A solo exhibition of new works by Abdi Osman By Ellyn Walker, curator A mesh of roots makes slow haste 1 the gaping sea beckons and breaks you. the impotence the imploring the inured. the inexact. the crisis. the crease. port is increasingly distant. you ache for a semblance of. the vantage of this one. the proliferation. they are out of sight until they are a sightline.2 –Asiya Wadud I recall waking up each day Read more…
The CRAG is a safe place to explore the meaning behind art and all the feelings it might bring up Have you ever had a child hand you a piece of paper with a scribble on it and a proud twinkle in their eyes? “What is it?” you might have asked, with kindness and curiosity in your voice. “It’s a dead bird, like the one that flew into the window yesterday,” they respond. And here, Read more…
Explore questions of place and place-making through a focus on water as a migratory body and living relation, in Campbell River Art Gallery’s latest exhibition Interrelations: a third perspective by Abdi Osman, curated by Ellyn Walker. Water brings with it complex histories of global Indigeneity and diaspora, enslavement and indentureship, (im)migration and freedom-seeking. With every tide these histories come to the fore, reminding us of water’s ongoing-ness as a force that has brought and continues Read more…
More than 100 people attended the oceanside ceremony and the feast at the CRAG The sun shone on the closing ceremony of Mu’la, April 29. A beautiful celebration of gratitude and community, the ceremonial fire was led by Indigenous Artist Shawn Decaire. Decaire burned the drum Goliath, which was featured in Mu’la. He made the drum back in 2013 with the help of Jorge Lewis, who has since passed away. “Traditionally we don’t hang on Read more…
Marika St. Rose Yeo is a visual artist from Treaty 4 territory, Saskatchewan. Her artistic works and research are concerned with healing, justice and transformation through creative practice. Her solo exhibition, Material as Archive, curated by Alexa Heenan, is showing in the Campbell River Art Gallery’s Satellite Gallery from May 13-August 19, 2023, with an opening reception and curatorial talk May 13 from 3-5pm. The show explores the premise of “search” and how we navigate Read more…
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 for the arts is contagious,” said Sara Lopez Assu, executive director of the Campbell River Art Gallery. “She fiercely believes in uplifting artists, supporting their Read more…
On her visit to the North Island with MLA Michele Babchuk, Honourable Jennifer Whiteside, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions stopped by the Campbell River Art Gallery to learn about our Art Hive. The Art Hive program is an open studio program for folks who are unhoused, precariously housed, and have lived experience with substance use. It enables them to access opportunities for art making. We also provide economic opportunities for these artists to sell 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 such as: Google Earth mapping, sound, composite photography, video, and screen printing to hold a conversation in the gallery in relation to our treatment of Read more…
Exhibition opening coming up on Saturday Jan. 28 Join artists Charles “Chuck” Jules, John A. “Guy” Sharkey, Jennifer Joseph and Shawn Decaire as they express gratitude through art, in their upcoming show Mu’la || Gratitude, at the Campbell River Art Gallery. Mu’la, pronounced “mootla” means gratitude in Kwak’wala. “This exhibition is a reminder that everyday we can be thankful for someone or something that has come across our path, and this makes room for the power Read more…
