Cranbrook resident Joel Harding’s debut solo exhibition explores the oppositional characteristics that define a mountain
Joel Harding’s “Alpine Forces”
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Forces of Nature
How Many Ways?
This exhibition put a question mark on the head of humanism and pressure on the hierarchies inherent to it: mind over matter, man over nature, human over animal, certain humans over other humans. . .
Community and Creativity
When I asked whether remoteness and DIY culture create challenges, Marnie admitted that Empire of Dirt’s subtle presence in the forest can make it hard for outsiders to grasp.
Backcountry Inspiration
Four days secluded in the mountains gave retreat participants the ability to connect and unwind.
Field Notes from the Rainbow-Jordan Wilderness
Finished artwork will be exhibited at the Grand Forks Art Gallery in fall 2027, and will include sound composition and field recording, analogue film, narrative graphic comic strips, poetry, installation, large-scale immersive drawing and more.
The Art of Safe Keeping
‘The Art of Safe Keeping,’ it occurs to me, is not only safekeeping possessions, people, memories, but in a broader sense the stories of a community.
Sketchers in the Wild
The campers are outdoors from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for five days, rain or shine. “We hit the trails on foot in the morning with lots of breaks for observing, sketching, nature journalling and play. We can hike ten kilometres on an average day,” says Russell.
First Word: Editorial
Interestingly, many of the stories that we have chosen for this issue of Articulate focus on relationships with the natural world.