Julie Oakes, Hesitation Over a Shadow of Lizards, 2020, oil on panel Art Activity: Collage Ebb and Flow explores the Okanagan Valley’s natural and cultural history through the Four Elements: Earth, Water, Air, and Fire. This exhibition examines how these elements have shaped the valley’s landscape and influenced its inhabitants, from…
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Mia Rushton and Eric Moschopedis, In a Strange Place, 2023, video still Art Activity: Mixed Media In a Strange Place is a 9-channel video installation, by artists Eric Moschopedis and Mia Rushton, focused on the future forest and those who care for it. Forest caretakers (forester, conservationist, activist) perform small…
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Gwen MacGregor, Treelines – #12, 2024, photograph. Collection of the Grand Forks Art Gallery. Art Activity: Painting Her Land: Perspectives in Eco-Art celebrates the pivotal yet often overlooked contributions of women in the environmental art movement. This exhibition shines a light on artists whose work combines environmental activism, social commentary, and…
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Art Activity: Sculpture This tour will examine the work of Roland Samuel. Students will have the opportunity to explore the theme of social exclusion through the lens of the marginalized Igbo community in Nigeria and Samuel’s personal experiences growing up as an Igbo child. Samuel uses found objects to create…
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Art Activity: Sculpture In this tour, students will experience artist Ekow Nimako’s Afrofuturistic sculptural reimagining of ancient African kingdoms. Using LEGO® bricks as his medium, Nimako explores the mysterious 14th century sea voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, ruler of the Mali Empire. Combining architecture, historical accounts, and fantastical…
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