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Dear Friends,

We hope you can join us on July 22 for the opening of our summer drum show, Garamuts, Tifa, and Tambourines: Drums of the Pacific Rim.

The remarkable carving and painting of these functional works also make them stunning art objects that furnish the ceremonial houses of their peoples. This summer we celebrate tambourine styled drums from different regions of the Northwest Coast of Canada including works from Coast Salish artists Dylan Thomas, lessLIE, and Chris Paul, as well as a miniature box drum by renowned Kwakwaka'wakw carver Richard Sumner. Oceanic works include a magnificent slit gong drum or garamut from the late, legendary master carver Plasios Asapi from the Sepik River, and a magnificent ceremonial drum from the Gogodala Region of the Western province of Papua New Guinea, alongside ornately decorated tifa drums from the Asmat and Sentani regions of West Papua.

Please join us for the opening reception on Thursday, July 22, from 6 - 8 pm. The online catalogue will be available for preview at www.alcheringa-gallery.com on Friday, July 16.

HONOURING THE EIGHT LEGGED

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the opening of George Littlechild's solo exhibition Honouring the Eight Legged. His work will be on view at the gallery through the summer.

George Littlechild and friends at the opening of Honouring the Eight Legged

NEW ARRIVALS

This month we have new arrivals including a limited edition serigraph print from Rande Cook, Forever Family, and his stunning Spirits in the Material World bracelet, for which Richard Sumner has created a red cedar treasure box.

Rande Cook, Spirits in the Material World,
with cedar box by Richard Sumner

Coast Salish artist lessLIE has created a new original painting and limited edition serigraph print of the same name, lIFe. Dylan Thomas continues to refresh with his jewelry design, offering a beautiful oval Hummingbird pendant.

Rande Cook, Forever Family (at left), and lessLIE, lIFe (at right)

Best wishes,

Elaine, Traute, Erin, Sarah and Jyssica