In the past, when the people of the Pacific Northwest wanted to celebrate someone or something of great significance, they erected a huge, decorative pole – a tradition that is about to return to part ...

A Rago auction catalog called a large carved bust made of black stone a “Haida Argillite carving,” and then explained the meaning of the word “argillite.” Antiques can be made by people, companies or ...

Master Haida artist Jim Hart is putting the finishing touches on the largest-ever commission of his 30-year career: a massive red cedar carving at the Vancouver Art Gallery. Hart and his team began ...

Amid the usual flurry of pre-exhibition activity at the Vancouver Art Gallery” ” painters, preparators, curators, all working in quick concert to prepare Raven Travelling for its public opening this ...

Burnaby filmmaker Christopher Auchter can now add the famed Sundance Film Festival to the list of events that have welcomed his short film Now is the Time this past year. Adding Sundance to a ...

For thousands of years, totem poles have been an important part of Haida history. It’s how Haida people maintain and honour their traditions. For Haida master carver Christian White, it’s both a ...

We independently select everything we recommend. Buying through us may earn us a commission, which supports our work. Located about 100 kilometres from the B.C. mainland across Hecate Strait, the ...

A Rago auction catalog called a large, carved bust made of black stone a “Haida Argillite carving,” and then explained the meaning of the word “argillite.” Antiques can be made by people, companies or ...

HOW TO make something from nothing. The artist Robert Davidson has been grappling with this question ever since he was a young wood carver growing up in what used to be known as the Queen Charlotte ...