Description SPAO is on the move and people are beginning to take notice. Browse the links below to see what's being said about SPAO, and which awards and grants have been received by the school and its students. For more information about SPAO, Press Releases, or images suitable for reproduction, please don't hesitate to contact: info@spao.ca.   Bursaries Luna Bursary Sphinx Bursary The School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the City of Ottawa.     Press Releases Study of Structure and Form EN The Farm Family Project EN Open House 2011EN Old Time Photo Affair EN Cities of Stone - People of Stone EN Fish Permutations EN Exhibition No. 6 EN PUSH/PULL Magazine 2011 EN See Yourself When All is New EN Fold, Spindle, Mutilate EN SPAO Print Sale 2010 EN Open House 2010 EN Singular EN Secret Garden EN SPAO Students Show at Exposure Gallery EN Exhibition No.5 EN | FR PUSH/PULL Magazine 2010 EN | FR SPAO Solo Series 2010 EN SPAO Students Show at Exposure Gallery EN Likeness 2009 EN | FR Exhibition No.4 2009 EN | FR PUSH/PULL Magazine 2009 EN Angelina McCormick Shows in New York 2009 PDF Solo Series 2009 EN | FR SPAO Students and Grads Awarded Prestigious Prizes 2008 Print Articles XPress : See Yourself When All is New 2011 Citizen : SPAO 2010 Citizen : Festival X 2010   The Xpress : Angelina McCormick 2010 Arts Spectrum : Angelina McCormick 2010 Citizen : SPAO Motto/Strikefoot 2010   Citizen : Secret Garden 2010 EMC : Lineage 2010 XPress: A Tribute to Irving Penn 2009   RA Photo Club 2009 Ottawa Citizen: SPAO Students at Exposure Gallery 2009 Upfront Gaelyn Eyre 2009   Ottawa Citizen Michelle Wilson 2009 Snap! Sarai Strikefoot 2009 Ottawa Magazine Khalia Scott 2008   Metro 2008 Iflord Newsletter: Educator Profile 2007 Sun: Transgender Photos Gateway to Freedom 2007   Citizen: Homeless: Exploring World of Inner Demons 2007 XPress : X Marks the Spot 2007 XPress: Art For Suits : IPO Finds a Way to Use Underutilized Space 2007   Citizen: The Art of Student Photography 2007 Charlatan: Photo school celebrates its first year 2006 Charlatan: A family of photographers 2006   Canadian Camera : Getting Educated in Photography 2006 XPress : Spao is all the rage... 2006 Citizen: In this corner, a real one-two punch 2006   Citizen: Art: Guerrilla theatre with a stranger 2006 Citizen: Fine Arts 2006 XPress: Back to Nature 2006   XPress: Arts Watch 2006 Citizen: See a city grow up, one photo at a time 2006   Radio/TV/Podcasts/Online Articles The Byward Buzz : Pedro Isztin at SPAO Festival X : Leslie Hossack Wins Exhibition Harman Competition: SPAO Winners Ottawa Citizen : SPAO Motto / Strikefoot Ottawa Citizen : Secret Garden The Big Beat Blog, Ottawa Citizen : Metaphorical Sarai Strikefoot on CBC Radio 2009 : RM file SPAO Directors on CBC Radio 2008: mp3(low) | mp3(high) Living in Ottawa Lighting segment : Flash file Living in Ottawa Holga segment : Flash file Capital Arts Online : Striving for a Photo Opportunity SPAO Directors on CBC Radio 2005 : mp3 file Awards/Grants Saman Deilamani Photolife Emerging Photographers Competition 2011   Michael Marquette New York Photo Awards: Honorable Mention Saman Deilamani Applied Arts Student Awards: Winner Jessika Brunet Applied Arts Student Awards: Winner   Olivia Johnston Applied Arts Student Awards: Winner Caroline Tallmadge Applied Arts Student Awards: Winner Jamie Kronick Applied Arts Student Awards: Winner   Kathy Roussel Applied Arts Student Awards: Winner Vera Saltzman The Luna Bursary, 2011 Olivia Johnston The Sphinx Bursary, 2011   Steve Gaydos Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, Level 1, 2011 Saman Deilamani Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, Level 1, 2011 Whitney Lewis-Smith Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, Level 2, 2011   Kathy Roussel Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, Level 2, 2011 Vera Saltzman The Silver Prize for outstanding achievement using film for production, 2011 Caroline Tallmadge Directors' Award for Community Spirit and Volunteerism, 2011   April Hewens The Lux Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting, 2011 Andrew Carson The Alumni Award for Integrity of Vision, 2011 Whitney Lewis-Smith Marc Guertin Craftsman Award, 2011   Jessika Brunet Jeune Talent Award, 2011 Shaun Robinson Harmon Crystaljet Student Competition North America, 2010 Magida El-Kassis Concours Visa pour l’Image: Perpignan : First Place, 2010   Whitney Lewis-Smith Concours Visa pour l’Image: Perpignan : Second Place, 2010 Jamie Kronick Concours Visa pour l’Image: Perpignan : Third Place, 2010 Andrew CarsonThe Luna Bursary Winner #1, 2010   Whitney Lewis-Smith The Luna Bursary Winner #2, 2010 Lewis-Smith Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, Level 1, 2010 Shaun Robinson Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, Level 1, 2010   Laurence Butet-Roch Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, Level 2, 2010 Erin Molly Fitzpatrick Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, Level 2, 2010 Matthew Higgins Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, Level 3, 2010   Magida El-Kassis Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, Level 3, 2010 Laurence Butet-Roch The Silver Prize for outstanding achievement using film for production, 2010 Andrew Carson Directors' Award for Community Spirit and Volunteerism, 2010   Catherine Levasseur-Terrien The Lux Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting, 2010 Jennifer Stewart The Alumni Award for Integrity of Vision, 2010 Jason Michaels Marc Guertin Craftsman Award, 2010   Sarah Futterer Applied Arts, 2009 Laurence Butet-Roch Applied Arts, 2009 Joël Côté-Cright Photolife Emerging Photographers, 2009   Sarah Futterer Photolife Emerging Photographers, 2009 Joël Côté-Cright Concours Visa pour l’Image: Perpignan : First Place, 2009 Jen Stewart Concours Visa pour l’Image: Perpignan : Second Place, 2009   Laurence Butet-Roch Concours Visa pour l’Image: Perpignan : Third Place, 2009 Laurence Butet-Roch The Luna Bursary Winner, 2009 Alli Asudeh The Sphinx Bursary Winner, 2009   Erin Molly Fitzpatrick Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, Level 1, 2009 Laurence Butet-Roch Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, Level 1, 2009 Joseph Jeremie Roy Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, Level 2, 2009   Crystal Weisner Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, Level 2, 2009 Sarah Schorlemer Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, Level 3, 2009 Sarai Strikefoot Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, Level 3, 2009   Joël Côté-Cright The Silver Prize for outstanding achievement using film for production, 2009 Sarah Fisher Directors' Award for Community Spirit and Volunteerism, 2009 Magida El-Kassis The Lux Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Lighting, 2009   Joseph Jeremie Roy The Alumni Award for Integrity of Vision, 2009 Joël Côté-Cright APA National Photo Competition, 2009 Joseph Jeremie Roy Daimon Grant Recipient, 2009   Joël Côté-CrightApplied Arts Winner, 2008 Michelle Wilson Applied Arts Winner, 2008 Michelle Wilson Concours L'univers de Christian Lacroix : First Place, 2008   Greg ZenhaConcours L'univers de Christian Lacroix : Second Place, 2008 Magida El-Kassis Concours L'univers de Christian Lacroix : Third Place, 2008 Magida El-Kassis Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, Level 1, 2008   Gaelyn Eyre Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, Level 1, 2008 Michelle Wilson Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, Level 2, 2008 Michelle Wilson Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, Level 2, 2008   Joseph Jeremie Roy Directors' Award for Community Spirit and Volunteerism, 2008 2008 Sarah Kirwan Point of Sale: Magpie, 2008   Sarah Fisher Point of Sale: Magpie, 2008 Ian James Hopkins Point of Sale: Paper Papier, 2008 Daniel Marchand Photolife Winner, 2007   Michelle Wilson Corel Endowment for the Arts Award, 2007 Greg Zenha Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition + Portfolio, 2007 Special Thanks : School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa Received an Operating Grant from ipo   Ami JarvisPhotolife Winner, 2006 Patrick Turner Photolife Winner, 2006 Angelina McCormick Applied Arts Winner, 2006   Colin Crowell Applied Arts Winner, 2006 Annelise Lallemand Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, 2006 Patrick Turner Award of Visual Merit: Portfolio, 2006   Lynne Anderson Award of Visual Merit: Exhibition, 2006         Back to Top           School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa • 168 Dalhousie Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 7C4 • (613) 562-3824 home • part-time studies • portfolio program • red wall gallery • events/projects • about spao • facilities student work • the buzz • contacts/links • register • email