Art galleries in Ottawa
Galleries are best taken slowly. Ottawa, ON has 15 mapped right now. That's 15 galleries mapped around Ottawa. The exhibition schedule matters more than the count: a small gallery with a great current show beats a big one between exhibitions. Opening nights are the cheat code — free entry, the artists in the room, and a crowd that actually wants to talk about the work.
This guide covers every art gallery we could verify in and around Ottawa (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include NAK Gallery and Art + Galerie, plus Alpha & Omega Art Gallery. If a gallery's missing from Ottawa's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Ottawa gallery lineup
15 mapped within about 40 km:
NAK Gallery
Art gallery
NAK Gallery is Art gallery on 1285 Wellington Street West. NAK Gallery also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1285 Wellington Street West
Phone: +1 819-328-8187
Art + Galerie
Art gallery
Art + Galerie is Art gallery on 531 Sussex Drive. Art + Galerie also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as We,Fr 11:00-17:00; Th 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00.
531 Sussex Drive
Hours: We,Fr 11:00-17:00; Th 11:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-18:00; Su 11:00-16:00
Alpha & Omega Art Gallery
Art gallery
Alpha & Omega Art Gallery is Art gallery on 101 Murray Street.
101 Murray Street, K1N 5M5
Bank Street Gallery
Art gallery
Bank Street Gallery — Art gallery on 96 Bank Street.
96 Bank Street
Gallery 101
Art gallery
Gallery 101 — Art gallery on 280 Catherine Street. Also worth knowing about Gallery 101: the map lists its hours as Tu-Sa 13:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
280 Catherine Street, K1R 5T3
Hours: Tu-Sa 13:00-17:00
Phone: +1-613-230-2799
Capital Art Fair
Art gallery
Capital Art Fair is Art gallery on 71 Sparks Street.
71 Sparks Street
Stonebridge Artists
Art gallery
Stonebridge Artists is Art gallery.
Ottawa Art Gallery
Art gallery
Ottawa Art Gallery is Art gallery on 50 Mackenzie King Bridge. Ottawa Art Gallery also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Su, Tu 10:00-18:00; We-Sa 10:00-21:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
50 Mackenzie King Bridge, K1N 0C5
Hours: Su, Tu 10:00-18:00; We-Sa 10:00-21:00
Phone: +1-613-233-8699
Espace Pierre-Debain
Art galleryRun by Ville de Gatineau
Espace Pierre-Debain is Art gallery run by Ville de Gatineau.
CAPRAC Gallery
Art gallery
CAPRAC Gallery — Art gallery.
Carleton University Art Gallery
Art gallery
Carleton University Art Gallery is Art gallery on 1125 Colonel By Drive. Carleton University Art Gallery also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1125 Colonel By Drive, K1S 5B6
Phone: +1-613-520-2120
National Gallery of Canada
Art gallery
National Gallery of Canada is Art gallery on 380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa. National Gallery of Canada also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as May-Sep: Fr-We 09:30-18:00; May-Sep: Th 09:30-20:00; Oct-Apr: Tu,We,Fr-Su 10:00-17:00; Oct-Apr: Th 10:00-20:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
380 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, K1N 9N4
Hours: May-Sep: Fr-We 09:30-18:00; May-Sep: Th 09:30-20:00; Oct-Apr: Tu,We,Fr-Su 10:00-17:00; Oct-Apr: Th 10:00-20:00
Phone: +1-613-990-1985
Centre d'exposition L'Imagier
Art gallery
Centre d'exposition L'Imagier is Art gallery on 9 Rue Front, Gatineau. Centre d'exposition L'Imagier also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 13:00-17:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00; PH off; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
9 Rue Front, Gatineau
Hours: Tu-Fr 13:00-17:00; Sa-Su 10:00-17:00; PH off
Phone: +1-819-684-1445
SPAO
Art galleryRun by School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa
Run by School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa, SPAO is Art gallery, found on 77 Pamilla Street in Ottawa.
77 Pamilla Street, Ottawa
Studio Art Plus
Art gallery
Studio Art Plus is Art gallery on 2035 Landry Road.
2035 Landry Road
What the map tells us about art galleries in Ottawa
5 of the 15 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — galleries keep proper public hours, so plan around the listed times.
6 have websites listed. That's where the current exhibition is announced — the one thing worth checking before you visit.
6 galleries list websites — that's where the current exhibition is announced, and it's the one thing worth checking before you visit.
The Ottawa gallery walk
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: NAK Gallery on 1285 Wellington Street West, Art + Galerie on 531 Sussex Drive, Alpha & Omega Art Gallery on 101 Murray Street, Bank Street Gallery on 96 Bank Street, Gallery 101 on 280 Catherine Street, Capital Art Fair on 71 Sparks Street, Stonebridge Artists, and Ottawa Art Gallery on 50 Mackenzie King Bridge. That's 15 stops on the Ottawa gallery walk. 7 more are listed below.
Gallery tips for Ottawa
Gallery-going in Ottawa? A few habits help:
- Follow the galleries online at NAK Gallery. Openings and one-night events get announced on social media first. One follow catches them all.
- Ask the gallerist at Art + Galerie. They know the work, the artists, and what's coming next. Most are delighted when someone asks a real question.
- Kids are welcome (usually). Most galleries are fine with children; the contemporary ones especially. Call ahead if you're unsure.
- The café is part of the visit. If the gallery has a café, use it. Lingering over coffee after the show is half the experience.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Ottawa — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new art gallery in Ottawa can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 15, or a art gallery we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
We don't review exhibitions — shows change too fast. What we list is the where: real galleries, verified by real mappers.
If you run one of the 15 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Art gallery listings for Ottawa: 15 mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.