Carleton University offers vibrant spaces that inspire community, creativity, and interactive learning. These unique environments provide students with opportunities to engage in artistic expression, collaboration, and hands-on experiences. Through workshops, performances, and innovative programming, students can immerse themselves in the arts while building essential skills for their future careers.
With access to dynamic venues that host a range of cultural and academic events, students are encouraged to connect with the broader community and explore diverse creativity and perspectives.
Signature Spaces
Carleton University Art Gallery (CUAG) is located on the north side of campus and houses the University’s art collection and exciting exhibitions throughout the year. CUAG fosters inclusive opportunities for art-based learning, and mentors emerging cultural workers. Tours, workshops, guest talks and collaborative assignments are just some of the ways Carleton students engage with CUAG. (Pictured: Co-curators of the exhibition Norval Morrisseau: Medicine Currents, Danielle Printup and Professor Carmen Robertson, seated in front of Morrisseau’s work at CUAG in 2023.)
Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (CDCC) is the University’s arts, performance and learning centre located in downtown Ottawa. Within the glorious sandstone walls of the distinguished heritage building lies an exquisite main hall (pictured) with fantastic acoustics, a grand stage and capacity for 855 audience members. In addition to its diverse range of programming for the community at large, Carleton students in the Arts and Social Sciences can take courses offered at the CDCC, like “Experiencing Architecture,” workshops in Drama Studies, and Music ensembles.
The Audio-Visual Resource Centre (AVRC) is the resource centre for the School for Studies in Art and Culture (SSAC). The AVRC is charged with the stewardship of the School’s resources in support of the pedagogical needs and research interests of its faculty and students in Art & Architectural History, Film Studies and Music. Our services and collections are being developed to meet the challenge of expanding digital humanities research through the safeguarding of our analogue past and by providing access to these resources in new and meaningful ways. We are located in room 460 in St. Patrick’s Building.