# Event Details

- **Event Name**: More Than Entertainment: How Art Shapes Culture & Identity
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Engaging, thought provoking lectures by experts, professors, creatives in Ottawa barsAbout this Event?Lecture: "More Than Entertainment: How Art Shapes Culture & Identity"⏱️Time: 7-9pm (Lecture + Q&A and socializing)?Speaker: Miss Yvvana (Prelaw Student, Cultural Curator and Editor in Chief of Ante SosoThis Tipsy Scholars lecture explores how art across the African diaspora from Nollywood and Afrobeats to fashion and internet culture reflects lived experience, migration, and identity, while helping communities preserve culture and build belonging across generations.Using real-world case studies like Nollywood films, Afrobeats and Alte artists, fashion brands, and Toronto’s role as a West African cultural hub, this talk breaks down how nostalgia, relatability, populism, and migration shape contemporary Black art and culture today.Miss Yvvana is a writer, curator, and freelance model based in Ottawa/Toronto. Her artistic expression is shaped by nostalgia, drawing from cultural archives of music, fashion, and multimedia to explore the intersections of art. Fascinated by how different mediums shape zeitgeist, she examines the ways in which art bends time, capturing overlapping themes across eras.As the founder of the Ante Soso arts publication, she seeks to bridge the 'person' and the 'political' using storytelling and curation to reimagine cultural memory and identity.?Get a drink, connect and learn at Tipsy Scholars
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/more-than-entertainment-how-art-shapes-culture-and-identity/100001980469253851
- **Event Categories**: art, fine-arts, literary-art, entertainment, storytelling
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 15.18, max: 15.18, currency: CAD

## Event venue details

- **city**: Ottawa
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Art House
- **lat**: 45.4130621
- **long**: -75.70240609999999
- **full address**: Art House, 555 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, Canada

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is More Than Entertainment: How Art Shapes Culture & Identity being held?
  - **A:** More Than Entertainment: How Art Shapes Culture & Identity takes place on Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Wed, 28 Jan, 2026 at 09:00 pm at Art House, 555 Somerset Street West, Ottawa, Canada.
- **Q**: How much do tickets cost for More Than Entertainment: How Art Shapes Culture & Identity?
  - **A:** Tickets for More Than Entertainment: How Art Shapes Culture & Identity are priced at CAD 15 per person. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionCAD 15 + CAD 2 feeAvailable
- **Q**: Who is organizing More Than Entertainment: How Art Shapes Culture & Identity?
  - **A:** More Than Entertainment: How Art Shapes Culture & Identity is organized by TipsyScholars.
- **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me?
  - **A:** More Than Entertainment: How Art Shapes Culture & Identity is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Ottawa, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If More Than Entertainment: How Art Shapes Culture & Identity sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast.

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