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PAL Ottawa

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  • "As an artist who has experienced some instances of financial instability without an adequate safety net, I have often wondered what the future holds. I feel heartened to know that organizations like PAL Ottawa exist to help those who have contributed to the creative fabric of our city.”

    ­—  Kellylee Evans

  • PAL Place 2026

    Affordable Housing for artists
    and arts workers

  • “Artists both young and old need support if we are to strive for something higher in the work. It is not a particularly kind world out there. Just as we support artists at the beginning of their careers, so we must support artists nearing the end of their careers. How do you do your best when you’re worried about higher and higher rents, let alone a little to keep the lights on. I think PAL Ottawa's effort is essential if we want a vibrant arts scene to thrive."

    — R.H THOMSON

  • “I am so pleased to support PAL Ottawa’s initiative to build an affordable housing complex in the nation’s capital for artists in their senior years. I cannot think of a better way to honour and support arts workers who have devoted their lives to enriching our own and the world around us.”

    — Karen Kain

  • “PAL will provide a
    place built with a spirit
    of generosity, caring
    and respect for the arts
    community at its most
    vulnerable.”

    ­— julie nesrallah

    • "I feel heartened to know that organizations like PAL Ottawa exist to help those who have contributed to the creative fabric of our city.”
      ­—  Kellylee Evans
    • PAL Place 2026
      Affordable Housing for artists and arts workers
    • “The ability to be among your peers living without the stresses of a conventional landlord or mortgage is a boon for those who have spent their lives in the pursuit of artistic excellence, often enduring volatile incomes from those endeavours. It’s an inspiring and rewarding destination for these artists in their later years to be able to secure this kind of affordable and welcoming housing and I wish the founders of PAL Ottawa all the success in securing it for their arts community.”
      — Sugith varughese
    • “I am so pleased to support PAL Ottawa’s initiative to build an affordable housing complex in the nation’s capital for artists in their senior years. I cannot think of a better way to honour and support arts workers who have devoted their lives to enriching our own and the world around us.”
      — Karen Kain
    • “PAL will provide a place built with a spirit of generosity, caring and respect for the arts community at its most vulnerable.”
      ­— julie nesrallah
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      We, as a society, reward artists with our applause and appreciation, and we often assume that success in the arts brings financial security. However, very few members of the arts community arrive at the end of their career with either an adequate pension or financial resources to meet basic needs. That’s why we created PAL Ottawa: to provide affordable housing and a support system for artists and arts workers in need.

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      PAL Ottawa
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      info@palottawa.org
      Mailing Address
      PO Box 4457, Station E,
      Ottawa ON, K1S 5B4
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      80630 0885 RR0001

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