Public Programs

Our Silent Teachers: Weavings of the Past for our Future
Friday, July 16, 2010 from 11:00am – 12:30pm
Members: $8, General: $10 (plus HST)

Meet the Time Warp artists who will share their knowledge of their connections to the ancient Northwest Coast weaving styles.

Hear Delores Churchill's personal story of how she wove an exact replica of a spruce root hat worn by the pre-historic "Ice Man" (discovered in 1999 in the Yukon). The story culminates when she discovered through DNA tests that she is genetically related to the "Ice Man", a fact which brought great joy to her and her family.

Delores is a renowned Haida weaver of bark, root and wool, a mentor to many artists and recipient of multiple international awards. She lives in Ketchikan, Alaska.


DELORES CHURCHILL
“Ice Man” or “Kwaday Dän Ts’inchi” Hat circa 2003
Spruce root, ermine. Collection: Courtesy of Dr. Sharon Busby
Photo: Ron Reeder

MORE INFO: info@billreidgallery.ca or 604.682.3455 x 222.





June 17 - July 11, 2010

The Bill Reid Gallery launched a Public Aboriginal Art Walk (PAAW) on June 17, 2010 as a kick-off to
National Aboriginal Day on June 21.

The art walk was a great success with many participants.
Read Miss 604's blog
Listen to the CBC radio interview

AND THE WINNER IS...
All of the trivia question submissions were compiled and reviewed.
The final draw on Monday July 12, 2010 revealed the following winners:

- TERI DAMRON: limited edition print by Haida artist John Brent Bennett
- FINLAY MCINNES: annual membership to the Bill Reid Gallery
- SHEILA KIRKBY: 2 complimentary admission tickets to the Bill Reid Gallery
- DOROTHY MILLS: 2 complimentary admission tickets to the Bill Reid Gallery
- JUDY LINDSAY: 2 complimentary admission tickets to the Bill Reid Gallery

The above individuals have been notified via email.
For any questions, contact Navida at info@billreidgallery.ca or 604.682.3455 x 223.

Thank you to all who participated!

ABOVE: Human Spirit by Susan Point. On display at the Vancouver Convention Centre.



Past Events

A Lecture by Dr. Marie Mauzé
Honourary Director, Bill Reid Foundation
Wednesday, January 27, 2010 from 5:30pm – 7pm

Places and Meanings: The Peculiar Destiny of a Kwakwak’awakw Headdress
Admission by Donation
Sponsored by Scriba International Art Society


Photo of headdress courtesy of the U'Mista Cultural Centre, Alert Bay
Photo of Dr. Mauzé courtesy of l’École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, ADD Paris

Dr. Marie Mauzé will address three important moments in the life of a unique object, a Kwakwak’awakw ceremonial headdress, from the time it was confiscated by the Canadian government in 1922 to its return some 80 years later to the U’Mista Cultural Centre in Alert Bay.

Dr. Marie Mauzé is a French scholar in the field of Northwest Coast ethnology, anthropology of art and aesthetics, material culture studies, history of collecting, museums and representation of native societies. She holds a Masters degree in Interdisciplinary studies from Oregon State University, Corvallis. She has conducted research in BC with the Kwakwak’awakw people since 1980, and received her doctorate in anthropology from Paris, École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EPHESS) in 1985. Since 2000, she has been a senior researcher at the National Centre for Scientific Research, Laboratoire d’anthropologie sociale (Collège de France, Paris). She authored many articles in French and English that were published in scholarly journals, and has edited several books in French and in English.



Artist Talks

A series of talks featuring artists of the Gallery's current exhibition
Continuum: Vision and Creativity on the Northwest Coast.




Sonny Assu
Wednesday January 20, 2010, 5:30 - 7pm
Assu merges Northwest Coast Aboriginal iconography with the aesthetics of popular culture to challenge social and historical values that we as a society face on a daily basis. He has a BFA from Emily Carr University of Art + Design and has exhibited his work internationally.

Mike Dangeli
Wednesday September 30, 2009, 5:30 - 7pm
Dangeli lives and works in East Vancouver. He has taught workshops and demonstrated his work internationally. He is a founding director and dancer of the internationally recognized performance group Git Hayetsk.

Nicholas Galanin
Saturday October 24, 2009, 2:00 - 3:30pm
Galanin lives and works in Sitka, AK. He has a Master's degree in Indigenous Visual Arts, Massey University, NZ, and a BA (Honours), London Guildhall University, UK. He has exhibited his work internationally and is opening a solo exhibition at the Grunt Gallery Friday, October 23, 2009.

Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas
Wednesday November 25, 2009, 5:30 - 7pm
Yahgulanaas lives and works on Bowen Island. He has published a number of books including the award winning Flight of the Hummingbird, Greystone Books, 2008, and forthcoming Red, Douglas & McIntyre, 2009. He has exhibited his work internationally.

Adults $8
Seniors/Students $6
Members $5
(includes Gallery admission one hour prior to the event)


Celebrating the canoe as a wonder of Canada
Thursday November 5, 2009 from 12:00 – 1:00pm
Admission by donation

A lively and entertaining lunchtime presentation by Dr. James Raffan – Executive Director of the Canadian Canoe Museum.



Lessons from the Canoe
A Free Noon-Hour Talk
Wednesday, May 20, 2009 from 12 – 1pm

The Bill Reid Gallery of Northwest Coast Art will host a free noon-hour talk entitled Lessons from the Canoe by Sanford Osler on Wednesday, May 20, 2009 from 12 – 1pm. Sanford Osler is a canoeist with a keen interest in the historical role of the canoe, and its relevance today. His talk will highlight the revitalization of the canoe through the work of Bill Reid and conclude with lessons and insights to be learned from the canoe.

“I will be honouring the wisdom and resourcefulness of the Aboriginal designers and builders who created such beautiful, functional, and enduring crafts,” says Osler, “and I will be discussing the role canoes have played, and continue to play, in facilitating relations between people. Not only is the canoe the ultimate form of sustainable transportation, it is also significant as a vessel helping people on their spiritual journeys.

Osler was introduced to the canoe as a youngster at summer camp and has been in love with it ever since. He has owned a red 16’ cedar canvas canoe for the last 35 years and has taken it on many trips throughout Canada, including the Algonquin, Haliburton and Temagami lakes and rivers in Ontario, and the Broken Islands, Bowron Lakes and Gulf Islands here in B.C. He is a member of the Canadian Canoe Museum in Peterborough, Ontario and of the Northwest Chapter of the Wooden Canoe Heritage Association.

Osler’s talk will be 30 minutes allowing guests time to explore the Gallery (admission will be free for this event). The Gallery is named after the acclaimed Haida artist Bill Reid, and features over 60 pieces of his gold and silver jewelry, his bronze masterpiece Mythic Messengers, and a full scale totem pole carved by James Hart of Haida Gwaii.

For more information:

Contact: Paula Fairweather
Phone: 604-682-3455 ext. 222
Email: pfairweather@billreidgallery.ca

Haida Fashion Designer Dorothy Grant Fashion Show Thursday, February 12, 2009 12 pm to 1 pm Join renowned Haida fashion designer Dorothy Grant in the Gallery as she presents her latest design collection. Dorothy was the 2008 recipient of the Honor Award presented by Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. She'll be available after the show for fashion consultations. Members: $40 Non-members: $45 Includes fashion show, light lunch and admission to the Gallery To register please call 604.682.3455 or email guestservices@billreidfoundation.org.