Save the date Sept 6th for BBT's Tenant Displacement Fundraiser Art Show!!

Save the date Sept 6th for BBT's Tenant Displacement Fundraiser Art Show!!

The Bank Block Tenants are hosting an art show on the block before we are forcefully displaced from our homes. We are looking for local artists to participate in this event by donating original pieces or prints of their work. Proceeds from sales will go towards supporting our moving expenses and short-term needs as we look for new homes. The percentage of profits donated will be left to the discretion of each individual artist.

The Bank Block Art Show will take place the evening of Saturday, September 6th in Centretown. This is short notice, but thanks to the Landlord and Tenant Board, we do not have the luxury of time on our hands.

Bank Block has a rich cultural history of being home to not only Wallack's Art Supplies for nine decades (before they too were evicted) but of being known as an artist hub, home to studios of several prominent Ottawa-based artists. To learn more about the history of Bank Block please check out Beyond the Facade: Tenant Impact Report. If you are not familiar with our struggle to preserve affordable housing and cultural heritage, you can learn more by visiting our website or checking out our instagram page.

Please fill out the below form if you would like to participate in this event, and we will be in touch! We hope to see you there.

If you have any questions, please reach out to the Neighbourhood Organizing Centre, OttawaNOC@gmail.com. They are helping us plan the logistics for this event!