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First Peoples Festival
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2010-08-30
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21st Annual First Peoples Festival
A celebration of friendship and understanding
Sunday, September 5, 2010
10 a.m. to 4 pm.
Spirit Square (next to Victoria City Hall)
The Victoria Native Friendship Centre in partnership with the City of Victoria is hosting the 21st First Peoples Festival , a free event showcasing the diverse, rich and thriving heritage of Canada's First Peoples.
The events will include cultural presentations, an artist market and children's activities. There will be featured over 30 First Nations artists, including carvers, weavers, Cowichan knitters, musicians, dancers, and those who practise traditional Aboriginal medicine.
Performances by the Unity Drummers and Singers will open and close the festivities.
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Tony Hunt receives Order of British Columbia
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2010-08-11
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We are pleased to announce the recognition of Chief Tony Hunt on receiving the Order of British Columbia.
Some of Hunt's most recent work includes participating in carving a six meter red cedar canoe to christen Salish Sea.
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UPCOMING SHOW: Garamuts, Tifa, and Tambourines: Drums of the Pacific Rim
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2010-07-09
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This summer we celebrate the drums from different regions of the Northwest Coast of Canada and Papua New Guinea in Garamuts, Tifa, and Tambourines: Drums of the Pacific Rim. Featured works include Kwakwaka'wakw and Coast Salish design, with Papua New Guinean works from Gogodala, the Sepik River, and the Asmat and Sentani regions of West Papua.
Celebrating the cultures of indigenous people of the Pacific Rim, drums are used in ceremony and for communication. The remarkable carving and painting of these functional works also make them stunning art objects that furnish the ceremonial houses of their peoples.
Opening reception Thursday, July 22, 6 - 8 pm.
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Rande Cook Featured in FOCUS Magazine
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2010-06-07
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Innovative Visions of the Formline: New Works by Rande Cook continues until June 10. Rande's innovative work has been featured in this month's issue of FOCUS magazine, including an interview with the artist.
The full text article is available for download in pdf format.
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Double Visions ~ May 15 - June 20, 2010
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2010-05-27
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An exhibition of Contemporary Art from Papua New Guinea
Presented by Fife Contemporary Art & Craft (FCA&C) in association with Rebecca Hossack Gallery, London, UK and Alcheringa Gallery, Victoria, Canada
Featuring the work of the late Mathias Kauage OBE ~ 1944-2003
Also participating Hailans to Ailans artists: Teddy Balangu ( Mid Sepik), Tom Deko (Eastern Highlands), Kaua Gita (Mid Sepik), Cathy Kata (Western Highlands), Martin Morububuna (Trobriand Islands) ,and Lucas Tangun (Mid Sepik)
http://www.fcac.co.uk
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COMING SOON - George Littlechild - Honouring the Eight Legged
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2010-05-03
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Honouring the Eight Legged
New works by George Littlechild, June 13 - July 12, 2010. Opening reception to be held on Sunday, June 13th from 1-5 pm. The artist will be present.
Web catalogue coming soon.
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Innovative Visions of the Formline: New Works by Rande Cook
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2010-03-30
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May 13-June 9 “Innovative Visions of the Formline: New Works by Rande Cook”, inspired by the work of the late Doug Cranmer, Rande Cook takes an inventive approach to the formline in a new series of gouache paintings. Opening reception May 13, from 7-9pm.
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HAILANS TO AILANS
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2010-03-09
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In the Autumn of 2009, a groundbreaking exhibition showcased the work of a number of artists from the different regions of Papua New Guinea. Hailans to Ailans (Highlands to Islands in Melanesian Pidgin), featuring sculpture in wood and metal, performance and fibre art, and painting, including new work from Teddy Balangu, Tom Deko, Kaua Gita, Cathy Kata, Michael Mel, Martin Morububuna, Lucas Tangun, Michael Timbin, and Claytus Yambon.
The aim of this cultural project was to promote global recognition of the meanings, values and diversity of Papua New Guinea contemporary visual arts. Further cultural exchange was encouraged through the inclusion of work from artists of the Northwest Coast of Canada, including Leslie Sam (lessLIE) and John Marston of the Coast Salish nation. Part 1 of the exhibition opened on September 16 at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery in London, and Part 2 opened at Alcheringa Gallery on November 5, 2009. An extensive catalogue of work with artist interviews and essays by leading scholars is available from both galleries.
The exhibition can be seen online at hailanstoailans.com.
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Gallery News for March
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2010-03-08
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If you have not yet subscribed to the Alcheringa e-mail newsletter, you can read it online. Subscribers get previews of upcoming exhibitions and events, as well as notifications about new arrivals.
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Books!
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2010-03-06
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We've added a books section to this site and we continue to expand it. Contact us for book recommendations or to inquire about other titles.
Many of our visitors don't know that we maintain a large library of current, rare, and out-of-print books on First Nations and Oceanic arts in the gallery. Ask us about it next time you're in.
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Artists help launch Sepik Chisel Fund
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2010-03-05
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This paddle, carved by John Marston, was used in the ceremony by Chemainus First Nation to welcome Palembei carver Teddy Balangu to Coast Salish territory in 2006. The artists have donated it to help launch our Sepik Chisel Fund that supplies carvers with high-quality tools they can't get in PNG.
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Interviews with Peak Aspirations artists Angela Marston and Dylan Thomas
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2010-02-24
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Two of our artists were interviewed by Efren Quiroz of exhibit-v. Check out Angela Marston and Dylan Thomas as they talk about their latest works, currently featured in Alcheringa's exhibition, Peak Aspirations.
Click here to play the video.
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Hailans to Ailans in UK, US
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2009-10-06
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Winners of BC Creative Achievement Award for Aboriginal Art
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2009-06-07
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Here and There: Children’s drawings from France and Papua New Guinea
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2008-10-09
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PROJECT OF AN EXHIBITION OF 60 DRAWINGS MADE
BY FRENCH AND PAPUA NEW GUINEAN CHILDREN
Exhibition organized by the Alliance française de Port Moresby, the Kopkop College (Gerehu, Papua New Guinea) and the Ecole Saint-Jean (Strasbourg, France).
National Library, Papua New Guinea
October 13th 2008 – November 21st 2008
Ecole Saint Jean, France
Winter 2009
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Springs Festival of Native Film and Cultural Weekend, March 5-9, 2008
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2008-03-05
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KILLER WHALE AND CROCODILE has been selected from over 350 Native American or indigenous films submitted for consideration this year. While there were many excellent films to choose from for this year's festival, Killerwhale and Crocodile was chosen because it "best represents the beauty and complexity of the Native and aboriginal experience while celebrating Native traditions, culture and heritage most eloquently."
All screenings for the Palm Springs Festival of Native Film and Culture will be held at the Camelot Theatres, Palm Springs' elegant premier motion picture theatre complex.
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