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Call for Participation: Puces Pop 2010
There’s still time left to apply – deadline is Sunday, August 1st. From the Puces Pop 2010 crew: Our 6th edition of Puces POP is coming up and it’s time to send in those applications! Puces POP...
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Spins & Needles @ Culture Days: Free Printmaking Workshop
In case you haven’t heard,either via CBC or your local newspaper, Culture Days is upon us starting today and runs until this Sunday. It’s a packed weekend full of thousands of free cultural things for...
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Upcoming Opportunities for Makers in Ottawa
Hey all! There has been so much great stuff going on in Ottawa this fall, and it looks like there’s more to come! Here’s a few calls for participation in Ottawa to share with y’all – note the...
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Recap: Celebrating DIY, Craftiness and Beats at Culture Days
We’re a wee bit late on this posting but it’s still worth noting that it was such a blast! Spins & Needles, with the help of our beloved volunteers, participated in Canada’s first ever Culture...
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More Holiday Goodness this Weekend at Idle Hands Craft Sale
It’s a weekend full of holiday goodness! After Spins & Needles Craft-mas installment in Ottawa, head out on Sunday to what is looking to be one of the biggest sales in Ottawa this season: Idle...
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COmotion Artist Profile: A. Megan Turnbull from ooohlala.ca
At this month’s Spins & Needles special CoMotion installment, we’ll be collaborating with Winnpeg-bred, Ottawa-based artist A. Megan Turnbull (ooohlala.ca), a new media artist and director, in a...
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Spins & Needles Presenting at Pecha Kucha Ottawa #4
Drop by Arts Court the evening of Tuesday March 27 for the relaunch of Pecha Kucha Ottawa! Spins & Needles will be there chit chattering about our event and DIY-ing creative cities, alongside some...
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Recap of Pecha Kucha Ottawa #4
Last Tuesday we joined other creative types to chit chatter about our initiatives at the relaunch of Pecha Kucha #4 in Ottawa. The theme for the night was “creative city-making” and the idea that...
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Reflecting on Dance Dance [Office] Revolution
Photo by Julie Oliver, Ottawa Citizen What happens when you take an underused public space, introduce a DJ who plays great dancing beats, and invite your friends and co-workers to a secret party for a...
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Spins & Needles at Idle Hands, Arboretum Edition
If you’re in the Ottawa area, catch us at Idle Hands Craft Sale tomorrow (Saturday, August 17) alongside some great makers from Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and beyond. It’s part of the rad Arboretum...
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Saturday Stroll Through the 2010 Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition Part 2
Here’s part 2 of my Saturday stroll through the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition (TOAE) last weekend at Nathan Phillips Square. In the last post, I featured shots of artists who work in mixed...
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