Free Admission
National Indigenous Peoples Day
Jun 21 | 10:00 am - 5:00 pmIn celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Gallery is free and open to everyone on Saturday, June 21, from 10am-5pm.
We lift our hands and extend our gratitude to the lək̓ʷəŋən peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations, who have stewarded this territory from time immemorial, and on whose territory the Art Gallery of Greater Victoria resides. To learn more, please visit the Nations’ websites at https://www.songheesnation.ca/ and https://www.esquimaltnation.ca/.
Our current exhibitions include Lekwungen: Place to Smoke Herring, a film by Brianna Bear and Eli Hirtle, Meryl McMaster: Bloodline, Architectures of Protection, featuring artworks by Dana Claxton, Emilio Rojas, and France Trépanier, and A View From Here with works by Kelly Cannell, Terence Houle, Meryl McMaster, Kent Monkman, Michael Morris, Bill Reid, Dylan Thomas, and Hjalmer Wenstob, and the work Kiss the Sky by Chris Paul.
There are many exciting events happening across the Greater Victoria region for National Indigenous Peoples Day. We encourage you to check them out!
Friday, June 20 | National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at Royal Roads University
www.royalroads.ca/NIPD2025
Friday, June 20 | Carrying Her Fire: A Matriarchal Art Gathering with Dahlila Charlie at Nova Arts Hub
novaartshub.com/pages/event-calendar-and-registration
Saturday, June 21 | Block Party on Broad Street hosted by Coastal Bead Collective in partnership with UVIC Legacy Art Galleries, Aunty Skoden, City of Victoria, Elemental Body Adornment, and Downtown Victoria
www.lamppostvictoria.com/all-events/national-indigenous-peoples-day-block-party-on-broad-st
Greater Victoria Public Library | Reading List
A seasonal reading list prepared by the GVPL in support of Gallery exhibitions.
librarian.syndetics.com/syndeticsunbound/lp/750.1113/list/5749
Image Credit: Brianna Bear and Eli Hirtle, Lekwungen: Place to Smoke Herring, still (detail), 2018, 4k single-channel video. Courtesy of the artists.
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