Big Moves, New Directions

We’ve been mentioning it here and there to some of you…after receiving the keys last month, we’re excited to announce that Possible Worlds is moving to a new downtown location in April!

Our new headquarters will be at Arts Court, one of the city’s key arts hubs. We’ll be next door to Ottawa Art Gallery, SAW Gallery and the Rideau Centre, and with a more central location, we hope to welcome even more of you to the space.

We’ll also continue to have a “satellite” home in Hintonburg, thanks to our friends at Morning Owl Parkdale, with whom we will be collaborating to present programming.

We’ve been reflecting on where we’d like to take Possible Worlds in the next few years. Possible Worlds has always been an artist project for us, where we explore with how we engage and give voice to communities through art, music and print.

At this point in time, we are looking to renew our focus on innovative programming, such as events, workshops and exhibitions, as well as strengthen our publishing activities. We’re also looking for more flexibility and mobility to be out in the community more. As we start to gather again, we want to go back to our roots and have more freedom to work with partners, different venues, and experiment with how we engage with publics. This new blended model will allow us to do so.

Selected prints, records, books, apparel and other artist works will continue to be sold at our Arts Court location, with either weekend storefront hours or by appointment. You can also find works through our online shop, pop-ups with local partners, and through artist book and zine fairs.

Our last day at 1165 Wellington Street West will be Sunday, April 16. Until then, we’ll be open Wednesdays 5-8 PM and weekends 12-5 PM for the rest of March, and weekends 12-5 PM in April.

You can follow along with us on our Instagram account as we get ready for the move. Stay tuned for our goodbye party next month.

A big, big thank you to all of you for your support over the last three years in Hintonburg (and our first five years in Chinatown). We couldn’t have done it without you! We can’t wait to welcome you to PW's new location in the coming weeks!

Melanie + Jason