Oct. 30 Pennywise – Castlegar, Slocan Valley

Bigby Art Show
Bigby Place, a
program of Kootenay
Society for
Community Living,
and the library
have teamed up to
celebrate artists of
diverse abilities.
The artists of Bigby
Place are displaying
their work in
the Nelson Public
Library’s art gallery
space. The exhibit
features drawings,
paintings and
multi-media art
from many different
artists and is a kaleidoscope of colour and creativity.
The artists of Bigby Place are no strangers to the library.
Many of them attend a monthly book club with the library
and several volunteer at the library. One of the artists, Nick
says that the art is “beautiful and it makes me happy.” Another
artist, Raphael, who created superhero fanart, says that he has
always been an artist and that creativity runs in the family. He
says that the exhibit at the library will “make people happy.”
Art is a regular feature of Bigby life. Indeed, staff at Bigby
Place make the effort so that participants have the artistic freedom
to express themselves through art. Staff say that the artwork
made by the participants gives them the opportunity for
inclusivity within their community.
The exhibit continues through the end of November.
Nelson Public Library
Give or Take a Few Million Years
“In retrospect, I feel like my work as a geologist was, in fact,
my art education.” Nelson artist Carol Wallace reflects on
her experience with the ridgelines and landscapes that have
informed her life in Give or Take a Few Million Years, her
upcoming exhibition at the Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery,
which opens on Friday, November 17 at 7pm and runs
through February 2024. Through drawings, sculptures, and
textiles she builds a dreamlike, otherworldly exhibition worth
delving into.
“Geology is like time travel. Rocks are visible evidence of
earlier worlds going back more than 4 billion years,” Wallace
says. “Atmospheres were created, oceans opened and closed,
mountains were formed and eroded, and microorganisms
evolved to a world we know today. We are all embedded in
deep time.” The exhibition invites the viewer to experience a
visual anthology of stories found in the rocks. Geologic imagery
is stitched and inked on layers of silk organza, magnified
minerals of local bedrock are projected onto the gallery wall,
biomorphic shapes are sculpted onto fractured rock, and ink
drawings remind us that a rock is much more than its exterior
surface.
“Give or Take a Few Million Years is an exhibition which
brings together several distinct but interconnected series that
Carol has developed over several years - a brilliant confluence
of art and science, that challenges our collective understanding
of time and evolution,” says Nelson Museum Curator
Arin Fay. “The importance of presenting other perspectives is
fundamental to understanding and expanding
all subject matter, and seeing issues
and ideas with open eyes not burdened by
normative or limiting preconceptions. This
exhibition presents a portal to a geological
timescale rarely considered by people outside
of the realm of science, and one which
helps to tell the foundational story of place.”
Wallace’s career as an artist began with a
bachelor’s degree in Geology, which led her
to exploring Northern BC, the Yukon and
the Canadian Arctic. Her detailed field notes
turned into geologic maps used by government
agencies and led to Wallace starting
a consulting company in Nelson. In 2014,
Wallace decided to pursue her art career full
time, and has since exhibited her work at
galleries throughout the BC interior.
For more information about the events
and programs at the Nelson Museum, please
visit nelsonmuseum.ca
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Nelson Museum, Archives & Gallery
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