Dance artist Mariko Tanabe engages with a story that began long before she was born: of Japanese Canadian internment camps
An Ancestral Legacy Trip to the Slocan Valley
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West Kootenay
The Nelson Civic Theatre’s Long Intermission
The hardest part isn’t the renovation itself. It’s holding everything else together in the meantime.
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. . .
Backcountry Inspiration
Four days secluded in the mountains gave retreat participants the ability to connect and unwind.
Metal Arts Guild of the Slocan Valley
Now that Selkirk College has announced the closure of the Nelson KSA campus at the end of the 2026 school year, the need for space and support for students and artisans has only grown more critical.
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.
Sophie Barbarics and Acacia Schachte
Canada’s Acacia Schachte and Hungary’s Sophie Barbarics are bringing the skills they’ve honed in multiple countries to local audiences and, especially, to students eager to learn.
Windows to the Past
“Upon first viewing the exhibit, Jim immediately recognized the name of his elementary school teacher and told those of us in the vicinity that she was his teacher. That was the first time I witnessed a former internee discover a personal connection to their past through our exhibit, and it was very moving.”
Exploring Underground Art in the Kootenays
Zines are meant to be hidden between shelves in the library, exchanged or shared in a variety of other ways. They’re raw, genuine, unpolished and are fairly accessible to make.
Small Town Synchronicity
Despite living in a small town, both Clague and Ida have been able to create and take advantage of opportunities that might not have been available to them in urban centres.
Why Pottery Matters More Than Ever
The news of KSA’s closure has come as a shock to the students, teachers and arts community in this region, particularly as just this year the ceramics program was expanded, due to strong demand.
USCC Ladies Cultural Interpretive Society
In both small and larger ways, helping others and responding to community needs is a key aspect of Doukhobor history and culture.