Workshop with Vivian-Sofia Mora
Apr 23 , 2024
Watercolour Florals
Join us to open our next exhibition
Apr 26 , 2024
Sun Over Swamp: Opening Reception
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Nanaimo Art Gallery is situated in the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of Snuneymuxw First Nations, and we are grateful to operate on Snuneymuxw territory.
ExpandDowntown Nanaimo Production
From April 22nd to May 31st, Diana Krall Plaza and adjacent streets will see closures due to production activities. Nanaimo Art Gallery will remain open most of this time but please keep an eye on our website, social media channels and newsletter for specific closing dates. For all the details please visit the Downtown Nanaimo website.
Our Future
What Stories Do We Tell?
Did you know that at Nanaimo Art Gallery we build our annual programs and exhibitions around shared inquiries? Each year we ask a big question that resonates in our community, providing a touchstone to guide and inspire our work.
Beginning in April 2022 our current inquiry, What Stories Do We Tell? will be extended over two years, allowing a wide range of voices and narratives to build on each other. Along with exhibitions, we’ll offer many exciting programs for you to connect with others, express yourself, tell stories, and share your passion for art.
Landing
Qp’ilum (Landing), 2022
Landing is an online home for Nanaimo Art Gallery’s offsite projects.
The website begins with an artwork: Eliot White-Hill Kwulasultun’s Qp’ilum (Landing), which was commissioned for this project. Eliot describes the work as “a conceptual representation of land and territory, which critiques the conventions of mapping and instead offers how the place called ‘Nanaimo’ exists from my perspective as a Snuneymuxw person.”
We are grateful to Canada Council for the Arts and BC Arts Council for their support of this project.