Regional
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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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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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Back on Track: Kootenay Railways
From the copper mines of the Boundary District through to the coalfields of the Crowsnest, railways impacted social, political, and economic life in the Kootenays. As the various and competing rail lines created a vast transportation network that connected east to west, it also brought calamity.