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About the Artist Studio Program

The Artist Studio Program is a unique venture that assists local and regional established and emerging artists within 150 km of Ottawa to access studio space in city buildings. This studio program is intended to foster professional development in the arts and expose the public to visual art through studio visits, exhibitions, and events.  

There are two types of Artist Studio Program studios: 

  • Long-term studios – Total of seventeen studios, each with three-year studio term agreements; rental and liability insurance fees are required. 

  • Short-term studios – Total of three studios available annually, each with one-year studio term agreements; rental and liability insurance fees are required.  

ASP gallery: Exhibitions

ASP Spotlight: Group Art Show

October 3 to November 27

Vernissage: Thursday, October 3, 5:30 to 7:30 pm
Nepean Creative Arts Centre, Unit 1
35 Stafford Road, Bells Corners

Artists: AM Dumouchel, Beth Shepherd, Carmel Whittle, Carmina Miana, Debra James Percival, Don Monet, Martin Vuong, Kelly Rendek

ASP Spotlight: Group Art Show celebrates local and regional established and emerging artists currently active in the Artist Studio Program. The Artist Studio Program offers an innovative approach towards supporting local artistic development in a variety of settings ideal for inspiring creativity. These settings include the Gamman House in Vanier, the Gardener's House in Britannia Beach and Stafford Studios in Bells Corners. Though these artists work in many different styles and media, they hold much respect for each other's work.

  • This artwork combines Polaroid photography and digital manipulation, creating a layered and visually striking composition.
    AM Dumouchel, CurtainU, 2024, polaroid and digital manipulation, 66 x 91.5 cm,  courtesy of the artist
  • An irregular, geometric arrangement of textured images represents the concept of "drought" with the word boldly stamped above the composition.
    Beth Shepherd, Drought (an artist book), 2024, irregular, 30 x 60 cm, courtesy of the artist
  • This glazed ceramic sculpture humorously depicts a can of Spam labeled "spamina" with an image of the canned meat.
    Carmina Miana, Spamina, 2024, glazed ceramic, 12 x 10 x 7 cm, courtesy of the artist
  • This copper etching and monoprint features a vibrant, abstract dove composed of intricate linework and patterns, set against a sky-like background with subtle marine elements.
    Debra James Percival, Spirit Dove, 2023, copper etching and monoprint, 93 × 57 cm, courtesy of the artist  
  • This photo collage and acrylic on birch panel depicts a small house illuminated under a deep, starry sky, surrounded by snow and trees.
    Don Monet, The Gardener’s House, 2024, photo collage and acrylic on birch panel, 46 x 45 cm, courtesy of the artist
  • A man in a dark room appears to be consuming a glowing orb of light, casting a warm, ethereal glow on his face, in this striking oil on canvas painting.
    Martin Vuong, Ăn Nắng (Eating Sunlight), 2023, oil on canvas, 91.5 x 91.5 cm, courtesy of the artist
  • This oil on canvas piece depicts an abstract landscape with organic, flowing forms resembling rock formations and natural textures.
    Kelly Rendek, Burren Field Wall (detail), 2019, oil on canvas, 61 x 86.5 cm, courtesy of the artist
  • This artwork combines Polaroid photography and digital manipulation, creating a layered and visually striking composition.
    AM Dumouchel, CurtainU, 2024, polaroid and digital manipulation, 66 x 91.5 cm,  courtesy of the artist
  • An irregular, geometric arrangement of textured images represents the concept of "drought" with the word boldly stamped above the composition.
    Beth Shepherd, Drought (an artist book), 2024, irregular, 30 x 60 cm, courtesy of the artist
  • This glazed ceramic sculpture humorously depicts a can of Spam labeled "spamina" with an image of the canned meat.
    Carmina Miana, Spamina, 2024, glazed ceramic, 12 x 10 x 7 cm, courtesy of the artist
  • This copper etching and monoprint features a vibrant, abstract dove composed of intricate linework and patterns, set against a sky-like background with subtle marine elements.
    Debra James Percival, Spirit Dove, 2023, copper etching and monoprint, 93 × 57 cm, courtesy of the artist  
  • This photo collage and acrylic on birch panel depicts a small house illuminated under a deep, starry sky, surrounded by snow and trees.
    Don Monet, The Gardener’s House, 2024, photo collage and acrylic on birch panel, 46 x 45 cm, courtesy of the artist
  • A man in a dark room appears to be consuming a glowing orb of light, casting a warm, ethereal glow on his face, in this striking oil on canvas painting.
    Martin Vuong, Ăn Nắng (Eating Sunlight), 2023, oil on canvas, 91.5 x 91.5 cm, courtesy of the artist
  • This oil on canvas piece depicts an abstract landscape with organic, flowing forms resembling rock formations and natural textures.
    Kelly Rendek, Burren Field Wall (detail), 2019, oil on canvas, 61 x 86.5 cm, courtesy of the artist

Biographies

AM Dumouchel is a photographer and sculptor. She is interested in the concept of metamorphosis: those we see and those we experience. She lives and works between Gatineau and Ottawa.

Beth Shepherd is an Ottawa-based artist working in printmaking, photography, video, sculpture, and text. Situated at the intersection of ecology, animal advocacy, and ecocritical art history, her multi-year art-research projects explore the non-human world and humanity’s impacts on it. Websites: bethshepherd.ca and artthatmakesadifference.ca.

Carmel Whittle, Mi'kmaw/Irish 2S cultural community artist, activist, independent film maker, storyteller, visual artist and musician/songwriter.  Director-Curator for No Borders Art Festival, and art consultant and coordinator for the McMaster University, Echoes From This Land, TRC 94 Calls to Action, print project, and recent films include Carrying Each Other Finding Ourselves."  Presently working with the Indigenous Circle, Ottawa Public Interest Research group, Opirg, University of Ottawa.

Carmina Miana is an Ottawa-based interdisciplinary artist. Her work in stop motion animation, fibre, sculpture, and photography examines the complexities of care and sacrifice, as well as the histories embedded in materials. Drawing from her Filipino diaspora experiences, Miana's art invites viewers to engage with themes of transformation and belonging.

Debra James Percival: I am an Artist Printmaker and graduated NSCAD in 1984. Being an artist has always been my way of life. My artwork is influenced by my zest for exploring possibilities through experimentation, playing with my imagined world and I am directly influenced by family, music and the environment around me.

Don Monet at the Gardener’s House focuses his practice on landscape, photo-collage, and acrylic painting on birch plywood. Through photo-collage and acrylic paint, he creates sequences of fractured photos which are then unified through paint and traditional landscape techniques. Co-Founder and director of Cube Gallery, Ottawa (2005-present), Don has organized dozens of thematic group exhibitions and solo shows and provided a venue for hundreds of artists.

Martin Vuong is an emerging artist who specializes in oil painting portraits. His works examine the relationships of his heritage and community, and pairs abstract concepts with concrete figures. In exploring this area, Vuong references history, language, and culture, humanizing these concepts with personal memories, collective history, and figures.

Kelly Rendek is an artist based in Ottawa and recently obtained her MFA from the University of Ottawa. She also holds a BFA from Concordia University, and an MA in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin. Her work explores the concepts of home and our relationship to place.

ASP Gallery location and hours

Nepean Creative Arts Centre, Unit 1
35 Stafford Road, Bells Corners
613-596-5783

By appointment only: cgc@ottawa.ca