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?

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This is a 4 day workshop given over a 3 week period.  students will cover the basics of visual design and colour theory as applied to weaving and will design and weave their own pieces.

Anyone with an interest in making cloth of their own design will find this informative.  Participants must be able to warp a loom.

There will be both in-studio and an on-line version of the course.  Cost for in-studio workshop $160,  Cost for on-line workshop $60

For details please contact Caron Byrne  cebyrne@shaw.ca

This is a workshop for weavers covering colour and visual design theory as it applies to woven cloth. Participants will design and weave their own pieces based to illustrate the principles

The workshop has two forms.  The in-studio version will be given over a 3 week period at the QWSG studio in Qualicum Beach   Participation is limited to accomodate one on one instruction.  Cost $160.

An on-line version will be offered in late March,  Cost $60

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT CARON BYRNE at Cebyrne@shaw.ca

Terri has used her love of and experience with the landscapes of Vancouver Island to create this collection of acrylic paintings.  Using her own photographs as well as those by locals Allan Bassett and Karen Bull, she has transferred this recorded beauty to vibrant canvasses.  Terri wishes to also acknowledge the involvement of her many art students who have enhanced her life-long learning in the arts.

WILD EMBLEMS OF CANADA

A 13 piece series depicting the official flora and fauna of each province + territory of Canada

NICOLINE MANN

March 11 – April 2, 2023

I’m a mixed media artist, creating wildlife, animal + nature inspired pieces out of my studio on the unceded traditional territories of the Snuneymuxw First Nation, also called Nanaimo, BC Canada.

I’ve devoted my art practice to depicting the beauty + love animals bring to our lives through my commissioned pet portraits, original series + print collections.

The Beautiful Art of Stenciling on Fabric

Co-presented by Leslie Bird and Terri Bowen

Discover the beautiful art technique of stenciling from Leslie and Terri. Leslie has presented her workshops all over North America including exciting places like Las Vegas and is the published author of the book “Projection Stenciling”. Leslie and her husband David own “Buckingham Stencils” Company in Nanoose Bay, a company which is featured on numerous platforms such as Etsy and Amazon. Leslie will bring numerous samples of her work to get you motivated! Plus you will receive two books on stenciling from their company!

To begin the workshop, Terri will give you some background on how, over the ages, an amazing amount of media have been applied to a plethora of surfaces. Then you will practice the fine art of using a stencil brush properly on two small fabric surfaces. Afterwards, you will choose from a myriad of stencils for use on a sturdy canvas bag or you might finish it in your own way. As plastic