Lost Thread

Philip Hare, Bettina Matzkuhn, Amanda McCavour, Sylvie Roussel-Janssens, Wendy Toogood, Anna Torma, Matthew Varey, Angelika Werth and Robin Wiltse (Artist-in-Residence)

November 10, 2018 – February 24, 2019

Gallery A

Curator: Arin Fay

Opening Reception: Friday, November 9 (7-9 pm)

This group exhibition brings together several regional, provincial and National artists who create on the forefront of contemporary textiles in Canada and are practicing in respective spaces that push the boundaries between craft/art, and the historical/contemporary in relevant and intriguing ways.

There will be an artist-in-residence program attached to this exhibition w/ artist Robin Wiltse – funded by the CKCA/CBT and in partnership with Selkirk College. Robin will give an artist talk on November 29, 2018 at 6:00 pm. Event information available here.

For textile-related programming, please visit our program and event calendar.

402 Anderson Street: A History

November 3, 2018 – February 24, 2019

Gallery B

Curator: Arin Fay

Opening Reception: Friday, November 9 (7-9 pm)

402 Anderson Street: A History serves as a celebratory, commemorative show dedicated to the old museum site on the corner of Anderson Street. This exhibition marks the legacy of those who have contributed to the arts, culture and heritage in Nelson, BC, notably those directly involved in the establishment of the museum society’s previous location. 402 Anderson Street elaborates upon storied beginnings such as the building’s construction, the Mildred Erb Gallery and the infamous fire of 2003.  This exhibition further identifies and synthesizes the museum society’s history, and a continued effort in ‘looking forward to the past’.