Our popular OCAC Members Show features 2D or 3D artwork, in any medium, no larger thatn 6″X6″X6′.
Join us in celebrating the miniature creations by local artists. A perfect Christmas gift!
ArtistBrittney Namaakki Bear Hat and Richelle Bear Hat
All are Welcome to the Opening Reception on January 27th at 7 pm.
Nanaimo Art Gallery is pleased to present Story Keeping, an exhibition of new and existing work by Calgary based artists Brittney Namaakki Bear Hat and Richelle Bear Hat. Drawing from their shared Blackfoot and Dane-zaa Cree heritage, the artists look to storytelling practices and legacies of land and language displacement through their experiences growing up in rural and urban environments. While Story Keeping will include the 2016 collaborative work: Little Cree Women (Sisters, Secrets & Stories), it will also highlight Brittney and Richelle’s individual practices and perspectives. Through photography, video, sculpture, and installation, this exhibition celebrates the value of stories carried through everyday lives.
Story Keeping is the fourth exhibition through which Nanaimo Art Gallery asks the question, What stories do we tell?
Brittney Namaakii Bear Hat is a M
Whether you are making crashing waves, soft tide ripples, or swirling water, you will get into the rhythmn of painting water works.
Join Susan for this one day class and let’s “Make Some Waves”. All levels of acrylic painters welcome.
Saturday January 28, 2023 10 am – 3 pm
Cost: $115
Register online or at the MAC Office
Susan Schaefer is a well known instructor in the Oceanside area. Her students describe her as: “an excellent teacher, encouraging, patient and fun.”
