Plans are underway to celebrate the city’s 200th anniversary and include a special Ottawa Bluesfest concert with a strong lineup and reduced ticket prices.
At an event organized by the city to launch bicentennial celebrations, Mark Monahan, executive director of Bluesfest, unveiled the lineup for a special Ottawa 200 day on July 19, the 200th day of the year. The lineup features The Guess Who, The Sheep Dogs and Elisapie.
Monahan said tickets for the event will go on sale this Thursday for $25 each. Other free daytime activities for the July 19 event will be announced in March.
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“This is a tremendous opportunity to celebrate the rich history of our city, and we look forward to contributing to a year of impactful commemorative events, while being a part of Ottawa’s vibrant future,” Monahan said in a press release Tuesday.
The Bluesfest announcement was one of many made at the event. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe said, to support celebrations, the City of Ottawa is investing $750,000 to help businesses, events and the arts through three grant programs.
Through the Ottawa 200 BIA activation grant, $150,000 will be distributed to the city’s 18 BIAs to support the purchase of Ottawa 200 promotional materials for local businesses and main streets.
The Ottawa 200 artist/creator grant program, in collaboration with the Ottawa Art Gallery and Arts Ottawa, will receive $300,000 for artist/creator-led projects and organizations that mentor and showcase emerging artists. The grant will “support Ottawa’s creative economy and bring more art into public spaces,” Sutcliffe said at the event.
Finally, the city announced that funding for the city’s civic events program, which supports cultural and community non-profit-led events that are free to the public and suitable for all ages, will be increased from $50,000 to $300,000.
In addition, Sutcliffe said the city will support the Ottawa Art Gallery with $600,000 in funding “to help them deliver their vision for Ottawa’s arts corridor.”
“This will include colourful, beautiful murals on buildings in the ByWard Market, in the area between the Ottawa Art Gallery, the National Gallery of Canada and the National Arts Centre,” Sutcliffe said at the event.
Stefanie Siska, CEO of C’est Bon Ottawa and co-chair of the Ottawa 200 advisory committee, announced that the city will mark the bicentennial on Sept. 26 with an outdoor event at Marion Dewar Plaza at Ottawa City Hall.
Michael Crockatt, CEO of Ottawa Tourism, also announced that his organization will help tourism businesses and organizations through its 200th Tourism Animation Fund. Each of the 13 recipients will receive up to $20,000 per project, helping to highlight Ottawa’s culture and history through tourism projects.
“Ottawa’s 200th anniversary is a chance to showcase to people visiting Ottawa who we are as a city – this is a destination that is creative, collaborative, and welcoming. Working with the City, festivals, Indigenous and community partners, we’re empowering projects that showcase Ottawa’s character and hospitality across every ward, throughout all seasons, and with the diversity of voices that weave together to make the fabric of Ottawa,” Crockatt said in Tuesday’s press release.
