Enriched Bread Artists respectfully acknowledges that it is located on the traditional and unceded territories of the Algonquin nation. It is an honour for us to work here where the peoples of the Anishinabe Algonquin have lived for millennia and where they continue to live.
Enriched Bread Artists (EBA) is a not-for profit collective of 21 Ottawa artists working in all media and across many ideas and subjects. The group takes its name from the fact that the co-operatively run studios are located on the first and second floors of a former bread factory. Originally formed in 1991 by fine arts graduates of the University of Ottawa, the member artists have changed over the years. Still going after more than thirty years, EBA is proud to continue being part of Ottawa’s vibrant art community. We are the longest running artist studio co-op in the Ottawa region. Artists in the collective show their work locally, nationally and internationally.
In February 2020, our building, a local landmark, received heritage designation from the City of Ottawa. Built as a commercial bakery in 1924 for the Standard Bread Company founded by Cecil Morrison and Dick Lamothe, it’s a valuable example of early 20th century industrial buildings and representative of Sydney Comber – a British-born architect known for the commercial bakeries and dairy production facilities he designed across Canada. The building’s plaque with the Latin proverb: Audaces Fortuna Juvat (meaning Fortune Favours the Bold), is prominently featured at the entrance.
You can visit the building when we open for special events: Enriched Bread Artists usually participates in Doors Open Ottawa during the first week of June and in October presents an annual ‘Open Studio’. We look forward to welcoming you!
Enriched Bread Artists is proud to be a member of Arts Ottawa and of CARFAC (Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens) Ontario.
The Enriched Bread Artists is honoured to have a continuing creative partnership with Somerset West Community Health Centre (SWCHC) in Ottawa since 2022. One of the things the Centre wanted to highlight through artwork was their commitment to diversity and ensure that their spaces reflect the communities they serve. Art in community IS community health too!
