Adult Group Webinars

Explore the Gallery’s collection with one of our interpreters. You and your group (maximum 25 participants) will enjoy an in-depth look at selected works from the Gallery collection through a lively online exchange.

To register for a free webinar, please call 613-990-4888, email [email protected], or fill out the reservation form on the Gallery website.

Webinars begin on October 14, 2021.

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Program
Descriptions 

Kenojuak Ashevak, The Enchanted Owl, 1960. Stonecut in red, blue and black on laid paper.

Kenojuak Ashevak, The Enchanted Owl, 1960. Stonecut in red, blue and black on laid paper, 61 x 66.1 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa © Dorset Fine Arts. Photo: NGC

Gallery
Highlights 

Which artworks do visitors remember and talk about long after they visit? In this engaging virtual conversation, you will learn about some of the Gallery’s most iconic works. 50 minutes

 

Annie Pootoogook, Cape Dorset Freezer, 2005. Coloured pencil, black metallic ballpoint pen and graphite on wove paper.

Annie Pootoogook, Cape Dorset Freezer, 2005. Coloured pencil, black metallic ballpoint pen and graphite on wove paper, 111.5 x 233.1 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa © Dorset Fine Arts. Photo: NGC

Indigenous
Perspectives

Indigenous artists from Turtle Island have been creating since time immemorial. In this program, you will be introduced to a diversity of artwork and worldviews of First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists, past and present. 50 minutes

 

 

Prudence Heward, Rollande, 1929. Oil on canvas.

Prudence Heward, Rollande, 1929. Oil on canvas, 139.9 x 101.7 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: NGC

Highlights from the Indigenous and Canadian Collection

What can artworks teach us about our nation’s history? In this program, you will explore some of this country’s most iconic artworks and discuss how they fit into our national stories. 50 minutes

 

Moridja Kitenge Banza, From 1848 to the Present / Cross‑section of a Slave Ship, 2006‑2018. Ink and graphite on mylar.

Moridja Kitenge Banza, From 1848 to the Present / Cross‑section of a Slave Ship, 2006‑2018. Ink and graphite on mylar, 106.8 x 280 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 2021 with the generous support of the RBC Emerging Artists © Moridja Kitenge Banza. Photo: NGC

Signs and
Symbols in Art

The language of art can be a mysterious blend of signs and symbols. In this conversational program, you will decode and discuss the visual language that artists use to communicate ideas. 50 minutes

 

 

Jin‑me Yoon, Souvenirs of the Self (Lake Louise), 1991, printed 1996. Chromogenic print laminated to plexiglas.

Jin‑me Yoon, Souvenirs of the Self (Lake Louise), 1991, printed 1996. Chromogenic print laminated to plexiglas, 167.6 x 223.5 cm. CMCP Collection, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa © Jin‑me Yoon. Photo: NGC

Why
Photography?

American photographer Ansel Adams said: “Not everybody trusts paintings, but people believe photographs.” In this program, you will explore the Gallery’s diverse collection of fine art photography – ranging from daguerreotypes to digital prints – and learn how artists manipulate the medium. 50 minutes

 

Rembrandt van Rijn Heroine from the Old Testament, 1632/33 oil on canvas

Rembrandt van Rijn, Heroine from the Old Testament, 1632/33, oil on canvas, 109.2 × 94.4 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Purchased 1953 (6089). Photo: NGC 

Rembrandt in
Amsterdam

Why does Rembrandt van Rijn matter? Discover some of the most engaging artworks assembled for the Gallery’s summer 2021 exhibition Rembrandt in Amsterdam: Creativity and Competition. The exhibition focuses on the transformative central decades of Rembrandt’s career and expands the narrative beyond a European focus. 50 minutes

 

 

Emily Carr, Autumn in France, 1911. Oil on paperboard.

Emily Carr, Autumn in France, 1911. Oil on paperboard, 49 x 65.9 cm. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. Photo: NGC

Canada and
Impressionism

26 January to 30 June 2022

Not all Impressionist art is from France! Discover the Canadian artists who took one of the world’s most revolutionary artistic movements and made it their own. This webinar complements the special exhibition Canada and Impressionism, on view at the Gallery from 21 January to 12 June 2022. 50 minutes

Please note: Registration for this webinar will open in January 2022.