Sarah Crookall
Community ReporterSarah Crookall is an Ottawa-based reporter and creator whose work has been featured in the Toronto Star, Metroland Media, and Narcity Media.
U of O music grads create Ensemble Allure and release debut album, Dual
Concert for a Cause at Rainbow Bistro will send period products to remote Indigenous communities
Inuk artist Nick Sikkuark illustrates the mysterious spirit of Nunavut at the National Gallery
Hip Hop Food Drive organizer J Morris fundraises for youth centre that supported him as a teen
Juno world music winners OKAN dig deeper into their roots at Club SAW
European Union Film Festival Reviews: Ramona and The Man with the Answers
European Union Film Festival returns to the OAG, featuring Oscar-nominated films
For nearly four decades, the EUFF has become known for showcasing the landscapes, talents, and visions arising from countries like Ukraine, Germany, and other European Union states. With the latest iteration of the festival, 27 contemporary films demonstrate a range of genres, including comedies, road movies, dramas, thrillers, and documentaries.
Wall Space gallery grand reopening features photography by Joy Kardish and Ava Margueritte
The works by two artists on exhibit at Wall Space Gallery’s new location share similarities in the way they suggest a hidden and delicate intimacy, asking the viewer to inquire more; one artist does so travelling along local landscapes, the other through very personal everyday objects.
Gatineau RiverFest honours the river and its natural splendour
The Friends of Gatineau River group aims to protect the river, which drains an area of approximately 23,700 square kilometres, from possible environmental threats. Earlier this month, they celebrated and promoted their work with a fun, family-oriented festival.
CBC correspondent Saša Petricic’s Innocent Bystanders captures life outside of headlines through colour and contrast
Sarah Crookall found that the vibrant photojournalism in the photo exhibit Innocent Bystanders confronts the viewer with not only distant realities but an unsuspecting beauty, presented through bold use of framing, colour, and contrast.
Review: TACTICS’ Skin Songs uses digital media to narrate women’s complex experiences
If you happened across Strathcona Park without headphones last week, you might have seen four graceful figures in red moving in front of a captivated group of onlookers. Actually, the dance-theatre experience Skin Songs was a performance made whole through on-site Wi-Fi and Zoom.
First in-person Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards tonight at the NAC
Aysanabee is one of six performers at the first in-person Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards (SSIMAs). Indian City, Andrea Menard, Plex, and Joel Wood will join Aysanabee on stage. Anishinaabe activist and content creator Sarain Fox will host the event, which takes place tonight at the National Arts Centre.
Empty Space | Empty Time with Worlds Within by Yvonne Coutts and Raphael Weinroth-Browne embodies presence and absence
Empty Space | Empty Time with Worlds Within was an expressionistic meeting of dance and music, blending cello and choreography, space and energy.
Passage to Freedom documentary depicts the Southeast Asian refugee experience
The 2022 Canadian documentary film Passage to Freedom, directed by Sheila Petzold and screening at the Mayfair on May 20, examines the onerous journey of more than 100,000 refugees who fled Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia and came to Canada between 1975 and 1985.
Buy used books online and support the Ottawa Public Library with Kind Reads
Check out Kind Reads, an online used bookstore run by the Friends of the Ottawa Public Library Association, with two handy pickup locations and a third on the way.