Tea, Tour & Textiles

TEA, TOUR & TEXTILES
(Age 50+) | By donation. Registration required. Supplies and refreshments provided.

Treat yourself to a private guided tour of Sharni Pootoogook: Creatures, Shadows, and Dreams at the Art Gallery at Evergreen. After the tour, relax in our scenic lake-side lobby with complimentary tea, coffee, and snacks. Then, spend a cozy morning exploring textile-inspired creativity. Bring your own knitting, crocheting, or weaving projects—or join our arts specialist to try out new textile techniques in a welcoming, hands-on environment.
Whether you’re an experienced maker or simply curious, all are welcome!

ABOUT THE 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.