About

Time Commons began in 1996.

Over three decades, research, curatorial work, projects, and ongoing collaborations have shaped a way of practicing that keeps developing.

Today, it has grown into a network connecting life, making, research, and public practice.

Ottawa is where this practice first took root — a residence, a studio, and a gallery, connected to form a place for living, working, researching, and growing together.

Our resources are modest. Our connections are open. Time Commons works with individuals, projects, institutions, and practitioners across fields — building new projects, new relationships, and new forms of public practice.