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Nepean Creative Arts Centre

Holiday hours may be in effect for Victoria Day.

A truly unique space to pursue your talents and artistic aspirations. The Nepean Creative Arts Centre offers visual and performing arts classes taught by accomplished artists - painters, actors, filmmakers, writers, photographers, musicians - in custom studio spaces for participants of all levels of ability. Our goal is to provide an experience that enriches quality of life through art and culture. From preschool to adult, students experience a diversity of arts instruction.

The Nepean Creative Arts Centre's arts-specific studios include music, dance and visual arts studios, a black box theatre and set construction workshop.

Our sister facility - The Nepean Visual Arts Centre offers programming in visual arts including pottery. The pottery studio includes a handbuilding studio, wheel room with 12 wheels including an accessible wheel and pottery technicians on site. Glazing and firing is also provided on site.

35 Stafford Road
Ottawa, ON

613-596-5783

Regular hours

  • Monday to Friday, 9 am to 9 pm
  • Saturday, 9 am to 4:30 pm
  • Sunday, 10 am to 6 pm

Holiday hours

  • Saturday, May 21 to Monday, May 23, closed

To browse registered programs available City-wide, visit our online Recreation Guide PDFs.

To search registered programs available at this facility, please visit JOINOttawa.

Recreation Guide
JOINOttawa: Nepean Creative Arts Centre

eNewsletter

Be the first to hear about new classes and workshops, special events and artistic features by subscribing to our eNewsletter. Please be advised that we do not currently distribute the eNewsletter in French.

Accessibility

The accessibility features of this facility are detailed below. While the City of Ottawa is constantly working to improve access, please note that not all parts of every facility are necessarily 'accessible for all' as facilities were built to meet accessibility standards of their time.

Parking

  • 4 designated accessible parking space
  • 10 metres from parking space to the door

Entrance/Exit

  • 10 accessible entrances
  • Ramp
  • Wide door (with power door opener) for wheelchair passage
  • Direct access to the main floor, lobby, elevator

Interior

  • Reception desks
  • Floor area for manoeuvring a wheelchair
  • Swipe access
  • Low pile carpet
  • Lowered drinking fountains

Signage

  • Tactile signage
  • High contrast signage

Washrooms

  • Washroom with power door opener
  • Lowered sink counters

Learn more about special needs and accessible services.