Riding with Raven: Pacific Northwest Coast Aboriginal Art
BKC At the Vancouver Art Gallery
“Art speaks where words are unable to listen” – Unknown
Art is a major aspect in recognizing and understanding important cultural qualities. This summer, we are riding with Raven as we explore the abundance of aboriginal art all across the city!
This past month we have been journeying all throughout Vancouver soaring through different cultural focal points Vancouver has to offer!
We started off our adventures in the cultural heart of Vancouver… where, you might ask? The Vancouver art Gallery of course!
Here, we were mesmerized by the works of Emily Carr, a Canadian artist who was inspired by the works of the indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest. It was amazing to see how she incorporated the natural wonders of our home as an inspiration for her beautiful art work.
BKC at Bill Reid’s Gallery
Our summer journey also led us to Bill Reid’s gallery in the heart of Gastown. All the big kids in this journey were fascinated by the first hand wood carving we witnessed along these streets on our way to the gallery.
We took a break from the downtown core and journeyed west to Douglas Reynold’s Gallery.
Inspired by the tale of the Raven, we looked through this gallery in search for raven-incorporated art work. We were fascinated at the abundance of Ravens in aboriginal art and how much detail and work goes into making each one!
BKC at the YVR Airport
With a similar mission, we continued our adventures in the YVR airport and saw a totem pole of Raven just by the entrance, it was such a nice treat to read the Raven book right in front of that magnificent art work. As a bonus, we got to watch airplanes land and take off at the YVR airport’s observation area!
But our journey doesn’t end here!
We have so much more to explore and so much more to see! Don’t miss out, join us as we ride with Raven on Thursdays, from 1-5pm!
