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Family Days
FAMILY DAYS
at the Art Gallery at Evergreen
Join us for a creative family workshop inspired by the vibrant and expressive drawings of Sharni Pootoogook. Families will take part in a guided gallery tour to explore Pootoogook’s storytelling through line, color, and everyday life, followed by a hands-on art activity in the studio.
Together, families will experiment with drawing and mixed media techniques to create artworks that reflect their own stories and experiences. Led by an experienced art instructor, this workshop encourages observation, imagination, and collaboration in a fun, welcoming space, perfect for families of all ages and skill levels.
All ages welcome!
12PM + 2PM | Pre-Registration Required
ABOUT THE CURRENT GALLERY EXHIBITION
The life and work of Sharni Pootoogook (1922–2003), though still largely underexplored, draws clear and fundamental connections between first-generation artists in Kinngait, Nunavut, and the current trends in Inuit graphic art. Her bold designs helped to shape and inform the course of Inuit printmaking during a period of great turmoil that threatened Inuit land, culture and traditional languages. Drawn from the Kelowna Art Gallery’s permanent collection and supplemented by works on loan from Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, this exhibition features works on paper that demonstrate Pootoogook’s trademark style of heavy linework and well-balanced design. Blurring the boundaries between human and animal, the spiritual and the physical, Pootoogook’s work creates space for wonder and uncertainty.
