ENRICHED BREAD ARTISTS 34TH ANNUAL OPEN STUDIO

ENRICHED BREAD ARTISTS
34TH ANNUAL OPEN STUDIO

Threshold: Between Place and Possibility

EBA’s 2026 exhibition reframes studio spaces as active, speculative frontiers amidst rapid urban transformation.

This October, Ottawa’s studio co-operative, Enriched Bread Artists (EBA), presents its 34th Annual Open Studio exhibition: Thresholds: Between Place and Possibility. Reimagining their historic home in the Hintonburg/Westboro corridor on the threshold of Little Italy, twenty-one contemporary artists will open their spaces to the public, offering an exploration of how art navigates physical, social, and imaginative transitions.

For over three decades, EBA has operated out of the iconic 1924 Standard Bread Company building at 951 Gladstone Avenue. While this heritage location is well-known to capital residents, the 2026 Open Studio pivots away from nostalgic historical narratives. Instead, Thresholds interrogates the dynamic reality of art-making in a city undergoing rapid urban intensification, treating the building’s walls not as a shelter from change, but as a permeable membrane between current place and future possibility.

“The threshold at 951 Gladstone has never been static. We inherited a dilapidated building in a mixed-use zone that had been vacant for 8 years. Both inside the building and area outside were in rough shape. Over our 34-year tenure the artists worked hard to create a safe environment as the outside changed slowly and turned into a family friendly neighbourhood.” Joyce Westrop, Co-Chair, Enriched Bread Artists Board

EVENT & VISITOR INFORMATION
EXHIBITION: Enriched Bread Artists 34th Annual Open Studio Thresholds: Between Place and Possibility
DATES & TIMES:
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 15, 2026 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Open Studio Weekend I: October 17–18, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Open Studio Weekend II: October 24–25, 2026 | 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
SPECIAL EVENTS:
DJ Michael Caffrey: Thursday, October 15 | 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Performance by Leigha Stiles: Thursday, October 15 | 7:30 PM
Artists’ Mini-Talks Tour: Saturday, October 17 | 2:00 PM
A Cappella singing by The Wildflowers: Sunday, October 18 | 1:00 PM
Words and Images / Poets on Art: Saturday, October 24 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Enriched Bread Artists, 951 Gladstone Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Y 3E5
ADMISSION: Free
ACCESSIBILITY: Stairs. No elevator.
TRANSPORTATION: Street parking and OC Transpo routes nearby.

EBA ARTISTS: Julie Baribeau, Maren Kathleen Elliott, Colette Gréco-Riddle, Sandra Gregson, Sayward Johnson, Gayle Kells, Clara Kim, Karina Kraenzle, Jennifer Macklem, Natasha Mazurka, Juliana McDonald, Christos Pantieras, Bozica Radjenovic, Daniel Sharp, Cindy Stelmackowich, Leigha Stiles, Svetlana Swinimer, Tavi Weisz, Joyce Westrop, Yvonne Wiegers, and Katherine Zarull.
GUEST ARTISTS: Michael Ashley, Lorraine Gilbert, Lia Karras, Don Monet, Eloïse Pontbriand, Dina Salha, and Jane Spencer.
GUEST POETS: Susan Atkinson, Manahil Bandukwala, nina jane drystek, Matthew Firth, Cara Goodwin, Chris Johnson, Colin Morton, Sandra Ridley, Ian Roy, Deborah-Anne Tunney. Curated by David O’Meara, English-language Poet Laureate for the City of Ottawa.

For more information on Special Events please go to our website: http://www.enrichedbreadartists.com