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Can you imagine a group of young women mountaineering high in the Rockies then sitting down to a cup of tea and a plein air painting session? After researching this artist I learned Hilda Vincent Foster composed this red-breasted nuthatch in the…
Exhibition: For The Records
This is my sister and me on our annual trip to the museum as kids. We would always stay at the Delta hotel and then spend a full day at the RBCM. I was just so excited to learn!
Little did I know, I would end up sharing that excitement for…
Exhibition: RBCM through the Ages
I am Gwa’sala-‘Nakwaxda’xw
I am looking for independence
I am learning to love myself
I am listening to my dad blast The Cars in the morning as he gets ready for work.
I am remembering when I went to school- when I saw myself in the…
Exhibition: I Am Here
Jeff and Cheryl met in 1983 while they were both living in Victoria, British Columbia. They married in 1985. Almost forty years later, they’re still happily married with three kids and two grandkids. “We both share a passion for our children and our…
Exhibition: Climate Hope
Sophie is a writing and philosophy student currently studying on the unceded territory of the Lekwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ nations. She grew up in Nanaimo, a small harbour city on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, with her mother, step-father, sister and…
Exhibition: Climate Hope
I am Sterling
I am Nisga’a (Frog and Raven clan)
I am really interested in photography
I hear a lot of heavy metal coming from my headphones
with the loudest setting for volume
I see the world dying because of humans
I feel the wind every…
Exhibition: I Am Here
Claudia was quite the rambunctious child. Her parents put her in a bunch of sports but she was never able to hang onto them. Her mom often reminds her of the trouble she would get into. One memory, in particular, is when she was dangling from the…
Exhibition: Climate Hope
I am Tahltan/ Nisga'a
I am looking for the history of my culture
I am learning to speak my language
I am listening to my elders, friends and family
I am remembering what it's like to dance at a feast
I used to not know about my culture
I am…
Exhibition: I Am Here
Our ancestors likely broke into conflict just as often as we do today. There is no definitive way to know how they dealt with this, but we can hypothesize as to how they would deal with it by analyzing artifacts from hundreds of years ago. Many…
Exhibition: I Am Here