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Four images, a messy artists desk, picture frames, using iphones to take a photo and pen on paper promoting artist workshops

UPCOMING: Virtual Professional Development series

Alongside the 40th Annual Members’ Show, the Campbell River Art Gallery and the Campbell River Arts Council are launching a Professional Development for Artists virtual workshop series, facilitated by David Ellingson and Pennyland Shen of artist consulting and education company Dazed & Confucius. The workshops are an opportunity for artists to bring their business to the next level, guided by a company that prioritizes strong concept and identity building and attention to the quality artwork Read more…

By Jocelyn Doll, 8 months8 months ago

Looking back at 2021 at the Campbell River Art Gallery and moving forward to 2022

Last year, people continued to turn to art for light, joy, and inspiration even though the anxiety of the pandemic grew; not to mention the added stress from natural disasters caused by the climate crisis. These are the times when the voices of culture and creativity need to be heard most. In 2021 The Campbell River Art Gallery welcomed Karver Everson, Nicole Crouch, Jake James, Kari Kristensen and Marni McMahan to explore the legacy of Read more…

By Jocelyn Doll, 9 months8 months ago

Copper surveillance cameras by Sonny Assu in Humour as Medicine

Exploring humour as a tool for healing and activism

Humour as Medicine presents the work of contemporary Indigenous artists Sonny Assu (Ligwiłda’xw), Lori Blondeau (Cree/Salteaux/Metis), and Hjalmer Wenstob (Nuu-chah-nulth) in an exhibition that exemplifies how humour can be a powerful coping mechanism for trauma and emotional distress.

By Jocelyn Doll, 12 months5 months ago

A blank wall with the title "non-binary" from the show REPRESENTATION

REPRESENTATION: The CRAG explores their permanent collection

The Campbell River Art Gallery’s permanent collection tells the story of collecting practices and donations received since our beginnings in 1994.

By Jocelyn Doll, 1 year5 months ago

Details from Karen Tam's "Ruinscape" wallpaper. Blue and white drawings of various places and (violent) interactions in Chinatown.

Asian Heritage and Community in Campbell River

Research Findings and Statement Our current solo exhibition, Karen Tam’s Autumn Tigers, explores the history of anti-Asian racism and celebrates the advocacy and resistance of contemporary Chinese communities. Inspired by this work, the CRAG Team decided to conduct archival research to look into the history of the greater Asian communities here on the unceded, traditional territory of the Ligwiłda’xw people – the We Wai Kai, Wei Wai Kum, and Kwiakah First Nations – also known Read more…

By kym, 1 year9 months ago

A painting by Lam Wong for The Aesthetic of Silence

Exploring Care creates a safe space for knowledge around wellbeing

This three part group exhibition aims to explore the relationship between the ethics of taking care, taking care as related to art practices and professions, prioritizing the self, and the fatigue that results from community members sharing their experiences, and educating the public.

By Jocelyn Doll, 2 years5 months ago

Campbell River Art Gallery presents Finding Sybil: Contemporary Responses to Sybil Andrews

Sybil Andrews was an extraordinary character, dedicated teacher, and Modernist artist of the 20th century, and a renown figure in the cultural landscape of Campbell River and beyond.

By Jocelyn Doll, 2 years5 months ago

Men sitting in front of a golden doorway

39th Annual Member’s Show coming up at The CRAG

A time honoured tradition of celebration and recognition of the local artists of Campbell River and the North Island region.

By Jocelyn Doll, 2 years5 months ago

Floor to ceiling drawings for Sugarbush Shrapnel

Sugarbush Shrapnel, features contemporary art by Mississauga-Nishinaabe artist Olivia Whetung

On tour from Vancouver’s Contemporary Art Gallery, Sugarbush Shrapnel is a solo exhibition that investigates Nishinaabe artist Olivia Whetung’s connections to the ecosystem of her home territory on Chemong Lake, Ontario, with a focus on the transmission of Traditional Knowledge Systems, food sovereignty, and the fragility of symbiotic relationships in an era of accelerating climate change.

By Jocelyn Doll, 2 years5 months ago

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How We Lead connects the community to new models for activism

The two part exhibition How We Lead at the Campbell River Art Gallery seeks to break open the concept of leadership through Lucie Chan and Justin Langlois’s engaged and socially conscious art practices.

By Jocelyn Doll, 2 years5 months ago