CVAG Centennial Celebrations: First Nations Program Opening Reception

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Friday, June 26th, 2015
Preshow artist talk: 6:00 pm / Welcoming events: 7:00 pm - 9pm

In conjunction with the City of Courtenay Centennial Celebrations, the Comox Valley Art Gallery is presenting a First Nations program of exhibitions and events. The opening reception and welcoming celebration will take place on Friday, June 26th on the CVAG plaza at 7 pm.  A preshow talk will take place at 6 pm in the gallery.  K’omoks First Nations artist Andy Everson will lead the welcoming and the Kumugwe Dancers will perform as part of evening celebrations. The festivities mark the opening of three contemporary exhibitions that run from June 20th – September 5th, 2015.

In the Contemporary Gallery, CVAG is presenting a touring exhibition entitled Record (Re)Create: Contemporary Coast Salish Art from the Salish Weave Collection - an exhibition organized and circulated by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria and curated by Toby Lawrence. The show includes works by Coast Salish artists: Jane Marston, Charles Elliott, Susan Point, Stan Greene, Andy Everson, Chris Paul, lessLIE, Maynard Johnny Jr., Angela Marston, Luke Marston, John Marston, Thomas Cannell, Kelly Cannell, and Dylan Thomas.

CVAG’s street front window gallery houses “Ba̱k̕wine’ Mescakasa”, a site installation project by George Littlechild and Elizabeth Carter, comprised of large format portraits and woven braids made from Kwakwala and Cree cultural materials and objects.

Running until August 15th, in CVAG’s Community Space is a printmaking exhibition by students from the Youth Printmaking Project, a partnership program between the Wachiay Friendship Centre and the Comox Valley Art Gallery.

Visit  CVAG’s WEBSITE for more details about each of these three shows http://www.comoxvalleyartgallery.com/exhibitions/future//