Nanaimo All Events
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May 18 to May 19, May 22 to May 26, May 28 to Jun 02, Jun 04 to Jun 09, Jun 11 to Jun 16, Jun 18 to Jun 23, Jun 25 to Jun 30, Jul 03 to Jul 07, Jul 09 to Jul 14, Jul 16 to Jul 21, Jul 23 to Jul 28, Jul 30 to Aug 04, Aug 07 to Aug 11, Aug 13 to Aug 18, Aug 20 to Aug 25, Aug 27 to Sep 01
Ebb & Flow: Sonny Assu + Rande Cook
May 18—September 1, 2012
Join us for a community event to celebrate Ebb & Flow:
Friday, June 1
4:30 pm: talk by artist Rande Cook
Nanaimo Art Gallery, VIU Campus, …
6 pm: First Nations Feast and Celebration
Shq’apthut: Gathering Place
Free Docent Led Tours: 12.30pm - 1:15pm, Saturday, July 7 & August 11
All are welcome. Admission is free.
Presented in partnership with Vancouver Island University`s Shq’apthut: Gathering Place and VIU Office of Aboriginal Education.
Ebb & Flow celebrates the distinctive voices of contemporary Aboriginal artists Sonny Assu and Rande Cook.
Trained in both traditional and contemporary practices, Assu and Cook push boundaries to redefine what society understands and expects of First Nations art and culture. Their work preserves elements of their cultural heritage, and explores new concepts, media and methodologies.
Themes of death and rebirth, displacement and belonging, loss and reclamation, colonialism and self determination, the sacred and the profane, traditional rites and practices, and contemporary popular culture, characterize the powerful works in Ebb & Flow.
Assu merges Northwest Coast Aboriginal iconography with the aesthetics of popular culture through painting, photography, and the found object. In his series of paintings called Chilkat, Assu explores how we dictate our social status, combining references to social media and the traditional Chilkat blanket.
Assu`s photographic series, Artifacts of Authenticity, made in collaboration with artist Eric Deis, documents interventions in a museum collection, a commercial gallery, and a tourist shop. Cuts of cedar found by the artist, become faceless `masks` and take on new meanings as they are inserted into different contexts.
Rande Cook`s photographs, sculpture and mixed media work references the ancient ones, potlatch, plague, reincarnation, substance abuse, residential schools and the Indian Act. Through his work, Cook addresses the need for renewal and reclamation, the growing strength of aboriginal culture, and the importance of sacred traditions, rituals, language, and stories.
Cook`s sculptural work, Totems to High Rises, carved from red cedar, interrogates the nature of wealth in contemporary society. In a series of four photos called `Thank you God,` the artist is pictured wearing a carved wood mask in different locations, including at the Vatican and in Times Square, New York.
Ebb & Flow underscores Nanaimo Art Gallery’s commitment to showcase the diversity of Canadian culture. Developing a meaningful relationship with Aboriginal communities in our region, and providing a venue for First Nations art and visual culture are important elements of the Gallery’s mandate.
Artist Bios
Montreal based artist Sonny Assu (Liǥwildaʼxw of the We Wai Kai (Cape Mudge) Nation) received his BFA from Emily Carr University in 2002, and has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across Canada and the United States. His work resides in private and public collections including The National Gallery of Canada, UBC Museum of Anthropology, and The Seattle Art Museum.
Victoria based Rande Cook (Galapa), Kwakwaka’wakw was born in Alert Bay on Vancouver Island. His cultural heritage lies in the Namgis, Maamtagila, and Mamalilikala tribes. Strongly influenced as a child by his grandfather, Gus Matilpi, Cook has since worked with mentors such as John Livingston for his mastery in wood sculpting, Robert Davidson in metal work, Calvin Hunt for his craftsmanship in wood and most recently with master Valentin Yotkov for his expertise in repousee and chasing.
For more information contact Nanaimo Art Gallery at 250-740-6350 or info@nanaimogallery.ca
Ebb & Flow: Sonny Assu + Rande Cook
May 18—September 1, 2012
Join us for a community event to celebrate Ebb & Flow:
Friday, June 1
4:30 pm: talk by artist Rande Cook
Nanaimo Art Gallery, VIU Campus, …
6 pm: First Nations Feast and Celebration
Shq’apthut: Gathering Place
Free Docent Led Tours: 12.30pm - 1:15pm, Saturday, July 7 & August 11
All are welcome. Admission is free.
Presented in partnership with Vancouver Island University`s Shq’apthut: Gathering Place and VIU Office of Aboriginal Education.
Ebb & Flow celebrates the distinctive voices of contemporary Aboriginal artists Sonny Assu and Rande Cook.
Trained in both traditional and contemporary practices, Assu and Cook push boundaries to redefine what society understands and expects of First Nations art and culture. Their work preserves elements of their cultural heritage, and explores new concepts, media and methodologies.
Themes of death and rebirth, displacement and belonging, loss and reclamation, colonialism and self determination, the sacred and the profane, traditional rites and practices, and contemporary popular culture, characterize the powerful works in Ebb & Flow.
Assu merges Northwest Coast Aboriginal iconography with the aesthetics of popular culture through painting, photography, and the found object. In his series of paintings called Chilkat, Assu explores how we dictate our social status, combining references to social media and the traditional Chilkat blanket.
Assu`s photographic series, Artifacts of Authenticity, made in collaboration with artist Eric Deis, documents interventions in a museum collection, a commercial gallery, and a tourist shop. Cuts of cedar found by the artist, become faceless `masks` and take on new meanings as they are inserted into different contexts.
Rande Cook`s photographs, sculpture and mixed media work references the ancient ones, potlatch, plague, reincarnation, substance abuse, residential schools and the Indian Act. Through his work, Cook addresses the need for renewal and reclamation, the growing strength of aboriginal culture, and the importance of sacred traditions, rituals, language, and stories.
Cook`s sculptural work, Totems to High Rises, carved from red cedar, interrogates the nature of wealth in contemporary society. In a series of four photos called `Thank you God,` the artist is pictured wearing a carved wood mask in different locations, including at the Vatican and in Times Square, New York.
Ebb & Flow underscores Nanaimo Art Gallery’s commitment to showcase the diversity of Canadian culture. Developing a meaningful relationship with Aboriginal communities in our region, and providing a venue for First Nations art and visual culture are important elements of the Gallery’s mandate.
Artist Bios
Montreal based artist Sonny Assu (Liǥwildaʼxw of the We Wai Kai (Cape Mudge) Nation) received his BFA from Emily Carr University in 2002, and has been featured in solo and group exhibitions across Canada and the United States. His work resides in private and public collections including The National Gallery of Canada, UBC Museum of Anthropology, and The Seattle Art Museum.
Victoria based Rande Cook (Galapa), Kwakwaka’wakw was born in Alert Bay on Vancouver Island. His cultural heritage lies in the Namgis, Maamtagila, and Mamalilikala tribes. Strongly influenced as a child by his grandfather, Gus Matilpi, Cook has since worked with mentors such as John Livingston for his mastery in wood sculpting, Robert Davidson in metal work, Calvin Hunt for his craftsmanship in wood and most recently with master Valentin Yotkov for his expertise in repousee and chasing.
For more information contact Nanaimo Art Gallery at 250-740-6350 or info@nanaimogallery.ca
- Nanaimo Art Gallery - Campus Location Address: 900 Fifth Street Nanaimo BC V9R 5S5
May 18 to May 21
This annual Victoria Day weekend event features the crowning of a May Queen, Maypole dancing by local children, a midway in the Civic Arena and an Empire Days Parade through the downtown area. The grand finale is a fireworks display over the Nanaimo waterfront.
This annual Victoria Day weekend event features the crowning of a May Queen, Maypole dancing by local children, a midway in the Civic Arena and an Empire Days Parade through the downtown area. The grand finale is a fireworks display over the Nanaimo waterfront.
- Waterfront District Address: Front Street Nanaimo BC
- Maffeo-Sutton/Swy-a-Lana Lagoon Park Address: 50 Arena Street Nanaimo BC
- The Bastion Address: . Nanaimo BC
Jul 06 to Jul 08
Nanaimo's first Dragon Boat Festival was held in 2002, drawing big crowds from all over. The festival runs for three days in July and takes place in the beautiful Nanaimo Harbour at Maffeo Sutton Park and Pioneer Plaza.
Nanaimo's first Dragon Boat Festival was held in 2002, drawing big crowds from all over. The festival runs for three days in July and takes place in the beautiful Nanaimo Harbour at Maffeo Sutton Park and Pioneer Plaza.
- Pioneer Waterfront Plaza Address: Front Street Nanaimo BC
- Maffeo-Sutton/Swy-a-Lana Lagoon Park Address: 50 Arena Street Nanaimo BC
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This family-oriented event consists of a series of hilarious races between boats that have been cleverly built by children. All proceeds go to the Nanaimo Child Development Centre. The day also features children’s entertainers and plenty of food.
This family-oriented event consists of a series of hilarious races between boats that have been cleverly built by children. All proceeds go to the Nanaimo Child Development Centre. The day also features children’s entertainers and plenty of food.
- Maffeo-Sutton/Swy-a-Lana Lagoon Park Address: 50 Arena Street Nanaimo BC
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The Nanaimo Marine Festival is an annual event which runs for four days in the summer. The festival is jammed-packed with events and involves several venues throughout the city. Events include a pancake breakfast, live performances, festival food fare, numerous children's events and concludes with the Great Bathtub Race, a tradition started in 1967.
The Nanaimo Marine Festival is an annual event which runs for four days in the summer. The festival is jammed-packed with events and involves several venues throughout the city. Events include a pancake breakfast, live performances, festival food fare, numerous children's events and concludes with the Great Bathtub Race, a tradition started in 1967.
- Waterfront District Address: Front Street Nanaimo BC
- Old City Quarter Nanaimo Address: 418 Fitzwilliam Street Nanaimo BC V9R 3A1
- Maffeo-Sutton/Swy-a-Lana Lagoon Park Address: 50 Arena Street Nanaimo BC
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The first bathtub race took place at the Nanaimo Harbour in 1967. Over 200 entries were submitted in the first event and 47 completed the 58 km (36 mi) race, which ended in Vancouver's Fisherman's Cove across the straits of Georgia. Today the annual event leaves from Departure Bay in Nanaimo harbour, circles Entrance Island, proceeds up to and around Winchelsea Island and then finishes back where it started in Departure Bay in Nanaimo. This event is one of main attractions at the Nanaimo Marine Festival.
The first bathtub race took place at the Nanaimo Harbour in 1967. Over 200 entries were submitted in the first event and 47 completed the 58 km (36 mi) race, which ended in Vancouver's Fisherman's Cove across the straits of Georgia. Today the annual event leaves from Departure Bay in Nanaimo harbour, circles Entrance Island, proceeds up to and around Winchelsea Island and then finishes back where it started in Departure Bay in Nanaimo. This event is one of main attractions at the Nanaimo Marine Festival.
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This fair has a long history, stretching back more than a hundred years. Today it showcases local agriculture. A variety of activities and displays are featured making it fun for the whole family. A variety of produce is on display, from jams to cookies, heirloom quilts to animals.
This fair has a long history, stretching back more than a hundred years. Today it showcases local agriculture. A variety of activities and displays are featured making it fun for the whole family. A variety of produce is on display, from jams to cookies, heirloom quilts to animals.
- Beban Park Address: 2300 Bowen Road Nanaimo BC
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The Festival of Banners was introduced by the Nanaimo Art Gallery in 1987. Dubbed a "Gallery in the Streets" local artists create banners that reflect the years theme and these banners are displayed in the streets from the early spring until early September, at which time they are auctioned off. Artists of all ages get into the fun and awards are given out.
The Festival of Banners was introduced by the Nanaimo Art Gallery in 1987. Dubbed a "Gallery in the Streets" local artists create banners that reflect the years theme and these banners are displayed in the streets from the early spring until early September, at which time they are auctioned off. Artists of all ages get into the fun and awards are given out.
- Waterfront District Address: Front Street Nanaimo BC
- Old City Quarter Nanaimo Address: 418 Fitzwilliam Street Nanaimo BC V9R 3A1
- Arts District Address: Nanaimo BC
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The Shady Mile Farm Market on Jinglepot Road is hosting the Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off and Pumpkin Festival featuring a large cash prize to be won. Featuring pumpkin carving, hayrides, face painting, petting farm, refreshments, hay play area and more. Come have a Gourd weekend.
The Shady Mile Farm Market on Jinglepot Road is hosting the Giant Pumpkin Weigh Off and Pumpkin Festival featuring a large cash prize to be won. Featuring pumpkin carving, hayrides, face painting, petting farm, refreshments, hay play area and more. Come have a Gourd weekend.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011 Nanaimo Art Gallery presents Harbour City Masquerade,
a glamorous fundraising initiative that promises to be the city’s premier Halloween ticket and a new tradition in downtown Nanaimo.
Join us for a night of tricks and gourmet treats, hit the dance
floor with Wunderbread and
The Paramounts, win prizes for
the most creative costumes, and
capture the moment in our
artist-made photo booth.
Explore your creative side.
Celebrate Halloween.
See and be seen in costume.
Support Nanaimo Art Gallery.
Harbour City Masquerade
Saturday . October . 29 | 7:30 PM to 12:00 AM
Diners Rendezvous . 489 Wallace Street . Nanaimo
Tickets $75 per guest
Available at Nanaimo Art Gallery (Downtown and VIU Campus)
and Diners Rendezvous. Call (250) 754-1750 or email info@nanaimogallery.ca
Generously supported by Impact Visual, Diners Rendezvous,
Coast Realty Group, and Willow Chandler Photography.
Saturday, October 29, 2011 Nanaimo Art Gallery presents Harbour City Masquerade,
a glamorous fundraising initiative that promises to be the city’s premier Halloween ticket and a new tradition in downtown Nanaimo.
Join us for a night of tricks and gourmet treats, hit the dance
floor with Wunderbread and
The Paramounts, win prizes for
the most creative costumes, and
capture the moment in our
artist-made photo booth.
Explore your creative side.
Celebrate Halloween.
See and be seen in costume.
Support Nanaimo Art Gallery.
Harbour City Masquerade
Saturday . October . 29 | 7:30 PM to 12:00 AM
Diners Rendezvous . 489 Wallace Street . Nanaimo
Tickets $75 per guest
Available at Nanaimo Art Gallery (Downtown and VIU Campus)
and Diners Rendezvous. Call (250) 754-1750 or email info@nanaimogallery.ca
Generously supported by Impact Visual, Diners Rendezvous,
Coast Realty Group, and Willow Chandler Photography.
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Dancestreams is a pre-professional youth dance company for Vancouver Island featuring enriched training & performance opportunities for talented youth from all communities. Guest artists for classes include Sarah Brewer Clowes & Lina Fitzner. Junior class 11 am. Senior ballet 12:45 pm; Senior modern 2:30 pm. all classes $20/ea.
Dancestreams is a pre-professional youth dance company for Vancouver Island featuring enriched training & performance opportunities for talented youth from all communities. Guest artists for classes include Sarah Brewer Clowes & Lina Fitzner. Junior class 11 am. Senior ballet 12:45 pm; Senior modern 2:30 pm. all classes $20/ea.
