Urban Art Archive Workshop

Documenting Centretown’s Street Art Together

Join the Urban Art Collective for a hands-on workshop where we’ll explore how to document, photograph, and preserve Centretown’s vibrant graffiti and mural scene.

Whether you’re an artist, archivist, photographer, or just passionate about public art, this session will walk you through the tools and techniques we’re using to build a community-driven urban art archive. You’ll learn how to contribute images, collect stories, and use your phone or camera to help document Centretown’s evolving visual culture.

We’ll cover:

• What to photograph (and how)
• How to submit images and stories using our mobile-friendly form
• Tips for capturing location data and image quality
• Ethical considerations when documenting street art

This workshop is part of the DISRUPT Urban Art Activations, in collaboration with the City of Ottawa and the Centretown BIA.

🎟️ Free to attend – just bring your phone or camera!

Help us build a living, breathing archive of Centretown’s creative spirit—one image at a time.

Info: Meet at Uncommon Space (MacLaren & Bank). Meet fellow amateur archivists, hand out printed outlines w/ QR code. Overview of DISRUPT Urban Art Activations and the Archive Project

Info: Walk together to a specific building or block (pre-selected). Break into small groups or pairs to document from different angles. Capture murals, tags, surrounding context, and fill out the form

Info: Share what people saw, surprises, questions. Recap: How to keep contributing to the archive. Invite feedback and ideas for next walks/workshops.

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