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PAST
EVENTS
Over
the past two years, the CURA program and associated community
institutions have hosted a number of workshops and other public
events for CURA project participants as well as members of the
community interested in the field of cultural research:
Aboriginal
Policy Research Conference
Ottawa, ON - November
26-28, 2002
Co-hosted by the Department for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
and the University of Western Ontario.
CURA Representatives Dr. Andrea Walsh and Brenda Baptiste presented
a poster focusing on the Nk’Mip Day School Collection Research
Project. The presentation united the three principle conference
goals by:
a) discussing Nk’Mip community participation in the research
project
b) discussing the utilization of an empowerment model, rather
than one of victimization of aboriginal peoples, as a method for
researching past events in contemporary times
c) demonstrating the benefits of collaborative research and interdisciplinary
research and scholarship.
On November 29th Andrea and Brenda attended an all-day workshop
hosted by SSHRC to discuss the development of strategic priorities
in the area of aboriginal research.
Dr. Andrea Walsh, University of Victoria, and Brenda Baptiste, Osoyoos Indian Band, at the Aboriginal Policy Conference in Ottawa.
Legh
Mulhall Kilpin
Langley Centennial Museum,
9135 King St., Fort Langley, BC
October 10, 2002 - January 30, 2003
A selection of works from Canadian painter L.M. Kilpin, illuminating
the fascinating life and work of a turn-of-the-century painter.
Compiled by guest curator Roger Boulet.
For
more information contact the Langley Centennial Museum at (604)
888-3922.
Jeff
Carr, John Mitchell & Betty Ilsey (Kilpin's grandchildren),
Barbara Winters (CURA Program Coordinator),
and Lisa Codd (Langley Centennial Museum).
China
and Beyond: The Legacy of a Culture
Maltwood Art Museum
& Gallery, University of Victoria
September 3, 2002 - December 24, 2002
China
and Beyond is an educational exhibit featuring art objects from
the Vancouver Museum, the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, the
Maltwood Art Museum & Gallery and private collections throughout
British Columbia. The exhibit demonstrates how many features
of Chinese culture familiar today have their origin in earlier
periods. The China and Beyond exhibit will be at the Vancouver Museum between March 8, and September 1, 2003. http://www.vanmuseum.bc.ca/
  
Photos from the opening.
The
Far-reaching Legacy of Chinese Culture Symposium, September 22,
2002
Senate Chambers, University of Victoria
Organized by Dr. Kathlyn Liscomb in conjunction
with "China and Beyond: the Legacy
of a Culture", an exhibit at the Maltwood Art Museum
& Gallery, this symposium focused on the influence of Chinese
porcelains and featured the following guest speakers:
Jan Stuart, Associate Curator of Porcelains,
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian
Institute, Washington DC
Erica Dodd, History in Art, University of Victoria
Judith Patt, History in Art, University of Victoria
Paula Swart, Curator of Asian Studies, Vancouver
Museum
Naming
the Artist
Emily
Carr House, 207 Government St., Victoria, BC
October 3 - 25, 2002
Presented
in the childhood home of British Columbia's pre-eminent female
artist, this exhibit of decorative arts focused on trying to associate
the artists' name with their work. Artists included Martha Harris
(nee Douglas), Emily Carr, Edith 'Dolly' Higgins (nee Helmcken),
Dorothea McKenzie, Wilhelmina 'Goodie' McKenzie, Rosie Charlie
(nee Guterriez), Annie Lee (nee Gilmore), Susan Paul James (nee
Kalelse) and Emma Florence.
Carrying
a Culture: First Nations Basketry
White
Rock Museum & Archives, White Rock, BC
September 21, 2002 - November 17, 2002
This event allowed participants to discover the beauty of First Nations basketry from around British Columbia, to explore the relationship between basketry and the natural environment. Participants learned about the art of coiled baskets, through hands-on weaving stations...and much more!
Saturday
Seminar, September 28, 2002
"Used
for Many Purposes: First People's Basketry and the Irene Maccaud
Collection" by Dr. Nancy J. Turner, School of Environmental
Studies, University of Victoria.
Capturing
History: The Photography of Joseph F. Spalding, August 2002
Photos
from the opening.
Trademarks
and Salmon Art: A brand new perspective, June 2002
Sointula
Centennial Celebrations, May 2002
Untold
Stories of British Columbia, March 2002
CURA
Directors' Symposium, February 2002
First Nations Research Workshop, November 2001
Student Photography Workshops, November 2001
CURA Training Workshop, May 2001
For
more information on any of these events, please contact Barbara
Winters at the CURA office.
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China and Beyond is an educational exhibit featuring art objects from the Vancouver Museum (
