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Merlyna Lim is awarded Heritage Ottawa’s Cullingham Grant

March 7, 2026

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Align Media Lab’s Director Merlyna Lim has received the 2025 Gordon Cullingham Research and Publication Grant from Heritage Ottawa for “Walking Ottawa in Ink & Washes: A Quiet Cartography of a City Becoming Home.”

As Heritage Ottawa noted in its announcement, “The selection panel was unanimous in choosing this richly layered project that offers a creative exploration of Ottawa’s heritage places through 100 original ink-and-watercolour sketches of the city’s landscapes, streetscapes, and buildings. Each image will be paired with a short text that weaves together a vernacular history and personal reflection.

Congratulations Merlyna Lim. We look forward to the completed book!

— ALiGN Media Lab

merlyna lim receive cullngham award