Weaving Cultural Identities: Threads Through Time

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Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 10am-2pm

September 12 to October 17

Tickets: free, timed entry, pre-purchase essential

The ACT Arts Centre is delighted to host the Vancouver Biennale’s touring exhibition - Weaving Cultural Identities: Threads Through Time.

Explore amazing weavings created by 6 renowned Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh weavers, surrounded by a large Jacquard-woven border.

This exhibition is part of a multi-phase project commissioned and circulated as part of the 2018-20 Vancouver Biennale with touring support from the Canada Council for the Arts and BC Arts Council.

The project invited Indigenous and multi-ethnic weavers to engage in conversations about colonization and the dividing up of stolen land that followed. Featured artists include: Angela George (Squamish and Tsleil Waututh), Chepximiya Siyam’ Chief Janice George (Squamish) and Skwetsimeltxw Willard ‘Buddy’ Joseph (Squamish), Debra Sparrow (Musqueam), Doaa Jamal, Krista Point (Musqueam), Mary Lou Trinkwon, Robyn Sparrow (Musqueam), and Ruth Scheuing.

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The ACT Arts Centre

The ACT Arts Centre, open since 2003, provides excellence in Arts Programs, Gallery Exhibitions and Performing Arts Presentations, along with being home to many cultural and community events, reaching over 70,000 patrons annually. The award winning ACT Presents Season offers 30-50 performances each season. These presentations attract close to 10,000 patrons annually, while the ACT Art Gallery sees over 7,000 guests. Our Arts Learning Programs register approximately 3,500 participants annually.