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<h2><a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/ottawa-international-animation-festival-issues-call-for-entries/" rel="bookmark">Ottawa International Animation Festival Issues Call for Entries</a></h2>
		
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			February 9, 2012 &middot; Filed Under <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog" rel="category tag">Blog</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/community/" title="View all posts in Community" rel="category tag">Community</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/festivals/" title="View all posts in Festivals and Events" rel="category tag">Festivals and Events</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/interesting/" title="View all posts in Interesting" rel="category tag">Interesting</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/ottawa/" title="View all posts in Ottawa" rel="category tag">Ottawa</a> &middot; <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/ottawa-international-animation-festival-issues-call-for-entries/#respond" title="Comment on Ottawa International Animation Festival Issues Call for Entries">Comment</a>&nbsp; 
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		<p>The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is pleased to announce its worldwide call for entries for its 2012 festival, taking place September 19 to 23 in Canada’s National Capital Region.</p>
<p>Animators are invited to submit their recent work into five major categories including: Independent short films, feature films, commissioned films (TV series, commercials, music videos and video game animation) student films and films made for children.</p>
<p>The OIAF is recognized as one of the world’s most competitive film festivals, receiving more than 2,000 entries annually. The Festival’s selection committee chooses approximately 150 films for competition and out-of-competition showcase screenings.</p>
<p>The Festival’s international jury: Barry Purves (England), Hisko Hulsing (Holland), Izabela Rieben (Switzerland), Mike Fallows (Canada), J.J. Sedelmaier (USA) and Sarah Muller (England) will review films in competition. Jury members will join the audience during screenings throughout the Festival and present the final awards at the closing ceremonies.</p>
<p>The OIAF is also introducing a new category for Non-Gameplay Animation, the first of its kind at any animation festival. Examples of non-gameplay animation include cinematic cut scenes that help advance a game&#8217;s plot and trailers previewing an upcoming release.</p>
<p>&#8220;Since the mid-1990s, we&#8217;ve been trying to find a way to seamlessly integrate videogame animation into OIAF competitions, ” says Festival artistic director Chris Robinson. “We found that the best way for us to acknowledge the outstanding work being done in gameplay animation was by encouraging the submission of non-game play components.”</p>
<p>A new award for Best Canadian Student Animation Film, celebrating the work of emerging filmmakers and the wealth of up-and-coming Canadian talent, will also be introduced. Canadian student films in competition and showcase will be eligible for this award.</p>
<p>All online entry forms for this year’s competition must be received by May 18th. The deadline for preview DVDs is June 1st. There is no entry fee.</p>
<p>For more information about this year’s Festival, as well as the online entry form, visit the OIAF website at www.animationfestival.ca.  Questions about submitting a film may be sent to <a href="http://www.entries@animationfestival.ca" target="_blank">entries@animationfestival.ca</a> or made by telephone at 613-232-8769.</p>
<p>The Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) is one of the world’s leading animation events providing screenings, exhibits, workshops and entertainment since 1976.  OIAF is an annual five-day event bringing art and industry together in a vibrant hub and attracting more than 28,000 artists, producers, students and animation fans from around the world. For more information, visit the OIAF website at: <a href="http://www.animationfestival.ca" target="_blank">www.animationfestival.ca</a>.</p>
		
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<h2><a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/ottawa-storytellers-present-a-house-divided-stories-and-songs-of-the-american-civil-war/" rel="bookmark">Ottawa Storytellers Present &#8211; A House Divided: Stories and Songs of the American Civil War</a></h2>
		
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			January 4, 2012 &middot; Filed Under <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog" rel="category tag">Blog</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/community/" title="View all posts in Community" rel="category tag">Community</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/interesting/" title="View all posts in Interesting" rel="category tag">Interesting</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/ottawa/" title="View all posts in Ottawa" rel="category tag">Ottawa</a> &middot; <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/ottawa-storytellers-present-a-house-divided-stories-and-songs-of-the-american-civil-war/#respond" title="Comment on Ottawa Storytellers Present &#8211; A House Divided: Stories and Songs of the American Civil War">Comment</a>&nbsp; 
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		<p>[Source: Ottawa StoryTellers press release]</p>
<p><strong><em>A House Divided: Stories and Songs of the American Civil War</em></strong></p>
<p>featuring Gail Anglin, Paul Hornbeck, Daniel Kletke, &amp; Tom Lips</p>
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<p>NAC’s 4<sup>th</sup> STAGE, January 19, 7:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Tickets: $20 from NAC Box Office or ticketmaster.ca</p>
<p>The American Civil War is one of the most talked about conflicts in modern history. With slavery, nationalism, and changing economics at its core, this war saw brother fighting brother. Tonight, we hear stories from both perspectives – North and South, framed with the stirring songs that were sung by soldiers and those who waited for them back home.</p>
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<p><strong>Performers: </strong></p>
<p><strong>Gail Anglin</strong> has a deep interest in history and relishes turning research into storytelling performance. She loves stories that illuminate the past and songs that still carry the emotions of the men and women who once sang them. She has written her own material for this show, and writes and performs local stories at the Bytown Museum and Billings Estate National Historic Site. Gail has performed in festivals and schools, and on radio and TV, offering a wide range of material from children’s shows to epics. A talented musician, Gail particularly enjoys singing the alto harmony to Tom Lips’ tenor melodies in programs such as the well-received Pete Seeger show that played in Ottawa and Toronto. In addition to being a teller, Gail directs the “Spirits of the Times” murder mysteries and the spring Chautauquas (Victorian tent shows) at the Billings Estate.</p>
<p>Gail’s relatives fought on the Union side in the Civil War.</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/ottawa-storytellers-present-a-house-divided-stories-and-songs-of-the-american-civil-war/#more-12522" class="more-link">Read more</a></p>
		
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<h2><a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/blood-on-the-moon-fills-hole-in-gctc-lineup/" rel="bookmark">Blood on the Moon fills hole in GCTC lineup</a></h2>
		
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			January 3, 2012 &middot; Filed Under <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog" rel="category tag">Blog</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/community/" title="View all posts in Community" rel="category tag">Community</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/interesting/" title="View all posts in Interesting" rel="category tag">Interesting</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/ottawa/" title="View all posts in Ottawa" rel="category tag">Ottawa</a> &middot; <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/blood-on-the-moon-fills-hole-in-gctc-lineup/#respond" title="Comment on Blood on the Moon fills hole in GCTC lineup">Comment</a>&nbsp; 
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		<h4>Pierre Brault&#8217;s tour de force replaces play cancelled by actor&#8217;s illness</h4>
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<p>Patrick Langston, Ottawa Citizen</p>
<p>OTTAWA — It&#8217;s a scramble, but Ottawa actor and playwright Pierre Brault says an unexpected remounting of his acclaimed solo show Blood on the Moon will be ready to roll Jan. 17 at the Great Canadian Theatre Company.</p>
<p>Brault&#8217;s award-winning show about James Patrick Whelan, the last man to be publicly hanged in Canada after being convicted in 1868 of assassinating the politician Thomas D&#8217;Arcy McGee, was pegged for the January spot after You Fancy Yourself, originally scheduled for the slot, was cancelled just days before Christmas. Maya Ardal, the writer and performer of You Fancy Yourself, had been diagnosed with a serious, still-undisclosed illness and was scheduled for immediate surgery.</p>
<p>&#8220;My first thoughts were for Maja,&#8221; says GCTC artistic director Lise Ann Johnson in an email from Arizona, where she&#8217;s been on holiday since before Christmas. &#8220;She&#8217;s an incredible person and a multi-talented artist &#8211; everyone at GCTC is thinking of her and wishing her a full recovery. My second reaction was &#8216;Holy mother of God &#8211; I need a good replacement show, fast!&#8217; &#8221;</p>
<p>Despite the last-minute rush and having no regular phone or Internet service, Johnson found four possible shows. Brault&#8217;s got the nod.</p>
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Read more on the Ottawa Citizen website: <a title="Blood on the Moon" href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Blood+Moon+fills+hole+GCTC+lineup/5935268/story.html#ixzz1iPZG0xPW">Blood on the Moon fills hole in GCTC lineup </a><a href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Blood+Moon+fills+hole+GCTC+lineup/5935268/story.html#ixzz1iPZG0xPW"></a></div>
		
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<h2><a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/roll-out-the-sidewalks-horizon-2067-aims-to-give-ottawa-more-pizzazz/" rel="bookmark">Roll out the sidewalks: Horizon 2067 aims to give Ottawa more pizzazz</a></h2>
		
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			December 20, 2011 &middot; Filed Under <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/interesting/" title="View all posts in Interesting" rel="category tag">Interesting</a> &middot; <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/roll-out-the-sidewalks-horizon-2067-aims-to-give-ottawa-more-pizzazz/#respond" title="Comment on Roll out the sidewalks: Horizon 2067 aims to give Ottawa more pizzazz">Comment</a>&nbsp; 
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		<p>Kathryn Blaze Carlson, The National Post</p>
<p>When <em>The New York Times</em> profiled Ottawa in its Travel section four years ago, the newspaper went in with a dig: “Ottawa has always had image problems.”</p>
<p>More than 150 years have passed since Ottawa was chosen over Montreal, Quebec City, Kingston and Toronto as Canada’s capital — at the time the Queen’s representative said it marked an “exile to wilderness.” Today, the city is still challenging its reputation as a sleepy, overly civilized government town. Just this summer, the city’s own tourism office launched an online advertising campaign to assure Canadians and tourists that “we don’t roll up our sidewalks at 5 o’clock.”</p>
<p>Ottawa Tourism’s target audience probably included the creators of Facebook groups such as “Ottawa = Boring,” “Ottawa Sucks” and “Ottawa is the most boringest city on earth,” or the writer who defined Ottawa in the online Urban Dictionary as: “Home of the federal government and a great place if you want a job that doesn’t require you to do any work. Sadly lacking in variety in entertainment, although it is home to a quality NHL team, the Ottawa Senators, as well as the Ottawa 67’s OHL team.”</p>
<p>Read more on the National Post website: <a title="Horizon 2067" href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/12/17/roll-out-the-sidewalks-horizon-2067-aims-to-give-ottawa-more-pizzazz/">Roll out the sidewalks</a></p>
		
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<h2><a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/great-foodie-gift-idea-tickets-to-bon-appetit-ottawa/" rel="bookmark">Great foodie gift idea: tickets to Bon Appetit Ottawa!</a></h2>
		
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			December 16, 2011 &middot; Filed Under <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog" rel="category tag">Blog</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/festivals/" title="View all posts in Festivals and Events" rel="category tag">Festivals and Events</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/interesting/" title="View all posts in Interesting" rel="category tag">Interesting</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/ottawa/" title="View all posts in Ottawa" rel="category tag">Ottawa</a> &middot; <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/great-foodie-gift-idea-tickets-to-bon-appetit-ottawa/#respond" title="Comment on Great foodie gift idea: tickets to Bon Appetit Ottawa!">Comment</a>&nbsp; 
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		<p><strong>Buy your tickets by December 20 and have a chance at a $500 jewellery gift certificate</strong></p>
<p>[Source: Bon Appetit press release]</p>
<p><strong>OTTAWA, December 14, 2010</strong>—Tickets to Bon Appetit Ottawa, the best cocktail party of the year, make an excellent holiday gift, and if you buy before December 20, 2011, you’ll have a chance to win a $500 gift certificate from <a href="http://davidsonsjewellers.com/">Davidson’s Jewellers</a>.</p>
<p>Tickets are just $75 each (including a $45 tax receipt for the giver) and can be purchased online at <a href="http://www.bonappetitottawa.ca/">www.bonappetitottawa.ca</a>. A ticket entitles the attendee to all food and beverages during the annual Bon Appetit Ottawa event on May 1, 2011. New this year, the event will be held at the soon-to-open <a href="http://www.cecentre.ca/en/">CE Centre</a> near the Ottawa International Airport.</p>
<p>The new location for the event comes with several improvements in service, including an indoor waiting area, coat check facilities, modern washroom facilities, fully functioning air conditioning/heating, and improved loading and unloading access for participating businesses.</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/great-foodie-gift-idea-tickets-to-bon-appetit-ottawa/#more-12329" class="more-link">Read more</a></p>
		
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		<p>[Source: NCC press release]</p>
<p><strong>Canada’s Capital Region</strong> &#8211; Once again this year, the National Capital Commission (NCC) received beautiful natural Canadian trees donated by the Canadian Christmas Tree Growers Association (CCTGA) to adorn the official residences in Canada’s Capital Region during the holiday season.</p>
<p>The NCC installed the trees at all six official residences under its responsibility: Rideau Hall, the historic home and workplace of the governor general of Canada; 24 Sussex Drive, official residence of the prime minister of Canada; Stornoway, official residence of the leader of the Opposition; the Farm at Kingsmere, residence of the speaker of the House of Commons;  Harrington Lake, summer residence of the prime minister as well as 7 Rideau Gate, Canada’s official “guest house.”</p>
<p>The trees, ranging from 3 to 3.6 metres (10 to 12 feet) in height, are Canadian-grown Fraser firs from eastern Canada. The <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncc-ccn/sets/72157628421502355/">Christmas trees</a> were installed and decorated earlier in December, and are a wonderful addition to the official residences’ seasonal decorations.</p>
<p>The NCC is proud of its six year tradition of collaboration with the CCTGA who provides beautiful, natural Canadian trees for the state areas of the official residences this holiday season.</p>
<p>The NCC is the federal crown corporation mandated to manage Canada&#8217;s six official residences in the Capital Region. The NCC is responsible for long-term planning and capital works implementation, property management, curatorial and interior design services, grounds maintenance and floral services.</p>
<p>For more information, the public can contact the NCC at 613-239-5000, 613-239-5090 (TTY), 1-800-465-1867 (toll-free) or 1-866-661-3530 (toll-free TTY), or visit the NCC’s website at <a href="www.canadascapital.gc.ca/places-to-visit/official-residences">www.canadascapital.gc.ca/places-to-visit/official-residences</a>.</p>
		
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		<p>CBC News</p>
<p>Ottawa residents can lace up their skates as they help raise money for Ottawa&#8217;s homeless youth Friday at CBC Ottawa&#8217;s annual holiday fundraiser, <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/community/mt/2011/11/share-central-2011.html" target="_blank">Share Central</a>. <em>Ottawa Morning host Robyn Bresnahan hosts Share Central 2011 Friday at Ben Franklin Place on Centrepointe Drive.</em> <em>(CBC)</em></p>
<p>Ottawa&#8217;s only refrigerated outdoor skating rink at Ben Franklin Place will be the site of the festivities of the fundraiser, which will focus on the stories of Operation Come Home, a local charity that provides support to homeless youth in the community.</p>
<p>Though it&#8217;s been unusually warm this week, the temperature Friday is expected to plummet to -6 C by the afternoon, according to Environment Canada.</p>
<p>Read more on the CBC News website: <a title="CBC Ottawa Share Central" href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/12/15/ottawa-share-central-skating.html">CBC Ottawa Share Central</a></p>
		
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<h2><a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/a-company-of-fools-theatre-upcoming-events/" rel="bookmark">A Company of Fools Theatre Upcoming Events</a></h2>
		
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			December 14, 2011 &middot; Filed Under <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/" title="View all posts in Blog" rel="category tag">Blog</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/community/" title="View all posts in Community" rel="category tag">Community</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/festivals/" title="View all posts in Festivals and Events" rel="category tag">Festivals and Events</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/interesting/" title="View all posts in Interesting" rel="category tag">Interesting</a>,  <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/category/blog/ottawa/" title="View all posts in Ottawa" rel="category tag">Ottawa</a> &middot; <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/a-company-of-fools-theatre-upcoming-events/#respond" title="Comment on A Company of Fools Theatre Upcoming Events">Comment</a>&nbsp; 
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		<p>[Source: A Company of Fools]</p>
<p><strong>Twelfth Night Celebration</strong><br />
January 5th, 2012  7:30 pm<br />
Fourth Stage of the NAC<br />
53 Elgin Street<br />
Ottawa, ON  K1P 5W1<br />
Tickets available now at the NAC Box Office<br />
Produced by A Company of Fools Theatre<br />
www.Fools.ca<br />
613.421.2720</p>
<p>Every year A Company of Fools Theatre says good bye to Christmas and celebrates the beginning of a new year of Fool-ish fun with a Twelfth Night Celebration.  Mirth and mayhem abound as the Fools play with Shakespeare’s classic comedy<em>, Twelfth Night: or What You Will</em>, scenes from audience favourites and more than a little improv!  The result is always the same: hilarity! There is food, feasting and frolic; the new King, or Queen of the Fools is crowned and the New Season is announced.</p>
<p>Come join the Fools for an evening of fun, fundraising and the launch of a  new Fool-ish  year!</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/a-company-of-fools-theatre-upcoming-events/#more-12299" class="more-link">Read more</a></p>
		
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<h2><a href="http://www.ottawafestivals.ca/blog/interesting/nhl-unveils-ottawa-all-star-weekend-festivities/" rel="bookmark">NHL unveils Ottawa All-Star weekend festivities</a></h2>
		
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		<p>CBC News</p>
<p>The Rideau Canal skateway will be host to a five-kilometre charity skate, a procession of NHL trophies and a junior skills competition on the week Ottawa hosts the NHL All-Star game.</p>
<p>NHL and the Ottawa Senators <a href="http://senators.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=605615" target="_blank">announced the events Friday</a> as part of the festivities for the 59th annual National Hockey League All-Star Game at ScotiaBank Place on Sunday, Jan. 29, at 4 p.m.</p>
<p>The events begin Thursday, Jan. 26 with a 2:30 p.m. skate down the canal with all the NHL Trophies, including the Stanley Cup, Hart Memorial Trophy and Vezina Trophy.</p>
<p>Casino du Lac-Leamy will also hold an All-Star Fantasy draft that night from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Read more on the CBC News website: <a title="NHL unveils Ottawa All-Star weekend" href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/story/2011/12/09/ottawa-nhl-all-star-weekend-lineup.html">NHL unveils Ottawa All-Star weekend festivities</a></p>
		
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		<p>Patrick Langston, The Ottawa Citizen</p>
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<p>The Ottawa Art Gallery might want to throw an appreciation party for its appreciation party, held Thursday at the Arts Court.</p>
<p>It got a big helping hand for the Hats off to You reception it hosted for 125 hatwearing guests. There were Christmas cocktails from Mercury Lounge, beer from Steam Whistle and wines from the Grange of Prince Edward. The OAG&#8217;s collection manager, Jennifer Gilliland, prepared the platters of food while U of O music prof Louis Trépanier played guitar.</p>
<p>If guests came bare-headed, no problemo; there were loaner hats from Ottawa Little Theatre.</p>
<p>Artist Jerry Grey&#8217;s lid, conveniently fashioned at the crafts table, was embellished by Judith Haney with &#8220;found art&#8221; in the form of a sprig of greenery plucked from a holiday arrangement donated by Monique Lachapelle.</p>
<p>Gallery director Alexandra Badzak wore a faux fur hat while artist Leslie Reid donned the real thing (a long-ago gift from her mom). Artist Mimi Cabri created her own whimsical chapeau while Stéphane Lauzon from the Council for the Arts in Ottawa talked about regifting his canine-styled cap &#8211; a last-second purchase at Paper Papier on Clarence Street.</p>
<p>Read more on the Ottawa Citizen website: <a title="Hats off to the Ottawa Gallery Art Gallery" href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/travel/Hats+Ottawa+Gallery/5845051/story.html">Hats off to the Ottawa Art Gallery</a></p>
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