Fri, Sep 09
|Victoria Arts Council: Main Gallery
Gifts From The Ancestors: Opening Ceremony
The debut solo exhibition by Ha’wilh Way’anis Joshua Watts.
Time & Location
Sep 09, 2022, 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Victoria Arts Council: Main Gallery, 1800 Store St, Victoria, BC V8T 4R4, Canada
About the event
HOSTED BY VICTORIA ARTS COUNCIL: https://vicartscouncil.ca/2022/08/31/gifts-from-the-ancestors/
Informed by Nuu-Chah-Nulth histories, legends and traditional carving techniques, contemporary artist Ha’wilh Way’anis Joshua Watts will be transforming the Victoria Arts Council’s main gallery to look like a longhouse as a way of honouring his cultural teachings while commenting on current societal topics.
The exhibition will run from September 9, until October 30, 2022.
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