Held Space
South Gallery
A sanctuary for learning from one another shoulder to shoulder and hand to hand through art — hand work, installation, performance, lens-based work, words + text — as a way of fostering resilience, empowerment, and advocacy.
Gwen Monnet | Elder, Dr. Evelyn Voyageur | Diana McKenzie | Comox Valley Transition Society | Indigenous Women’s Sharing Society | Lil’ Red Dress Project | Noojim Owin Kwe
As part of the convergent program upholding one another
Stolen Sisters — Sculptural + Video Installations | Cultural Teaching | Ceremony
Bringing awareness to missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls through adapted traditional creative practices, and sharing the teaching of cedar and bark weaving.
Gwen Monnet | Elder, Dr. Evelyn Voyageur | Jane Willie | Grace Pottsmith | Carla Voyageur | Jeannine Lindsay | Karver Everson | Edward Milne Community School students | Latisha Wadhams Pelkey | Isaiah Wadhams, Tommy Brown | Shawn Decaire | Zac Whyte
Story Sanctuary | Resilience — Interactive Art-Making Installation | Time-Based Instigations | Movement Practice
An evolving body of work that counters misogyny and upholds resilience by bringing together those with lived experience, advocates, artists, and community of all ages for shared conversations, stitching circles, art making and movement practices.
Diana McKenzie | Individuals involved in programming with the Comox Valley Transition Society Amythest House | Genevieve Johnson | Community Participants
Noojim Owin Kwe — Interactive Installation
Through song, prayer and dance we express the energy that upholds our teachings, our identity, strength and resilience.
Noojim Owin Kwe circle in the Comox Valley — Manidoo Waabiwin An Cultural Society
Reading materials such as Resilience: 50 Indigenous Art Cards and Teaching Guide are available for reading in CVAG’s Hub or for purchase in CVAG’s SHOP:MADE.
To view the teaching guide PDF, click here.
RESOURCES + COMMUNITY COLLABORATORS
Comox Valley Transition Society
Indigenous Women’s Sharing Society
Comox Valley MIKI’SIW Metis Association
Métis Nation British Columbia – Ministries
National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center