Pillar of the Campbell River Arts Community Heather Hughson is returning to England For many moving to the Campbell River area, Heather Hughson was their gateway into the local arts scene. “Not only does she have encyclopedic knowledge of the area’s artists, programs, makers, movers, and shakers, but her enthusiasm Read more…
Eleanor King’s solo exhibition nothing we do is worth getting hurt for at the Campbell River Art Gallery (CRAG) examines the impacts of the logging industry, and its relationship with the land through the marks and scars that show their interwoven experiences. The artist brings together multiple site-specific art elements Read more…
The gift shop opens December 2 alongside the Big Truck Parade The CRAG’s annual Holiday Faire launches this year on the same night as Downtown Campbell River’s Big Truck Parade. Opening 4 p.m. – 9 p.m, Dec. 2, visitors can shop a collection of carefully curated, high-quality fine art from Read more…
Link to PDF Version: Here The Chorus is Speaking is a group exhibition of eight artists of incredible inventiveness and insight that speak to facets of the Black experience on Turtle Island: Ojo Agi, Christina Battle, Charles Campbell, Chantal Gibson, Dana Inkster, Karin Jones, Jan Wade, and Syrus Marcus Ware. Read more…
Charles Campbell, exhibiting artist in the CRAG’s current exhibition The Chorus is Speaking brings his Actor Boy persona to Campbell River in this exciting new performance featuring a talk from Co-curator Michelle Jacques. The Campbell River Art Gallery is hosting a performance! Exhibiting artist, and recent Viva Award winner, Charles Read more…
Thank to everyone who attended yesterday’s Opening Reception for Distant Relatives. What an incredible and impactful event, thank you to everyone coming with open ears and open hearts. We are incredibly honored to be holding space for these works and supporting projects like these. Thank you to the incredible Artists Read more…
On display at the Campbell River Art Gallery until the end of March 2022, Noojim Owin, the Jingle Dance Healing Dance, is a community cultural revitalization project.
Translations by Jamelie Hassan & Soheila Esfahani–curated by Jenelle M. Pasiechnik, was the first exhibition after the pandemic shutdown, at the Campbell River Art Gallery. Like many events in 2020, the exhibition-which was originally supposed to include an open studio during a site-specific installation and a food sharing experience-had to Read more…
Contemporary responses to Sybil Andrews Sybil Andrews was a character unlike any other who was well known for her incredible work ethic, life of pioneering and determination, and highly expressive artworks that capture the essence of the times and places she lived. There exists a legacy of exceptional research and Read more…
The artwork of Jamelie Hassan and Soheila Esfahani in Translations As curators and museum professionals, we often speak about the gallery as a place of dialogue, and the desire for visitors to engage with the artworks through embodied participation – being present – and by bringing their personal knowledge and Read more…