Community Partners:
Alberni Valley Community Arts Council
http://www.alberni.net/communityarts/

Project Directors:
Gareth Flostrand, Alberni Vallery Community Arts Council
Email: admincac@alberni.net
Martin Segger, Director of the Maltwood Gallery, University of Victoria
Email: msegger@uvic.ca

Student Researchers:
HRDC Student Summer Works: Jim Galvao, Cultural Resource Management
HRDC Summer Career Placement: Nev Gibson, Music and Computer Science; Mark Laver and Ross Macaulay, History in Art
Summer Student Assistant: Catlin Lewis, graduate student, History in Art
Young Canada Works: Graham Winterbottom, Geography

The Community Arts Council of the Alberni Valley operates the Rollin Art Centre, a cultural focal point of the community. The Centre houses a permanent collection of art, mostly donated by local artist and teacher Robert Aller in 1995. Aller studied with Arthur Lismer of the Group of Seven and is also known for his work with and support of First Nations artists. The collection includes works by Aller and pieces he collected from friends and colleagues.

The CURA project involves extensive research on the Gallery's collection and works by Aller in private collections. A database has been designed for the Gallery and the collection has been catalogued. The works have been photographed and digitized. An exhibition will be mounted in collaboration with the Maltwood Gallery at UVic.