The Museum of Vancouver (MOV), in partnership with Haida Gwaii Museum, presents a visual feast of innovation and tradition with new exhibition, Haida Now, on display until June, 2019.

Guest-curated by Haida Curator Kwiaahwah Jones in collaboration with Viviane Gosselin, Co-curator and Director of Collections & Exhibitions at MOV, this exhibition features an unparalleled collection of Haida art boasting more than 450 works created as early as 1890.

Local Haida Artists will share their insights and knowledge about the art pieces, providing visitors with the opportunity to experience a powerful way to engage with the worldview and sensibility of the Haida people while gaining greater appreciation for the role museums can play in the reconciliation movement.

Event Dates: March 16, 2018 to June 15, 2019

Website: http://museumofvancouver.ca/haida-now/

The Salt Spring National Art Prize offering $40,000 in awards, one of Canada’s largest visual art prizes!

Online Submissions open January 10th to May 31st, 2019.

Submissions for the 2019/2020 SSNAP awards begin on January 10 and end May 31, 2019.

SSNAP Awards Totalling $40,000:

SALT SPRING PRIZE – THE JOAN McCONNELL AWARD + RESIDENCY FOR OUTSTANDING WORK – $20,000 ($15,000 and a $5,000 Salt Spring Island artist residency)

JURORS’ CHOICE AWARDS – four awards of $3,000 selected by each juror

PEOPLE’S CHOICE – ROSEMARIA BEHNCKE AWARDS – three awards determined by a vote of visitors to the exhibition – 1st prize – $3,000, 2nd prize – $2,000, 3rd prize – $1,000

SALT SPRING ARTISTS AWARD for outstanding work by a Salt Spring Artist – $2,000

Canadian citizens and permanent residents of Canada who are eighteen years of age and older as of January 1, 2018 are invited to submit their two- and three-dimensional work for consideration.

Guidelines and submission details to be found on our website www.saltspringartprize.ca

The Salt Spring National Art Prize is a biennial competition and exhibition of Canadian visual art.

The intent of SSNAP is to encourage artists whose practice demonstrates originality, quality, integrity and creativity—resulting in significant work with visual impact and depth of meaning.

Approximately 50 finalists will be selected by an independent jury of four from across Canada to participate in the Finalists’ Exhibition on Salt Spring Island. All artists’ submissions will be anonymous to the jury.

Finalists may be selected to win one of nine awards, five selected by jurors and three selected by public vote. The award winners will be announced at the Gala Awards Night on Saturday October 19, 2019.

This exciting endeavour is an initiative of the Salt Spring Arts Council, which represents the arts for Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, known as one of Canada’s premier arts communities.

Event Dates: January 10th to May 31st, 2019

Event Website: www.saltspringartprize.ca

Are you a Fernwood Artist or Artisan?

Meet other artists in you neighbourhood.

Open your studio to the public for and Exhibition and Sale.

Join us this year for the 2019 Fernwood Art Stroll, an art exhibition and sale in the neighbourhood of Fernwood, Victoria, BC

For more information, visit the website or contact:

joannapettit@gmail.com or mmhantiuk@shaw.ca

Event Dates: Saturday, June 8th to Sunday to June 9th, 2019

Event Times: 11am to 4pm.

Event Website: https://www.fernwoodartstroll.ca

Event Location: Art studios in the neighbourhood of Fernwood, Victoria, BC.

A safe-cracking ex-cop, the last public hanging in Nanaimo and a spy are just a few mysteries to unravel in Nanaimo’s history. Cold cases and solved murders that date back 150 years, rumours of hidden treasure and a psychic brought in to solve a missing persons case. Buildings and places that have vanished such as a house that sank into mine workings and a forgotten ski hill. Nanaimo Mysteries explores aspects of local history that are usually left buried and busts the myths surrounding some of our most infamous stories.

Event Date: February 15th to September 2nd, 2019

Event Times: Monday to Saturday: 10am-5pm

Event Location: Nanaimo Museum, 100 Museum Way, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5J8

Event Website: www.nanaimomuseum.ca

For More Information: 250-753-1821

Corrine Hunt’s experience with adversity takes us on a personal path through her latest mixed-media exhibition “Resilience: through laughter”.

Coastal Peoples Gallery in Vancouver presents Corrine Hunt’s personal transformation through courageous optimism that has brought her to a new place in life.

Resilience is one of the most important aspects in our lives, and laughter can often be an antidote – the art of coping – with life’s circumstances that challenge our very being. In facing these challenges, Corrine pushed through with grace, perseverance and strength to give new purpose and pleasure to her art form.

Da’lalan – I laugh
“I remember learning how to laugh out loud during one of the darkest times of my life. It was a gift of light, opening my eyes to the curious dynamics that make up the life of a kid from the reservation who landed in the city, the sounds of drums from home and the street fair in the big smoke. I learned to laugh at myself more than anything – wasn’t I a silly know-it-all.
The subject matter of this show is laughter, an opportunity to let go of the anger and negativity in the world right now, and explore the other side. The other side of cedar, the flip side of silver, what happens when we combine disparate media into playful art.
I love what I do, I do what I love and all the while, I laugh.” – Corrine Hunt

By re-framing her experience, she lightened up and now embraces life joyfully. She infuses feelings of delight and happiness into her creations by being completely herself, which is demonstrated through this Resilience collection with new ideas and concepts. Corrine’s palate of bright colours and signature use of organic shapes and reclaimed materials incorporated into her rustic, naturalistic designs in wood and metals speaks to the reinvention of herself, her traditions, and her personal revitalization.

She expresses this positivity through her art in the hope that others will be inspired in meaningful ways. The healing nature of laughter combined with artistic creativity cultivates a feeling of gratitude that Corrine shares with us all.

While Corrine considers herself to be more of a designer than artist, she’s dedicated to continuously refreshing traditional forms in multi-media. Her cultural community – the Kwakwaka’wakw – supports her forward-thinking ideas with great respect which is why she is more in her element than ever before.
Thank you for your time and support of this fine artist.

Event Dates: March 16th to April 26th, 2019

Event Website: https://coastalpeoples.com/exhibitions/corrine-hunt-resilience-2019/

Event Location: Coastal Peoples Gallery, 332 Water Street, Unit 200, Gastown, Vancouver, BC V6B 1B6

Event Website: http://www.coastalpeoples.com