us at Artengine or Canteen and we will slot your team in for this battle royal. Oh and it’s FREE to sign up!

Friday, December 4th

Babylon

Doors are at 7:30
Battle Starts at 8:00

Admission is $5

Customs Month - Call For Artists

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:10:00 -0500

Customs Month is just around the corner and we’re looking for a few more artists to include in this sick group show!

The show will incorporate custom sneakers, spray cans, and tshirts. We have some amazing sponsors lined up as well!!

If you’re interested in being part of it all please send an email with links to online images of your work and/or a link to your website. Please put “CUSTOMS” as the subject.

email: info [at] canteenlife [dot] com

Share this event with friends who may be interested!!

Print Sale! Print Sale! Print Sale!

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:16:09 -0500

A selection of our art prints and posters will be on sale for 20% OFF!! from Friday Nov 13th to Sunday Nov 15th

Limited quantities available.

Some of Miles Pasick’s (Oakville, Ontario) current work is...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:48:41 -0500

Some of Miles Pasick’s (Oakville, Ontario) current work is now on display in the front shop.

Check out more of the available pieces here.

Bandito Design Co. is a design collective based out of Columbus...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:44:57 -0500

Bandito Design Co. is a design collective based out of Columbus Ohio. They’re made up of professional designers from multiple creative fields who wanted a healthy “side project”.

We just received a selection of prints from Bandito which you can view here

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Spreading the truth....

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:07:00 -0400

Oh the hysteria!

These H1N1 posters were subtly placed around Ottawa’s Byward Market a few days ago and hopefully some of you were lucky enough to read them (and snag one) before the rain got to them. The artist’s message is quite clear: stay far far away from this vaccine!!

Each poster (4 in total) combines solid graphic design with a different message about the “truth” behind the H1N1 vaccinination.

Word has it, high quality versions will be made available for anyone to download, print, and paste as they please! Talk about going “viral”.

Photos courtesy of Tinny-Peete.

Introducing Bands Undone!

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:27:44 -0400

Introducing Bands Undone!:

Bands Undone is an in-store media session series involving exclusive sessions with indie acts - inviting bloggers, journalists, and other key people for a small stripped down performance and Q&A.

Upcoming shows:

Meadolark Five November 5th at 4pm.

Think About Life November 14th at 2pm.

Caledonia December 5th at 2pm.

Check out the official Bands Undone blog for upcoming gigs, links to videos, contact information, and other fun stuff!

Ouchies.

Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:59:29 -0400

“Fun can obviously change behaviour for the better.”

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:04:47 -0400

“Fun can obviously change behaviour for the better.”

Nite Ride

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:23:51 -0400

Combining contemporary soundscapes with our most ubiquitous form of transportation, Artengine brings you Nite Ride – a permanent sound installation for car stereos. Commissioned by Artengine, with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts, Tim Hecker and Marla Hlady have each created new rich sound pieces for a nighttime driving experience. More than just new sound art pieces however, these works are designed to play over the course of a specific driving route which the artists have mapped out for the audience.

From October 23rd to October 31st Artengine will present these new audio works on a 5.1 surround sound bus tour designed by the artists themselves. Starting from Arts Court a tour bus equipped with a special stereo system will take passengers on a creative driving experience unlike any other. The routes and sounds, designed and scored by two of Canada’s most innovative sound artists, will fuse sound sculpture and a cinematic road trip into a lush hour-long tour of the Ottawa-Gatineau area.

We know you will want to take the trip again and again, and so on October 31st both works, alongside Google Maps and PDF downloads, will be available for free from the Artengine website. So when your friends come down from Montréal to visit, show them a side of the city they have never seen. Take them on a Nite Ride!

To read more about the work check out co-curator, Emily Falvey’s blog entry.

Jon Todd’s ‘Keep Calm and Carry On Smilee’ edition Custom Poster...

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 12:27:13 -0400

Jon Todd’s ‘Keep Calm and Carry On Smilee’ edition Custom Poster is hand screened by the artist on 20” x 29” acid free archival paper. It’s available in Orange, Maple Red and Seafoam as seen above.

Canteen Art Shop + Gallery presents:The No Theme Group Show2 -...

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:10:44 -0400

Canteen Art Shop + Gallery presents:

The No Theme Group Show

2 - 31 October 2009
Reception: Friday, October 2nd, 7pm - 10pm

Canteen, the little gallery that could, does October with the jam packed No Theme Group Show. From Ottawa to Barcelona, with over 40 local and international artists featured, opening night will be a creativity-packed night of hobnobbing and art-buying.

Ibie (Barcelona)
Rotor (Barcelona)
Lula Goce (Barcelona)
Zosen (Barcelona)
Eepmon (Ottawa)
Roope (Barcelona)
Saddo (Berlin)
Maciej Wodniak (Poland)
Pedro Cuevas (Argentina)
Anna MacLellan (Vancouver)
Chris Sheppard (Ottawa)
Fefe Talavera (Sao Paulo)
Melina Rodrigo (New York)
Rémi Thériault (Ottawa)
Izzy Pouliot (Ottawa)
Lindsay Campbell (Ottawa)
Kenji Toyooka (Toronto)
Valero Doval (London, UK)
Sara Cwynar (Toronto)
Jennifer Parks (Portland)
Howie Tsui (Ottawa)
Maria Lezon (Ottawa)
Stefan Thompson (Ottawa)
Zeke (Ottawa)
Luke Ramsey (Vancouver)
Dave Cooper (Ottawa)
Batya Cavens (Ottawa)
Kari Cwynar (Ottawa)
Scott Harber (Ottawa)
Dietrich Rosteck (Montreal)
Juan Carlos Noria (Barcelona)
Drew Mosley (Ottawa)
Jeremy McConnell (Kansas City)
Sarah McNeil (Australia)
Pierre Richardson (Ottawa)
Bennett Slater (Toronto)
Taka Sudo (Vancouver / Tokyo)
Brian Watson (Ottawa)
James Erdeg (Ottawa)
Aaron LaShomb (Alberta)

+ Many More

**Artwork Will Be Available For Purchase Online at www.canteenlife.com**

Canteen Art Shop + Gallery
238 Dalhousie Street

2 - 31 October 2009
Reception: Friday, October 2nd, 7pm - 10pm

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Canteen Art Shop + Gallery presents:sentimientotwo minds,...

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:55:05 -0400

Canteen Art Shop + Gallery presents:

sentimiento

two minds, different feelings, same place

An afternoon art exhibit featuring new works by Ernesto Navarro and Jose Rodriguez.

Saturday, September 26th, 2009

*ONE DAY ONLY*

12pm to 3pm