Hold Being Held
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Comox Valley Art Gallery 580 Duncan Ave, Courtenay, British Columbia V9N 2M7
Samantha Dickie, "Viveka," 2017
photo credit: Cathie Ferguson
The Hold Being Held exhibition will open with a public reception June 27. This evening of artist facilitated art making, refreshments, food, and conversation with the artists will begin at 5pm. At 7pm the artists will speak to their work and creative process.
Hold Being Held, is part of thematic programming that includes a creative residency, project room studios, and community engagement make art events.
Participating artists:
Rachel Grenon
Samantha Dickie
Alan Burgess
Gordon Hutchens
Jeff Brett
Roberta Denton
D Gillian Turner
Samantha Dickie, Alan Burgess and Gordon Hutchens will present work rooted in their established practices. Jeff Brett and Roberta Denton will present works in clay, digital media and sound. In preparation for exhibition, Gillian Turner has been developing work for the exhibition during the project room studio, Water and Shelter. Montreal ceramicist, Rachel Grenon will be conducting site-specific creative research and developing new work for the exhibition during the associated CVAG Creative Residency 2019, May 14 – July 5.