Gallery News

Super/Natural Creatures Opening Reception

Opening Reception: August 20th, 2026 THANK YOU to our friends, family, community members, and the artists who joined together to celebrate the opening of our two new exhibitions, Super/Natural Creatures and Becoming Super/Natural. Our deep gratitude goes out to Andrew Puglas, Trevor Matilpi, and the Ligwiltach Elders and Youth Culture Group dancers for welcoming us all into the space in a way that was truly memorable! A very special thank you to Nadine Bariteau and Read more

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Review of CRAG Touring Exhibition ‘I am my mother’s daughter’

Review: ‘I am my mother’s daughter’ میں اپنی ماں کی بیٹی ہوں | I am my mother’s daughter Farheen Haq Grenfell Art Gallery, Corner Brook, Newfoundland | August 1 – September 26, 2026 Circulated by the Campbell River Art Gallery Curated by Haema Sivanesan & Jenelle M. Pasiechnik Read the full review written by Aley Waterman on Riddle Fence Publishing

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Opening of a new CRAG Mural

The CRAG celebrates their new entryway mural! On Friday July 17th, the CRAG invited friends, family and members of the public last to celebrate Kwakwaka’wakw artist James Kwaksistala’s new entrance mural, Trials and Tribulations. We are honoured to have powerful artwork with a deep message to welcome all who visit us and to greet our staff each day!  About the mural: Rendered in the traditional Kwakwaka’wakw style, ‘Trials and Tribulations’ transforms the gallery doors into Read more

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Sacred in All Forms – the CRAG Summer Exhibition 2026

 “A Force of Possibility, Renewal, and Balance” – the Campbell River Art Gallery’s 2026 Summer Exhibition By Kristiana Lowe This summer the CRAG invites you to Sacred In All Forms: Artists Reclaim the Divine Feminine Across Bodies, Lands, and Worlds, a new exhibition running until August 8th. Featuring work from contemporary Canadian artists Sandeep Johal, Xiaojing Yang, Kourtney Jackson, and Aaron McIntosh, the show presents new perspectives and ways of relating to the concept of Read more

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The Art Hive receives the 2026 Deryck Thomson Award

The Art Hive is honoured to receive the 2026 Deryck Thomson Award, presented by SPARC BC. Each year, SPARC BC works with over 100 groups, yet only five awards are granted to individuals or organizations that have demonstrated exceptional success in promoting positive social policy change. Since February 2022, artist Nadine Bariteau has facilitated The Art Hive, a weekly open studio at the Campbell River Art Gallery (CRAG). The program offers a safe and welcoming Read more

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Deck the Halls! The Campbell River Art Gallery’s Holiday Faire is back.

The annual Holiday Faire kicks off in style this November 29th, 2025 The Campbell River Art Gallery’s much anticipated Holiday Faire returns on November 29th with an afternoon of seasonal sips and shopping from 2pm-4pm. This is also your chance to get to know some of the artists featured in the Holiday Faire as well as our new staff at the gallery! The CRAG, Campbell River’s only non-profit art gallery, transforms the main gallery into Read more

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Art To “Inspire Future Generations”- A Look at the Campbell River Art Gallery’s Summer Exhibition

by Kristiana Lowe The CRAG is excited to welcome all community members to our current exhibition, Three Eyed Seeing: Indigenous Futurisms co-curated by Sonny Assu and Jenelle M. Pasiechinik. The Exhibition runs from June 5th -August 23rd, 2025. Featuring work by artists Melcolm Beaulieu, Mimi Gellman, Krystle Silverfox, Nadya Kwandibens, Levi Nelson, Casey Koyczan, Carrielynn Victor, Shawn Hunt and Eliot White-Hill Kwulasultun, Three-Eyed Seeing: Indigenous Futurisms explores how Indigenous identity and culture is a critical Read more

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Grants and Donations will continue to help fund the Campbell River Art Hive 

Supporting creative expression, community, and healing through the arts. The Campbell River Art Gallery is proud to announce a donation for the Art Hive program of $15,000 by Canadian Tire Campbell River owner, Grant Wood. Since Wood has taken over ownership of the Campbell River Canadian Tire, there have been upgrades to the facility and also expansion of support and outreach into the community. Grant connected with the gallery about the Art Hive program and Read more

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Campbell River Art Gallery is honoured with two awards from the Province of BC

Photo (L-R) PS Debra Toporowski, PS Dana Lajeunesse, Minister Anna Kang, Minister Jennifer Whiteside, Interim Executive Director and Curator of Contemporary Art Jenelle Pasiechnik and Art Hive Creative Director Nadine Bariteau. The CRAG receives certificates of recognition for fostering community engagement and enrichment through contemporary art in Campbell River. On a recent tour of the gallery, Labour Minister Jennifer Whiteside and Municipal Affairs Minister Anne Kang, along with Parliamentary Secretary for Accessibility Dana Lajeunesse, and Read more

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Campbell River Art Gallery’s new exhibition Driving in Palestine comes to BC for the first time.

CRAG’s newest exhibition features photography and context for what life is like in the Occupied West Bank from the lens of Palestinian Artist Rehab Nazzal. Over 65 people were in attendance at the opening reception held on Friday, March 21st at the gallery, beginning with a traditional welcoming by Hereditary Chief Kwakiladze James Quattell. Artist Sonny Assu also offered words at the opening reception to the work done by Palestinian Artist Rehab Nazzal, “This work Read more

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