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unlimited edition
unlimited edition looks how prints by Indigenous artists represented in the Kamloops Art Gallery’s permanent collection, supplemented by works on loan from the Carleton University Art Gallery and the Royal BC Museum, represent a drive to preserve, portray and popularize oral histories and address social inequities in the medium of printmaking. Featuring prints from Northwest…
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River Relations
Using art as a visual and narrative critical tool, River Relations is a multi-disciplinary group exhibition that investigates the ecological and social impact of hydroelectric dams on the Columbia River. The project contributes to conversations about the effects of dam construction by producing creative work that provides critical, nuanced and evocative entry points for public…
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A Mountain Biking Retrospective
The History of Mountain Biking is an exploration of the culture, characters, infrastructure and landscape of mountain bike culture in the Kootenays. This exhibit is truly a community-curated exhibition, and is the result of a wide range of outdoor enthusiasts sharing their stories about the legacy and impact of mountain biking in the Kootenay/Columbia Basin.…
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Paul Seesequasis: Indigenous Archival Photo Project
The Indigenous Archival Photo Project comes from three sources: regional Indigenous photographs from the Nelson Museum Archives and the Royal BC Archives and photographs selected from the work of photojournalist Rosemary (Gilliat) Eaton (1919 – 2004) that are with Library and Archives Canada. The result of this project has been to emancipate images from obscurity…
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Métis Art and History
Mirroring the discussion of today’s global issues, this exhibition turns to art, collaboration and history to help charter a path forward to understanding and reconciliation. Partnering with the West Kootenay Métis Society, Métis Art and History – OTIPEMISIWAK: The People Who Own Themselves enlists the community, working with traditional art forms in artist-led workshops throughout the year,…
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She We They: The Women’s Show
The making of a show about women has been on the radar for many years. This exhibit represents a slice of our small piece of the world, and what ‘we’ have done and are doing as part of a larger whole
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Gu Xiong: The Unknown Remains
Gu Xiong’s practice centers on the creation of a hybrid identity arising from the integration of different cultural origins and migrations. The Unknown Remains explores patterns of global human migration and capitalism through a local Kootenay lens.
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Kootenay Pride: We Love a Parade!
Queer Kootenays: We Love a Parade! explores the history of the LGBTQ2S+ movement in the Kootenays since the late 1960s. The exhibition is community curated, featuring stories, photographs, videos, costumes, and other information from the community, supported with archival photographs from the Shawn Lamb Archives. Together, the items tell a familiar tale; one where organizers and supporters have…
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The Grow Show
Shakespeare (may have) smoked it. Bill Clinton definitely smoked it, but didn’t inhale. The Kootenays grew it – a lot of it. Canada legalized it. And now, Nelson Museum is doing a show about it.
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Where We Stand
We are turning the lens inward and examining our role in truth and reconciliation – what we’ve accomplished, what we’re working on, and what we have left to do.