ART + EARTH Initiative

04/26/2025

As the grand finale of the Living Legacy Project, the Haig-Brown Memorial Lecture marks a powerful return to the roots of a remarkable family legacy. On May 3, which happens to be Ann Haig-Brown Day, you are invited to join Celia Haig-Brown in conversation with her brother, Alan Haig-Brown, in a deeply personal and poignant dialogue. This session brings the entire series full circle, as it celebrates the Haig-Brown family's enduring connection to Campbell River and the surrounding landscape.

The day feels especially significant for Alan, as he returns to the place and rivers of his birth. In this intimate setting, Alan will read from and discuss his newly completed book, "White Boy Goes Fishing". The book opens with stories of lessons learned from his late father-in-law, Herb Assu, during the decade Alan spent working on the Assu family seine boat. This transformative experience, he says, was the beginning of his multifaceted career in publishing, writing, and photography, with a focus on commercial fishing and the broader marine industry. Alan’s journey is a testament to the unexpected intersections of family, identity, and vocation.

Presented in Partnership with the Campbell River Arts Council.
Tickets $12 available on the Museum website and at the door.
May 3 from 1pm to 3pm at the Vineyard Christian Fellowship (the blue church across the street from the Haig-Brown House).

09/28/2024

11/03/2023

Join us tomorrow night (Saturday November 4) at 7pm at the Tidemark Theatre!

Tickets are still available - pick yours up at the door!

The lecture will explore creative storytelling techniques utilizing a varied exploration of diverse mediums. (Re)connecting with culture is greatly assisted through examining and researching combinations of artistic practice that bring historic legends into a current context, one that resonates with local geography and communities.

Laxwaxdaxw artist Shawn Decaire will present a series of legends, demonstrating how the story can be told through sculpture, spoken word, dance, masks and regalia. Shawn will highlight the impact of the ancient Liqwala words and the value of situating the language into current life.

11/03/2023

Tickets are still available at the Tidemark Theatre box office, or at the door this Saturday!

The Art+Earth Lecture aims to focus on the relationship between language, culture and the local environment, linking geography with our understanding of place and local social issues. Environmental challenges cannot be separated from the enmeshed social issues of a place and time.

November 4 at 7pm at the Tidemark Theatre this year's lecture will explore creative storytelling techniques utilizing a varied exploration of diverse mediums. (Re)connecting with culture is greatly assisted through examining and researching combinations of artistic practice that bring historic legends into a current context, one that resonates with local geography and communities.

Laxwaxdaxw artist Shawn Decaire will present a series of legends, demonstrating how the story can be told through sculpture, spoken word, dance, masks and regalia. Shawn will highlight the impact of the ancient Liqwala words and the value of situating the language into current life.

10/25/2023

The Art+Earth Lecture aims to focus on the relationship between language, culture and the local environment, linking geography with our understanding of place and local social issues. Environmental challenges cannot be separated from the enmeshed social issues of a place and time.

November 4 at 7pm at the Tidemark Theatre this year's lecture will explore creative storytelling techniques utilizing a varied exploration of diverse mediums. (Re)connecting with culture is greatly assisted through examining and researching combinations of artistic practice that bring historic legends into a current context, one that resonates with local geography and communities.

Laxwaxdaxw artist Shawn Decaire will present a series of legends, demonstrating how the story can be told through sculpture, spoken word, dance, masks and regalia. Shawn will highlight the impact of the ancient Liqwala words and the value of situating the language into current life.

10/21/2023

Last year's ART + EARTH lecture as deeply impactful. A recording has been released in case you missed it.

This year's event, happening November 4 at 7pm at the Tidemark Theatre will explore new topics with artist in residence Shawn Decaire.

The lecture shared much of the amazing work being done in Campbell River to address this complex set of connections.