The catalogues and books below have been produced by CURA projects. For information about other CURA publications and presentations, click the links on the
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Nk'Mip Chronicles: Art from the Inkameep Day School, is a stunning catalogue of artwork and photos from Inkameep school children between 1931 and 1942. The story of the remarkable teacher Anthony Walsh and his students, encouraged to explore their culture through art and theater, is told by anthropologist Andrea Walsh. For information contact the Osoyoos Museum or the Nk'Mip Desert and Heritage Centre at nkmipdesert@oib.ca. |
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Shashin: Japanese Canadian Photography to 1942, is a beautifully illustrated catalogue of three collections of black and white photographs by early Japanese Canadian photographers, a historical review of Japanese Canadian communities in British Columbia, biographies of the photographers, and an analysis of insights into the social and economic life of pre-war Japanese Canadians. For information
contact the Japanese Canadian National Museum at jcnm@nikkeiplace.org . |
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"A
Woman's Place": Art and the Role of Women in the Cultural
Formation of Victoria, B.C., 1850's-1920's,
is a fully illustrated catalogue of the exhibition of
the same name which took place at the Maltwood Art Museum
and Gallery (Sept. 2004-Jan. 2005). The catalogue features
an introductory essay by Dr. K. Anne Finlay and extensive catalogue
entries by project researchers. For information contact the
Maltwood Gallery at cr@uvic.ca
or phone 250-721-6562.
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World
Tea Party Victoria,
published by the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, provides a
study of art of tea culture, past and present, in essays by
Bryan Mulvihill, Judith Patt, Eve Millar, and Sheila Connelly.
The publication includes both colour and black and white illustrations.
For information contact the Maltwood Gallery at cr@uvic.ca
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Helen
McCall’s Community Album, published by the
Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives Society, is a fully
illustrated and captivating study of the museum’s collection
of photographs by Helen McCall (1899-1956). For information
contact the museum at scm_a@dccnet.com
or phone 604-886-8232.
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Caetani
di Sermoneta: An Italian Family in Vernon, 1921-1994,
published by the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives, is an 80-page
catalogue produced in conjunction with simultaneous exhibitions
of Caetani family artifacts and the art of Sveva Caetani at
the Vernon Museum and the Vernon Art Gallery. For information
contact the museum at mail@vernon.museum.ca
or phone 250-542-3142. |
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