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Ontario’s new lieutenant governor, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, was in town Wednesday for the launch of the National Arts Centre’s Ontario Scene, a biennial festival packed with enough art, theatre, music, dance and cuisine to make you want to go all out — all night, every night.
Dowdeswell was one of the special guests at a cocktail reception held in the NAC Panorama Room for festival sponsors, government officials and leaders in the arts, followed by a live performance in the NAC Theatre from Toronto’s ground-breaking Art of Time Ensemble.
“Six hundred artists, 90 events, 12 days. That actually sounds like heaven to me. The only thing that could beat it is Saskatchewan culture,” joked Dowdeswell, who was raised in Canada’s Wheat Province.
To quote a voice in the crowd: Been there, done that. Prairie Scene, 2011.
The festival series, which began in 2003, has also shone the cultural spotlight on emerging and established artists from the Atlantic region, Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia and Northern Canada. It will culminate with Canada Scene in 2017, when our country turns the big 150. But for now, it’s Ontario’s turn to show off its thriving arts community.
“I’ve been able to see firsthand just how powerful the arts really are,” Dowdeswell told the room. “At the level of the individual, they stimulate creativity and encourage us to strive for excellence. They’re also a powerful means of social cohesion. They foster greater understanding and appreciation among diverse cultural traditions. They’re instrumental in developing a high quality of life in our Ontario communities and they help build a strong, sustainable and competitive economy.”
From left, Ontario Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Ontario Scene producer and executive director Heather Moore and National Arts Centre board chair Adrian Burns at the NAC on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of the 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
On hand were the festival’s producer and executive director, Heather Moore and her team, along with the NAC’s board chair, Adrian Burns, and CEO, Peter Herrndorf, who was lauded for his vision, passion and support.
From left, Jeff Corcoran, executive director of corporate marketing for presenting partner OLG, with National Arts Centre president and CEO Peter Herrndorf at the NAC on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene, a 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Also at the podium were Rick Dykstra, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Ottawa Liberal MPP and cabinet minister Yasir Naqvi. He’s been encouraging the public to invite friends and family living out of town and province to come to Ontario Scene. Let them crash at your house, even, suggested Naqvi good-naturedly. “I’m sure they’re going to love this festival.”
Rick Dykstra, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, spoke to invited guests of a reception held at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, to celebrate the start of the Ontario Scene arts festival. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Other attendees included Mayor Jim Watson, who’s still on crutches, and such city councillors as Tobi Nussbaum, Michael Qaqish and Marianne Wilkinson, who was so proud to have her engineering-student granddaughter, Caileen Dolan, 18, along as her date.
Kanata North Councillor Marianne Wilkinson and her granddaughter, Caileen Dolan, 18, were at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene, a 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
From left, Renata Soutter, co-artistic director of Propeller Dance, with her partner Carolyn Hunter at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene, a 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Tobi Nussbaum with his wife, Dr. Liz Muggah, at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
From left, NAC director of patron services and new media Maurizio Ortolani with his colleague, Christopher Deacon, managing director of the NAC Orchestra, at the opening night of Ontario Scene, held at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Maxime Nadeau and Amelia Griffin, both professional dancers, attended the opening night of Ontario Scene at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
From left, Catherine O’Grady, head of Ottawa’s jazz and children festivals, with Canadian author Elizabeth Hay and Shannon Peet from the Canada Council for the Arts at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene, a 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province.
From left, Armin Badzak with his wife, Alexandra Badzak, chief executive of the Ottawa Art Gallery, and Ottawa cultural planner and DJ Kwende Kefentse at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene, a 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province.
From left, Inderpreet Singh, director of the Ottawa Indian Film Festival, with Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene.
From left, Victoria Henry, director of Canada Council’s Art Bank, with lawyer Alicia Natividad at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citzien)
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Dowdeswell was one of the special guests at a cocktail reception held in the NAC Panorama Room for festival sponsors, government officials and leaders in the arts, followed by a live performance in the NAC Theatre from Toronto’s ground-breaking Art of Time Ensemble.
“Six hundred artists, 90 events, 12 days. That actually sounds like heaven to me. The only thing that could beat it is Saskatchewan culture,” joked Dowdeswell, who was raised in Canada’s Wheat Province.
To quote a voice in the crowd: Been there, done that. Prairie Scene, 2011.
The festival series, which began in 2003, has also shone the cultural spotlight on emerging and established artists from the Atlantic region, Alberta, Quebec, British Columbia and Northern Canada. It will culminate with Canada Scene in 2017, when our country turns the big 150. But for now, it’s Ontario’s turn to show off its thriving arts community.
“I’ve been able to see firsthand just how powerful the arts really are,” Dowdeswell told the room. “At the level of the individual, they stimulate creativity and encourage us to strive for excellence. They’re also a powerful means of social cohesion. They foster greater understanding and appreciation among diverse cultural traditions. They’re instrumental in developing a high quality of life in our Ontario communities and they help build a strong, sustainable and competitive economy.”
From left, Ontario Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell, Ontario Scene producer and executive director Heather Moore and National Arts Centre board chair Adrian Burns at the NAC on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of the 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
On hand were the festival’s producer and executive director, Heather Moore and her team, along with the NAC’s board chair, Adrian Burns, and CEO, Peter Herrndorf, who was lauded for his vision, passion and support.
From left, Jeff Corcoran, executive director of corporate marketing for presenting partner OLG, with National Arts Centre president and CEO Peter Herrndorf at the NAC on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene, a 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Also at the podium were Rick Dykstra, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, and Ottawa Liberal MPP and cabinet minister Yasir Naqvi. He’s been encouraging the public to invite friends and family living out of town and province to come to Ontario Scene. Let them crash at your house, even, suggested Naqvi good-naturedly. “I’m sure they’re going to love this festival.”
Rick Dykstra, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage, spoke to invited guests of a reception held at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, to celebrate the start of the Ontario Scene arts festival. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Other attendees included Mayor Jim Watson, who’s still on crutches, and such city councillors as Tobi Nussbaum, Michael Qaqish and Marianne Wilkinson, who was so proud to have her engineering-student granddaughter, Caileen Dolan, 18, along as her date.
Kanata North Councillor Marianne Wilkinson and her granddaughter, Caileen Dolan, 18, were at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene, a 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
From left, Renata Soutter, co-artistic director of Propeller Dance, with her partner Carolyn Hunter at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene, a 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Rideau-Rockcliffe Coun. Tobi Nussbaum with his wife, Dr. Liz Muggah, at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
From left, NAC director of patron services and new media Maurizio Ortolani with his colleague, Christopher Deacon, managing director of the NAC Orchestra, at the opening night of Ontario Scene, held at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
Maxime Nadeau and Amelia Griffin, both professional dancers, attended the opening night of Ontario Scene at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen)
From left, Catherine O’Grady, head of Ottawa’s jazz and children festivals, with Canadian author Elizabeth Hay and Shannon Peet from the Canada Council for the Arts at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene, a 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province.
From left, Armin Badzak with his wife, Alexandra Badzak, chief executive of the Ottawa Art Gallery, and Ottawa cultural planner and DJ Kwende Kefentse at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene, a 12-day festival featuring 600 artists from across the province.
From left, Inderpreet Singh, director of the Ottawa Indian Film Festival, with Gloucester-South Nepean Coun. Michael Qaqish at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene.
From left, Victoria Henry, director of Canada Council’s Art Bank, with lawyer Alicia Natividad at the National Arts Centre on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, for the opening night of Ontario Scene. (Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citzien)
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