Ottawa Arts Review

article by Erika Sampson Ottawa Arts Review is a student-led art publication that means a lot to me. It does not matter where I am, whether in Ottawa, or Toronto, or even internationally, there are ties that always link me back to OAR. I am reminded constantly of my involvement, in subtle and not so… Continue reading Where You Least Expect It

article written by Sophie Poirier Summer is the only time of the year I get to read the books I choose. During the school year, I don’t have any time to read anything outside of my assigned readings for class. So after exams, I was excited to dive into the pile of unread books I’ve… Continue reading Time Loops, Body Swaps, and a Murder Mystery

article written by Nathan Primeau Many thanks to Julia T. Lye for providing such insightful answers. Julia T. Lye is a writer and lover of stories living and working in Ottawa, Ontario, and is a self-proclaimed geek. Her published stories, ranging from fantasy to science fiction and the macabre, have been featured in numerous collections… Continue reading Diving Into the Realm of Fantasy: An Interview with Julia T. Lye

article written by Luke Cauley In my early years as an aspiring writer, I was often told to “write what I know”. This seemed like good advice to me, but there was one problem: “what I knew” was a rural countryside in which nothing seemed to happen, where the biggest piece of news was what… Continue reading Drawing Inspiration from a Rural Location

article written by Erika Sampson I am fully aware that a single piece of art cannot be universally appreciated. Every person has a slightly different (or hugely different) definition or criteria of ‘art’. Art that I enjoy is certainly not the favoured art of many of my friends, and that is perfectly fine; no issues… Continue reading Art Should Travel Too

article written by Sophie Poirier When I was a little girl, I was shy, quiet, and socially awkward with self-esteem and family issues. I never knew exactly how or where I fit into the world, and I most often kept to myself. I was the too-skinny little girl with glasses, who often got teased for… Continue reading The Journey of a Lost Girl

article written by Megan McKague The Ottawa Arts Review has been very busy this last year! Since being brought onto the team as the Editor in Chief in late October of 2018, I have seen the incredible progress and hard work my team has dedicated to keeping this opportunity available to emerging creatives in the… Continue reading Sincerely, OAR’s Editor in Chief

written by Erika Sampson I find romance exhausting and overused. Sorry, buzz kill alert, I am simply not interested in faking or embellishing reality. Sure, I will watch a romantic movie, or read a romance novel from time to time, but it has to be done sparingly. Innately, I would argue that I am a… Continue reading A Realist and a Romantic Walk into a Bar …

article written by Sophie Poirier She didn’t know how to begin. She sat on the couch with her fingers on the keyboard and her eyes staring at a Word document, the pages as blank as the thoughts in her mind. She became frustrated. Writing has always been her passion, and she was good at it.… Continue reading A Story About Overcoming Writer’s Block

article written by Atticus Gordon So you like making art, and you want to become a professional artist, but where do you start? How can you tackle this difficult road? As I’m sure you guessed, there is no single straightforward answer, the way is as varied and shifting as there are forms of art. However,… Continue reading For the Emerging Artist