Contemporary Art
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WOOD
Eight artists showcase the myriad ways a simple medium can be transformed.
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Dark Chapters
David Garneau March 22 to June 28, 2025 There are so many ways to investigate how the written word can implicate, illuminate, and interpret artworks.
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Vessels
Amelia Ford February 15 to May 24, 2025 Objects such as glasses, fruit, flowers, and tchotchkes take on figurative roles to represent their latent symbology and challenge the male gaze.
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Within This Earthen Vessel: Stories of India & Community
Celebrating the Indian diasporic community to the local region, weaving together stories of past and present, through historical photos from regional archives and beyond, personal stories, and work from local artists.
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ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch tharer | a crack in the mirror
It is easy to get swept up in the beauty of the brightly coloured, intricately patterned fabrics that create ਸ਼ੀਸ਼ੇ ‘ਚਤਰੇੜ | sheeshe ‘ch tharer | a crack in the mirror, a visually satiating exhibition by Surrey artist Simranpreet Anand and Conner Singh VanderBeek.
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The Witness Blanket
The Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery (NMAG) is honoured to exhibit a replicated portion of The Witness Blanket in the summer of 2024, on tour from the Canadian Museum of Human Rights in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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PULP
Throughout the last 2,000 years, paper has played a crucial role in collecting and sharing information and ideas and has allowed us a window into the past.
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Judy Wapp: VisuAlchemy
As an activist, visual artist, and radio personality for nearly 75 years, Judy Wapp has lived an incredible life.
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Brain Scans / Neurotransmitting
The exhibition features Ruth Cuthand’s intricately beaded reproductions of MRI scans, as well as a film component from Theo. Both facets of the exhibition illuminate the difficulty of facing mental health challenges, and how families unite in support.
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Momentum
Explore the diverse, seven-decade-long art practice of the formidable Jack Shadbolt (1909-1998) and the ‘Momentum’ exhibition. Works include early 1930s sketches, commissioned silkscreen play posters, painterly abstractions, and lithographs