# Event Details - **Event Name**: Winter Opening! Two Art Exhibitions: Words Matter & Barbara Brown - Of Time - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: ???? ?? ??? ??? ???? ?????? ???????! ??? ???????????! Free entry. RSVP in link. Many of the artists will be present. Both Exhibitions run until February 14. ????? ?????? FEATURING: Alaska Pascale Arpin Sierra Barber Joni Cheung Brandon A. Dalmer Jennifer Lefort Micah Lexier Christos Pantieras Michael Schreier Ryan Statz Guillermo Trejo Nico Williams ????? ?????? brings together Canadian artists who use language, symbols, and text as material. Whether direct or through metaphor, these works treat language as a system that organizes meaning and power, exposing the rules that govern social life. ????? ?????? asks how meaning is produced, who shapes it, and how these forces guide our daily lives. // ??????? ????? - ?? ???? ?? ???? is Barbara Brown’s latest photographic series. This work takes plant material at different points throughout the growing season and brings multiple phases of growth into a single image. The result goes beyond the binary narrative of decline or renewal, offering instead an expanded view of duration. Brown’s work enters a long-standing tradition of considering the garden and the sunflower within Western art history. From Vincent Van Gogh and Emil Nolde to Anselm Kiefer, these motifs have often carried symbolic weight, standing in for vitality, endurance, or historical trauma. They have also been shaped overwhelmingly by a masculine visual tradition that favours assertion, monumentality, and metaphor. Brown approaches this history differently. Brown’s images remain grounded in direct curatorial observation. Flowers, seed heads, stems, dirt, twigs, and leaves are arranged into living systems. The sunflower, in particular, is not exulted; it is shown as is, in a continuity with its environment. Her use of perspective, ratios, and composition are meant to place the viewer within the garden rather than outside it. This perspective emphasizes proximity, care, and attention. In equal measure, Brown’s images appear as responsive spaces, shaped by human intervention and natural process. Made during a period of ecological and cultural uncertainty, Of Time centers on presence, duration, and close observation, inviting sustained attention to the subtle shifts that shape lived experience. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/ottawa/winter-opening-two-art-exhibitions-words-matter-and-barbara-brown-of-time/200029468858249 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 100 ## Ticket Details ## Event venue details - **city**: Ottawa - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: 858 Bank Street, Suite 101, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K1S 3W3 - **lat**: 45.40132 - **long**: -75.68763 - **full address**: 858 Bank Street, Suite 101, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K1S 3W3 ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Winter Opening! Two Art Exhibitions: Words Matter & Barbara Brown - Of Time - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events6/banners/191f86cc79b6110296106ab341ac17a9e0b0ee6c59fd9349219988920fab3dde-rimg-w1200-h794-dc030504-gmir?v=1768571461 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Winter Opening! Two Art Exhibitions: Words Matter & Barbara Brown - Of Time being held? - **A:** Winter Opening! Two Art Exhibitions: Words Matter & Barbara Brown - Of Time takes place on Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Fri, 16 Jan, 2026 at 08:30 pm at 858 Bank Street, Suite 101, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Ontario K1S 3W3. - **Q**: Who is organizing Winter Opening! Two Art Exhibitions: Words Matter & Barbara Brown - Of Time? - **A:** Winter Opening! Two Art Exhibitions: Words Matter & Barbara Brown - Of Time is organized by De Montigny Contemporary. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Winter Opening! Two Art Exhibitions: Words Matter & Barbara Brown - Of Time is ideal for art lovers, trade professionals, collectors, and exhibition enthusiasts exploring the latest in their field. 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. With 100+ people already showing interest, this is clearly an event worth adding to your calendar - don't miss out. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Winter Opening! 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