Name: Castaways Opening Weekend: Jessica Cadkin, Bridget Catchpole, Wendy Davis, Val Galvin, Anna Gustafson , Barbara Heller, Emily Jan, Rachelle LeBlanc, Susan Lenz, Leisa Rich, Bettina Matzkuhn, Amy Meissner, Johanna Norry, Paulina Ortiz, Judith Selby, Dimitra Skandali, Katherine Soucie, Diana Weymar, Dora Wilson, Alejandra Zermeno
Start: 2020-03-07T10:00:00-08:00
End: 1970-01-01T16:00:00-08:00
Location: Bateman Foundation Gallery of Nature

Event Archive - Castaways Opening Weekend: Jessica Cadkin, Bridget Catchpole, Wendy Davis, Val Galvin, Anna Gustafson , Barbara Heller, Emily Jan, Rachelle LeBlanc, Susan Lenz, Leisa Rich, Bettina Matzkuhn, Amy Meissner, Johanna Norry, Paulina Ortiz, Judith Selby, Dimitra Skandali, Katherine Soucie, Diana Weymar, Dora Wilson, Alejandra Zermeno

Sat. March 7th 2020 - Sat. March 7th 2020 @ Bateman Foundation Gallery of Nature (All Ages)

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. doors at 10:00 a.m.

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Presented by: Bateman Foundation Gallery of Nature

Event Categories

Visual Arts: Installation, Fibre / Leather Arts, Mixed-Media, Sculpture

Please join us from 7th-8th March for the official public opening of our new exhibit, Castaways: Art From the Material World! In honour of International Women’s Day on Sunday March 8th, admission will be by donation all weekend. The gallery is open from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. on both Saturday and Sunday.

Castaways: Art From the Material World is a rags to riches tale of the textile industry and its global impact. Featuring twenty women artists from Canada and the Americas, this immersive exhibition confronts climate change head on, exploring consumer culture and our relationship to fast fashion. Castaways is the story of a planet in crisis, told from uniquely female and indigenous perspectives.

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Val Galvin (handhooked and braided rugs)

I'm born and raised in Chemainus. I've been creating rugs since 1979 after a trip to the East coast. I love designing and choosing colors from a huge collection of re-used and recycled fabrics. Enjoy! more info